The Department of Land Resources, under the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, focuses on sustainable land management and agrarian reforms. While not directly involved in building or launching satellites, the department utilizes space technology, particularly remote sensing data from ISRO, for various applications. These include monitoring watershed programs, modernizing land records, and supporting rural development initiatives through GIS-based planning. Associated keywords include land resource management, rural development, GIS, and remote sensing.
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Shri Ajay Tirkey, Secretary of the Department of Land Resources, presided over the National Conference.
Shri Sonmoni Borah is the Joint Secretary of the Department of Land Resources.
The Survey of India, the Department of Land Resources, and the Department of Science and Technology are expected to provide leadership and hand-holding to other sectors and industries for geospatial implementation.
Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India received the Excellence in Land Administration award for the Digital India Land Records and Modernization Programme (DILRMP) to computerize and digitize 3.28 million square kilometers of land records and geo-reference all land parcels in India on a single platform.