Viksit Bharat 2047

What Viksit Bharat 2047 does

Innovate India is the citizen engagement and innovation crowdsourcing platform operated by MyGov under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. Hosted and technically maintained by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), the platform enables various government ministries and departments to launch contests, challenges, and public initiatives in which Indian citizens can submit innovative solutions, creative content, and societal problem statements. It serves as a unified portal with end-to-end contest management spanning submission, evaluation, and winner announcement. Founded under MyGov in 2014, the platform is offered in 12 Indian languages (English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu) and supports authentication via MyGov Auth, DigiLocker (MeriPehchaan SSO), and OTP.

The product surface consists of the core Innovate India Platform alongside ministry-specific modules, notably the CSIR Societal Platform (covering 13 problem domains including agriculture, disaster management, energy, environment, healthcare, and infrastructure, running February 2024 through December 2026) and the Mascot Design Contest for India Post (submissions July–August 2026, with INR 75,000 first prize for mascot design). Distribution occurs through the MyGov web portal, the MyGov mobile application (iOS and Android), MyGov's social media presence, and cross-promotion with the wider MyGov portal network (Transforming India, MyGov Blog, MyGov Quiz, Pledge, Campus Ambassador, Saathi).

The business model is non-commercial. The platform is free for all Indian citizens, government-funded under MeitY, and generates no disclosed revenue. There is no fee structure or pricing model; participation is open to citizens, students, researchers, and government ministries alike. Core strategic partners include NIC (infrastructure backbone), CSIR (R&D knowledgebase across 37 national labs and approximately 3,450 active scientists), Department of Posts (mascot contest), National Commission for Women (poster competition), and MeitY itself as the parent ministry.

Name

Viksit Bharat 2047

Legal name

MyGov, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India

Website

https://innovateindia.mygov.in

Company type

Public

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Innovate India is a Government of India citizen engagement and innovation crowdsourcing platform, operated by MyGov under MeitY and hosted by NIC. It enables ministries to launch contests and challenges for Indian citizens, students, and researchers, with no fees and no disclosed revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Citizen Engagement Platform

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Innovation & Design Thinking Programs (EDAMAHAD)

Keywords

• Citizen engagement platform
• Government crowdsourcing portal
• Innovation contest platform
• Public participation initiatives
• Civic technology platform

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Innovate India is the Government of India's citizen engagement and crowdsourcing platform operated by MyGov under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY). It hosts innovation contests, design challenges, and public initiatives launched by various central ministries and departments, enabling Indian citizens to submit ideas, designs, and solutions. The platform is designed, developed, and hosted by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and is available in 12 Indian languages.

Product overview

Innovate India is a citizen engagement and innovation platform operated by MyGov (MyGov) under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India. The platform serves as a unified portal where various government ministries and departments can launch innovation contests, design competitions, and public initiatives. The core Innovate India Platform provides the submission infrastructure and user authentication, while specific initiatives like the CSIR Societal Platform and Mascot Design Contest are individual campaign modules hosted within the platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Innovate India: A MyGov platform initiative that hosts innovation challenges, competitions, and public engagement activities for various government ministries and departments.

Products and services

• Innovate India Platform Government of India's core citizen innovation and engagement platform under MyGov, MeitY. Hosts various contests, challenges, and initiatives organized by different central ministries and departments to invite public participation in governance. Supports multi-language access (12 Indian languages), MyGov/DigiLocker/OTP authentication, and end-to-end contest submission workflows.
• CSIR Societal Platform 2024 A portal operated by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) that enables citizens to submit societal problems and challenges addressable through science and technology interventions. Covers 13 domains including agriculture, disaster management, energy, environment, healthcare, water, infrastructure, metallurgy, and skill development.
• Mascot Design Contest for India Post A design competition hosted on the Innovate India platform inviting Indian citizens to create a mascot and propose a name for India Post (Department of Posts) to serve as a brand ambassador reflecting trust, reliability, inclusivity, and digital innovation. Open for submissions July 15 to August 15, 2026.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Informatics Centre (NIC)coreTechnology or IntegrationNIC designs, develops, and hosts the platform infrastructure for Innovate India portal, providing the technical backbone for government innovation initiatives.
• Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSIR provides its R&D knowledgebase and expertise in diverse S&T areas to identify societal problems and find solutions through the CSIR Societal Platform on Innovate India. CSIR has 37 national laboratories and approximately 3450 active scientists.
• Department of Posts (Ministry of Communications)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartment of Posts launched Mascot Design Contest for India Post through the Innovate India platform to modernize brand identity.
• National Commission for Women (NCW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCW collaborated with MyGov for the Poster Making Competition on Stay Safe Online for women's digital safety.
• Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform belongs to MyGov Cell under MeitY, Government of India, providing the official government backing and infrastructure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

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Broad incumbents

• Bang the Table (EngagementHQ): Established civic engagement platform provider for governments and public agencies, focused on online consultation and community participation. Broader incumbent in the same citizen engagement space.
• Change.org: Global petition and citizen advocacy platform enabling public campaigns. Broader incumbent in citizen-driven civic engagement, though commercially driven and not government-hosted.

Direct peers

• vTaiwan: Taiwan's civic participation platform for crowdsourcing policy input from citizens via online consultations. Comparable as a government-hosted platform enabling citizen input into governance decisions.
• CONSUL (Madrid): Open-source e-participation platform originally built for Madrid City Council for citizen proposals, debates, and voting. Comparable as a government-hosted citizen engagement infrastructure.
• Decidim: Open-source participatory democracy platform used by cities and governments worldwide for citizen proposals, debates, and votes. Directly comparable to Innovate India as citizen engagement infrastructure for government-led initiatives.
• CitizenLab (Go Vocal): Civic engagement SaaS platform enabling governments to crowdsource ideas and run participatory projects with citizens. Closely comparable as citizen-government crowdsourcing and consultation infrastructure.
• Delib (Citizen Space): Provider of citizen consultation and deliberation platforms (Citizen Space, EngagementHQ) used by governments for crowdsourced decision-making. Comparable as a civic engagement technology infrastructure provider.

Others

• Open Government Partnership: Multi-stakeholder initiative promoting transparency, accountability, and citizen participation across 70+ countries. Thematically related as the global framework/ecosystem supporting government citizen engagement platforms like Innovate India.
• National Informatics Centre (NIC) India: Premier government technology partner of MeitY that designs, develops, and hosts the Innovate India platform. Adjacent as the infrastructure provider enabling the platform, not a competing offering.

Emerging players

• Pol.is: Open-source real-time deliberation platform used by governments for large-scale citizen opinion mapping. Comparable as a specialized civic-tech infrastructure for citizen input and consensus-building.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mygovindia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/mygovindia
• Facebookfacebook.com/MyGovIndia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/viksit-bharat-2047
• Instagraminstagram.com/mygovindia

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