Amazon Web Services (AWS) India announced that the National Health Authority (NHA), Government e-Marketplace (GeM), and Public Sector Bank Alliance (PSBA) are using AWS technology to accelerate India’s digital transformation.
Major Inputs Backed With AWS:
The NHA is leveraging AWS to build a digital health infrastructure for 1.4 billion citizens and provide health coverage to over 550 million through programs like Ayushman Bharat. Key systems like the Beneficiary Identification System and Transaction Management System are powered by AWS, ensuring secure and scalable operations. So far, over 354 million Ayushman cards have been issued, and 68 million hospitalizations covered.
GeM, the world’s second-largest public procurement platform, uses AWS to support its vast operations, including bidding, auctions, and payment processing. The platform handles 1.5 million daily interactions, ₹1,000 crore in daily transactions, and aims to enhance user experience by adopting AI technologies. The PSBA, representing 12 public sector banks, has adopted AWS cloud services to optimize banking operations and support customer services aligned with the government’s EASE agenda.
Viksit Bharat 2047:
AWS shared these initiatives at its Empower India event, aligned with India’s vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047. Delivering the keynote at the event, Dr Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer, Amazon.com, said, “Many of our customers, from small startups to large enterprises, are seeking ways to maximise their cloud investments and minimise waste. This is especially crucial in India, where the challenge is to build scalable, efficient digital systems serving 1.4 billion people.”
“The Frugal Architect approach offers core principles for building cost-aware, sustainable, and modern architectures, turning constraints into catalysts for innovation. I am inspired by how builders and organisations in India are poised to embrace these principles, creating innovative solutions that not only address immediate challenges but also lay the foundation for sustainable, long-term growth,” he added.
“India’s public sector is laying the foundation to achieve the government’s vision of a Viksit Bharat 2047, by developing population-scale initiatives, building on cloud and AI technology. Transformative innovations in our government, healthcare, and education segments for example are strengthening India’s potential as a Digital Nation, and to become a technology sandbox for the world,” said Pankaj Gupta, Leader – Public Sector, AWS India Private Limited.
“At AWS, we are fortunate to co-innovate with our customers to help them achieve their missions—whether it is delivering better healthcare, improving access to quality education, enhancing financial inclusion, or improving business prospects of small businesses and startups,” he added.
Investing in India’s digital future:
AWS has made a significant commitment to India's digital future, investing more than $3.7 billion between 2016 and 2022 in its cloud infrastructure to drive innovation and enable local businesses and organisations across the country. Building on this foundation, AWS plans to invest an additional $12.7 billion in its cloud infrastructure in India by 2030, further solidifying its role as a key enabler of India’s technology growth. This combined investment represents one of the largest in India's tech sector, aimed at supporting the nation’s transformation into a global digital powerhouse.
AWS also works with various other government entities and education customers. Here are some examples.
NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) runs its citizen-scale skilling platform called Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) on AWS. SIDH is intended to serve 800 million users across India to create a skilled workforce and contribute towards the government’s goal of a fully developed India. The Swachchata App by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is a mobile-based grievance redressal application, supporting the Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission. It uses advanced AWS technologies for powering real-time geographic information systems (GIS), analytics-based dashboards, business intelligence, Internet-of-Things (IoT), and drone-based monitoring of sanitation assets. Besides powering Co-WIN, enabling seamless registration, real-time vaccination status tracking, and certificate generation for millions, AWS also powers DigiLocker, which provides citizens anytime and anywhere access to authentic digital documents. AWS is also a key technology enabler for education technology leaders like PhysicsWallah. It provides them the cloud computing foundation necessary to build, experiment, and transform their solutions to deliver high-quality online and offline learning experiences for millions of students, and grow their businesses.
