Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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| Formed | 5 July 2016 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Annual budget | ₹21,632.96 crore (US$2.3 billion) (2026-27 est.)[1] |
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| Website | meity एमईआईटीवाई |
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy) is an executive agency of the Union Government of the Republic of India. It was carved out of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on 19 July 2016 as a standalone ministerial agency responsible for IT policy, strategy and development of the electronics industry. Under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the "Northeast Heritage" Web, owned by the Government of India, publishes information on Northeast India, in 5 Indian languages, Assamese, Meitei (Manipuri), Bodo, Khasi and Mizo, in addition to Hindi and English.[3]
History
Previously known as the "Department of Information Technology", it was renamed as the Department of Electronics and Information Technology in 2012.[4] On 19 July 2016, DeitY was made into full-fledged ministry, which henceforth is known as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, bifurcating it from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.[5]
Organisation structure
The following is a list of child agencies subordinated within the "Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Union Government of the Republic of India".[6]
To boost and leverage quantum computing potential, ministry has a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The initiative is said to boost researchers and scientists work on quantum computing and will provide access to Amazon's Braket cloud-based quantum computing service. The Ministry based on the proposal received and vetted by a steering committee will approve and sanction the set-up of the lab to bolster the quantum computing capability in India.[7]
Child agencies
- National Informatics Centre (NIC)
- Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate
- Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA)
- Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT)
- Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
- IN Registry
Companies under MeitY
- CSC e-Governance Services India Limited
- Digital India Corporation
- National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) — Public Sector Enterprise under control of National Informatics Centre.
- National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
- Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Autonomous Societies of MeitY
- Education and Research Network of India (ERNET)
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
- Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET)
- National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) — Formerly DOEACC Society
- Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research (SAMEER)
- Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
- Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC)
- Semi-Conductor Laboratory, Mohali (SCL)
Cabinet Ministers
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
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| rowspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | File:Ravi Shankar Prasad At Office.jpg | Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar, until 2019 MP for Patna Sahib, from 2019 |
5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 |
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Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | rowspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Narendra Modi |
| 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | Modi II | |||||||
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | File:Ashwini Vaishnaw cropped.jpg | Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha |
7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 |
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| 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Modi III | |||||||
Ministers of State
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Who's who | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India". Meity.gov.in.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Discover the Heritage of North East India ... English | हिंदी | অসমীয়া | Ka Ktien Khasi | Mizo ṭawng | Meitei | बड़". Northeast Heritage (in English, हिन्दी, অসমীয়া, ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ, brx, kha, and Mizo ţawng).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Department of Information Technology renamed", NDTV, Press Trust of India, 18 April 2012
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sharma, Aman (19 July 2016), "Deity becomes a new ministry leg up for Ravi Shankar Prasad", The Economic Times
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Deity Organisations". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MeitY to establish Quantum Computing Applications Lab in collaboration with AWS". www.businesstoday.in. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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