IBM conferred with ‘Gold Award’

 

 

 

The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has been conferred with the Gold Award for its Mining Tenement System (MTS) at the National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) organised in Visakhapatnam in recognition of its exemplary contribution and innovation in e-Governance 2025. Pankaj Kulshrestha, Controller General (I/c) and P K Bhattacharjee, Controller of Mines, who headed the flagship project of IBM, received the trophy, certificate and a cheque for Rs 10 lakh from Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh at the conference organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) recently.

 

The MTS project won the award in category “Government Process Re-engineering by Use of Technology for Digital Transformation”, reinforcing the commitment of the country’s mining regulator to digitisation. Launched by the IBM, MTS is an innovative initiative specifically designed for bringing in transparency in the mining regulation and governance system in India. With streamlined approvals, digital compliance, and greater transparency, MTS ensures ease of doing business while fostering responsible mining.