{"id":49360,"date":"2025-12-05T11:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=49360"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:30:10","slug":"dhruva-digital-hub-for-reference-and-unique-virtual-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dhruva-digital-hub-for-reference-and-unique-virtual-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address (DHRUVA) Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department of Posts recently released a draft amendment to the Post Office Act, 2023, aimed at introducing an interoperable, standardised, and user-centric addressing system called the Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address, or DHRUVA.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address (DHRUVA)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Developed by the Department of Posts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, DHRUVA sets the foundation for a <\/span><b>nationwide Digital Address Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It envisions a<\/span><b> standardized, interoperable, and geocoded digital addressing system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that supports <\/span><b>secure, consent-based, and seamless sharing of address <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">information.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>At its core<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the concept of <\/span><b>Address-as-a-Service (AaaS) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 the array of services associated with address data management to support <\/span><b>secure and efficient interactions between users, government entities, and private<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sector organizations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>The AaaS Framework Ensures:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Interoperability across different address systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used by various sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Standardization of address formats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>geolocation tagging.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Consent-based sharing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to empower <\/span><b>user control and privacy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Public-private integration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for seamless adoption and innovation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>By recognizing digital addresses as core infrastructure, akin to Aadhaar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Unified Payments Interface (<\/span><b>UPI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), DHRUVA sets out to streamline everything<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from e-governance and online commerce to urban planning and emergency services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The policy also places emphasis on <\/span><b>user-centric design,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ensuring that <\/span><b>citizens have meaningful control over how their address data is used<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and shared.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Citizens <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will <\/span><b>retain full control over their digital address identity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>options to manage access, update details, and share<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their verified address securely for various use cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DHRUVA platform will also feature <\/span><b>multilingual support, mobile-first access,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>integration with identity systems like Aadhaar,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> thereby improving usability and accessibility for all demographics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DHRUVA policy <\/span><b>builds upon the earlier launch of<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the<\/span><b> Digital Postal Index Number (DIGIPIN)\u2014<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>National Addressing Grid i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ntroduced by the <\/span><b>Department of Posts.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about DIGIPIN<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>open-source nationwide geo-coded addressing system developed by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Department of Posts in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>NRSC, ISRO.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><b> divides India into approx. 4m x 4m grids<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>assigns each grid a unique 10-character alphanumeric code based on latitude and longitude<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> coordinates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DIGIPIN system is <\/span><b>publicly accessible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and supports improvements in emergency response, logistics efficiency, and citizen service delivery.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/159780\/OPS\/GRDF8R3AD.1+GO2F8SO2V.1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital Hub for Reference and Unique Virtual Address (DHRUVA), developed by the Department of Posts, sets the foundation for a nationwide Digital Address Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). 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