India, Jan. 16 -- In our journey towards a developed and self-reliant India, the social sector is increasingly adopting data as a lever. As the sector continues to address complex, interconnected developmental challenges, data-driven decision-making becomes a critical pathway to sustainable and scalable impact. According to the ISDM CDSSI Data Maturity Assessment (DMA), the largest such survey of the Indian social sector, 70% of India's Social Purpose Organisations (SPOs) are already in the emerging and progressing stages of data maturity, signalling a sector-wide recognition of the importance of data readiness.

Data is often viewed as a 'numbers' game, but when data is collected and interpreted, appropriately and holistically, its appli...