The Government of India has launched its Swadeshi Messenger app which was earlier used only for government employees but now the government has released it to the general public as well. Is a good alternative to Whatsapp launched by the Government of India and it is made by companies across the country

To sign up on Sandes all you need is your phone number or your email ID and the app has features almost identical to WhatsApp’s including the option to create groups and send multimedia content to others using the app, mark messages as favorites, and also send message broadcasts. Like WhatsApp and other instant messaging apps, Sandes also supports end-to-end encryption.
GIMS was created to provide government officials a WhatsApp-like app for communication and was exclusive to government users only. However, Sandesh can be used by both individuals and government officials.
Download link-https://www.gims.gov.in/dash/dlink/