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Accessibility Statement

Though all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the content on this website, the same should not be construed as a statement of law or used for any legal purposes. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare accepts no responsibility in relation to the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or otherwise, of the contents. Users are advised to verify/check any information, and to obtain any appropriate professional advice before acting on the information provided on this website.

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare website does not automatically capture any specific personal information from any user (like name, phone no. or e-mail address) that allows this Ministry to identify any user individually when users visit the site. Users can generally visit the site without revealing Personal Information, unless users choose to provide such information.

We are committed to ensure that the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare portal is accessible to all users irrespective of device in use, technology or ability. It has been built, with an aim, to provide maximum accessibility and usability to its visitors. As a result this portal can be viewed from a variety of devices such as Desktop / Laptop computers, web-enabled mobile devices; etc.

We have put in our best efforts to ensure that all information on this portal is accessible to people with disabilities. For example, a user with visual disability can access this portal using assistive technologies, such as screen readers and screen magnifiers.

We also aim to be standards compliant and follow principles of usability and universal design, which should help all visitors of this portal.

This portal is designed using XHTML 1.0 Transitional to meet Guidelines for Indian Government Websites and also adheres to level AAA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 laid down by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Part of the information in the portal is also made available through links to external Websites. External Websites are maintained by the respective departments who are responsible for making these sites accessible.

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is working towards making its portal accessible for persons with disabilities, however currently Portable Document Format (PDF) files are not accessible.

If you have any problem or suggestion regarding the accessibility of this portal, please write to us to enable us to respond in a helpful manner. Do let us know the nature of the problem along with your contact information.