Consider the following statements regarding “Gram Manchitra”: 1. It was launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. 2. It uses the National Informatics Centre's (NIC) Geographic Information System (GIS) platform of Bharat Maps for spatial planning of panchayats. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

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Q. Consider the following statements regarding “Gram Manchitra”:
1.It was launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
2.It uses the National Informatics Centre’s (NIC) Geographic Information System (GIS) platform of Bharat Maps for spatial planning of panchayats.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched Geographic Information System application “Gram Manchitra” to encourage the Spatial Planning by the Gram Panchayat.

It uses the National Informatics Centre’s (NIC) Geographic Information System (GIS) platform of Bharat Maps.

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