⇒ Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), launched AmritMahotsav App Innovation Challenge 2021 for Indian entrepreneurs and start-ups on 23 August 2021.
This is in line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of building a new, AatmaNirbhar Bharat by the year 2022. It is also to celebrate the 75th year of Independence of India as the AzadikaAmritMahotsav.
The Innovation Challenge launched is in continuation of the AatmaNirbhar App Innovation Challenge organised in 2020.
AmritMahotsav App Innovation Challenge 2021 has been launched in 16 categories:
Culture & Heritage, Health, Education, Social Media, Emerge Tech, Skills,News, Games, Entertainment, Office, Fitness & Nutrition, Agriculture, Business & Retail, Fintech, Navigation and Others.
Some of the Key Evaluation parameters will include Easy User Interface, Robustness, Security features, Scalability & Interoperability, etc.