Seventeen projects, initiatives selected for National Awards for e-Governance

New Delhi: A total of 17 projects or initiatives selected for the National Awards for e-Governance 2026 across seven categories to recognise exemplary contributions in digital governance, an official statement issued on Thursday said.

The National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) are presented every year to recognise and promote excellence in implementation of e-governance initiatives.

The 29th NAeG 2026 awardees in seven categories include the gram panchayats category, recognising deepening and widening of service delivery at grassroots level through digitisation.


"Agri Stack", a project of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, "Mahakumbh 2025" by Prayagraj Mela Authority, Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, and Blood Bag Traceability and Citizen Interaction portal for promoting speedy, safe and voluntary blood donation by Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC) are among the awardees, according to the statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.

TRINETRA, an AI based Video Surveillance system for Mahakal Rudrasagar Integrated Development Area (MRIDA), including Mahakaleshwar Temple by Mahakaleshwar Temple Trust, Samrat Vikramaditya Prashasnik Sankul Bhawan, Ujjain; and Panchayat Advancement Index, a Data Driven Governance for Viksit Bharat by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj are also among the awardees, it said.

The awards ceremony will be held during the 29th National Conference on e-Governance in Jaipur, Rajasthan, the statement said, without mentioning the date of the event.

The seven categories for the NAeG 2026 include 'Government Process Re-engineering by Use of Technology for Digital Transformation', 'Innovation by Use of AI and Other New Age Technologies for Providing Citizen Centric Services', 'Best e-Gov Practices/Innovation in Cyber Security', and 'Digital transformation by Use of Data Analytics in Digital Platforms by Central Ministries/States/UTs', among others.

The awards consist of a trophy, certificate and an incentive of Rs 10 lakh for gold awardees and Rs 5 lakh for silver awardees to be awarded to central ministry/ department/state/UT/district/organisation/gram panchayat for being utilised for implementation of project/programme or bridging resources gaps in any area of public welfare.