India hosts 8M gov’t docs across 5 blockchains
India primarily makes use of three blockchain platforms for the development of the products — Hyperledger Fabric, Hyperledger Sawtooth and Ethereum.
Nearly eight million government-issued verifiable documents are currently hosted across five blockchains owned and operated by India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC), a government agency.
The NIC, which operates under India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), launched a new website showcasing its various blockchain initiatives. According to the information provided, 7.93 million documents — including but not limited to education, property, judiciary, and drug logistics — are currently hosted over the blockchain.
India primarily makes use of three blockchain platforms for the development of the products — Hyperledger Fabric, Hyperledger Sawtooth and Ethereum. The five blockchain products currently live in India are certificate chain, document chain, drug logistics chain, judiciary chain and property chain, as shown below.
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