Question: which of the following statement are correct:
a) India has liberalised its regulations on geospatial data starting from February 1, 2021.
b) Earlier only Government can do the mapping activities in India
i) only a
ii) only b
iii) both a and b
iv) none of the above
Ans: ii)
Context
- India has liberalised its regulations on geospatial data starting from February 15, 2021. Now even private entities are allowed to conduct surveying and mapping without getting government approvals in advance.
Facts
The new guidelines have been framed with the objectives of:
- Easing the process of collecting, using and sharing the geospatial data.
- Deregulating sector and allowing the private entities to survey and map all the physically accessible areas without approvals in advance.
- Sharing geospatial data collected by government agencies with the public and industries.
About Policy
- It restricts the terrestrial mapping and survey to public and private Indian entities only.
- Further data collected by government agencies like Survey of India and Indian Space Research Organisation will be made available to public and private companies.
By kameshwar shukla