Initial application domains

Initially, National Blockchain Framework would be used for the e-

governance domain. The transition would be made to incorporate various

use cases beyond e-governance, and the National Blockchain Framework

would be open to relevant stakeholders. Government would define the

policies and guidelines, and any application/ use case complying with the

policies would be on-boarded on the framework.

R&

D for blockchain challenges

MeitY, through its working group mechanism, shall initiate various

research proj ects to focus on advanced research in the domain of

blockchain technology and contribute to addressing various challenges

such as standards and interoperability, scalability and performance,

consensus mechanisms, security and privacy, secure smart contracts and

detection of vulnerabilities in blockchain technology-based solutions.

Awareness creation

MeitY shall organize user awareness workshops to sensitize the

MSME/ Government departments to boost the adoption, which would

lead to new innovative use cases based on blockchain.

Policies and regulations

The existing regulations and policies would be updated as needed as the

National Blockchain Framework evolves and more experience is gained

during the implementation. MeitY, along with the other ministries in the

Government of India, would plan stakeholder meetings to work out

specific regulations and policies for the framework as it evolves as per

the needs of application domains.

Awareness among J udiciary and LEAs

To create awareness about smart contracts among j udiciary and law

enforcement agencies (LEAs), necessary sensitization workshops will

be conducted.

Human resource development in blockchain

Government has started the Future Skills Prime program specifically for

up-skilling and re-skilling in emerging technologies, including

blockchain, in association with NASSCOM to provide the required talent

pool in the country. U nder this initiative, it is planned to offer training

programs to government officials, training of trainers, bridge courses,

foundation courses, deep skilling courses, and so on. In addition, various