New DIGIPIN platform coming soon to modernise India's address system

India Today

29-05-2025

The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, has launched two transformative digital platforms: 'Know Your DIGIPIN' and 'Know Your PIN Code', marking a significant step towards the modernisation of India's addressing system and geospatial governance.These platforms were launched in alignment with the National Geospatial Policy 2022, which envisions the development of an advanced geospatial infrastructure to support digital governance and public service delivery.advertisementKNOW YOUR DIGIPIN WEB APPLICATIONThe DIGIPIN (Digital Postal Index Number) is an open-source, interoperable, geocoded, grid-based digital address system developed by the Department of Posts in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and NRSC, ISRO. It is a cornerstone of the Department of Posts' vision to offer Address-as-a-Service (AaaS) — an array of services associated with address data management to support secure and efficient interactions between users, government entities, and private sector organisations.The 'Know Your DIGIPIN' portal enables users to:Retrieve their DIGIPIN based on precise geolocation.Input latitude and longitude coordinates to fetch corresponding DIGIPINs and vice versa.This initiative simplifies location mapping, enhances logistics and emergency response, and ensures last-mile delivery, especially in rural and underserved areas. The DIGIPIN system, officially reviewed and adopted by the Thematic Working Group on Address under the National Geospatial Policy 2022, is now available to all Ministries, State Governments, institutions for integration into their workflows, and users for their own use.Incorporating DIGIPIN as an additional address attribute enables the leveraging of GIS capabilities, laying the foundation for future GIS-based digitalisation of service delivery across various organisations in a cost-effective manner. DIGIPIN will enhance location accuracy across multiple sectors by providing precise geographic coordinates, ensuring accurate service delivery and reducing emergency response times. A complete repository of the DIGIPIN technical documentation and source code has been made available on GitHub, promoting open collaboration and nationwide adoption.A UNIFIED STEP TOWARDS DIGITAL INDIASpeaking on the occasion, Ms. Vandita Kaul, Secretary, Department of Posts, stated:The launch of these two applications reflects our government's unwavering commitment to digital transformation and precision governance. DIGIPIN, in particular, will redefine how we perceive addresses, ensuring that every citizen, even in the remotest part of the country, is digitally locatable and serviceable. "These applications are a testimony to the Department's continued efforts to modernise infrastructure and meet the evolving expectations of citizens and all other stakeholders'.With this dual launch, the Department of Posts advances its role not just as a postal service provider but as a critical enabler of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for India.