Problem Statement ID
25066
Problem Statement Title
Development of an Al-driven ChatBOT for INGRES as a virtuall assistant
Description
Background
The Assessment of Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India is conducted annually by the Central
Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State/UT Ground Water Departments, under the coordination of
the Central Level Expert Group (CLEG), DoWR, RD & GR, MoJS. The assessment uses a GIS-based web
application named INGRES (India Ground Water Resource Estimation System), developed by CGWB
and IIT Hyderabad ([Link] The process estimates annual groundwater
recharge, extractable resources, total extraction, and the stage of groundwater extraction for each
assessment unit (Block/Mandal/Taluk). Units are categorized as Safe, Semi-Critical, Critical, or Over-
Exploited, forming the scientific basis for groundwater management and regulation.
Currently, results are published via the INGRES portal, but users face challenges in retrieving results
and historical data due to the vast database.
Proposed Solution
To improve accessibility, it is proposed to develop an AI-driven ChatBOT for INGRES. This intelligent
virtual assistant will enable users to easily query groundwater data, access historical and current
assessments, and obtain instant insights without navigating complex datasets.
Key Features
- Intelligent query handling for groundwater estimation data
- Real-time access to current and historical assessment results
- Interactive scientific diagrams and visualizations
- Multilingual support, including Indian regional languages
- Seamless integration with the INGRES database for quick information retrieval
Impact
The AI-powered ChatBOT will enhance user engagement, simplify access to groundwater resource
data, and support informed decision-making for planners, researchers, policymakers, and the general
public. It will make the INGRES portal more user-friendly, accessible, and effective in disseminating
groundwater information.
Organization Ministry of Jal Shakti
Department Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)
Category Software
Theme Smart Automation
Problem Statement ID
25045
Problem Statement Title
Blockchain-Based Supply Chain Transparency for Agricultural Produce
Description
Description
Create a blockchain-based system to track agricultural produce from farm to consumer, ensuring
transparency in pricing, quality, and origin. The solution should allow stakeholders (farmers,
distributors, retailers) to verify transactions and reduce exploitation in the supply chain.
Expected Outcome
A decentralized platform with a user-friendly interface for farmers and consumers to trace produce,
reducing fraud and ensuring fair pricing, deployable on low-cost hardware or cloud infrastructure.
Technical Feasibility
Leverages existing blockchain frameworks like Ethereum or Hyperledger, with smart contracts for
automated tracking and QR code integration for consumer access.
Organization Government of Odisha
Department Electronics & IT Department
Category Software
Theme Agriculture, FoodTech & Rural Development
Problem Statement ID
25038
Problem Statement Title
Blockchain-Based Blue Carbon Registry and MRV System
Description
Background
Blue carbon ecosystem restoration is gaining importance in India’s climate strategy. However, there is
no decentralized, verifiable Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) system that ensures
transparency, accuracy, and carbon credit generation.
Description
Participants are to design a Blockchain-powered registry where:
• Verified plantation and restoration data are immutably stored.
• Carbon credits are tokenized using smart contracts.
• NGOs, communities, and coastal panchayats can be onboarded.
• Field data is integrated from apps and drones.
Expected Solution
• Blockchain app for blue carbon MRV.
• Smart contracts for tokenized credits.
• Mobile interface for data uploads.
• Admin tools for NCCR.
Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
Department National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)
Category Software
Theme Clean & Green Technology
Youtube Link
Dataset Link Dummy datasets and blue carbon restoration records from NCCR.
Problem Statement ID
25026
Problem Statement Title
Develop API code to integrate NAMASTE and or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-
11) via the Traditional Medicine Module 2 (TM2) into existing EMR systems that comply with
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Standards for India.
Description
Background
India’s Ayush sector is rapidly transitioning from paper-based records to interoperable digital health
systems. Central to this transformation are two key coding systems: the National AYUSH Morbidity &
Standardized Terminologies Electronic (NAMASTE) codes, which provide over 4,500 standardized
terms for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani disorders, WHO Standardised International Terminologies for
Ayurveda and the WHO’s ICD-11, Chapter – 26, Traditional Medicine Module 2 (TM2), which
integrates 529 disorder categories and 196 pattern codes into the global ICD framework.
Harmonising these vocabularies within Electronic Medical Record (EMR) platforms not only enables
accurate clinical documentation and decision support but also ensures compliance with India’s 2016
EHR Standards—mandating FHIR R4 APIs, SNOMED CT and LOINC semantics, ISO 22600 access
control, ABHA-linked OAuth 2.0 authentication, and robust audit trails for consent and versioning.
To operationalize this dual-coding approach, EMR vendors must implement a lightweight terminology
micro-service that ingests NAMASTE CSV and synchronises with the WHO-11 ICD-API (Including
Biomedicine and TM2). Within the EMR user interface, diagnosis entries should support auto-
complete widgets that return both NAMASTE and ICD-11 (TM2 and Biomedicine) codes, comply with
the Coding rules of ICD-11 framework and store them together in the patient’s Problem List resource.
This integration empowers clinicians to combine traditional and biomedical insights, facilitates Ayush
insurance claims under global ICD-11 coding rules, and provides the Ministry of Ayush with real-time
morbidity analytics aligned with national and international reporting standards.
Description
Design and prototype an API integration that brings India’s NAMASTE terminologies, WHO
Standardised International terminology and the WHO ICD-11 (Traditional Medicine Module 2 (TM2)
& Biomedicine) into a FHIR-compliant Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. Your goal is to enable
clinicians to record traditional medicine diagnoses (Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani) using NAMASTE codes,
then automatically map them to global ICD-11 (TM2 and Biomedicine) identifiers—supporting
dual/double-coding (One code denoting Ayurveda/Siddha/Unani (TM) and another denoting
Biomedicine) for interoperability, analytics and insurance claims.
Your deliverable is a lightweight micro-service or FHIR terminology plugin offering:
• A FHIR compliant resource for NAMASTE codes linking to WHO International Terminologies of
Ayurveda, ICD-11 (TM2 and Biomedicine) and compliant with ICD-11 Coding rules.
• A REST endpoint for auto-complete value-set lookup.
• A translation operation converting NAMASTE ↔ TM2 codes.
• An encounter upload endpoint that ingests FHIR Bundles with both code systems.
• OAuth 2.0–secured access using ABHA tokens and audit-ready metadata.
Teams should demonstrate
1. Ingesting the NAMASTE CSV export and generating FHIR CodeSystem + ConceptMap.
2. Fetching TM2, Biomedicine updates from the WHO ICD-API and merging into your service.
3. A simple web or CLI interface to search NAMASTE terms, WHO International Terminologies of
Ayurveda, see mapped TM2 codes, and construct a FHIR ProblemList entry.
4. Version tracking and consent metadata to satisfy India’s 2016 EHR Standards (FHIR R4, ISO 22600,
SNOMED-CT/LOINC semantics).
Expected Solution
A lightweight, FHIR R4–compliant terminology micro-service—built to India’s 2016 EHR Standards—
that exposes a NAMASTE CodeSystem, WHO International Terminologies of Ayurveda, an ICD-11
TM2, Biomedicine ConceptMap, an auto-complete value-set lookup endpoint, a NAMASTE↔TM2
translate operation; ICD-11 Biomedicine look up and a secure FHIR Bundle upload interface (for
enabling double coding).
Organization Ministry of Ayush
Department All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA)
Category Software
Theme MedTech / BioTech / HealthTech