Health Ministry and MeitY launch Grand Challenge for strengthening COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network
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- Health Ministry along with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, MeitY has launched a Grand Challenge for strengthening the COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network, CoWIN system, a digitalised platform to be used to effectively roll out and scale up the mechanism for COVID Vaccine Distribution System, nationally.
- IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad invited innovators and startups for the grand challenge to strengthen CoWIN platform for roll out of COVID-19 vaccination programme across India.
Source: AIR
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India.
- It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India.
- The Minister of Health and Family Welfare holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Departments: Department of Health Research, Department of AIDS Control, Suraksha Clinic
- Officeholders: Harsh Vardhan (Minister)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is an executive agency of the Union Government of the Republic of India.
- It was carved out of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on 19 July 2016 as a standalone ministerial agency responsible for IT policy, strategy and development of the electronics industry.
- Officeholder: Ravi Shankar Prasad (Minister)
- Founded: 19 July 2016
- Headquarters: New Delhi