Shimla, Oct. 31 -- Chief secretary Sanjay Gupta on Friday during a workshop in Shimla said that data is like the "new soil of governance" and the better we use it, the better the results will be.

"In the era of AI and information technology the role of data was constantly increasing. Better use of data will not only help in policy formulation but also accelerate the state's progress," said Gupta, while emphasising that the true power of data is revealed when various facts are properly integrated.

The chief secretary noted that various departments collect different types of data and better aggregation and integration of this data was essential for planning. He emphasised that "Data Literacy" also plays a crucial role in data collection a...