New Delhi: Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge has seen a very enthusiastic response from tech entrepreneurs and Start-ups from across the country.
A total of 6,940 entries have been received across the eight categories identified.
These include 3,939 from individuals and about 3,001 from organizations and companies.
Amongst those received from individuals, around 1,757 applications are ready to use and the remaining 2,182 are under development.
For the Apps submitted by organizations, 1,742 Apps have already been deployed and the remaining 1,259 are under development.
The category-wise break up of the Apps submitted include 1,142 under Business, 901 under Health and Wellness, 1,062 under E- Learning, 1,155 under Social Networking, 326 under Games, 662 under Office and Work from Home, 237 under News and 320 under Entertainment.
Around 1,135 Apps have been submitted under the others category. Around 271 of these Apps have more than one lakh downloads with 89 of the Apps having million plus downloads.
The Ministry of Electronics and IT said, the Screening Committees have already begun scrutinising the Apps on various parameters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the challenge on 4th of this month and 26th July was the last date of receipt of entries.
This App Innovation Challenge is the right opportunity for Indian Tech Developers, Entrepreneurs and companies to build for India at a scale, that is unparalleled anywhere in the World.
