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₹8.80 Crores
Total Prize
1
Prototype Stage
₹1.5L
each
2
Minimum Viable Product Stage
₹4L
each
3
Deployment Stage
₹10L
each
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Winners
₹50L
each Use Case Category
Competition Structure
Progress through three exciting stages: Prototype → Minimum Viable Product → Deployment, with increasing prize values at each level.
Top performers from each of the 10 Use Case Categories will compete for the ultimate prize!
Blockchain India Challenge Highlights
Blockchain India Challenge focus is to develop Citizen Centric Innovative Solutions using Blockchain and Web3. The Blockchain India Challenge aims to leverage the expertise and capabilities of the Indian startup ecosystem towards developing innovative applications based on Blockchain Technology and Web3, to enhance India's digital governance by enabling trust, transparency and efficiency.
The initiative features four rounds of competition (Ideation, Prototype, Minimum Viable Product & Deployment), mentorship opportunities by C-DAC and external experts, and aims to culminate in tangible, innovative solutions that can be implemented to address national challenges with the help of relevant government departments.
Major focus and outcome
- Development and deployment of 10 pilot solutions from the winners, based on Web3 and Blockchain, in collaboration with Govt institutions/departments of the states.
- Opportunities to 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.
Blockchain India Challenge Progression Cycle
Use Case Categories
Blockchain India Challenge
Top 10 Use Case Categories
Explore the most impactful blockchain-driven use case categories identified for the Blockchain India Challenge.
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1
e-Procurement
Blockchain enabled digital solution for the GeM platform to enforce Make in India compliance effectively. The solution should ensure: • Real-time, tamper-proof recording of supplier declarations on blockchain. • Automated compliance validation with Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) (PPP-MII) norms • Secure access for auditors and procurement stakeholders The solution can also be enabled with additional and related innovative features to enhance trust in e-Procurement processes inline with Government procurement rules and regulations.
2
Digital Forensics
A next-gen forensic ecosystem that uses blockchain for immutable evidence logging, automate chain-of-custody tracking, smart-contract based access control and real-time verification of investigative actions. The system should involve innovative features harnessing the properties of blockchain to enhance trustworthy in end-to-end investigative processes.
3
Government Document Management System
Blockchain enables secured, tamper-evident, auditable, privacy-preserving system to issue and verify Certificates / Resolutions issued by government / authorized agencies so that third parties (banks, universities, welfare departments, citizens etc) can instantly verify them avoiding intermediaries. The system should enhance transparency, reduce frauds and eliminate the burden of manual verification. The system can be much more than just a issue of final static certificate. It should be able record the entire lifecycle of the document, every step from creation and drafting, to internal reviews, approvals, signatures, issuance etc.
4
Public Distribution System
Blockchain enabled PDS to enhance the transparency, accountability and efficiency of food grain/ commodity distribution to the appropriate end beneficiaries. By creating an immutable, transparent, shared record of all the transactions from procurement to delivery, the blockchain enabled system should aim to combat issues related to misuse and leakage of food grains and other essential commodities.
5
Environmental health and Sustainability living
Develop a blockchain enabled system for managing environmental compliance and markets, such as carbon credits, E-Waste management, renewable energy certificates or hazardous waste tracking. Stakeholders could include regulators, industries & auditors and the system should bring trust in data authenticity, the risk of double-counting and cumbersome manual verification processes. It should ensure integrity across the lifecycle and the solution should provide an immutable, shared record of transactions and events, enabling real-time traceability, automated compliance checks and transparent reporting.
6
Health Data Integrity & Trust Framework
A blockchain-based trust layer integrated with a telemedicine platform to ensure the immutability, authenticity and auditability of digital health processes and relevant data. While patient data, prescriptions, referrals, and consultation notes continue to reside in secure existing databases, cryptographic hashes and metadata of these records are anchored on the Blockchain. The system should enable tamper-proof medico-legal logs, verifiable patient consent, trusted inter-state data exchange and long-term integrity of medical records, strengthening compliance, transparency, and trust across the telehealth ecosystem.
7
Digital Trust Framework for Land Administration
Blockchain and tokenization modernize land record systems by creating an immutable, transparent, and decentralized ledger of property ownership and transactions. Each land parcel can be represented as a unique NFT or fractionalized asset token containing key metadata such as title deeds, geo-location data, ownership history, and encumbrances, all managed through smart contracts. This tokenized model enables secure, near-instant verification and transfer of property rights, reducing fraud, costs, and disputes. With all transactions recorded on a permissioned blockchain, stakeholders gain real-time access to a trusted single source of truth, improving data integrity, transparency, and the efficiency of property markets. Innovative applications based on tokenisation can also be featured as part of the system demonstrating the benefits of tokenisation.
