On Wednesday, 30 July 2025, in New Delhi, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Karmayogi Bharat and The DPI Academy—a joint initiative by Artha Global and eGov Foundation— to formalise the partnership to launch dedicated courses on Digital Public Infrastructure for civil servants on the iGOT Karmayogi Bharat platform.
The signing took place in the presence of Smt. V. Lalithalakshmi (CEO, Karmayogi Bharat), Sh. Rakesh Verma (COO, Karmayogi Bharat), and Dr. J. Satyanarayana (Chairperson, DPI Academy, and former Secretary, MeitY).
Following the signing of the MoU, the inaugural course, ‘Fundamentals of the Digital Public Infrastructure Approach’, was launched on the iGOT portal.
During MoU signing at Karmayogi Bharat (From L to R): Rakesh Verma, COO, Karmayogi Bharat; Smt. V. Lalithalakshmi, CEO, Karmayogi Bharat; J. Satyanarayana, Chairperson, DPI Academy; Sharmadha Srinivasan of Artha Global; Anumita Raj of eGOV Foundation; Henry Arokia Raj of Karmayogi Bharat.
Speaking at the launch event, J. Satyanarayana said, “One of our key messages is that Digital Public Infrastructure is a means—not an end—in the journey of digital transformation. Our goal is to help civil servants understand that DPI is a foundational tool that can be applied across sectors to achieve meaningful outcomes.”
The DPI Academy—a joint initiative by Artha Global and eGov Foundation—launched in 2022, has trained 100+ public officials, delivered courses at 10+ state administrative academies across India, and is planning to grow its collaborations with public and private institutions in India and offer a wide range of DPI-focused training.
Karmayogi Bharat, which operates and manages the integrated government training platform (iGOT) has as on 30 July 2025, has onboarded 1.28 crore public officials for skill-based continuous learning.
The journey has only started, and this collaboration seeks to create new pathways to enhance the digital skills of public servants throughout the country to further the vision of building a future-ready civil service capable of driving India’s digital governance revolution.