e4m-DNPA Digital Impact Awards 2023: CoWIN, DigiLocker & NCERT’s Diksha among big winners
The winners have been awarded for cutting-edge digital initiatives and delivering on-demand governance and services to citizens
Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) today awarded the winners of the e4m-DNPA Digital Impact Awards 2023 at a grand ceremony held at Hyatt Regency, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi. The winners have been awarded for cutting-edge digital initiatives that deliver on-demand governance and services to citizens in various fields. e4m-DNPA Digital Impact Awards recognise digital technology innovations that have improved citizens’ lives and promoted nation-building.
The big winners that bagged the coveted Digital Impact Awards instituted by DNPA include - One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) of Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution, CoWIN App of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) of Department of Financial Services, GST of Department of Revenue Ministry of Finance, Himmat App of Delhi Police, CAMPA app of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. The other winners are- the e-Gov portal and Digi Locker of Ministry of Electronics & IT (MEITY), DIKSHA platform under NCERT, Ministry of Education and POSHAN Tracker App of Department and Women Development.
The awards were announced across 8 categories and were selected by an eminent jury led by Sunil Arora, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India & Secretary Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, GoI and other eminent jury members. The jury members included S Ravi, Former Chairman, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) & Managing Partner, Ravi Rajan & Company, Chairman, TFCI, Aruna Sharma, Former Secretary, Ministry of IT & Electronic, Government of India, Dr Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW & exchange4media, Sanjay Dwivedi, Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Ashish Bhasin, Co-Founder & Chairman, RD & X Network, Dr Jagdish Mitra, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Growth, Tech Mahindra.
The event was being organised under the aegis of Digital News Publishers Association of India (DNPA), an apex association of the digital arms of India's top 17 new publishers from Print & Electronic Media.