Government announces AatmaNirbhar Bharat App contest winners

The government on Friday announced a list of 24 top mobile apps developed by Indian entrepreneurs under the AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge.

The initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reduce dependency on foreign apps.

The app challenge was launched on the Innovate platform of MyGov, the citizen engagement platform of the government, and received as many as 6,940 entries from tech entrepreneurs and startups across the country in nine categories — business, eLearning, entertainment, games, health, news, office and work from home, others and social.

“Interesting and innovative Apps were received in all categories and the Jury after the presentations identified 24 Apps to be rewarded with prizes. Another 20 Apps were identified for Special Mention which has a great potential in being Apps for the future,” MyGov said in a statement.