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.

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