The government web portals of newly-formed Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are up and running, albeit with diminished capabilities and features for visitors. The homepage of the much-visited portalwww.aponline.gov.in now has two links that takes users to the respective portals of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

The website for Telangana’s government orders (http://goir.telangana.gov.in) is active and has begun uploading the first few government orders that were released by General Administration Department (GAD) immediately after Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao took office.

The homepage of the eseva portal (www.esevaonline.com) now has two separate links with maps of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Similarly, the homepage of the APCPDCL website (www.apcentralpower.com) provides a link to Southern Power Distribution Company of TG (www.tgsouthernpower.com).

The website for Telangana on APOnline (http://aponline.gov.in/tgportal/index.aspx) retains the same features that existed in the earlier website, including sections like citizen login, RTI Act, Government Orders, etc. However, these features are yet to be activated and upgraded with fresh information.

In addition to APonline, an entirely new website of Telangana (www.telangana.gov.in) has also been launched, although with limited capabilities. Several sections in this portal including government departments and services are yet to be fully completed, upgraded and activated. Some of the sections in the website like ‘key contacts’ takes the user to the already existing links on APOnline that has old information.

It is yet unclear whether the new portal www.telangana.gov.in and the Telangana portal on APOnline will function simultaneously because a lot of services, sections and links in both these websites are same.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by M. Sai Gopal / Hyderabad – June 02nd, 2014