**Executive Summary**
This document details the applications of space-based systems undertaken by ISRO/DoS for national development goals during 2025. It highlights key initiatives across agriculture, disaster management, climate monitoring, and societal welfare, and the successful completion of India's leadership tenure of the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters' (April–September 2025). The document concludes with measures implemented to improve accessibility and operational adaptability of space-based technology for national growth, including open access to Indian EO data.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Agriculture:**
* All-India in-season crop sown and harvest area mapping for all 3 crop seasons.
* National and State level mapping and yield estimation for various crops.
* Insurance unit level estimation of crop yield in 9 States for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
* Development of Jute Crop Information System (JCIS).
* **Disaster Management:**
* Regular monitoring of Glacial Lakes.
* Operational Flood Early warning in three basins.
* Mapping of flood affected areas.
* Lightning Nowcasting and integrated emergency response services.
* Satellite Integrated landslide Assessment and Alert System.
* **Climate Monitoring:**
* Satellite-based monitoring of NO2 concentrations and air quality assessment around Delhi.
* Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory.
* Budgeting of tropospheric CO2 over Indian Monsoon Region.
* Generation of Geophysical products and Essential Climate Variables (ECVs).
* **Societal Welfare:**
* Planning and monitoring of MGNREGA and Watershed Development Component Projects.
* Monitoring of progress of projects under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing For All (Urban).
* Mapping the status of rural road network under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
* Monitoring assets created under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.
* **International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters':**
* Successfully executed 39 activations for global disaster management under India's leadership.
* On-boarded 4 new authorised users and new satellite data.
* Successfully coordinated all Charter activities.
* **Integration of Satellite Data:**
* Satellite data integrated into national flagship programmes by Ministries/Departments of Government of India and State Governments.
* **Data Utilization Across Ministries/Departments:**
* Numerous Ministries and Departments utilize satellite data for various applications including crop management, infrastructure monitoring, disaster management, and environmental planning.
* **Improved Accessibility:**
* Open and free access to Indian EO data with coarser than 5m GSD to all users under the Indian Space Policy-2023.
* Free access to EO data having GSD finer than 5m for Government users.
* Enhanced web-based interfaces and near-real-time products.
* Organization of training programs and workshops.
* **National Meet 2025 (NM2.0):**
* Organised to advance space technology utilization across Ministries and Departments.
* Compiled current and future requirements and generated a National Mission Plan.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministries/Departments of Government of India and State Governments**
* **Impact:** Enhanced capabilities for planning, monitoring, and implementing national development programs.
* **Action Required:** Integrate space-based solutions into their respective domains, participate in training programs, and engage in the National Mission Plan.
**Government Users**
* **Impact:** Access to free EO data for various applications.
* **Action Required:** Utilize available data and resources for informed decision-making and improved operational efficiency.
**ISRO/DoS**
* **Impact:** Increased responsibility for providing accessible space-based solutions and facilitating their integration into national programs.
* **Action Required:** Continue to develop and improve space-based technologies, provide support and training, and coordinate with stakeholders.
Key Entities Referenced
ISRO/DoS: Indian Space Research Organisation and Department of Space, key entities undertaking space-based system applications.
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY): A national agriculture insurance scheme supported by satellite data for crop mapping, yield estimation, and damage assessment.
National Meet 2025 (NM2.0): A platform to enhance utilization of space technology by Ministries and Departments of Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: A key ministry using satellite data for crop mapping and yield estimation under PMFBY.
New Delhi: Location of National Meet 2025 (NM2.0)
Department of Space
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: APPLICATION OF
SPACE-BASED SYSTEMS FOR NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Posted On: 11 FEB 2026 12:52PM by PIB Delhi
Key applications of space-based systems undertaken during 2025 by ISRO/DoS are:
For Agriculture: All-India in-season crop sown and harvest area mapping for all 3 crop seasons; All-India
mapping of Kharif rice, Wheat, Jute crops; national level crop yield estimation for rice and wheat crops,
State level mapping of crops for Maharashtra (Soybean, Cotton, Paddy) and Madhya Pradesh (Soybean,
Wheat, Gram, Mustard, Paddy); Insurance unit level estimation of crop yield in 9 States to support
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY); Development of Jute Crop Information System (JCIS).
For Disaster Management: Regular monitoring of Glacial Lakes; Operational Flood Early warning in
parts of three Basins (Brahmaputra, Godavari, Tapi); Mapping of flood affected area for the major flood
events of year 2025; Lightning Nowcasting from Light Detection Sensor Network (LDSN) and IRS
Meteorological data using AI; operationalisation of Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response
(ICR-ER)-DR & integration of National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM) services;
Satellite Integrated landslide Assessment and Alert System.
For Climate Monitoring: Satellite-based monitoring of NO₂ concentrations over thermal power plants
around Delhi and assessing their role in Delhi air pollution; Development of GeoAI Framework for Air
Quality Monitoring over Indian Region; Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory for Land
Use, Land Use Change over India; Inter-annual budgeting of tropospheric CO over Indian Monsoon
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Region – based on model diagnostics, satellite and in-situ datasets; Generation Geophysical products and
Essential Climate Variables (ECVs).
