The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy) is a ministry of the Government of India. It is responsible for formulating and implementing policies related to information technology, electronics, internet governance, digital services, and the promotion of the country's digital economy.
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.
History Previously known as the "Department of Information Technology", it was renamed as the Department of Electronics and Information Technology in 2012. 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.
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".
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.
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
PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To Period Ravi Shankar Prasad 5 July 2016 7 July 2021 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi Modi II Ashwini Vaishnaw 7 July 2021 Incumbent Modi III
Ministers of State
PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To Period P. P. Chaudhary 5 July 2016 3 September 2017 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi Alphons Kannanthanam 3 September 2017 14 May 2018 S. S. Ahluwalia 14 May 2018 30 May 2019 Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre 31 May 2019 7 July 2021 Modi II Rajeev Chandrasekhar 7 July 2021 9 June 2024 Jitin Prasada 10 June 2024 Incumbent Modi III
See also Ministry of Communications (India)
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