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| Abbreviation | NIC |
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| Formation | 1976 (49 years ago) (1976) |
| Type | Digital Information |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
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Region served | India |
Official language | English andHindi |
Director General | Shri Abhishek Singh[1] |
Parent organisation | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Budget | ₹11.5 billion (US$140 million)[2] |
| Staff | 3500 (April 2023)[3] |
| Website | www |
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| Traffic Levels | 70–80 Gbit/s |
TheNational Informatics Centre (NIC) is an Indian government department under theMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).[4][5][6]
It provides infrastructure, IT Consultancy, IT Services including but not limited to architecture, design, development and implementation of IT Systems to Central Government Departments and State Governments, helping in implementing the digitization initiatives ofDigital India.[7]
The organisation also carries out research in the IT domain and recruits various scientists and Scientific/Technical Assistants. The organisation's primary function is to cater to ICT needs at all levels of governance and facilitate digital access to government services for citizens.
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) was established in 1976 byNarasimaiah Seshagiri under the Electronics Commission of India and later moved under thePlanning Commission of India before coming under theMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY -Hindi:इलेक्ट्रॉनिकी और सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय). Additional Secretary Narasimaiah Seshagiri was the first to introduce a network system in India called NICNET.[8][9]The organisation designs and develops IT systems for various government bodies, helping in the modernization of management and administration processes of these government bodies as the country underwent Globalisation.[10] The organisation provides digital access to various government services to the citizens.[weasel words].[11]
It had an annual budget of₹11.5 billion (US$140 million) for the year 2018–19.[2] Most of this is spent in providing free services to various Government Departments.
National Informatics Centre Services include:[12]
NIC's Network, "NICNET",[13] facilitates the institutional linkages with the Ministries/Departments of the Central Government, state Governments and District administrations of India.[14] NIC is the primary constructor of e-Government applications.[15] It also manages theNational Knowledge Network.
In 2018, NIC opened its fourth data center in Bhubaneshwar to complement its existing data centers in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune.[3] In addition to the National Data Centres, NIC offices include Head Quarters situated in New Delhi and has State Centres in all 36 states and Union territories.[16][7] This is supplemented by 741 district offices.[7]
National Informatics Centre developed GI Cloud named as MeghRaj. This project was launched by Government of India for cloud computing in February 2014.[17][18] MeghRaj Cloud offers a variety of service model like Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Services (Saas), Virtual servers, Kubernetes containers, DevOps, etc.[19] In April 2023,Jio Platforms secured a₹ 350 crore contract to manage and improve the cloud services of National Informatics Centre (NIC) for five years for onsite maintenance at various Data Centers in Delhi, Pune and Bhubaneswar.[19][20]
The following CoE(Centre of Excellence) has been established:
NIC established the Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence in 2019 to explore more opportunities for AI applications in governance.In 2020, the Union Government and NIC has launched the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Blockchain Technology in Bengaluru.
Bharat Maps is aweb mapping service maintained by the National Informatics Center.[21] The project was implemented in the 2004-09 five-year cycle and the data is derived fromSurvey of India,Registrar General of India andIndian Space Research Organization.[22] The maps are used by various government departments for official purposes and is also available for the use of consumers.[22]
NIC maintains theNational Portal of India. The portal contains theConstitution of India,[23] and has a design objective to a single point to access the information and services of the Government of India.[9]
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