Every year, more than 1.50 lakhs people lose their lives in our country in road accidents and many more are debilitated. There is a need for the society at large to take cognizance of the issue and to join hands to make road safety a social movement. To give all the stakeholders an opportunity to take part in concerted action for the cause, National Road Safety Month was observed from 18th January 2021 to 17th February 2021. The theme of this year was, “Sadak Suraksha- Jeevan Raksha”.

Every year, more than 1.50 lakhs people lose their lives in our country in road accidents and many more are debilitated. There is a need for the society at large to take cognizance of the issue and to join hands to make road safety a social movement. To give all the stakeholders an opportunity to take part in concerted action for the cause, National Road Safety Month was observed from 18th January 2021 to 17th February 2021. The theme of this year was, “Sadak Suraksha- Jeevan Raksha”.

The Department of Consumer Affairs organized a Tagline Contest for the National Consumer Helpline and a Quiz Competition on Consumer Protection Act on ‘MyGov portal’ in January, 2020. The quiz was intended to raise awareness of the rights of consumers under the Consumer Protection Act and also to make them aware that they can contact National Consumer Helpline for redressal of their grievances 24X7. The competitions received an overwhelming response with over 43000 participants.

The Farmers First Quiz, an initiative by the Union Government was hosted by MyGov on the MyGov platform for the period 21st December 2020 till 31st January 2021. The contest recorded sizable participation of 1,00,451 during the period. The quiz aimed to create awareness among people across the Country regarding farming, agricultural practices, new reforms and myths/ facts related to policies. It also aimed to engage, excite and enable citizens to improve their knowledge about the agrarian economy and how the Indian agriculture sector has transformed over the years.

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs initiated ‘PMAY (U) Awas Quiz’ in association with MyGov on the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with an objective to create awareness about Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) Mission among citizens, stakeholders and beneficiaries. The Quiz was run on MyGov from 02.10.2020 to 14.01.2021. The PMAY(U) Awas Quiz received an overwhelming response with over 1,25,000 participants across India.

DDH2020 is a joint initiative of AICTE, CSIR, Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and supported by Office of Principal Scientific Advisor, Govt. of India, NIC and MyGov. Apex committee of DDH comprises of Prof. Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India; Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE; Dr. Shekhar Mande, Director General, CSIR and Dr. Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer, Ministry of Education Innovation Cell.

On behalf of the entire organizing team, mentors, speakers, jury members, evaluators, partners and our associates, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for participating at the Agri India Hackathon event and making it the biggest ever online Agriculture event of India.

The Commission launched an Open ‘Gender Sensitization and Legal Awareness Quiz’ through MyGov Portal from 14th November 2020 to 31st January 2021. The contest recorded sizable participation of 64,029 during the period. The program aimed at escalating knowledge of laws relating to women and inculcating values of equality and inclusivity through gender sensitization.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GOI, organized the Tagline Writing and Logo Design competitions online through the MyGov portal from 11th November 2020 to 26th November 2020 for the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme.

On the occasion of Republic Day Celebrations-2021, the Ministry of Defence in collaboration with MyGov conducted an online quiz on “1971-Bangladesh liberation War” during 11th – 26th January 2021 with the aim to create a patriotic feeling among youth and masses across the nation. The quiz was open for all Indian citizens above 14 years of age.