Data is immensely useful for any organisation or any institution for integral development. Now the concept of Open Data is in vogue and in the ambience of the information society. Open data is freely available, usable, and publishable. It is inherent to the Open Source Movement plots such as Open Access, Open Science, and Open Metrics etc. Open data is nothing but an organization of Open Government Data (OGD) which is a remarkably useful resource for democratic moderation, self-services, efficient government services, and other important aspects.
Open data is now actively making implications in many areas such as governments, organizations, corporate sectors, and research centres. These sectors are engaging, publishing, and promoting the open data for democratic evolvement. As a matter of fact, they can utilize the datasets for economic attainment. The Open Data Foundation(ODF) exaggerates the open data ubiquitously.
In India, the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy was formulated by the Union Government (Ministry of Science and Technology) and Open Data Policy was implemented by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. Some major portals are:
#1 Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India
Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India is an initiative of the Government of India. It provides government datasets, documents, services, tools and applications. This portal is based on Data Management System (DMS), Content Management System(CMS), Visitor Relationship Management(VRM) that performs different tasks. The datasets given in the portal can be filtered by domain, ministry or department, state or department, sectors, asset jurisdiction, and APIs. The data can be retrieved through exportable standards like XML, JSON, JSONP, XLS, and ODS for commercial and non-commercial purposes. The frequency of the data is annual, daily, and monthly. This portal enables users to view and download data regarding drinking water and sanitation, health, education, economy, employment, industries, demography, and transport. In addition, the open data of the National Portal of India, Aadhar Metadata are also engaged to OGD India.
#2 Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation came into existence in 1999 by merging with the Department of Statistics and the Department of Programme Implementation. It provides two different deeds i.e statistics and implementation programmes. This portal is associated with the National Statistical Office, Central Statistical Office, and the National Sample Survey Office. The statistics are based on administrative surveys, and censuses studied by government and non-government agencies. It is maintained by Special Data Dissemination Standards.
#3 Survey of India
Survey of India is the oldest scientific department, set up by the Department of Science & Technology in 1767. The portal plays a key role to provide geospatial data, information, ideas, and technological innovations for the data creators, as users can access them in real-time. This portal provides different cartographic data on Politics, Roads, state, tourist, and education.
#4 Wildlife Institute of India Dataset and India Weather Data
Wildlife Institute of India set up in 1982, is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (http://moef.gov.in/), Government of India. WII provides free and open access data on various issues related to biodiversity through Herbarium Datasets which is supported by GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facilities).
#5 RBI Database on Indian Economy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched a
Database on the Indian Economy. It enables economists, statisticians, researchers and data analysts to retrieve macro-economic data for their research projects. DBIE aims to provide a flexible and reusable collection of data for analytical outputs. It avails datasets of real sectors, corporate sectors, financial sectors, and money market sectors, etc.
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