8
Supply Chain Management
Blockchain technology can fundamentally transform cross-border digital trade by creating a decentralized, trusted and globally interoperable layer for the issuance, exchange and verification of critical documents such as e-Bills of Lading, Certificates of Origin, Inspection Certificates etc. By anchoring these documents as cryptographically signed, immutable records on a permissioned blockchain, all the stakeholders across the value chain can gain real-time access to a single, tamper-proof source of truth, eliminating fraud, redundancy and delays. Smart contracts can automate document workflows and compliance checks against standards, while interoperability protocols can ensure seamless cross-border recognition, integrating with national systems and global frameworks to drastically reduce transaction costs and clearance times for exporters.
9
Power
Blockchain can be used to provide a decentralized, tamper-proof ledger that records smart meter data immutably at the source. Further by cryptographically signing and time-stamping consumption data & anchoring the related workflow on a permissioned blockchain, all stakeholders such as consumers, utilities and regulators can share a single, verifiable source of truth. This eliminates single point of failure, prevents undetected data manipulation, enables transparent and automated billing through smart contracts and significantly reduces fraud, reconciliation costs and disputes, thereby strengthening integrity and restoring consumer trust.
10
IoT/IIoT
Immutable and shared ledger of IoT/ IIoT generated events, provides all the stakeholders in smart cities/ industrial processes with a single, verifiable source of data, cryptographically secured chain of custody for digital data and can aid in automated compliance of transactions, which enhances regulatory compliance, quality control and trust in complex workflow in the application ecosystem. This system can be augmented with various innovative features such as aspects related to device life cycle management, secure upgrade mechanisms and so on.
Other Emerging Use Case Categories
Beyond the listed categories, startups may propose problem statement from categories such as education, finance, agriculture or others relevant to Government Departments, provided the startups can establish collaborations with the relevant State and/or Central Government departments committed to piloting or adoption.
Blockchain India Challenge Guidelines
Start-ups registered in India can apply. The startup should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation(As per DPIIT Guidelines).
To encourage maximum participation, the participating Startups are not required to be registered as a Start-up when applying for the Challenge. However, the Startups shortlisted for Prototype Stage should have applied for registration as Indian Startup and submit the proof for the same.
All members of the registering Startups should be minimum of 18 years of age and should be an Indian citizen.
Only one member per Startup is allowed to register for the challenge.
Members of the Startups should be mutually exclusive, i.e. a member cannot be part of two or more participating Startups.
One Startup can apply for multiple use cases,but would be awarded only once.
Terms and Conditions
During the Challenge, the Single Point of Contact (SPoC) would be contacted for all communications by the challenge implementing agency. Furthermore, the SPoC cannot be changed during the challenge without the prior consent of the implementing agency (C-DAC/MeitY).
The SPoC will be required to use their E-mail ID and Mobile number for the purpose of Registration and Account Creation on the challenge portal for participating in the Challenge.
Any correspondence with participating Startups will be done through the email id of the Single Point of Contact. Organizers are not liable in case of any email delivery failures.
The challenge has four stages - In the first stage, leading to ideation, the proposals submitted online would be scrutinised and the qualifying Startups alone will move to the next stage ie Prototyping stage. In the second stage, the qualifying Startups from prototyping stage alone will move to the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) stage. In the third stage, qualifying startups from MVP stage will alone move to the next stage ie deployment stage which will be considered as finalists. One winner would be declared from the finalists per Use Case Category. Since use cases are short listed from 10 different Use Case Categories, 10 winners would be announced.
Startups may be called for multiple presentations and demonstrations of the work and may be required to provide clarifications as may be needed by the user agency/Jury during the challenge period.
Startups shall maintain detailed documentation of their solution at all stages of the Challenge for reference, evaluation and record purposes, and such documentation will carry weightage as deemed fit by the jury. The Challenge Organizing Team, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) or its representatives on its behalf reserve the right to review these documents at any time during the challenge period.
Startups are allowed removal/voluntary withdrawal only once during the challenge period before the prototype stage. Any such step must be disclosed to the Challenge Organizing Team for approval. No other modification will be entertained.
The Awards/funding disbursed under this challenge shall be spent for further enhancement and commercialization of the use case only. The awarded Startups will have to submit a declaration for that effect.
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the product developed as part of the challenge shall be held jointly by MeitY and the Startup that developed it. However, MeitY will only exercise its IPR in case the winning team has no plans of bringing the solution for larger public use or commercialization within a stipulated time or fails to initiate its plan within a period of 12 months. In such cases, MeitY may transfer such rights to an appropriate Startups(industry/government institutes). Also, MeitY reserves the right to hold the IPR for any strategic purpose of national interest.
