Nammaku Namme Thittam and MMRT and MMLC constructed 2 classrooms at the Panchayat Union Middle School in Trisulam at a cost of 23 lakhs. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Information Technology and Digital Services Minister, Palanivel Thiyaga Rajan on Tuesday inaugurated the State Training Center for e-Governance and launched Nambikkai Inayam (NI), the blockchain backbone of Tamil Nadu State along with e-Petagam, Citizen Locker Mobile. App in Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA). To meet the internal training needs of TNEGA and the external needs of other departmental stakeholders, a state-of-the-art State Training Center for e-Governance measuring 2750 sq.ft has been set up inside the TNEGA office on 7th at a cost of ₹1.93 Crore. PT Lee Changalavaraya Maligai Floor.
Nambikkai Inayam (NI) is a blockchain-as-a-service infrastructure built for the state of Tamil Nadu. It will allow the government to secure documents and data such as e-service certificates, educational certificates, marksheets, licenses and land transaction records and protect them from tampering.
An official release said that the e-Pettagam app will allow the public to share their e-Sevai certificates, academic certificates and marksheets securely through this app. It will enable residents and businesses in Tamil Nadu to share their digitized documents in a secure and paperless manner subject to verification by employers, higher education institutions, government entities, banks and other authorities. This will significantly reduce the need for Tamil Nadu residents to travel and submit original documents for employment, admission, accessing government services, traveling or working abroad, etc. All verifications will happen with the NI blockchain, which will certify that the documents have not been tampered/altered in any way since they were issued, according to a press release from the digitized department.