District Governance Mobile Challenge (DGMC) was launched in January 2021 for NIC District Centres with the objective to motivate DIOs to embrace mobile first approach in District Administration. 674 districts across the country took part and 374 mobile apps were developed under the challenge.
Dr. Neeta Verma, Director General NIC conferred the District Governance Mobile Challenge Awards in the virtual ceremony held on 28 May 2021.
Best Mobile app Gold: Nammude Kozhikode, Kozhikode District, Kerala Silver: My Gram Panchayat, Hisar District, Haryana Bronze: m-Nivaran, Faridkot District, Punjab Bronze: ePermissions, Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh
Award Recipients: Shri Seeram Sambasiva Rao, IAS, Dist. Collector & D.M., Kozhikode, KL Ms. Mercy Sebastian (DIO) Shri Rolly T.D. (ADIO)
Dr. Priyanka Soni, IAS, Dy. Commissioner, Hisar, Haryana Shri Mahendra Pal Kulshreshtha (DIO) Shri Akhilesh Kumar (ADIO)
Shri Vimal Kumar Setia, IAS, Dy. Commissioner-cum- D.M., Faridkot, Punjab Shri Anil Katiyar (DIO)
Shri Aditya Negi, IAS, Dy. Commissioner, Shimla, HP Shri Pankaj Gupta (DIO) Shri Deepak Kumar (ADIO)
Best Mobile app with implementation of innovation Mobile App As a Service for District Administration, Utagamandalam Dist., Tamil Nadu Open Data Collection Toolkit, Gumla District, Jharkhand m-Nirikshan, Mainpuri District, Uttar Pradesh
Award Recipients: Mrs. J. Innocent Divya, IAS, District Collector, Utagamandalam District, Tamil Nadu Shri K. Ganesh (DIO)
Shri Mahendra Bahadur Singh, IAS, District Magistrate, Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh Shri Mayank Lal Sharma (DIO)
Shri Shishir Kumar Sinha, IAS, Dy. Commissioner, Gumla, Jharkhand Shri Harendra Singh (DIO)
Top States Gold: NIC Himachal Pradesh Silver: NIC Punjab Bronze: NIC Arunachal Pradesh