Home minister Amit Shah opens Zoho email account: Top features of Zoho’s Gmail rival that Indian government has moved email IDs of 12 lakh employees to

Home minister Amit Shah recently adopted Zoho Mail as his new email platform ditching Google and Microsoft in a major push for indigenous technology. Sharing his new email address—amitshah.bjp@zohomail.in—on social media, Shah wrote: “Hello everyone, I have switched to Zoho Mail. Kindly note the change in my email address. For future correspondence via mail, kindly use this address.” This move by the home minister comes as part of a broader initiate to transition over 12 lakh government employee email accounts from foreign providers like Gmail to Zoho Mail, a Chennai-based alternative known for its privacy-first approach and robust enterprise features.This migration to Zoho Mail aligns the Indian government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat vision, emphasizing the adoption of indigenous digital platforms amid rising concerns over data sovereignty and geopolitical tensions. For those unaware, Zoho Mail is part of a larger Zoho Workplace Suite which promises to offer a secure and ad-free user experience.

Top features of Zoho Mail

Zoho Mail is designed to rival Google’s Gmail and other global platforms. The Zoho Mail suite offers a multiple useful features which are optimised for professional communication. StreamsStreams help you collaborate with your coworkers in an effective way. Simply create a post in a Streams group to get your message across, tag your teammates to notify them in specific posts, assign tasks, and create events in the same view.Email SharingWhether you’re composing an email draft or want input on an email you sent or received, share it with your contacts by just tagging them in the email.S/MIMEIn addition to TLS, Zoho Mail provides added security to your emails with S/MIME. Create digital signatures and safeguard your emails from different types of email attacks with Mail.Email retention and eDiscoveryBack up all the emails in your organization with email retention and easily retrieve specific emails using eDiscovery. eWidgetZoho Mail integrates with other Zoho products and many other third-party applications via the eWidget panel. You can access eWidgets from your mailbox and start integrating your favourite apps immediately.Control panelOrganization admins can manage the email accounts and the users in their organization using Mail’s extensive Control Panel.Apart from this Zoho Mail also offer some other features which enhance the user experience. These include