Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a Block chain based digital degree at the 54th convocation ceremony of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.

At the convocation, all students were issued digital certificates through an in house block chain driven technology developed at the institute under the National Block chain Project.

The PM says, “today is a day of double happiness for Kanpur. On one hand, Kanpur is getting a metro rail facility and on the other hand, the world of technology is also getting priceless gifts from IIT Kanpur.”

The PM congratulated students for receiving their degrees at the convocation.

IIT Kanpur isn’t the first college in India to issue digital degrees. The Delhi University (DU) issued over 21,000 digital degrees in this year, though the University hasn’t revealed whether the platform is built using blockchain technology. DU has also built a “Digilocker” database for such degrees.

Later in the day, the Prime Minister also inaugurated the Kanpur Metro Rail Project.

According to the PM, improving urban mobility has been one of the key focus areas of PM Modi. The completed 9 km long section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project expanses from IIT Kanpur to Moti Jheel.

The entire length of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project is 32 km and is being built at a cost of over Rs.11, 000 crore. Kanpur Metro is going to be the fastest built metro project in the country.

Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, started the construction work of the Kanpur metro project on November 15, 2019, and the trial run took place on the 9 km IIT to Motijheel Priority Corridor on November 10, 2021, within two years.

“Many congratulations to the students who got the honour today. Where you have reached today, the qualifications you have achieved will be due to many people like your parents, your family members and your teachers,” says PM Modi.

PM Modi will also monitor the Metro Rail Project and will take a metro ride from the IIT metro station to Geeta Nagar.