Gandhinagar, July 22 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the Space Applications Regional Meet in Gandhinagar, emphasising the importance of leveraging space-based technology to enhance administrative efficiency, in line with the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said a statement from the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

Central and state government ministries, departments, and institutions are being encouraged to maximise the use of inputs derived from space technology in the planning, monitoring, evaluation, and decision-making processes of their development programmes, disaster management efforts, and strategic sectors, the statement said.

At the one-day regional meeting held in Gandhinagar,...