Dr Vishnu Chandra

Former Deputy Director General & HOG, National Informatics Centre

Dr. Vishnu Chandra is a Former Deputy Director General & HOG -NIC. He is a leading professional in the Geo-Spatial/ICT Technology & Services domain in India, and he has been associated with the National Informatics Centre, Government of India, for more than three decades. He led Geospatial enabled Digital Transformation Projects associated with rural development, land resources, environment & forest, telecommunication, roads, power & energy, and various social sectors. He was instrumental in setting up NIC’s GIS services. He is currently associated with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj for various geo-spatial initiatives such as Svamitva & Gram Panchayat Spatial Planning.

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