Lok Sabha Question No. 5619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Natural Resources Data Management System
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Bhola Singh, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

- (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5619 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## NATURAL RESOURCES DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

5619.

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ǒव£ान और Ĥौƭोिगकȧ मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  implementing  the  Natural  Resources  Data Management System in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives of the programme;
- (c) the details of the progress made under the programme along with the funds allocated for it so far, State-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  extend  the  programme  in  all  the districts  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  districts covered under the programme, State-wise; and
- (e) the other steps being taken by the Government to improve the performance of the programme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

ǒव£ान और Ĥौƭोिगकȧ तथा पृØवी ǒव£ान मंğालय क े राÏय मंğी ( èवतंğ Ĥभार) ( डॉ. ǔजतɅġ िसंह )

- No Sir.
- (b) With  the  evolution  of  the  National  Geospatial  Ecosystem  in  the  country, Natural Resources Data Management System (NRDMS) has been re-oriented to the  National  Geospatial  Programme  (NGP)  during  2019-20  with  the  following aims and objectives:-

NGP  aims  at  promoting  Geospatial  Science  and  Technology,  Policy, Solution, capacity building, entrepreneurship and International cooperation for economic  development  at  all  levels  of  Governance.    The sustainable  socio -following are the objectives:-

1. Promotion  of  R&D  in  emerging  areas  of  Geospatial  science  and technology .
2. Development of geo -spatial solutions for sustainable socio -economic growth in alignment with Sustainable Development Goals ) SDGs ( and National Developmental Priorities .
3. 3.
4. Build knowledge and adaptation capacity of geospatial technologies at various levels of governance in collaboration with academia and user

- 1.
- 2.
- Geospatial Science
- Geospatial Technology
- Geospatial  solutions  Addressing  National  Priorities  and  Sustainable
3. Development Goals
4. Geospatial Entrepreneurship
- 5.
- Spatial Disaster Risk Reduction
- 6.
- Capacity Building
7. International Collaboration

agencies .

4. Stimulate the growth of Geospatial technology innovation .
2. Develop the national capacity for Geospatial Science and technology International
5. development, acquisition and transfer through cooperation .

(c) Natural Resources Data Management System (NRDMS) Programme has been conceived and launched by Department of Science and Technology (DST) in 1982. Initially  implemented  as  a  set  of  pilot  computer-compatible  data  bases  at districts,  NRDMS  has  developed  and  demonstrated  various  methods  and techniques for local level planning in different geo-environmental settings.

During 1986-1990, based on the mandate of the Planning Commission, efficacy of computer-compatible databases has been demonstrated in local level planning to the Government officials and end users in the Line Departments of 10 pilot districts identified in different parts of the country.

As  a  follow  up,  during  1991-1992,  with  the  adoption  of  the  73rd  and  74th Constitutional  Amendments,  emphasis  of  NRDMS  has  been  on  demonstrating utility  of  Geographic  Information  System  (GIS)  in  local  level  planning.  An indigenous low cost GIS package - Geo-Referenced Area Management (GRAM) has been developed and upgraded to GRAM++ for managing geospatial data at district  and  sub-district  units.  Respective  State  Governments  have  actively collaborated with DST in the implementation of NRDMS and presently they have been sustaining the district NRDMS Centers in providing geospatial information support to the local authorities. UNDP has supported NRDMS in these activities during 1996-2001.

With the approval of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Initiative in June 2006, activities of NRDMS have led to the development of State Spatial Data  Infrastructures  (SSDIs).  In  order  to  strengthen  the  evolving  National Geospatial Ecosystem, development of the National Centre for Geodesy (NCG) and high resolution data gathering techniques, building of sector-specific process models  including  those  relating  to  Disaster  Management;  demonstration  of decision support modules; and building technical capacity of the potential end users with the help of premier academic and R&D Institutions of the country have been the core activities.

There has not been any allocation of funds state-wise for the implementation of NRDMS activities.

- (d)
- No Sir.
- (e) Various sub-programmes being implemented under the NGP are in domains
- of:-

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