Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India

  • Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India - data.gov.in - is a platform for supporting Open Data initiative of Government of India.
  • The portal is intended to be used by Government of India Ministries/ Departments their organizations to publish datasets, documents, services, tools and applications collected by them for public use. 
  • It intends to increase transparency in the functioning of Government and also open avenues for many more innovative uses of Government Data to give different perspective.
  • The base Open Government Data Platform India is a joint initiative of Government of India and US Government. Open Government Data Platform India is also packaged as a product and made available in open source for implementation by countries globally.
  • The entire product is available for download at the Open Source Code Sharing Platform "GitHub".
  • Open Government Data Platform India has 4 (four) major modules, as detailed below, implemented on a single Drupal instance – An Open Source based Content Framework Solution
  • Data Management System (DMS) – Module for contributing data catalogs by various government agencies for making those available on the front end website after a due approval process through a defined workflow.
  • Content Management System (CMS) – Module for managing and updating various functionalities and content types of the Open Government Data Platform India Platform.
  • Visitor Relationship Management (VRM) – Module for collating and disseminating viewer feedback on various data catalogs.
  • Communities – Module for community users to interact and share their zeal and views with others, who share common interests as that of theirs.

Source: https://data.gov.in/about-us