DBT Bureau
Bengaluru, 4 September 2024
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Wednesday launched ‘Vishvasya-Blockchain Technology Stack’ to offer Blockchain-as-a-Service.
This service with a geographically distributed infrastructure is designed to support various permissioned Blockchain based applications.
The ministry also unveiled the NBFLite-Lightweight Blockchain Platform, ‘Praamaanik’ – an innovative blockchain-enabled solution for verifying mobile app origin and National Blockchain Portal.
According to the ministry, National Blockchain Framework technology stack is architected with Distributed Infrastructure, Core Framework functionality, Smart Contracts & API Gateway, Security, Privacy & Interoperability and Applications development offering Blockchain as a Service (BaaS).
NBF currently supports two permissioned Blockchain platforms and is extensible. The Technology Stack is hosted on geographically distributed infrastructure at NIC Data centres in Bhubaneswar, Pune, Hyderabad.
Similarly, NBFLite, a Blockchain sandbox platform, is developed especially for startups and academia for rapid prototyping of applications, carrying out research and capacity building. These technologies have been developed by collaborating efforts of C-DAC, NIC, IDRBT Hyderabad, IIT Hyderabad, IIIT Hyderabad and SETS Chennai.
