{"id":423225,"date":"2022-03-29T12:38:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T09:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/indian-state-govt-uses-polygon-to-issue-verifiable-caste-certificates\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T12:38:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T09:38:34","slug":"indian-state-govt-uses-polygon-to-issue-verifiable-caste-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/indian-state-govt-uses-polygon-to-issue-verifiable-caste-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"# Indian state gov&#8217;t uses Polygon to issue verifiable caste certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2787b7c986b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2787b7c986b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/indian-state-govt-uses-polygon-to-issue-verifiable-caste-certificates\/#%E2%80%9D_Indian_state_govt_uses_Polygon_to_issue_verifiable_caste_certificates_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Indian state gov&#8217;t uses Polygon to issue verifiable caste certificates &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Indian_state_govt_uses_Polygon_to_issue_verifiable_caste_certificates_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Indian state gov&#8217;t uses Polygon to issue verifiable caste certificates &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>The Government of Maharashtra, one of India&#8217;s state governments, has started issuing caste certificates over the Polygon blockchain to citizens residing in Etapalli village, Gadchiroli district, as a part of the Digital India campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with LegitDoc, a blockchain-based <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication, the Maharashtra state government is in the process of rolling out 65,000 caste certificates to aid the process of delivering governmental schemes and benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Cointelegraph, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shubham Gupta revealed that the Indian government is always on the lookout to implement disruptive technologies that can help democratize citizen services, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Web3 takes the concept of democratization to a whole new level, whereby, data\/information can not only made openly sharable but can be made openly unfalsifiable.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/e-governance-web3-maharashtra-pioneers-indias-next-tech-shubham-gupta\/\">cited<\/a> by Gupta in an article co-authored by LegitDoc CEO Neil Martis, the caste certificate issuance via neutral web3 platforms aims to target 1.1 million economically challenged residents of the Gadchiroli district, with over 70% representing the tribal population.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/8486439a-8e67-44e4-8bd6-0c98277e93e7.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Caste certificate sample. Source: LegitDoc<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Furthermore, the verifiable certificates aim to deter forgery efforts by bad actors to falsely claim government-provided benefits for the under privileged. The duo also spoke about the importance of Web3 protocols in protecting the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public against deplatformation \u2014 both financially and non-financially:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn Web3, anyone can be part of the public blockchain network, but no single entity can control the network, thereby reducing the deplatformation risk by both internal and external actors.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gupta further highlighted that\u00a0jurisdictions including Singapore and Malta have implemented similar e-governance initiatives. &#8220;Therefore, it felt important for us to embrace web3 since it can aid us to achieve our mandate of true democratization of citizen services.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2022-03\/5214eaed-9e3d-426b-89c6-bb34dee0db6a.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Caste certificate verification portal. Source: LegitDoc<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a part of the initiative, the LegitDoc platform fetches selective data from the government-run MahaOnline portal and uploads it to the Polygon proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. The system then generates a QR code and certificates, which can be verifiable by various government departments. In addition, &#8220;Even printed form of blockchain certificates can be verified using this new system,&#8221; confirmed\u00a0Gupta.<\/p>\n<p>Martis told Cointelegraph that various departments within the Maharashtra government including MahaIT, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> justice department, School Education Departments, Minorities Dept, NMMC-Mumbai are in the process of\u00a0upgrading traditional systems to blockchain-based documents\/ data storage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the first time in  65000 caste certificates have been issued on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xPolygon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@0xPolygon<\/a> network by the Maharashrta government.<\/p>\n<p>A big thank you to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartisNeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MartisNeil<\/a> founder <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegitDocIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LegitDocIndia<\/a> for convincing and executing the project.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to our Young dynamic IAS officer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShubhamGupta_11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShubhamGupta_11<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t00BZgWlrD\">pic.twitter.com\/t00BZgWlrD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kashif Raza (@simplykashif) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simplykashif\/status\/1508461224278695947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Maharashtra government has previously implemented an Ethereum-based credentialing system to provide tamper-proof diploma certificates as a measure to avert document forgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><strong><em>Axis Bank issues financial contract on state-backed blockchain platform<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this quarter, Indian finserv giant Axis Bank made use of a government-backed blockchain platform to issue a financial contract between two domestic businesses. <\/p>\n<p>As Cointelegraph reported, Secured Logistics Document Exchange (SLDE) was developed by India\u2019s Ministry of Commerce and Industry to serve as a digital document exchange platform that uses blockchain-based security protocols for data security and authentication.<\/p>\n<p>The SLDE blockchain platform was used to a letter of credit, which guarantees payment upon conditions, between ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India and Lalit Pipes &amp; Pipes Ltd. 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