The Dots Family

Blue Dots helps people and organisations near each other find each other. Each sector runs as its own network with a colour: Blue for jobs, Yellow for education, Purple for persons with disabilities, and so on. All the networks run on one set of open-source software.

Every network works the same way. A person creates a dot by phone call or in the app, in their own language, in 2–3 minutes. A local organisation checks it. People nearby who match find it. On the jobs and disability networks, contact details are shared only after both sides agree. Orange (tourism) listings are public on purpose.

Which dots exist today

Dot	Need	Status
Blue	Jobs for young people	Live, piloted
Yellow	Education	Network defined
Purple	Persons with disabilities	Network defined
Orange	Tourism	Network defined
Pink	Work for women	Possible
Green	Farming	Possible
Brown	Small businesses	Possible

“Network defined” means the network’s data rules are written and the software can run it. “Possible” means the idea is described but no network exists yet. For each network’s roles and details, see Networks, domains and instances.

The Dots family

Blue Dots

Livelihoods for youth

Young people and employers miss each other even two bus stops apart

< 20% youth placement rate in India

Yellow Dots

Education avenues and services

Students don't know which tutors and counsellors work near them

Purple Dots

Economic participation by Persons with Disabilities

When people can't find work and services, they drop out of the economy

~10 crore (100 million) persons with disabilities can actively participate in India's economy

Orange Dots

Growing the tourism economy

Local guides, experiences and artisans are not listed anywhere online

Indian tourism projected to grow from US$ 78 billion to US$ 3 trillion by 2047

Pink Dots

Greater female labour-force participation

Women and flexible-work opportunities are not listed anywhere online

< 35% female labour-force participation in India

Green Dots

Boosting efficiency of farming

Farm labour, equipment repair and storage are not listed anywhere online

~US$ 12 billion in crop value lost annually

Brown Dots

Powering growth for SMBs

Small businesses can't find nearby customers and suppliers, so they stay small

~6 crore (60 million) SMBs in India employ fewer than 10 people each

Note

Each colour runs on the same software. A new colour is a new set of domains and item schemas, with no new platform to build.

Blue Dot — Livelihoods for Youth

Status: Live, piloted. Young people and employers often don’t know about each other even two bus stops apart. When they miss each other, young people lose income and employers stay short of staff.

Example: a young person registers by phone call in their language, and a skilling centre verifies the profile. A nearby employer with a vacancy sees it and sends an interview invite. The young person accepts before their number is shared. See Pilots for results.

Yellow Dot — Education Avenues and Services

Status: Network defined. The Yellow Dot (education) network connects students with tutors and counsellors near them.

For example, a Class 12 commerce student asks for help with accounts, after a school or NGO helps them sign up. A tutor who teaches Class 12 commerce and will travel up to 5 km sends a connect request. The student accepts.

Purple Dot — Economic Participation by Persons with Disabilities

Status: Network defined. For persons with disabilities (PwDs), not finding work and services often means leaving the economy. Every month spent waiting for an assistive device, skilling or a livelihood option is lost income. The Purple Dot network lets livelihoods, schemes and services find PwDs in the same city.

For example, a person with a locomotor disability asks for a wheelchair and for help finding work. A disabled persons’ organisation (DPO) helps them register. Providers in the same city who serve that disability see the request, such as an NGO that gives devices and a training centre. Either side sends a connect request, and the other accepts.

In February 2026, the needs of over one lakh (100,000) persons with disabilities, across livelihoods, schemes and services, were collected across multiple districts in ten days at about ₹10 per interaction, against ₹500+ for a traditional field survey.

Orange Dot — Growing the Tourism Economy

Status: Network defined. Local guides, tour experiences and artisans are often not listed anywhere online. Travellers who can’t find them go to crowded hubs, and local entrepreneurs lose business.

For example, a homestay owner or a folk artist lists what they offer, with area, languages and price band. A tourism body verifies the listing. Visitors find it in the app and call the number shown. Orange listings and numbers are public on purpose, so no agreement step is needed.

Pink Dot — Greater Female Labour-Force Participation

Status: Possible. Women and flexible-work opportunities are often not listed anywhere online. Every day spent looking for work is lost income.

For example, a woman who stitches blouses at home could list her work, with her self-help group (SHG) vouching for her. Nearby boutiques could see it and ask to connect. She would accept before her number is shared.

Green Dot — Boosting Efficiency of Farming

Status: Possible. Farm labour, equipment repair and storage are often not listed anywhere online. A farmer who can’t find a local mechanic or labour in time loses productivity and margin.

For example, a farmer could ask for a tractor for two days or a soil test. A farmer producer organisation (FPO) could help them sign up. A nearby custom hiring centre or soil-testing lab could see the request. The farmer would accept before contact.

Brown Dot — Powering Growth for SMBs

Status: Possible. Small businesses that are not listed anywhere online miss nearby customers. They also struggle to find local services and supplies, so they stay small.

For example, a kirana shop could ask for a regular supplier of packaged atta, after a trade association helps it sign up. Nearby wholesalers could see the request. The shop would accept before contact.

How a new colour is added

A new colour needs only new data rules; the software stays the same, because Blue Dots is schema-driven. The steps are:

1. Define the domain(s) for the sector: who asks and who offers.
2. Define the item schemas, for example a service-offer type or an eligibility-profile type.
3. Configure the instance’s SERVED_DOMAINS.
4. Add ways for people to sign up and any sector-specific notifications.
5. Pilot and measure.

For the files and settings to change, follow Adding a new dot.

See Use Cases for an example from each dot.