Which IT Ministry project won the Gold Award for using new technologies to help citizens at the 22nd National Awards for e-Governance 2025?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Bhashini Project

Explanation:

• The Bhashini Project (National Bhasha Interface for India) won the Gold Award at the 22nd National Awards for e-Governance 2025.
• It was recognized under the category of 'Application of Emerging Technologies for Providing Citizen Centric Services'.
• Bhashini is an AI-led language translation platform that aims to break language barriers in digital services.
• It allows citizens to interact with government services in their native Indian languages through voice and text.
• The project is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

• Bhashini utilizes deep learning and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to support 22 official Indian languages.
• The National Awards for e-Governance are presented every year to recognize and promote excellence in implementation of e-governance initiatives.

• May refer to local governance success stories but was not the recipient of this specific national IT gold award.

• A specialized industrial system, not a broad-scale citizen-centric IT Ministry project for translation.

• KAVACH is an indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system for the Indian Railways, not an IT Ministry e-governance project.