The 61 Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) 2021 and 2022 were awarded digital certificates based on blockchain technology.
Highlights:
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur developed blockchain-based technology as part of the “National Blockchain Project” (IIT Kanpur).
Director of IIT Kanpur Abhay Karandikar said that this technology might be utilized to give all certificates and degrees in the future.
The beneficiaries’ digital certificates generated using blockchain technology will be saved in digital wallets on their mobile devices.
Certificates are unforgeable, globally verifiable, selectively disclosable, and sensitive to user content.
The National Security Council Secretariat funds the National Blockchain Project to create blockchain-based e-Governance solutions.
The project entails a three-month feasibility assessment to determine whether or not to deploy blockchain technology and research and validation plan and an incubation strategy.