Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched the 'Blockchain India Challenge

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has 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.

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¨ The initiative is being implemented by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) with support from MeitY.

¨ The challenge invites Indian startups to design and pilot Permissioned Blockchain Solutions tailored for government use cases.

¨ Permissioned blockchain solutions are distributed ledger technologies designed for enterprise environments where access control, privacy, and governance are critical.

¨ Unlike public networks like Bitcoin, participation is restricted to known, vetted entities, making them ideal for high-stakes business-to-business (B2B) operations.

¨ The focus is on non-crypto-based blockchain and Web3 applications that prioritise regulatory control and data security.

¨     The initiative aims to create tamper-proof digital records and establish a single source of truth across government systems.

¨     The programme identifies ten governance domains, including e-procurement, supply chain management, public distribution system, education, healthcare, agriculture, power sector, Internet of Things integration, land records, and environment and sustainability.

¨    The domains are indicative, and startups are allowed to propose additional impactful use cases in collaboration with government departments.

¨     The competition will be conducted in four stages, including Ideation, Prototype, Minimum Viable Product and Deployment.

¨     The selected startups recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade will receive stage-wise funding support.

Major Focus of the Challenge

¨     Development and deployment of 10 pilot solutions from the winners, based on Web3 and Blockchain, in collaboration with the government institutions/departments of the states.

¨     Opportunities for startups to be able to take the outcome forward for larger proliferation after the completion of the challenge.

¨  Promote entrepreneurs in the area of Blockchain Technology and Web3, and wider adoption of technology.

¨  Opportunity for winners to host their applications as part of the National Blockchain Technology Stack and collaborate with user agencies/ departments for deployment.

¨     Solutions developed under the hackathon would be non-Crypto-based Blockchain & Web3 Applications.