Protean eGov Technologies Ltd.

Incorporated in December 1995, Protean eGov Technologies Limited provides IT services. The Company offers citizen services, e-governance solutions, system integration, business process re-engineering, data centre co-location, and IT consulting services for citizens, corporations and the Government.The key projects that Protean eGov Technologies Limited has executed or is involved in are Tax Information Network (TIN), PAN services, Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) - National Pension System (NPS), Atal Pension Yojana (APY), Unique Identification (UID/Aadhaar) - Registrar, Goods and Services Tax( GST), Aadhaar Authentication & e-KYC Services, and more.Since December 2022, the company has implemented and managed 19 projects spread across several ministries. The company have a pan-India physical network of over 167,000 centres, which includes over 79,000 PAN and TIN facilitation centres and over 88,000 points of presence, as of June 30, 2023.The company's vital role in developing digital infrastructural solutions has led to the achievement of multiple milestones. Among them is Modernizing direct tax infrastructure by introducing projects like PAN issuance. The company has enabled the universal social security system for all Indians, particularly for unorganised workers, by creating technology infrastructure as a CRA for the Atal Pension Yojana. The company has also been instrumental in improving accessibility to education and skill financing by developing efficient digital marketplaces. This has led to the discovery of financial resources through platforms such as Vidya Lakshmi and Vidyasaarathi.The company has contributed to and supported open digital building blocks such as Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) for use cases across sectors like e-commerce, mobility, healthcare, agriculture, and education. It is worth mentioning that Protean eGov Technologies Limited is one of the key and early contributors to the open-source community and protocols that power ONDC.