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National Level Addressing Grid
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National Level Addressing Grid is an Indian geo-coded digital addressing system. It was funded by the Department of Posts and with assistance from IIT Hyderabad and ISRO, National Remote Sensing Centre.cite-ref-1[1]

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History

On May 27, 2025 Indian post introduced a 10 digit unique identification number to each and every address in India,cite-ref-2[2] based on geo coordinates called DIGIPIN.cite-ref-3[3] Digital Address Code (DAC) will be assigned to all types of addresses in the country ranging from independent houses, individual building, every flat in the given apartment, every shop in a commercial building and every individual unit in an office complex.cite-ref-4[4] Draft approach paper on Digital Address Code was issued by Indian Post for public comments.cite-ref-geocodeltr-5-0[5]

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cite-note-11. citerefnanisetti2025Nanisetti, Serish (2025-06-21). "India Post helps transform geolocation with DIGIPIN". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
cite-note-22. https://www.livemint.com/news/will-digipin-replace-pin-codes-indias-new-digital-address-system-explained-how-it-works-and-all-you-need-to-know-11749096806778.html
cite-note-33. citerefsampath2021Sampath, G. (2021-12-12). "Digital Address Code: What is it and why do we need it? | In Focus podcast". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
cite-note-44. "Modi Govt plan: Soon, you may use an Aadhaar-like code as address for eKYC, property tax, online shopping!". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
cite-note-geocodeltr-55. citerefkumar-roy-ddg2021Kumar Roy DDG, Ajay (18 October 2021). "Suggestion/Feedback on Draft Approach Paper for creating a Digital Address Code" (PDF). India Post. Gov. of India, Min. of Comm., Dept. of Posts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.