New Delhi: The government has transferred 12.68 lakh official email accounts to a Zoho-based system in an attempt to enhance the security of data and the adoption of indigenous technology. Migration is done by mobilising the ministries and departments of the Centre through the National Informatics Centre (NIC). Among them, 7.45 lakh of accounts are held by the employees of the Central government, as the data provided in the Lok Sabha shows.

MeitY notified Parliament that Zoho was the successful tender winner as the Master System Integrator in 2023. The platform provides a cloud-based email service that is developed with high security provisions and terms of ownership of data by the government. The move coincides with the general momentum of the Centre to lessen its reliance on foreign di

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