New Delhi: A total of 17 projects or initiatives have been selected for the National e-Governance Awards 2026 across seven categories to honor exemplary contributions to digital governance, an official statement said on Thursday.
The National e-Government Awards are presented every year to recognize and promote excellence in the implementation of e-government initiatives.
The 29th NAeG Awards 2026 in seven categories include the Gram Panchayat category, recognizing the deepening and broadening of service delivery at the grassroots level through digitalization.
‘Agri Stack’, a project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, ‘Mahakumbh 2025’ by Prayagraj Mela Authority, Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, and a blood bag tracking and citizen engagement portal to promote rapid, safe and voluntary blood donation by Kerala Strategic Development and Innovation Council, are among the winners, according to the statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.
TRINETRA, an AI-based video surveillance system for Mahakal Rudrasagar Integrated Development Area, including Mahakaleshwar Temple designed by Mahakaleshwar Temple Trust, Samrat Vikramaditya Prashasnik Sankul Bhawan, Ujjain; The Panchayat Advancement Index, a data-driven governance of Viksit Bharat by the Panchayati Raj Ministry, is also among the winners, she said.
The award ceremony will be held during the 29th National e-Government Conference in Jaipur, Rajasthan, the statement said, without mentioning the date of the event.
The seven categories of NAeG 2026 include “Re-engineering government operations by using technology for digital transformation”, “Innovation by using AI and other new age technologies to provide citizen-centric services”, “E-government best practices/innovation in cybersecurity”, “Digital transformation by use of data analytics in digital platforms by central ministries/states/union territories”, among others.
Prizes consist of a trophy, certificate and incentive $10 lakh for gold winners and $5 lakh will be given to the Silver awardees to the Central Ministry/Department/State/UT/District/Organization/Gram Panchayat to be used in project/programme implementation or filling resource gaps in any area of public welfare.
This article was generated from an automated news feed without any modifications to the text.
