The policy makes it mandatory to formally adopt and use Open Source Software (OSS) in government organisations, as a preferred option in comparison to Closed Source Software (CSS).
The objectives of the policy are:
1.To provide a policy framework for rapid and effective adoption of OSS.
2.To ensure strategic control in e-governance applications and systems from a long-term perspective.
3.To reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of projects.
Link: https://meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/policy_on_adoption_of_oss.pdf