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DIGIPIN

25th July, 2024

DIGIPIN

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Context:

  • The Department of Post has released a beta version of the National Addressing Grid ‘DIGIPIN’.

Digital Postal Index Number (DIGIPIN)

About

It is an initiative to establish a standardised, geo-coded addressing system in India, for ensuring simplified addressing solutions for citizen-centric delivery of public and private services.

Collaboration

Department of post and IIT Hyderabad

Functioning

The DIGIPIN layer will act as the addressing reference system which can be used for logically locating addresses with directional properties built into it.

Accessibility

It is proposed to be fully available in the public domain and can be easily accessed by everyone.

Utility

It can be used as the base layer for other ecosystems, including various service providers and utilities.

Significance

This system will act as a strong and robust pillar of Geospatial Governance.

It will lead to enhancements in public service delivery, faster emergency response and a significant boost to logistics efficiency.

Important articles for reference :

Geospatial technology and disaster management

Geospatial Economy

Geospatial Policy Liberlaised

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PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.Consider the following statements with reference to ‘DIGIPIN’ recently seen in news:

  1.  It is an initiative to establish a standardised, geo-coded addressing system in India.
  2. Only the specific government department can access it.
  3. Its implementation may lead to significant boost to logistics efficiency.

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

Answer: a