Govt picks Zoho & 9 others for made-in-India Zoom, Google Meet alternative; gives ₹5L each

[Bapun]

The government of India has shortlisted ten companies including SaaS major Zoho and tech giant HCL Technologies, for developing a made-in-India video conferencing solution in India.

• PeopleLink, Aria Telecom, CyberHorizon Corp, Darsh, Instrive Softlabs, among others to be shortlisted
• These 10 selected companies will get INR 5 Lakh each to build the platform
• After this, the government will shortlist 3 startups and will give them INR 20 Lakh to build a prototype

Govt Shortlists Zoho, HCL & 8 Others To Take On Zoom, Google Meet

 

[greylala91]

This is actually very good for internal use

 

[Sumanth]

Considering Indians don't use any of the Whatsapp alternatives, whats the chance they'd use a Zoom alternative?