Context: According to the Ministry of Commerce, the India industrial land bank system has been integrated with industry-based GIS systems of 17 states so far and will achieve pan-India integration by December 2021.
- The India Industrial Land Bank (IILB), a GIS-based portal, has seen a 30% increase in page views each month since April 2021.
About India industrial Land Bank System
- India Industrial Land Bank System(IILBS) was launched by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry in 2020.
- Purpose: The system is a Geographic Information System(GIS) based portal. It is a one-stop repository of all industrial infrastructure-related information such as infrastructure connectivity, natural resources, terrain, plot-level information on vacant plots, line of activity, and contact details.
- Currently, the land bank system has about 4,000 industrial parks mapped across an area of 5.5 lakh hectares of land, serving as a decision support system for investors scouting for land remotely.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
- A GIS is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth’s surface.
- By relating seemingly unrelated data, GIS can help individuals and organizations better understand spatial patterns and relationships.
- GIS can use any information that includes location. The location can be expressed in many different ways, such as latitude and longitude, address, or ZIP code.
- GIS can include data about people, such as population, income, or education level.
- It can also include information about the sites of factories, farms, and schools, or storm drains, roads, and electric power lines etc.