Govt releases Geo Spatial guidelines

The government on Monday released new Geo Spatial guidelines.Speaking to media after releasing the guidelines in New Delhi,Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that the new Geo Spatial guidelines will act as a catalyst in achieving Prime minister's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and goal of a five trillion dollar economy. Dr Vardhan said startups and mapping innovators will be trusted to self-certify, apply good judgement and be relied upon to demonstrate adherence to guidelines.He said, this policy will enable Indian innovators to create substantial advances in mapping ultimately making lives easier and empowering small businesses. The minister said, maps and accurate geospatial data are crucial for national infrastructure projects such as linkages of rivers, creation of industrial corridors.

DONER minister Dr Jitendra Singh said this is a historic decision to unshackle the geospatial sector by deregulating map-making in the country. Dr Singh said, map is recognised as an instrument for development rather than a tool for securing the country. He said, after unlocking the space sector to the private sector recently, today's announcement heralds the unlocking of geo-mapping from restrictive use to wider use in the interest of nation building.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the decision of liberalising the policies governing the acquisition and production of geospatial data. In his tweet message after the release of the new geospatial guidelines,

Our government has taken a decision that will provide a huge impetus to Digital India. Liberalising policies governing the acquisition and production of geospatial data is a massive step in our vision for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat. #mapmakingsimplified https://t.co/ssbPhAeSp1

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 15, 2021