Part of: GS Prelims and GS -II – Policies and interventions
In news GIS Enabled Land Bank has been gaining popularity. The website has seen a 30% increase in page views each month since April 2021
What is the Land Bank System?
The Land Bank system has been developed by the Integration of Industrial Information System (IIS) with state GIS (Geographic Information System).
IIS portal is a GIS-enabled database of industrial clusters/areas across the states.
It is a one-stop repository of all industrial infrastructure-related information – connectivity, infra, natural resources & terrain, plot-level information on vacant plots, line of activity, and contact details.
Currently, the IILB has approximately 4000 industrial parks mapped
On the system, more than 3,300 industrial parks across 31 states/UTs covering about 4,75,000 hectares of land have also been mapped out.
The information available on the system will include drainage, forest; raw material heat maps (horticulture, agricultural, mineral layers); multilayer of connectivity.
IIS has adopted a committed approach towards industrial upgrading, resource optimization, and sustainability.
Who are the Various stakeholders?
The initiative has been supported by the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), National Centre of Geo-Informatics (NCoG), Invest India, Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG), and Ministry of Electronics and Informational Technology.
