# Kerala sets up 11-member panel for AgriStack data governance

2026-08-08T07:43:24+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Kerala government has formed an 11-member State AgriStack Data Governance Committee (SADGC) headed by the Chief Secretary to manage agricultural data. The panel will act as the fiduciary custodian of all AgriStack data within the state, held in public trust for farmers. The move follows Union government guidelines issued in September 2025 for states to own the AgriStack operational backbone under the 'State Core Handover Support' programme. The panel will approve data access requests, set state-specific safeguards, and coordinate with the Centre. AgriStack, a digital public infrastructure, contains registries of farmers, geo-referenced village maps, and crop-sown data.

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- thehindu.com <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-creates-11-member-chief-secretary-led-state-agristack-data-governance-committee-for-farm-sector/article71289186.ece>

Tags: agriculture, AgriStack, data governance, digital infrastructure, Kerala
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