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<p>Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has forged a partnership with Zupple Labs, an Indian Web3 startup, to upgrade its purchase order processes through blockchain.</p><h2 id="header-0">Tamper-proof documentation</h2><p><a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/crypto/token/story/hpcl-adopts-blockchain-tech-to-streamline-purchase-order-systems-402398-2023-10-18" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">According</a> to local media publication Business Today, the collaboration leverages blockchain technology to issue tamper-proof digital purchase orders via LegitDoc, ensuring instant verification on the NEAR blockchain. The move is a significant step toward enhancing transparency and efficiency in the purchase order system, addressing long-standing challenges in the industry.</p><p>Notably, HPCL has awarded purchase orders worth $52 billion in the past five years, making these orders economically significant. Until now, automating purchase order verification for third-party requests outside of HPCL proved to be particularly challenging, resulting in substantial manual labor to process external verification requests.</p><p>With the implementation of LegitDoc, historically fraud-prone purchase orders can be seamlessly issued to the relevant stakeholders. This breakthrough empowers participants to verify the authenticity of these orders with a simple click, reducing the risk of forgery and expediting the verification process.</p><p>HPCL’s use of blockchain technology in partnership with Zupple Labs serves multiple purposes. It aims to combat purchase order forgery, simplify vendor access to trade finance through collateralization, and provide evidence of turnover, ultimately facilitating participation in public procurement processes. The facility will soon be accessible to both the public and vendors, with the launch set for October.</p><p>Neil Martis, the founder of LegitDoc, expressed his enthusiasm about HPCL’s adoption of their technology. He noted:</p><p>“It’s exciting to see an oil conglomerate such as HPCL use our technology LegitDoc, to secure billions of dollars’ worth of purchase orders. This serves as a testament to the confidence that businesses and governments have placed in our blockchain platform over the years in protecting important documents.”</p><h2 id="header-1">Utilizing two blockchains</h2><p>The approach taken in this instance relies on the use of two parallel blockchains which act as settlement layers: the NEAR public blockchain and permissioned private blockchain Hyperledger Fabric. As of mid-October, 3,000 purchase orders had been issued using blockchain.</p><p>HPCL’s move to digitize and secure its purchase order system not only benefits the corporation but also has industry-wide implications. By promoting digital automation and trust, it sets a precedent for transparency and efficiency in the oil and gas sector. This adoption of blockchain technology aligns with a global trend of enhancing digital trust and streamlining operations across various sectors.</p><h2 id="header-2">Further application of blockchain tech</h2><p>It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first instance of Zupple Labs’ blockchain technology-based solutions being employed by the government in India. LegitDoc has previously been <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/crypto/how-maharashtra-is-using-polygon-blockchain-to-issue-verifiable-caste-certificates-7843949/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">adopted</a> by the administration of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, for issuing tribal caste certificates in 2022, in that instance by way of the Polygon blockchain.</p><p>Moreover, the technology played a pivotal role in issuing COVID-19 vaccine certificates in Maharashtra in 2021, while over 100,000 degree certificates were issued in 2022. These instances underscore the versatility and growing acceptance of blockchain technology in modern governance and business processes.</p>

India’s HPCL Embraces Blockchain Tech to Streamline Purchase Orders

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