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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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Government ministry of India

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Ministry overview
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology

Formed	5 July 2016
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi 28°37′18″N77°12′50″E / 28.62167°N 77.21389°E /28.62167; 77.21389
Annual budget	₹16,549 crore (US$2.0 billion)(2023-24 est.)^[1]
Ministers responsible	Ashwini Vaishnaw, Cabinet Minister Jitin Prasada, Minister of State^[2]
Ministry executive	S. Krishnan IAS, Electronics and Information Technology Secretary
Website	meity.gov.in एमईआईटीवाई.सरकार.भारत

TheMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy) is an executive agency of theUnion Government of theRepublic of India. It was carved out of theMinistry of Communications and Information Technology on 19 July 2016 as a standalone ministerial agency responsible for IT policy, strategy and development of theelectronics industry.Under the sponsorship of theMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology, the "Northeast Heritage" Web, owned by theGovernment of India, publishes information onNortheast India, in 5Indian languages,Assamese,Meitei (Manipuri),Bodo,Khasi andMizo, in addition toHindi andEnglish.^[3]

History

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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

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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 leveragequantum computing potential, ministry has a partnership withAmazon 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]

Cabinet Ministers

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Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
	Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP forBihar, until 2019 MP forPatna Sahib, from 2019	5 July 2016	30 May 2019	5 years, 2 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi I		Narendra Modi
		31 May 2019	7 July 2021	5 years, 2 days		Modi II
	Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP forOdisha	7 July 2021	9 June 2024	4 years, 142 days		Modi II
	Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP forOdisha	10 June 2024	Incumbent	4 years, 142 days		Modi III

Ministers of State

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Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
	P. P. Chaudhary (born 1953) MP forPali	5 July 2016	3 September 2017	1 year, 60 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi I		Narendra Modi
	Alphons Kannanthanam (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP forRajasthan	3 September 2017	14 May 2018	253 days
	S. S. Ahluwalia (born 1951) MP forDarjeeling	14 May 2018	30 May 2019	1 year, 16 days
	Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 1959) MP forAkola	31 May 2019	7 July 2021	2 years, 37 days		Modi II
	Rajeev Chandrasekhar (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP forKarnataka	7 July 2021	9 June 2024	2 years, 338 days		Modi II
	Jitin Prasada (born 1973) MP forPilibhit	10 June 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 169 days		Modi III

References

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^"Budget data"(PDF).www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2021.
^"Who's who | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India". Meity.gov.in.
^"Discover the Heritage of North East India ... English | हिंदी | অসমীয়া | Ka Ktien Khasi | Mizo ṭawng | Meitei | बड़".Northeast Heritage (in English, Hindi, Assamese, Manipuri, Bodo, Khasi, and Mizo).
^"Department of Information Technology renamed",NDTV, Press Trust of India, 18 April 2012
^Sharma, Aman (19 July 2016),"Deity becomes a new ministry leg up for Ravi Shankar Prasad",The Economic Times
^"Deity Organisations". Archived fromthe original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved19 November 2013.
^"MeitY to establish Quantum Computing Applications Lab in collaboration with AWS".www.businesstoday.in. 20 January 2021. Retrieved25 January 2021.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (India)

Agencies

NIC	Network Data Centers DigiLocker MyGov.in National Portal of India
IN Registry	.in .भारत
Other	Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate (STQC) Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT)

Companies

CSC e-Governance Services India Limited
Media Lab Asia (MLAsia)
National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) — PSE under National Informatics Centre
National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

Autonomous
Societies

Education and Research in Computer Networking (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 (SCL)

Ministers

Ashwini Vaishnaw(incumbent)

Ministers of State

Jitin Prasada(incumbent)

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