Gandhinagar, July 22 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday inaugurated the Space Applications Regional Meet in Gandhinagar, an official statement said

On this occasion he highlighted the significance of leveraging space-based technology to enhance administrative efficiency, in alignment with the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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.

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