How Telangana’s MeeSeva migration to open source could make governments rethink software costs

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Telangana completed the migration of its MeeSeva government service platform from Oracle to open-source PostgreSQL in April 2026. The shift could reduce software costs, though it also highlights technical and administrative challenges in moving mission-critical public systems away from proprietary technology.

The State’s move from Oracle to open-source PostgreSQL, completed in April 2026, shows both the potential savings and the technical and administrative hurdles involved in moving mission-critical government systems away from proprietary software