Sandes Messaging App

• The National Informatics Centre has launched an instant messaging platform called Sandes on the lines of WhatsApp.
• new NIC platform can be used for all kinds of communications by anyone with a mobile number or email id.
• It is a Government Instant Messaging System (GIMS) that can be used for official or casual use by any Government employee or public user having a valid Mobile No./Email ID.
• The app does not allow the user to change their email id or registered phone number.
• The user will have to re-register as a new user in case they wish to change their registered Email Id or phone number on the App.
• It offers features such as group making, broadcast message, message forwarding and emojis.
• Although there is no option to transfer the chat history between two platforms, the chats on GIMS can be backed up to a users’ email.

Source : PIB Wikipedia