Authors: Associate Professor Mrs. Archana Dongardive, Aakash Gophane, Vishwajit Godbole, Vivek Khairnar
Abstract: CivicCompass is a centralized, web-based platform developed to streamline public access to state and district- level welfare schemes in India. Government portals often contain fragmented and unstructured information, which makes it difficult for citizens—particularly from rural and underprivileged areas—to discover and understand available benefits. This project addresses that gap by implementing automated web scraping to collect data from various official sources. The extracted content is cleaned, categorized, and stored using structured CSV files via pandas, then dynamically displayed using Django's Model-View-Template (MVT) architecture. The portal allows users to filter schemes by state, district, and department. It also incorporates a feedback mechanism where users can submit comments or inquiries, which are reviewed through an admin panel before publication. The system was designed for scalability and maintainability, with future improvements possible through API integrations and multilingual support. Overall, the portal bridges the gap between digital governance and grassroots-level access, enabling inclusive participation in government programs.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15727253
