Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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$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

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 done 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. 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 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 and Research (SAMEER)
• Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
• Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC)
• Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL)

Cabinet Ministers

No.	Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
				From	To	Period
1			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
2			Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha	7 July 2021	9 June 2024	3 years, 166 days
				10 June 2024	Incumbent			Modi III

Ministers of State

No.	Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
				From	To	Period
1			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
2			Alphons Kannanthanam (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan	3 September 2017	14 May 2018	253 days
3			S. S. Ahluwalia (born 1951) MP for Darjeeling	14 May 2018	30 May 2019	1 year, 16 days
4			Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 1959) MP for Akola	31 May 2019	7 July 2021	2 years, 37 days		Modi II
5			Rajeev Chandrasekhar (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka	7 July 2021	9 June 2024	2 years, 338 days
6			Jitin Prasada (born 1973) MP for Pilibhit	10 June 2024	Incumbent	193 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)

References

1. "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2021.
2. "Who's who | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India". Meity.gov.in.
3. "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).
4. "Department of Information Technology renamed", NDTV, Press Trust of India, 18 April 2012
5. Sharma, Aman (19 July 2016), "Deity becomes a new ministry leg up for Ravi Shankar Prasad", The Economic Times
6. "Deity Organisations". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
7. "MeitY to establish Quantum Computing Applications Lab in collaboration with AWS". www.businesstoday.in. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.