DG, NIC awarded with ‘Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Recognition for Re-Engineering India 2020’ in Technology/Government/Individual Category for establishing the firm foundation of a futuristic data driven developmental good governance by setting the data.gov.in and for having taken up the doctrine of open Government Data to its fascinating frontiers which involves the creation of the institution of Chief Data Officers vis-a-vis the Chief Information Officers, which is a paradigm shift in precept and pro-activeness.