Use Indian work apps: Edu ministry to offices

Union education ministry's higher education department on Friday directed all officials to adopt the Zoho Office Suite for official work, a ‘bold’ move aimed at ‘strengthening digital sovereignty under the Swadeshi movement towards Atmanirbhar Bharat’, according to an official document.

- Sanjay Maurya

In an office memorandum, Nishant Upadhyaya, under secretary of higher education said that the directive aligns with the government's vision of transforming the country from a service economy into a product nation and building a self-reliant ecosystem in technology, hardware, and software. Officials are now required to use Zoho tools — already integrated with the NIC mail system — for creating, editing, and sharing documents, spreadshe