National data and analytics platform vision document

National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) is a flagship initiative of NITI Aayog in the space of promoting larger access and better use of data. As India’s premier arm for policy innovation and research, NITI Aayog has always championed and actively promoted the use of data in all spheres of governance. In the Aspirational Districts Programme, NITI Aayog enabled the use of survey and administrative data to rank districts o socioeconomic performance as well as inform their block level resource allocation decisions. NDAP is a critical next milestone in the use of data for NITI Aayog and indeed the nation. NDAP will be one-stop platform to utilise, analyse and visualise all published government datasets. It will be critical tool in the hands of policy makers, researchers, journalists and civil society leaders enabling them to do their work better,