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Every Indian government website you'll actually need, in one place

What each site is for, what you can do there, and what login it asks for. Search by the thing you want done — "passport", "PF balance", "challan" — not by department name.

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Four hubs that cover most everyday needs before you go anywhere else

DigiLocker

digilocker.gov.in

Your Aadhaar, PAN, driving licence, RC, marksheets and insurance policies as legally valid digital copies. One Aadhaar OTP login.

UMANG

web.umang.gov.in

One login for 2,000+ services — EPF passbook, NPS, gas booking, pension, Aadhaar, ration card. Easiest on the mobile app.

myScheme

myscheme.gov.in

Answer a few questions (age, state, income, occupation) and it lists every central and state scheme you qualify for.

National Portal of India

india.gov.in

The official master index of every ministry, department and state government site. If a site isn't here, be suspicious.
Nothing matches. Try a simpler word — "tax", "pension", "licence", "train".

How to tell a real government site from a fake one

  1. Check the ending. Central government sites end in .gov.in or .nic.in. A handful of official ones don't — irctc.co.in, licindia.in, npscra.nsdl.co.in, enps.nsdl.com, vidyalakshmi.co.in, bharatbillpay.com — and they are all listed on this page. Anything else claiming to be government is not.
  2. Type the address yourself or use the links here. Never open a government site from a WhatsApp forward, SMS or search-ad. Ads that say "PAN card apply ₹499" are agents, not the government.
  3. Government never asks for OTP on a phone call, and never asks you to install a screen-sharing app. Genuine sites only ask for OTP inside the site itself.
  4. Most services are free or cost under ₹100. If a site wants ₹500–₹2,000 for Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID or ration card, it is an agent site charging a service fee.
  5. Lost money to a fake site? Call 1930 or report at cybercrime.gov.in within an hour — banks can often freeze the amount.

Helplines to memorise

Toll-free, all-India, 24×7 unless noted

112

Police, fire, ambulance — any emergency

1930

Cyber fraud / online money lost

1098

Child in distress (Childline)

181

Women's helpline

14567

Senior citizens (Elderline)

14416

Tele-MANAS mental health

139

Railway enquiry & complaints

1915

National Consumer Helpline

1947

Aadhaar (UIDAI)

14434

EPFO (PF, pension)

1800 110 069

NPS / Atal Pension (Protean CRA)

1800 103 1947

Income Tax e-filing

1800 11 4000

Consumer helpline (alt number)

1800 258 1800

Passport Seva

14555

Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY

155260

Older cyber-fraud number, still routes to 1930