Meity-NITI launches Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission – Niti Aayog launched a Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge for Indian tech entrepreneurs and startups. Th challenge will have two tracks: promotion of existing apps and development of new apps.

On Friday ET reported that the government would be launching a grand challenge for Indian companies to build apps for various categories and to create a local app ecosystem and replace the banned Chinese apps in respective segments. The new challenge is based on the success the government saw in building a rival video app for Zoom.