This news has been covered by Indian Express as well
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/andhra-pradesh-blockchain-technology-cyber-crime-chandrababu-naidu-4434206/
“Andhra is rapidly digitising all its departments and it’s for the first time in India that a state government is opting for this technology. Blockchain is a complex and expensive technology that is known to be a foolproof system to prevent cyber crime and hacking,” J A Chowdury, IT advisor to the Andhra government, told The Indian Express.
Chowdury said that this technology (see box) has already been introduced, on a pilot basis, in two state government departments — Civil Supplies and Land Registration. “Discussions have started on introducing this technology in other departments, too. We will assess the performance in these two departments first. It will take up to six months to cover all government departments,” he said.
Topic: [2016-12-15] India Today: AP introduces blockchain tech to fight cyber crime (Read 552 times)
December 22, 2016, 10:21:52 AM
December 19, 2016, 09:52:43 AM
Yes when government want to make cashless economy bitcoin will play a vital role in coming time. Also government will need to form the regulations and policies regarding it if they want to bring under per view of some regulatory body.
What the government here is trying to do with the term cashless economy is that people must start using debit and credit card or paytm for their daily transactions and must avoid paper cash altogether even for small purchases,so that the government has more control over us. If bitcoin has to clear the void here created by the economic stand by the government new type of bitcoin based business has to flourish here in India inorder to reach the general masses. December 19, 2016, 06:30:58 AM
Yes when government want to make cashless economy bitcoin will play a vital role in coming time. Also government will need to form the regulations and policies regarding it if they want to bring under per view of some regulatory body.
December 18, 2016, 04:42:16 PM
Even after reading the entire article i did not have a clue what they are trying to do here, how are they going to tackle and fight cyber crime with the help of block chain. With the government trying to force a cashless economy for the citizens i can understand a blockchain mode of system could help make things more transparent but how are they going to fight cyber crime is still a mystery 
December 18, 2016, 09:10:31 AM
Andhra Pradesh: In first in Asia, state government introduces blockchain technology to fight cyber crime
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/andhra-pradesh-asia-blockchain-technology-cyber-crime-cashless/1/835037.html
While the government is making an aggressive pitch for digital transaction and e-banking, rising incidents of cyber crime are a concern among users and online service providers.
The recent hacking of social media accounts of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and some journalists fuelled the debate on whether the country is prepared to go cashless.
In possibly a first in Asia, Andhra Pradesh has introduced blockchain technology to prevent incidents of cyber crime. The government has introduced the technology in some departments to protect the database from being hacked.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/andhra-pradesh-asia-blockchain-technology-cyber-crime-cashless/1/835037.html
While the government is making an aggressive pitch for digital transaction and e-banking, rising incidents of cyber crime are a concern among users and online service providers.
The recent hacking of social media accounts of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and some journalists fuelled the debate on whether the country is prepared to go cashless.
In possibly a first in Asia, Andhra Pradesh has introduced blockchain technology to prevent incidents of cyber crime. The government has introduced the technology in some departments to protect the database from being hacked.
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