**Executive Summary**
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) received the SKOCH Award 2025 for its Cell Broadcast Solution (CBS) during the 104th SKOCH Summit. This award recognizes C-DOT's contributions to improving governance and development by providing a disaster and emergency alerting platform. The CBS provides end-to-end solutions for delivering near real-time, life-saving emergency information to mobile phones in geo-targeted areas through cellular networks. The award ceremony was held on January 19, 2026, in Delhi.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Award Recognition:**
* C-DOT was conferred the SKOCH Award 2025 for its Cell Broadcast Solution.
* The award recognizes outstanding work in governance and development across various sectors.
* **Cell Broadcast Solution (CBS):**
* CBS is a disaster and emergency alerting platform.
* It delivers life-saving emergency information to mobile phones in geo-targeted areas.
* The system supports multi-hazard alerting with multi-lingual (21 languages) support.
* **Platform Integration:**
* The platform integrates disaster alert generation agencies like IMD, CWC, INCOIS, DGRE, and FSI.
* It involves mobile operators for message delivery and SDMAs and NDMA for alert approval.
* It operates on a single, integrated, unified platform.
* **Alignment with Initiatives:**
* The initiative aligns with United Nations Early Warnings for All (#EW4All).
* It aligns with the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) Common Alerting Protocol (CAP).
* The initiative promotes United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
* **C-DOT’s Role:**
* C-DOT plays a pivotal role in technology excellence.
* C-DOT is instrumental in developing indigenous technologies supporting government initiatives like Digital India and Make in India.
* C-DOT is currently working on futuristic technologies like 5G, 6G, Quantum, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity.
**Impact Analysis**
**Disaster Alert Generation Agencies (IMD, CWC, INCOIS, DGRE, FSI)**
* **Impact**: Will be able to disseminate alerts through a unified platform.
* **Action Required**: Integrate their alert systems with the CBS platform.
**Mobile Operators**
* **Impact**: Responsible for delivering broadcast messages.
* **Action Required**: Ensure compatibility with the CBS for message delivery to mobile phones.
**State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)**
* **Impact**: Authorities are responsible for approving alerts and disaster management.
* **Action Required**: Utilize the platform for approving alerts and managing disaster response effectively.
**Citizens**
* **Impact**: Will receive timely, geo-targeted emergency alerts on their mobile phones, potentially saving lives and minimizing property loss.
* **Action Required**: Ensure their mobile phones are compatible with the cell broadcast technology.
Key Entities Referenced
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT): The premier Telecom R&D centre conferred with the SKOCH Award 2025 for its Cell Broadcast Solution.
Cell Broadcast Solution: A disaster and emergency alerting platform for delivery of life-saving emergency information to mobile phones in geo targeted area through cellular networks.
SKOCH Award 2025: An award conferred upon C-DOT for its Cell Broadcast Solution.
Department of Telecommunications: The ministry under which C-DOT functions as a premier research and development centre.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA): Approves alerts and disaster management on a single integrated unified platform.
Ministry of Communications
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
receives SKOCH Award 2025 during the 104th
SKOCH Summit for its Cell Broadcast Solution
Cell Broadcast Solution is a disaster and emergency alerting
platform for delivery of life-saving emergency information to
mobile phones in geo targeted area through cellular networks
minimising loss to property and saving lives
प्रव तथ: 19 JAN 2026 3:16PM by PIB Delhi
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Government of
India, has been conferred the “SKOCH Award-2025” for its Cell Broadcast Solution (CBS). The award
ceremony was held as part of the 104th SKOCH Summit on the theme “Resourcing Viksit Bharat”. The
SKOCH Award goes to individuals, projects, and institutions both government and & private, across India
for outstanding work in improving governance and development, recognizing excellence in sectors like
finance, tech, health, education, and grassroots work, essentially honouring those making significant,
positive impact on citizens and the nation.
C-DOT’s Cell Broadcast Solution is a disaster and emergency platform which brings disaster alert
generation agencies- India Meteorological Department (IMD) for weather, Central Water Commission
(CWC) for floods, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) for tsunamis/oceanic
events, Defence Geo-informatics Research Establishment (DGRE) for landslides, and the Forest Survey of
India (FSI) for forest fires ; all mobile operators for delivery of broadcast message; State Disaster
Management Autorities (SDMAs) and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for approving
the alerts & disaster management, on a single integtared unified platform . This unified platform provides
end-to-end solutions for delivery of near real time life-saving emergency information in affected area to
mobile phones through cellular networks. This indigenous, cost effective and fully automated system has
enabled geo-targeted, multi-hazard alerting with multi lingual (21 languages) support, improving overall
efficiency of disaster risk reduction & management activities. The initiative aligns with United Nations
initiative of Early Warnings for All (#EW4All), International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) –
Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), ‘Call to Action’ and promotes United Nations SDGs (Susatinable
Development Goal) while enhancing country’s capacity building efforts towards disaster resilience.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Rajkumar Upadhyay, CEO, C-DOT, said, "We are honoured to win the
prestigious SKOCH Award 2025, it is a meaningful recognition of C-DOT’s mission to place technology
at the service of citizens, which can reach even the remotest and vulnerable regions of the country. Our
Cell Broadcast Solution strengthens public safety system by enabling geo-targeted timely dissemination of
information to citizens affected by disasters. This honour reinforces our resolve to build resilient digital
infrastructure that protects lives, supports disaster-risk reduction, and advances India’s long-term vision of
inclusive, timely and secure information delivery. C-DOT plays a pivotal role in placing India on theglobal map by joining the select list of only few vendors globally of this technology and also advancing
the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” vision of our Hon’ble Prime Minister. The award underscores our strong
commitment and consistent focus on technology excellence.
C-DOT is a premier research and development centre, under the aegis of Department of
Telecommunications, Government of India, for telecommunication technologies. C-DOT has been
instrumental in developing indigenous technologies supporting government initiatives like Digital India
and Make in India. It is currently working on futuristic technologies like 5G, 6G, Quantum, Artificial
Intelligence and Cybersecurity.
Dr. Pankaj Dalela, EVP, C-DOT receiving SKOCH Award 2025
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