Indian state of Maharashtra to validate diplomas on Ethereum blockchain – Bits Media

Authorities in the Indian state of Maharashtra reach agreement with local firm LegitDoc to use Ethereum blockchain system to validate diplomas.

Maharashtra State Council for Skills Development (MSBSD) trying to solve The problem of growing fakes of education diplomas. In this case, while the diplomas continue to be checked manually, But the next year, MSBSD hopes to completely switch to a digital check method.

As said by the general director of Legitdoc Nil Martis (Neil Mars), Other states of India show interest in the blockchain system:

“We are conducting active negotiations with the Department of Information Technologies and Biotechnology of the Government of the Carnataki. Also, the system is interested in the Department of School Education of Telengan and the Department of Higher and Technical Education of Maharastra ".

Some Indian institutions also investigate the possibility of applying such a solution to combat documents forgery.

Chairman of MSBSD Dr. Anil Jadhao (Anil Jadhao) stressed, that in the past ten years in India there has been a sharp increase in the number of fakes of state documents. Often this leads as a significant financial, and reputation losses for interested parties.

Previously, blockchain was planned to be used in Brazil to check and issue diplomas.