The website of the Himachal Pradesh State Red Cross Society was launched on the 31st January, 2017 in Shimla by His Excellency, Shri Acharya Devvrat, Hon’ble Governor of Himachal Pradesh. Shri P S Rana, Secretary of the State Red Cross Society and Shri Ajay Singh Chahal, State Informatics Officer, NIC Himachal Pradesh were present at the launch ceremony along with other officers. Highlighting the importance of the Red Cross, the Hon’ble Governor laid stress on strengthening and diversifying the scope of services. He expressed the hope that the website will inform and educate the people about the activites being carried out by the Society and encourage them to be part of the various initiatives and programmes of Red Cross.
Designed and developed by the NIC, Himachal Pradesh, the website can be accessed at http://stateredcross.hp.nic.in. The site contains relevant information on the objectives, activities, events, directions for donations, governing bodies, structure, aims and objectives of the organization in a single repository. The comprehensive and detailed photo gallery available on the website presents important events and camps conducted by the State Red Cross Society.
The website also has a portal for making donations to the organization through e-Payment and e-Banking services in a safe and secure manner. The Hon’ble Governor congratulated the State Red Cross Society on the launch of the website and appreciated the efforts of the NIC, Himachal Pradesh for designing and developing such a dynamic, interactive and user friendly website.