Uttar Pradesh Evidence System Seeks 9.6 Million ADA

TrivolveTech has asked the Cardano treasury for 9.6 million ADA to expand an Uttar Pradesh police forensic-evidence system that has recorded more than 156,000 transactions on Cardano’s mainnet, according to the developer’s treasury proposal and project figures.

In late October 2026, the Cardano community vote on the proposal was still underway. The request is roughly 17 times the 550,000 ADA that TrivolveTech previously received through Catalyst Fund 12, the community grant program within the Cardano ecosystem. The developer announced the deployment around October 26, before wider coverage on November 9-10.

How the evidence trail works

Each evidence container carries a QR code. When an officer scans the container or a laboratory produces a result, the system generates a SHA-256 hash, a fixed-length digital fingerprint of the underlying data.

The system anchors that fingerprint to the Cardano blockchain. If anyone later alters the record, its fingerprint no longer matches the value stored on-chain. The blockchain does not hold the evidence itself; it holds proof of what the evidence record looked like at a specific moment.

Every person who handles evidence receives a unique identifier. The system targets chain-of-custody risk at the point where evidence passes among officers, storage rooms and laboratories, potentially leaving uncertainty over who controlled an item and when.

Frontline officers continue their established workflow: they scan containers and log results. The blockchain activity occurs in the background rather than requiring officers to operate a separate transaction process.

What the scale-up would change

According to TrivolveTech’s figures, the FMS has recorded more than 156,000 transactions on Cardano’s mainnet, averaging approximately 11,000 per month. That total covers system activity, not the number of cases or pieces of evidence protected.

The proposed Police Force Management System, or PFMS, targets an estimated 1.53 million transactions in its first year. That represents nearly 10 times the FMS total recorded to date. On a monthly basis, the proposal implies more than 127,000 transactions, compared with the current pace of about 11,000.

The forecast describes planned usage rather than completed activity. Transaction counts measure activity, not investigative impact, and the system’s value ultimately depends on whether it improves how evidence withstands scrutiny in investigations and courtrooms.

What does this change for police evidence handling?

For investigators, the practical change is a tamper-evident record of container scans and laboratory outputs, supported by unique identifiers for evidence handlers. The technology does not replace physical evidence, signatures, logbooks or casework; it adds an external check on whether a digital record changed after the system recorded it.

Traditional evidence systems rely on signatures, logbooks and centralized databases. A public blockchain provides a record outside the control of any single department. For governments considering similar deployments, the wallet-free design may offer the most transferable element: officers scan and log results without managing private keys, removing a practical obstacle to adoption.

The Cardano Foundation plans to publish a detailed case study on the Uttar Pradesh initiative, which could give other agencies a clearer view of the system’s implementation and operational requirements.

The next governance checkpoint

The treasury vote is the near-term event to watch. Cardano’s on-chain governance allows the community to decide how treasury funds are spent, and the 9.6 million ADA request tests how voters weigh a proven deployment against a larger proposal.

The next checkpoint is the community decision on the request: approval would authorize the proposed PFMS build and its 1.53 million-transaction first-year target, while rejection would leave the existing 156,000-transaction system without that expansion funding.