India ready for development of Space technology

Government has chalked out the space technology development programme initiated by the UPA government ,  Agriculture, Energy & Environment, Infrastructure Planning, Water Resources, Technology Diffusion, Developmental Planning, Communication & Navigation, Weather & Disaster Management and Health & Education. Secretaries of 58 Ministries/ Departments have presented the action plans jointly prepared with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to enhance functional effectiveness, facilitate planning and decision making. Chief Secretaries/ Principal Secretaries of 9 States have also made presentations on use of space technology in specific sectors in their States. 

The requirements and utilization of space technology in governance and development in the country is assessed from time to time through the standing committees (chaired by Secretaries to GOI) under National Natural Resources Management System to provide impetus for operational use of space technology and also through user meet organised annually. In the recent past, the interactions of the expert working groups of ISRO with various Ministries / Departments have given better understanding of the utilisation of space technology in governance & development and culminated into the organisation of the National Meet.