§ For Societal Welfare: Planning and monitoring of MGNREGA activities using Geospatial
Technology; Monitoring of the Watershed Development Component – Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY) Projects using geospatial technologies; Monitoring of
progress of projects under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing For All (Urban) (PMAY-
HFA(U)); Mapping the status of road network of the rural parts of India under Pradhan Mantri
Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY); Monitoring the assets created under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas
Yojana (RKVY), etc.
India (ISRO) successfully completed its six-month leadership tenure (April–September 2025) of the
International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’. Under India’s leadership:
Successfully executed 39 activations for global disaster management,
On-boarded 4 new authorised users, extending space-based disaster management to developing nations.
On-boarded new satellite data and successfully coordinated all Charter activities.
The satellite data and indigenous space platforms are well integrated in many of the National flagship
programmes carried out by the Ministries/ Departments of Government of India and State Governments.
Details are as follows:Satellite data is operationally used for crop mapping, yield estimation and damage assessment under the
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GoI.
Satellite data is used for mapping the status of road network of the rural parts of India under Pradhan
Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
Space based platforms and geospatial technology is used for collecting information on status of projects
funded under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing For All (Urban).
Yuktdhara, a Geospatial planning portal, is being used in the scientific planning of the rural employment
(MGNREGA) works by the Rural Development Departments in all the States.
High resolution satellite data is operationally used for monitoring interventions carried out in the projects
funded under Watershed Development Component-Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana 2.0 (WDC-
PMKSY 2.0).
The Indian meteorological data and processing system are operationally integrated at India Meteorological
Department, MoES, supporting operational weather services.
Data from Indian meteorological and ocean monitoring satellites are operationally used by Ministry of
Earth Sciences for monitoring and early-warning of Tropical Cyclones around Indian region.
Data from Oceansat satellite and its processing system are integrated at Indian National Centre for Ocean
Information Services (INCOIS), enabling routine use of satellite-derived oceanographic products for
fisheries advisory, ocean state forecasting, and coastal management.
Indian Navy operationally assimilates satellite data for generating weather & ocean outlook. A dedicated
web-portal, MOSDAC-IN, is developed by ISRO/DoS to enable the access of satellite data to Indian
Navy.
Sea Ice Advisory are utilised by National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR/MoES) for
planning safer ship navigation routes during Indian Scientific Expeditions to Antarctica.
Satellite based meteorological products are utilised by MoES for operational generation of Agro-
meteorological advisories.
Satellite data and space platforms are used for mapping flood affected area in the country and flood
forecasting in parts of Brahmaputra basin, Godavari Basin and Tapi Basin. These outcomes are
operationally utilized by State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs), National Disaster
Management Authority (NDMA), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
Satellite data is operationally used by Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) for mapping and monitoring of
Glacial lakes.
Space platforms are used for monitoring water-spread in all the large waterbodies in the country at
fortnightly interval and estimation of storage capacity of major reservoirs. National inventory on Wetlands
are used by Ministry of Jal Shakti for implementation of Water Bodies Census 2.0.
Hydro-informatic products generated under National Hydrology Project are operationally utilised by
MoJS for water resources monitoring, planning and management.
Biennial Land Cover Land Use change, derived from satellite data, is utilised by MoEF&CC, as input for
National Communications (NATCOM) under UNFCCC requirements.
Indian Remote Sensing satellite data is operationally used for generating India State of Forest Report
(ISFR), biennially, by Forest Survey of India (FSI), MoEF&CC.
Satellite-derived Land Degradation and Desertification inventories are actively used by MoEF&CC in the
formulation and implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) for Land Restoration, supporting
long-term environmental planning and reporting commitments.
Geo-spatial Energy map of India is an indigenous platform utilised by NITI Aayog and other energy
related Departments/Ministries for integrated planning and management of prudent investment decisions
in India’s energy sector.
To improve space-based technology's outreach, data accessibility, and operational adaptability for national
growth, numerous measures are implemented. These include,Providing open and free access to Indian EO data, having coarser than 5m Ground Sample Distance
(GSD), to all users under the ambit of Indian Space Policy-2023. All the products derived from free data
are also disseminated free of charges to all the users.
EO data having GSD finer than 5m are provided free of charge to Government Users and at fair price to
non-Government users.
Enhancing the web-based interfaces, streamlining data regulations, and offering operational users near-
real-time products. Space-based observations are distributed in real time for various applications through
portals such as MOSDAC and VEDAS.
To encourage and accelerate the use of space-based observations in various applications, ISRO/DoS
organizes training programmes and workshops as part of capacity building.
National Meet 2025 (NM2.0) with theme of “Leveraging Space Technology & Applications for Viksit
Bharat 2047” was organised, on 22nd August 2025 at New Delhi, by ISRO/DoS. The NM2.0 focused on
advancing the utilization of space technology in various Ministries and Departments. The current & future
requirement of space technology and applications in the respective domains of 63 Departments/ Ministries
of Government of India and 36 States/ UTs are compiled through more than 300 one-to-one meetings with
user Departments/Ministries/States/UTs and the National Mission Plan is generated to service these
requirements.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and
Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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