The Office-cum-Training Centre of Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) for PM GatiShakti was inaugurated by Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Sh. Rajesh Kumar Singh, along with Special Secretary, Logistics Division, DPIIT, Smt. Sumita Dawra and Director General, BISAG-N, Sh. T.P. Singh yesterday at New Delhi. The inauguration marks a significant milestone that shall create new opportunities for regular and enhanced interaction of BISAG-N with line Ministries and State/UTs.

In its capacity as a technical partner to the Logistics Division for PM GatiShakti, BISAG-N has been engaged in the design, development, operationalization, maintenance, and upgradation of the GIS-based PM GatiShakti NMP platform.

The Office-cum-Training Centre will support:

i. Conducting workshops & imparting training for all the stakeholders and handhold them to effectively update their database on the portal for real-time analysis and monitoring.

ii. It will also provide training and build capacities of PM GatiShakti cells of Ministries/Departments of Government of India, besides, States/ UTs, space application centres / remote sensing agencies / National and District Informatic Centres, etc.

iii. Serve as a resource for showcasing PM GatiSahkti use cases for visiting delegations.

This office is equipped with robust physical and digital IT infrastructure and houses adequate human resource pool. The office will serve as an extended arm to the headquarters in Gujarat.

Technical partnership for PM GatiShakti enables GIS platform operation and a training centre to build stakeholder capacity. BISAG-N is the technical partner for the GIS-based PM GatiShakti NMP platform and has established an Office cum Training Centre to conduct workshops, provide hands on training to stakeholders to update portal databases for real time analysis and monitoring, showcase use cases for visiting delegations, and build capacity of PM GatiShakti cells across central and state entities, supported by dedicated IT infrastructure and staffing as an extension of its headquarters.