In a move toward digital self-reliance, the Indian government has begun shifting away from US tech giants like Microsoft and Google, mandating the use of the homegrown Zoho Office Suite for official work.

The Ministry of Education has directed all its officials to create, edit and share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations exclusively on Zoho’s platforms — Zoho Writer, Zoho Sheet and Zoho Show — instead of Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.

The order, issued on October 3 by Under Secretary Nishant Upadhyaya, is integrating Zoho with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) mail system to ensure seamless access and secure data storage.

“By embracing Zoho’s indigenous office productivity tools, we take a bold step in the Swadeshi movement — empowering India to lead with homegrown in

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