.png "MeitY Constitutes High-Level Committee for DigiLocker")
- The committee is headed by Ajay Sawhney (former MeitY Secretary) and includes legal experts, technologists, and industry representatives.
- Its mandate: align DigiLocker with current tech + legal needs, expand Entity Locker services, enable wider ecosystem participation, and explore commercialisation.
- On the same day, MeitY also launched the Blockchain India Challenge, implemented by C‑DAC, with a prize pool of ₹8.8 crore.
- Aim: promote indigenous blockchain & Web3 solutions for citizen‑centric governance use cases.
- Structure: three stages – Prototype → MVP → Deployment, with top winners receiving ₹50 lakh each.
Question:
Q.1 Who is the head of the High-Level Committee formed to review DigiLocker rules in February 2026?a) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
b) Ajay Sawhney
c) Nandan Nilekani
d) Abhishek Singh
Answer: b) The committee is chaired by Ajay Sawhney, former Secretary of MeitY.
