Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
♦ The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the Blockchain India Challenge, a national initiative aimed at encouraging Indian startups to develop permissioned blockchain-based digital governance solutions for government use cases. ♦ The initiative is being implemented by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) with support from MeitY. ♦ It aims to promote the development of secure, tamper-proof and auditable blockchain solutions that can strengthen transparency, regulatory oversight and efficiency in government systems. ♦ The Blockchain India Challenge focuses on key governance and service delivery areas including e-procurement, supply chain management, public distribution system, education, healthcare, agriculture, power, Internet of Things (IoT), land records, and environment and sustainability.