GIS-based India Industrial Land Bank (IILB)- Key Facts

According to Ministry of Commerce & Industry, India Industrial Land Bank will achieve pan-India integration by December 2021.

Key Points

• India Industrial Land Bank system (IILB) has been integrated with industry-based GIS systems of 17 states.
• System was integrated so that details can be updated on portal in a real-time basis.

India Industrial Land Bank (IILB)

IILB is a GIS-based portal and acts as one-stop repository of all industrial infrastructure-related information. Land Bank System was developed by Integrating Industrial Information System (IIS) with state GIS (Geographic Information System). It currently comprises of 4,000 industrial parks mapped over an area of 5.5 lakh hectares of land. This portal serves as a decision support system for investors who scouts for land remotely.

What informations are shared on portal?

Information regarding connectivity, infrastructure, natural resources & terrain are shared through this portal. Portal also share plot-level information regarding vacant plots, line of activity, and contact details. Portal also provide information on drainage, forest raw material heat and multilayer of connectivity.

Page view of IILB

IILB has grown in popularity after its website is registering 30 per cent increase in page views per month since April 2021. It has received 55,000 page views in June 2021 as compared to 44,136 page views in May. United States have maximum number of visitors after India. It is followed by Australia, United Kingdom, Singapore, UAE, Germany, and Indonesia.

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021