India · Updated 8 Oct, 07:47 am IST
Telangana’s MeeSeva moved from Oracle to PostgreSQL in April 2026
Why it matters for readers: Explains why a government service changed the software behind its website and how much money that can save.
- Telangana’s MeeSeva platform was migrated from Oracle to PostgreSQL and the migration completed in April 2026.1
- The state estimates Oracle licensing and maintenance for MeeSeva had cost about ₹10 crore a year, according to Commissioner Ravikiran Tirumala’s LinkedIn post.1
- The migration effort began in 2023 and passed through multiple government committees before completion.1
- MeeSeva had run on Oracle for about 15 years, handled roughly 80,000 government‑to‑citizen transactions a day, and was moved with less than four hours of downtime.1
- Hari P Kiran, founder and CEO of OpenSource DB, led the migration and presented technical details at IndiaFOSS 2026.1
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