Editorial and verification policy
Updated
States Civic Desk exists to give people information they can act on. That only works if it is right. This is how we check it.
Sources we use
- Official sources first: central and state government websites, gazette notifications, department notices, recruitment notifications, PIB releases and official social media accounts of departments.
- Helpline numbers are added only after we see them on an official page. Each helpline row stores its source link and the date we last checked it.
- We do not publish rumours, forwarded messages or claims we cannot trace to an official source.
How an item is checked
- Every number, date, fee and eligibility rule is matched against the official document.
- If the official source does not state something (for example a fee or a processing time), we leave it out rather than guess.
- The item links to its official source, so you can check it yourself.
- Items marked Verified have passed this check. Jobs, alerts and notices close automatically after their last date or validity.
- The English and Hindi versions carry the same facts; the Hindi is written fresh, not machine-translated word for word.
Independence
States Civic Desk is not affiliated with any government or political party. We do not accept payment to publish, change or remove civic information. Any sponsored material, if we ever carry it, will be clearly labelled and kept separate.
Citizen reports
Reports from users are reviewed before they are made public. We remove personal details and anything that could identify the person who reported.
Mistakes
If you spot an error, tell us — see our Corrections policy.
Last updated: 11 November 2026