Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today address the national meet on promoting Space technology based tools and applications in Governance and Development in Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The meet will deliberate on the action plans of various ministries and departments. Nine Theme Sessions – Agriculture, Energy and Environment, Infrastructure Planning, Water Resources, Technology Diffusion, Developmental Planning, Communication and Navigation, Weather and Disaster Management and Health and education are planned during the meet which will be attended by over 1500 delegates.<br/><br/>Central and State Ministers, officials from Prime Minister Office and Cabinet Secretariat, top officials of Ministries and Departments and Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories will participate in the meet.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a national meet of top officials of different ministries and state governments today on use of space applications in daily governance. An official release said the focus at the one-day meet in Delhi would be on collaborative research, utilization of space technology tools to enable functional effectiveness and enhancements required in Space and Ground Segment.<br/><br/>More than 1,500 delegates are expected to attend the meet. Nine theme sessions on topics including Agriculture, Energy and Environment, Infrastructure Planning, Water Resources, Weather and Disaster Management and Health and Education are planned for the event.<br/><br/>Secretaries of Central Ministries/Departments will present joint action plans on effective utilisation of space technology to enhance functional effectiveness, facilitate planning and decision making. Chief Secretary of a select state will make theme-specific presentation in each theme session in the meet followed by an open discussion.