Overview

• Shah posted his new Zoho Mail address on X, while The Hindu noted his official Ministry of Home Affairs email remains unchanged.
• A digitally signed Education Ministry circular makes Zoho Office mandatory for document work, with NIC mail integration and guidance to avoid non-government storage.
• IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan have already adopted Zoho services, signaling wider ministry-level uptake.
• Criticism over naming a single vendor prompted Zoho to cite a 2023 National Informatics Centre tender as the basis for its government role.
• Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu publicly thanked Shah and highlighted privacy-focused development, as reports noted Arattai sign-ups surging and an accelerated rollout of end-to-end encrypted chat.