UKIS 2026 Problem Statements

Explore published challenges in civic services, infrastructure, mobility, disaster resilience, forests and governance across Uttarakhand. Registration is open to students, developers and working professionals.

Participate solo or in one team of 2, 3, or 4 people. Each person may participate only once and cannot enter both individually and as part of a team, or join more than one team.

Knowledge Management & AI

AI-Powered Government Knowledge Repository

Transforming Government Files into an Intelligent Knowledge Bank

Problem Owner

Information Technology Development Agency (I.T.D.A), Uttarakhand

Develop a secure, conversational AI interface that turns decades of Government Orders, circulars, notifications, policies, manuals and departmental records into a searchable institutional knowledge bank with verifiable source references.

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GovTech & Document Automation

AI-Assisted DPR and RFP Generation

AI as a Government Drafting Assistant

Problem Owner

Budget Department, Uttarakhand

Build an AI drafting assistant that helps officers prepare compliant DPRs and RFPs while consistently applying financial, procurement, security, SLA, penalty and other mandatory government frameworks.

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Data Governance & Welfare

AI-Driven Integrated Beneficiary Data Governance

One Citizen, One Digital Identity Across Government Schemes

Problem Owner

Social Welfare Department, Uttarakhand

Create a privacy-conscious data intelligence platform that connects beneficiary records across departments to provide a holistic view of scheme participation while improving inclusion, integrity and policy planning.

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Computer Vision & Civic Governance

AI Civic Cleanliness and Encroachment Monitoring

From Passive CCTV Monitoring to Proactive Civic Response

Problem Owner

State Water & Sanitation Mission, Uttarakhand

Develop a computer-vision system that analyses authorised civic camera feeds to detect sanitation and public-space issues, route actionable alerts to the responsible department and track each issue through closure.

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Computer Vision & Mobility

AI Traffic, Parking and Congestion Intelligence

Real-Time Mobility Management for Uttarakhand

Problem Owner

Transport Department, Uttarakhand

Build an AI traffic-management platform that converts authorised live camera feeds into real-time insights on parking, congestion and traffic violations, with privacy-aware alerts and operational dashboards.

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Computer Vision & Infrastructure

AI Public Infrastructure Hazard Monitoring

Early Detection of Civic and Monsoon Hazards

Problem Owner

Public Works Department, Uttarakhand

Create an AI monitoring and response system that detects emerging infrastructure hazards from authorised civic feeds, prioritises incidents by public-safety risk and helps departments verify timely resolution.

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Drone Analytics & Public Safety

Drone Analytics for Crowd and Event Safety

AI-Enabled Aerial Monitoring for Public Safety

Problem Owner

Police Department, Uttarakhand

Develop a responsible drone-imagery analytics platform that gives incident commanders rapid situational awareness during large gatherings and public events without relying on continuous manual observation.

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Drone Analytics & Disaster Management

Drone-Based Disaster and Infrastructure Assessment

Rapid Aerial Intelligence for Emergency Response

Problem Owner

Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC), Uttarakhand

Build an AI system that analyses drone imagery to assess disasters, inspect inaccessible infrastructure and produce prioritised, map-based intelligence for response teams and planners.

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GIS, Forestry & Environment

AI Forest Health and Fire Intelligence

Protecting Uttarakhand's Forests Through Geospatial Intelligence

Problem Owner

Forest Department, Uttarakhand

Create a geospatial AI platform that continuously analyses satellite, GIS and drone data to detect threats to forests, measure ecosystem change and support timely conservation action.

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GIS, Wildlife & Conservation

AI Wildlife and Human-Conflict Intelligence

Geospatial Intelligence for Wildlife Protection

Problem Owner

Forest Department, Uttarakhand

Develop an AI-assisted wildlife intelligence system that combines approved field, sensor and geospatial data to understand animal movement, protect habitats and anticipate human-wildlife conflict.

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GIS, Climate & Disaster Management

AI Mountain Disaster Early-Warning Intelligence

Building Disaster Resilience Through Geospatial Analysis

Problem Owner

Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC), Uttarakhand

Build a geospatial early-warning platform that combines historical and near-real-time environmental data to monitor mountain hazards and communicate explainable risk assessments to disaster-management teams.

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GIS & Urban Planning

AI Geospatial Intelligence for Urban Planning

Transparent and Sustainable Infrastructure Growth

Problem Owner

Town and Country Planning Department, Uttarakhand

Develop a geospatial change-detection platform that helps planning authorities identify unauthorised development, protect roads and rivers from encroachment and understand infrastructure expansion over time.

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Digital Public Services, Accessibility & UX

Citizen-First UI/UX Redesign of Apuni Sarkar e-Services

Making Uttarakhand's Digital Public Services Simple and Mobile-Friendly

Problem Owner

Information Technology Development Agency (I.T.D.A), Uttarakhand

Redesign Uttarakhand's Apuni Sarkar e-services portal (https://eservices.uk.gov.in/) to address mobile usability and navigation challenges so everyday citizens, including people with limited digital literacy, can independently find and use government services. This ITDA challenge requires a detailed user-study report and comprehensive UI/UX research, not just a visual makeover. Validate the redesigned experience with citizens. As an optional enhancement, a conversational AI agent should let citizens access every citizen-facing function offered by the portal through voice or text and complete tasks end to end, not merely answer questions or navigate to pages. The conversational experience must complement, not replace, an intuitive accessible interface.

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Media & Communication AI

AI-Driven Social Media Trends & Automated Public Communication Pipeline

Scalable, Intelligent Government Communication

Problem Owner

Information and Public Relations Department, Uttarakhand

Government departments need a unified AI engine to monitor social trends, identify citizen information gaps, and deploy factual, non-partisan public awareness campaigns. This solution must integrate NLP-driven trend analysis, AI content generation, and multi-channel distribution into a single, highly auditable workflow.

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Speech AI & Linguistic Standardisation

AI Standardisation of Indian Place Names from Spoken Audio

One Authoritative Name, Spelling and Pronunciation for Every Indian Place

Problem Owner

Survey of India, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India

Survey of India is the national authority that fixes the official spelling and pronunciation of every place name used on maps, gazetteers and government records. Today the same village, town, river or peak is written in several conflicting ways in both Hindi and English, because names are transcribed by ear across different dialects, accents and regional languages with no consistent phonetic reference. Build a system that listens to multiple audio recordings of different speakers pronouncing the same place name and produces a single consensus record: one standardised Devanagari (Hindi) spelling, one Roman (English) spelling and an IPA phonetic transcription. The system must reconcile variation across speakers rather than simply picking the clearest recording, and it is a decision-support tool for Survey of India officers, not an auto-publisher.

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