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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Yuktdhara. With the aid of remote sensing and GIS-based data, the Ministry of Rural Development has introduced a new geospatial planning site, “Yuktdhara, ” to facilitate the new MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) assets. The new portal is located under “Bhuvan."

Detailed explanation-2: -The government has launched a new geospatial planning portal, ‘Yuktdhara’, which will help in facilitating new MGNREGA assets using remote sensing and geographic information system-based data. The portal will serve as a repository of geotags created under various national rural development programmes.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is a type of web portal used to find and access geographic information (geospatial information) and associated geographic services (display, editing, analysis, etc.) via the Internet. It shows the true borders of the country as per the information available from the Government of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The government launched a new geospatial planning portal called ‘Yuktdhara’ under Bhuvan. It was launched by Giriraj Singh, Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. How this portal was named?

Detailed explanation-5: -Union Minister Shri Giriraj Singh launches Yuktdhara GIS-based planning portal | Ministry of Rural Development | Government of India.