The blockchain technology that underlies everything on Web3 has interesting uses across the world, including India. In a new development, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in the Indian state of Gujarat has issued a notice seeking blockchain developers. The city wants to use blockchain to modernize the storage and maintenance of citywide records, including residents’ personal information. India is home to the largest blockchain developers, accounting for 12% of all global developers.
Amedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said in an official notification that it is looking for an agency that can develop and maintain a blockchain-based platform that will be used to authenticate documents issued by AMC. Additionally, the platform aims to enable citizens of Ahmedabad to transact for certificates issued by AMC.
Currently, the City relies on manual record keeping, which can lead to inaccuracies and errors in record keeping. By adopting a blockchain-based solution, the city aims to maintain the integrity of documents such as zoning rights certificates, birth certificates, death certificates and fire NOC certificates.
The AMC currently manually manages the validity of various certificates, including the issuance and transfer of transferable development rights (TDR), through a physical ledger. To simplify and secure this process, AMC plans to develop a blockchain-based platform to manage TDR deposits. AMC said in the post that the platform will be released on the LinkedIn platform.
Blockchain companies and developers who want to participate in the project must submit online proposals to AMC by October 10th and physical proposals at AMC offices by October 11th. The final contract term is three years and six months.
Bidders will be required to provide a technical presentation of the platform they have designed for the AMC. The date of this presentation has not yet been announced.
In a statement, the AMC said that using blockchain for administrative processing would make the process more transparent, secure, efficient and accessible to citizens 24/7, while reducing functions such as data monitoring. Other benefits include paper-based documentation .
India’s non-governmental Web3 advisory body, the Bharat Web3 Association (BWA), responded to the development and highlighted the growth of blockchain in the governance sector.
Web 3 is growing in all government services! BWA welcomes AMC’s vision.
In July 2024, the Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation (BSEDC) announced plans to launch a blockchain system to strengthen e-governance and support IT companies in the state. Telangana and Maharashtra are other states experimenting with blockchain use cases.
In 2023, former Electronics and IT Minister Rajiv Chandrasekhar said India was committed to supporting startups working on blockchain. At that time, the Center of Excellence (CoE) for Blockchain Technology was founded by MeitY, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Government of Haryana, Padap Venture Private Limited, IBM, Intel, Global Blockchain Association (GBA) and the Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) to identify and evaluate blockchain startups.
Last week, India’s Ministry of Information Technology (MeitY) announced that Indian developers can develop secure, transparent and reliable solutions for e-stamps, forensic applications, forensic applications, consent management frameworks and security management of IoT devices. We have launched a number of blockchain platforms designed to enable the creation of complex digital solutions. , a parallel address chain certificate with a daycare agricultural product tracking and inspection system.
Bhupendra Singh Chundawat is a seasoned technology journalist with over 22 years of experience in the media industry. He specializes in covering the global technology landscape, with a deep focus on manufacturing trends and the geopolitical impact on tech companies. Currently serving as the Editor at Udaipur Kiran, his insights are shaped by decades of hands-on reporting and editorial leadership in the fast-evolving world of technology.
