EasyGov

EasyGov is an Indian government tech company. It is working to enhance the delivery of social protection schemes in India.[1] Their Aadhar stack-based cloud computing solution is designed to help Indian citizens discover their entitlements and access welfare benefits they are entitled to.[2] EasyGov has worked with various state governments, including Karnataka,[1] Haryana, Tripura,[3][4] and Bihar. EasyGov facilitated 14 million eligibility checks for the Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme and other schemes for migrant labour and farmers.[5]

EasyGov
TypePrivately held company
FoundedMay 2015 (2015-05)
FounderAmit Shukla
Headquarters
Delhi
,
India
Key people
  • Anurag Saxena (COO)
  • Anuj Gupta (CTO)
OwnerJio Platforms (2019-present)
Number of employees
145+
Websiteeasygov.co.in

History

EasyGov was established in 2015[6] to give people simple and convenient access to government programs and services.[7] In collaboration with the Government of Karnataka, NASSCOM ranked EasyGov as the top AI solution in India for governance in 2017.[8][7] They participated in the "Champions of Change for Digital India" program orchestrated by NITI Aayog.[7][9]

The company raised angel funding from the Tata Trust initiative Social Alpha and tech executive Rajan Anandan, among others.[6][10]

It was acquired by Jio Platforms in 2019.[5]

Reliance Industries acquired EasyGov in February 2019, paying $10 million for an 83% stake.[11]

See Also

References
  1. "EasyGov enhances digital solution for social protection programmes". ANI News. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  2. "EasyGov: This start-up is helping the poor access govt schemes". Financialexpress. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  3. "Digital platform 'Jagrut Tripura' launched to boost e-governance". HT Tech. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. www.ETGovernment.com. "Digital platform 'Jagrut Tripura' launched to boost e- governance, Government News, ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. "EasyGov media release" (PDF).
  6. Mishra, Aparna (2017-08-22). "SaaS Startup EasyGov Raises Angel Funding From Tata Trusts' Social Alpha, Rajan Anandan, Others". Inc42 Media. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  7. "EasyGov". website. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  8. India, The Hans (2017-11-07). "EasyGov's Government Welfare Schemes' Entitlement Engine wins the NASSCOM Emerge 50 award". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  9. Chronicle, Deccan (2017-12-02). "EasyGov participates in Global Entrepreneurship Summit". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  10. "EasyGov raises money from Social Alpha, Rajan Anandan and others". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  11. Market, Capital (2019-02-23). "RIL to acquire Easygov through subsidiary Reliance Industrial Investments & Holdings". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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