About ManThan — Societal Innovation Collaboration Portal
Empowering Jharkhand's 24 districts by connecting grassroots citizen challenges with the research capacity of 40+ higher education institutions and corporate CSR funding partners.
Our Mission
To democratize problem reporting for every citizen across Jharkhand and bridge the gap between rural/urban community bottlenecks and academic research excellence, creating measurable, sustainable societal impact.
Our Vision
To establish Jharkhand as a national benchmark for university-driven societal innovation, where every student thesis and research grant directly resolves real-world regional challenges in water, healthcare, agriculture, and livelihood.
Four Pillars of State Transformation
A structured multi-stakeholder governance model developed under Smart India Hackathon Problem Statement 43.
1. Citizen First
Direct mobile reporting with GPS geotagging, audio notes in local dialects (Santhali, Ho, Mundari, Kurukh, Hindi), and image evidence.
2. Academic Hub
AI matchmaking engine matches verified challenges to student-faculty engineering teams based on NIRF rank, lab capacity, and district proximity.
3. CSR & Industry
Transparent milestone-linked sponsorship portal allowing Tata Steel, BCCL, SAIL, and MSMEs to co-fund high-impact rural solutions.
4. State Oversight
District collectorate dashboards, PRI panchayat validation loops, and Super Admin user governance ensure zero ghost submissions and 100% accountability.
Institutional Governance & Compliance
Nodal Department: Department of Higher & Technical Education, Government of Jharkhand, Project Building, Dhurwa, Ranchi - 834004.
Participating Institutions: Over 40 universities, NITs, IITs, polytechnics, and state R&D institutions across all 5 administrative divisions.
Data Protection: Full compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 with localized 256-bit encrypted state nodes.
Problem Statement: SIH PS 43 - Societal Innovation Collaboration Platform for State-wide Problem Solving.
Impact Verification: Mandatory geo-tagged photo verification, citizen ratings, and Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) sign-off prior to milestone closure.
Public Transparency: Live open-access analytics radar tracking challenge resolution rates, domain velocity, and regional innovation indices.