The Heads of the different sections of the DHE are notified by the Web Information Manager/ Software Development Cell(SDC) through timely email reminders to send requests to update their respective content or to move the outdated content to an archive section.
Website promotional banners are only published or removed at the request of content owners/Section Heads. No banners are maintained as archived data.
For some website components, such as notifications, tenders, and vacancies, the published date and unpublished/archived data are always accessible. In accordance with the Content Review Policy, Section Heads must send an email to the Web Information Manager requesting the archival of old content pertaining to their respective sections (documents, schemes, services, forms, recruitment, etc). The entry and exit policies for the website's content element are detailed below. If no notification is received from the Section Heads, the following table shall be referred for archival of the content after notifying the respective content and Section Heads.
| Sr. No | Content Element | Entry Policy | Exit Policy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Programme/Schemes | Discontinuation of Sanction of Programme/Schemes for Central Sector, State Sector or both. | Five (05) years since date of discontinuation. |
| 2 | Policies | Discontinuation of Policy by Government – Central/State | Perpetual (10 years) since date of entry into archival. |
| 3 | Acts/Rules | Issued through the gazette/ Passed by the Central or State Government | Perpetual (10 years) to always be available in the acts/rules database. |
| 4 | Circulars/ Notifications/ Orders | As soon as it loses relevance. | Five (05) years since the date of discontinuation. |
| 5 | Documents/Annual Reports | Completion of its validity period. | Perpetual (10 years) since date of entry into archival. |
| 6 | Tenders | As soon as it loses relevance. | Five (05) years since the date of discontinuation. |
| 7 | Notice/Advertisement | As soon as it loses relevance. | Five (05) years since the date of discontinuation. |
| 8 | Photo-gallery | As soon as it loses relevance. | Five (05) years since the date of discontinuation. |
| 9 | Miscellaneous | As soon as it loses relevance. | As intimated by content owner. |
