States Should Evaluate Natural Resources Before Pitching for Data Centres: NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog Launches Data Centre Framework, Asks States to Link Incentives to Sustainability

Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. NITI Aayog on Wednesday launched a Data Centre Evaluation Framework to help states assess proposals for new data centres, identify infrastructure gaps and link incentives to measurable outcomes such as skills, innovation and sustainable resource use. Business News | NITI Aayog Launches Data Centre Framework, Asks States to Link Incentives to Sustainability.

States should evaluate natural resources before pitching for data centres: NITI Aayog

The NITI Aayog framework calls for States to prepare 20-30-year seasonal assessments of water availability, protect existing users, and ensure developers fund grid assets built exclusively for their projects

NITI Aayog framework asks States to assess power, water availability before clearing data centres

The framework seeks to help States move beyond competition for investment announcements towards attracting projects that can be supported by available infrastructure and deliver measurable economic value

New Delhi: NITI Aayog Releases Data Centre Set up Evaluation Framework Report #Gallery

New Delhi: NITI Aayog CEO Anurag Jain, Member Prof. Abhay Karandikar and other senior officials during the release of the ‘Data Centre Set-up Evaluation Framework’ report in New Delhi on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. (Photo:... - Social News XYZ