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In Focus

The CoE-BCT at Bengaluru has established Blockchain networks with nodes across the Country to
accelerate adoption of Blockchain in eGovernance applications. The implementation of Certificate chain
for certificates of class X and XII for Central Board of Secondary Education and Karnataka Education Board
and Drug Logistics Supply chain for Govt. of Karnataka has provided the necessary impetus for pan India
roll-out. The Generic Certificate Chain Platform has been established to bring together the producers
and consumers of certificates. This solution will enable easy on-boarding of various Central & State
Government Departments to build a repository of immutable certificates issued to citizens. This repository
can be leveraged by various Government Departments and other agencies such as employers, financial
institutions etc. to access immutable certificates and take the G2C & B2C Service delivery to the next level.

NAGESH SHASTRI
Dy. Director General, NIC

provides the Aushada system a platform that resources like time, cost and efforts. and money and enabling higher voter turnout. A
gives immutability, provenance and finality to • It not only results in integrated supply chain Proof of Concept(PoC) was demonstrated to the
the data stored in the blockchain. Events such information but also maintains traceability of the Election Commission of India.
as recording the result of the quality check can transactions.
result in “freezing” the drug and recalling them to • Process of Remote Voting
ensure that non-standard drugs are not issued to Blockchain technology also facilitates tracking The remote voting process involves 3 main
the patients. the movement of drugs from producer to the stages:
60 lakhs transactions of the last 2 years are patient and reduces the chances of entry of Pre-poll activities
available in the blockchain. counterfeit medicine in the supply chain. Voters desirous of availing remote voting,
Benefits Remote Voting register themselves in the ECI portal & after
• Patient can check the manufacturer details, The remote voting system is blockchain-based approval by the returning officer of the parent
constituency, the details of the voter and the host
expiry details & quality of the medicine before distributed system developed to enable migrants constituency are stored in the distributed ledger.
consumption. and other in-service voters posted at different Preparation of ballot by the Returning Officer of
• The Blockchain technology allows for locations to cast their votes in a secure and the parent constituency and submitting the same
documenting the transactions in a decentralized tamper-proof way. Migrants and other in-service to the distributed ledger is carried out.
personnel can cast their votes from their place of
manner. It enhances precision and brings work (Host Constituency) without commuting to Poll day activities
transparency at the same time saving crucial
their Parent constituencies, thereby saving time The voter would present himself/ herself at
Drug Logistic Chain web page

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