The solution should not violate/breach/copy already copyrighted, patented or existing products/tools/solutions in this market segment, and participants will solely be responsible for any legal disputes arising in the process and indemnify the organizers from any such obligations, including any losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind arising from:
- an exclusion or disqualification of such participant pursuant to these rules
- late or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners of any prize
- forfeiture of a prize and the selection of an alternate winner
- late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible or unintelligible entries
- telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties of any kind
- failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions
- any condition caused by events beyond control that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted
- any injuries, losses or damages of any kind relating to participation in this challenge
The participants must declare (in a hundred-rupee Non-Judicial Stamp Paper) that the product/solution submitted for the challenge is their own and that there is no Copyright Violation of any sort at any stage of the challenge.
The participants are free to use free and open-source libraries and also ensure adherence to the terms of such open-source licenses. However, they are expected to make significant and original contributions to the core Blockchain/Web3 based use case solution.
Any disputes would be presented to the Jury Committee,however Secretary (MeitY)'s decision will be the final verdict for any dispute redressal.
Any legal dispute shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts situated in New Delhi.
The participant should share the following:
- Complete Source Code(including all the libraries)
- Executable Files (along with instructions)
- Documentation of Software design, development and testing
- Any other relevant artefacts/ documents if asked for
It may be noted that funds will be transferred only to the bank accounts of Startups and not to the bank accounts of individuals.
Anyone found non-compliant with the terms and conditions will be debarred from participation in the challenge.
C-DAC/MeitY reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, suspend this challenge or change, add, and modify the rules, prizes without prior notice. In no event shall C-DAC/MeitY or other organizers be liable for any claims, losses, expenses or damages, arising out of or in connection with the Challenge.
Use of Open-Source Components and Startup Development Efforts
Use of Open-Source Components
- Startups may use open-source software, libraries, frameworks, and tools, provided they comply with recognized open-source licenses (e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0) and allow commercial use.
- All open-source components used must be clearly identified and documented in the submission, including version numbers and licenses.
- Teams are responsible for ensuring full license compliance such as attribution, redistribution rights, and other obligations.
- Use of proprietary or non-compliant software without proper rights is strictly prohibited.
Original Development and Efforts
- A significant portion of the solution’s core architecture, business logic, and user experience must be developed by the startup.
- Teams must clearly differentiate between proprietary development and third-party/open-source components.
- The solution must not be a repackaged or minimally modified version of existing open-source projects; originality is essential.
- Startups must undertake complete development phases including design, coding, testing, deployment, and documentation.
- Evaluation committees may audit and verify originality of the submitted codebase and system architecture.
- Any plagiarism or insufficient original work may result in disqualification.
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
- MeitY and Startups will share ownership of developed IP, subject to open-source license compliance.
- MeitY retains rights to use, showcase, and promote the developed solutions with proper attribution.
- Startups must ensure their solutions do not infringe third-party IP and must indemnify MeitY from related claims.
Compliance and Reporting
- Startups must maintain transparent documentation of all open-source components, licenses, and modifications.
- Regular reports on development progress and compliance must be submitted as required.
- Non-compliance may result in sanctions, including funding withdrawal or disqualification.
Guidelines for Submitting the Idea / Problem Statement
Startups need to focus on the following aspects while implementing the use case:
Blockchain Technology has to be effectively utilized in capturing detailed work flows and transactions, across multiple stakeholders, and also implementing value-added features using other emerging technologies.
Solutions developed under the Blockchain India challenge should be Non-Crypto based Blockchain & Web3 Applications.
Develop and leverage deep tech features (eg. enhanced consensus, AI based analytics, enhanced performance, blockchain oracles, intelligent smart contracts, tokenisation etc) for permissioned blockchain, to introduce Innovation and uniqueness into the solution.
Define a viable Business Model and plan for a Wider Proliferation Strategy across India for different states and UTs.
The architecture should be modular with API integration support,replicable and scalable.
Define and include Security & Privacy, Scalability & Performance requirements in the solution.
Compliance to regulatory aspects / requirements.
Under each defined use case category, additional option is provided for the startups to submit their own idea, which is unique, innovative and impactful use case.
The startups need to establish collaborations with the relevant State and/or Central Government departments, for implementing and deploying the use case as per their requirements.
Important Note
All submissions must be Non-Crypto based Blockchain & Web3 Applications and require establishing collaborations with relevant State and/or Central Government departments for implementation and deployment.
Key Focus Areas
Security & Privacy
Scalability & Performance
Modular Architecture
Regulatory Compliance
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Important Dates
Stay informed about key dates and deadlines for the application process
Today: Thu, Mar 19, 2026
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