New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, has issued the Policy on Data Sharing, Interoperability and Stakeholder Access under Sujalam Bharat Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) on Thursday.

The aim is to establish a secure, federated, interoperable and accountable framework for sharing and governing rural drinking water data across States, Union Territories, local governance institutions and approved sectoral stakeholders.

The Policy marks an important milestone in the evolution of India's rural drinking water sector from infrastructure creation to assured, accountable and service-oriented drinking water delivery. It provides a comprehensive framework to support infrastructure...