Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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]

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
Ministry overview
Formed	5 July 2016
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi 28°37′18″N 77°12′50″E
Annual budget	₹16,549 crore (US$1.9 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

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 Locker
• Digital India Corporation
• National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) — Public Sector Enterprise under control of National Informatics Centre.
• National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
• Software Technology Parks of India
• Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
• UMANG

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 and 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
			From	To	Period
		Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar, until 2019 MP for Patna 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			Modi II
		Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha	7 July 2021	9 June 2024	3 years, 292 days
			10 June 2024	Incumbent			Modi III

Ministers of State

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
			From	To	Period
		P. P. Chaudhary (born 1953) MP for Pali	5 July 2016	3 September 2017	1 year, 60 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	Modi I		Narendra Modi
		Alphons Kannanthanam (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan	3 September 2017	14 May 2018	253 days
		S. S. Ahluwalia (born 1951) MP for Darjeeling	14 May 2018	30 May 2019	1 year, 16 days
		Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 1959) MP for Akola	31 May 2019	7 July 2021	2 years, 37 days		Modi II
		Rajeev Chandrasekhar (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka	7 July 2021	9 June 2024	2 years, 338 days
		Jitin Prasada (born 1973) MP for Pilibhit	10 June 2024	Incumbent	319 days		Modi III

See also

• Ministry of Communications (India)
  • Minister of Communications (India)
• Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)
• Ministry of Information Technology (India)