Minister of Railways and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw will launch NITI Aayog’s NITI For States platform tomorrow in New Delhi. The ‘NITI For States’, is a cross-sectoral knowledge platform designed to become a Digital Public Infrastructure for Policy and Good Governance. Prior to launching the platform, Mr Vaishnaw will also inaugurate Viksit Bharat Strategy Room at NITI Aayog. The ‘Viksit Bharat Strategy Room’ will enable rich visualization and engagement with insights, information and knowledge to enable effective in-person decision-making.
The significant features of the platform include a multi-sectoral live repository of 7,500 Best Practices, 5,000 Policy documents, more than 900 datasets, 1,400 data profiles, and 350 NITI publications. The knowledge products on the platform span ten sectors including Agriculture, Education, Energy, Health, Livelihoods and Skilling, Manufacturing, MSME, Tourism, Urban, Water resources & WASH across two cross-cutting themes – Gender and Climate Change. The platform is an intuitive and user-friendly interface that allows users to easily navigate and it is accessible through multiple devices including mobile phones.
NITI Aayog said, NITI For States platform will facilitate the digital transformation of governance by equipping government officials with robust, contextually relevant, and actionable knowledge and insights, thereby enhancing the quality of their decision-making. It will also support cutting-edge level functionaries like district collectors and block-level functionaries by giving them access to innovative best practices across various States and UTs.