Centre proposes unique coding, digital mapping of every village road

Business To Business, New Delhi, 18^th June, 2026:  The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is proposing a nationwide Intra-Village Road Coding and Grading System that would assign a unique digital identity to every road and lane within villages across India.
Under the proposed framework:

• Every intra-village road would receive a unique code.
• Roads would be assigned a standardized classification or grade.
• Internal village roads and lanes would be digitally mapped.
• A common national framework for naming and identifying roads would be developed.

• Ambulance and emergency services.
• Postal and courier deliveries.
• Government service delivery.
• Navigation and mapping platforms.
• Infrastructure planning and maintenance.

• Faster identification of locations during medical emergencies.
• Better routing for ambulances, police, and disaster-response teams.

• More accurate delivery of welfare schemes and public services.
• Improved asset management by local governments.
• Easier tracking of infrastructure projects.

• Better integration with GPS and navigation services.
• Improved address systems in rural areas.
• Enhanced location-based services.

• Data-driven planning of road upgrades and maintenance.
• Better allocation of development funds.
• Improved monitoring of rural infrastructure.