India's first free, real-time, district-level civic transparency platform.
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ForThePeople.in aggregates publicly available Indian government data into clean, citizen-friendly dashboards — one for every district. Instead of navigating 50+ government portals, citizens get a single platform with real-time data on crop prices, dam levels, budget spending, school performance, infrastructure projects, and 25+ more modules.
Currently live: Karnataka (Mandya, Mysuru, Bengaluru Urban) | Delhi (New Delhi) | Maharashtra (Mumbai) | West Bengal (Kolkata) | Tamil Nadu (Chennai) | Telangana (Hyderabad) | Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) Goal: All 780+ districts across 28 states and 8 UTs.
| Category | Modules |
|---|---|
| Live Data | Overview, Interactive Map, Water & Dams, Crop Prices, Weather & Rainfall, Finance & Budget |
| Governance | Leadership, Police & Traffic, Schools, Courts, RTI Tracker, Gram Panchayat, Health |
| Services | Gov. Schemes, Services Guide, Elections, Transport, JJM Water Supply, Housing, Power |
| Community | Local Alerts, Offices, Citizen Corner, Famous Personalities, News, Data Sources |
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Frontend | Next.js 16, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4, react-simple-maps, Recharts |
| Database | PostgreSQL (Neon), Prisma ORM (45+ models) |
| Cache | Upstash Redis |
| AI | Anthropic Claude (default), Google Gemini (fallback) |
| Scraping | Railway.app (24/7), Google News RSS, Cheerio |
| Hosting | Vercel Pro |
| Payments | Razorpay (for supporter contributions) |
| Monitoring | Sentry (errors), Plausible (analytics, cookieless) |
| Resend (admin alerts) |
# Clone
git clone https://github.com/jayanthmb14/forthepeople.git
cd forthepeople
# Install
npm install
# Set up environment
cp .env.example .env.local
# Fill in your API keys in .env.local
# Database
npx prisma generate
npx prisma db push
# Run
npm run devdocs/ # All documentation (blueprint, skills, guides)
prompts/ # Claude Code prompts archive (completed + pending)
src/
├── app/ # Next.js App Router pages + API routes
│ ├── api/
│ │ ├── data/[module]/ # 30-module unified data API
│ │ ├── cron/ # Scheduled jobs (news, crops, insights)
│ │ └── admin/ # Admin endpoints (health, alerts, analytics)
│ └── [locale]/[state]/[district]/ # District dashboard pages
├── components/ # Reusable React components
├── lib/ # Core utilities (DB, Redis, AI, alerts, health score)
└── scraper/ # Background data scrapers (Railway)
prisma/
├── schema.prisma # 45+ database models
└── seed.ts # Seed data for Mandya district
ForThePeople.in is an independent citizen transparency initiative. It is NOT an official government website. All data is sourced from publicly available government portals under India's Open Data Policy (NDSAP) and the Right to Information (Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution).
Running this platform for all 780+ districts costs approximately ₹12 lakh/year. You can help:
- ₹1.50/day serves one district
- Support page →
We welcome contributions from developers of all skill levels! Whether you want to add a new district, fix a bug, improve the UI, or add translations — every contribution helps.
- Read the Contributing Guide to get started
- Check out
good-first-issuelabeled issues - Review our Code of Conduct
- Report security issues privately via SECURITY.md
Goal: Cover all 780+ districts across India. Currently at 10 — help us get there!
Jayanth M B — Solo entrepreneur from Karnataka, India.
Built with the belief that every Indian citizen deserves free, transparent access to their district's government data.
- Instagram: @jayanth_m_b
- Project: forthepeople.in
MIT with Attribution — see LICENSE for details.
Any fork or derivative must retain attribution to the original creator (Jayanth M B).