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“SAKSHAM" - Scholarship Management System, National Informatics Centre, Lucknow http://scholarship.up.nic.in won the NASSCOM Social
Innovation Honours (NSIH) 2013 in Category ICT-led Social innovation by
Government body
Mr. S.B.Singh, DDG & SIO UP Mr. R.H.Khan, STD, NIC
UP receiving the award from Mr. Anand Sharma,
Hon’ble Minister, Commerce & Industry, GoI and Mr.
Pritviraj Chavan, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Maharastra
Mr. S.B.Singh, DDG & SIO UP Mr. R.H.Khan,
STD, NIC UP in award ceremony
Mr. S.B.Singh, DDG & SIO UP Mr. R.H.Khan, STD, NIC
UP with award
Mr. S.B.Singh, DDG & SIO UP Mr. R.H.Khan,
STD, NIC UP, Parwaiz Islam, Scientist-D with
award
Certificate of Honours Mr. S.B.Singh, DDG & SIO UP in panel
discussion
The NASSCOM 2013 Social Innovation Honours was presented to“SAKSHAM”
Scholarship Management System by the National Informatics Centre, Lucknow. The
programme is aimed at eliminating leakages and improving transparency in scholarship distribution.
Aiming at social improvement through Information and Communications Technology (ICT),
NASSCOM Foundation, the social development arm of NASSCOM, announced the winners of
the Social Innovation Honours 2013. Organized in partnership with Genpact, these awards
celebrate innovations that promise to bring social change in India.
Participants from across public, private and not-for-profit sectors showcase innovations in the
form of a principle, an idea, an intervention or a combination of all of the above. This year
witnessed projects that focused on challenges such as security for women, e-learning solutions,
and financial inclusion. The eight winning projects have been handpicked by the jury,
comprised of India’s corporate leaders and strategists, including S. Ramadorai, Vice-Chairman,
Tata Consultancy Services Limited and Grand Jury Chairman; Ganesh Natarajan, Vice-
Chairman and CEO of Zensar Technologies, Co-Chair of National Knowledge Council,
Member-Chairmen's Council of NASSCOM; Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao, Chairman, Value Budget
Housing Development Corporate of India Pvt. Ltd. and NASSCOM Foundation Chairman;
Prof. M.S. Ananth, Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IISc, Bangalore
and Former Director, IIT Madras; and Rama Bijapurkar, Expert, India’s Consumer Economy
and Business-Market strategy.
Category: ICT-led social innovation by government body
Winner: SAKSHAM" - Scholarship management system, National Informatics Centre,
Lucknow
First project in the country, using IT based initiative for electronic transfer of scholarships
directly to the bank account of beneficiaries. ‘SAKSHAM’ is a comprehensive, online, end-to-
end service delivery oriented solution that patronizes students and monitors their growth
throughout the education life cycle.
Mr. S.B.Singh, Dy. Director General & SIO, Uttar Pradesh along with Mr. R.H. Khan, Sr.
Technical Director received the award from Mr. Anand Sharma, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of
Commerrce & Industry, GoI and Mr. Prithvi Raj Chavan, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Maharastra
at grand ceremony on 13 February 2013 held at Hotel Grand Hayaat, Mumbai.