MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar visits C-DAC, launches INDUS IoT kit in Bengaluru

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the union minister in the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched the INDUS (Innovation Development Upskilling) IoT kit, a single-board IoT development platform developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing in Bengaluru. He visited the C-DAC center in Bengaluru for the launching the kit.

The kit, developed by C-DAC, is of the size of a credit card with with 6 sensors, actuators, connectivity and debugger interfaces. According to a statement, the compact kit will enable the development of local and smart solutions in a range of applications, including drones. The Indus IoT kit will soon be available on Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal at a price of Rs.2,500 per unit.

Chandrasekhar also scrutinized other innovative technologies developed at CDAC like smart water meter, smart post kiosk, smart water distribution system, CDAC’s high-performance computing (HPC) offerings covering software solutions and services, and the upcoming PARAM Utkarsh supercomputing facility, followed by an overview of quantum computing related activities.

Addressing the gathering of top executives from leading MNCs and start-ups, Chandrasekhar said, “The Narendra Modi government is serious about making India an electronics and tech leader. The Ministry of Electronics and IT will play the role of facilitator and work to provide support to catalyse growth and innovation, including access to market and capital. The government is committed to working with semi-conductor companies and start-ups and will provide the right policy framework.”

The meet was much welcomed by the Semiconductor Cos, leaders and start-ups such as Santosh Kumar, President and MD, Texas instruments India, Parag Naik, CEO, Saankhya Labs, Sumeet Mathur CEO, Cirel Systems, Srinivas Lingam, Vice-President, Data Centre and AI Group and GM of Artificial intelligence Group, Intel India with many others.