Context:
Recently, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the Amplifi 2.0 portal.
Relevance:
GS II: Government policies and Interventions
Dimensions of the Article:
- Amplifi 2.0 Portal: Enhancing Urban Data Accessibility
- Urban Outcomes Framework 2022: A Holistic Approach
Amplifi 2.0 Portal: Enhancing Urban Data Accessibility
Objective:
- Data Centralization: Amplifi (Assessment and Monitoring Platform for Liveable, Inclusive, and Future-Ready Urban India) aims to consolidate raw data from Indian cities onto a unified platform.
- Policymaking Support: The portal serves as a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and stakeholders, facilitating data-driven policymaking.
Coverage:
- Currently, the portal has on-boarded 258 urban local bodies (ULB), providing data for 150 cities.
Information Spectrum:
- The portal offers a diverse range of data for various cities, including metrics such as total diesel consumption and the number of water quality samples tested.
Urban Outcomes Framework 2022: A Holistic Approach
- Developers: Crafted by the National Institute of Urban Affairs and PwC India for the Ministry.
- Shift in Focus: This framework moves away from indices, emphasizing comprehensive indicators and promoting data-centric analysis.
- Sectors Covered: Encompassing 14 sectors, including demography, economy, education, energy, environment, finance, governance, health, housing, mobility, planning, safety and security, solid waste management, and water and sanitation.
- Data Streamlining: Aims to streamline data across sectors, enhancing focus on collection, analysis, and the creation of new frameworks on open data.
-Source: The Hindu
