IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw switches to Zoho's office suite in Swadeshi move
Zoho Sheet, a product by the SaaS major, offers AI-powered tools through its assistant Zia to analyse data effectively, with nearly 40 different chart types. Reposting Union Minister Vaishnaw’s post, its former chief executive Sridhar Vembu said t...

The Minister also called upon others to follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for choosing Indian products and services over foreign ones. Vaishnaw's statement coincided with a renewed push by the government on buying 'swadeshi' and making India self reliant.
Earlier in the day, the PM stressed that the revised Goods and Services tax slabs will trigger a 'GST Bachat Utsav' from Sept 22 onwards, as consumer buying ramps up during the festive season.The income tax relief given earlier and this new regime will result in savings of over Rs 2.5 lakh crore for the people, he said.
IT company Zoho has worked closely Vaishnaw's ministry earlier as well.
In September, 2023 media reports had pointed out the Ministry of electronics and information technology had chosen Zoho to handle email services and a host of other internet-based office products. This was the first time a private contractor was chosen to manage the government's internal email services, which have traditionally been hosted and maintained by the National Informatics Services.
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