BlockChain as a Service (BaaS) is an offering that allows Government Departments to leverage Blockchain services to build, host and use their own blockchain apps, smart contracts and functions on the blockchain while the CoE manages all the necessary tasks and activities to keep the infrastructure agile and operational.

NIC will handle the complex back-end for the departments and takes care of keeping all the important blockchain-related artifacts and the infrastructure up and running. It also includes support activities like bandwidth management, suitable allocation of resources, hosting requirements, and provides security features also.