Chandigarh: An awareness workshop on Geospatial Information System (GIS) in Punjab was jointly organised by Office of Economic Adviser, Department of Planning, Punjab and Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC) Ludhiana in Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA), Sector 26, Chandigarh. It was presided over by Shri Suresh Kumar IAS, Financial Commissioner Development, Punjab who is chairman of State Level Committee on GIS. The aim of the workshop was to generate awareness among the Administrative Secretaries about the GIS and its applications for Policy Planning.
Shri Suresh Kumar, Chairman, while delivering the keynote address highlighted the need of GIS for State like Punjab for prompt decision making. He said there is an urgent need for integrated system on GIS for good governance. He exhorted all the departments to share every detail on this unique GIS to assist the government machinery for better planning and decision making.
Workshop on geospatial information system organized
Shri C. Roul IAS, Principal Secretary, Governance Reforms while appreciating the initiative of Department of Planning said that GIS will prove to be beneficial in generating and sharing of authentic and rich data which will further enable informed decision making and effective and pragmatic planning Shri Jaspal Singh IAS, Secretary Planning while welcoming the participants highlighted the importance of GIS and requested various departments to send their specific requirements related to GIS which will enable the Planning Department to formulate an integrated plan for GIS.
Shri Mohan Lal Sharma, Economic Adviser, highlighted the need of statistics for successful implementation of all IT and GIS related activities. He thanked the participants and also emphasized the need for strengthening the statistical cells in all the departments for regular and authenticated data for GIS.