With India Data portal, users get an uninhibited access to free and reliable, value-added data/datasets. Here are some advantages of utilising IDP:

• No paywall for public datasets
• Data in public domain and from the government sources will be free to use and interpret
• IDP provides interoperability among datasets. Users can merge datasets using the using local directory codes for better insights and analysis
• Users can upload their own datasets to visualise on the portal
• Users can download complete data