Bihar Govt Wins Digital India Awards In "Pandemic Category"

Various departments under the Bihar government have won the Digital India Awards instituted by the Central Government. Bihar's Chief Minister Secretariat, the Disaster Management Department and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) were honoured under the "pandemic category". Reportedly, the Bihar government provided financial help to over 21 lakh stranded workers and students through the ‘Bihar Sahayata Mobile App’ during the pandemic. President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the awards on December 30.