Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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| formed = 5 July 2016

| preceding1 = Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

| jurisdiction = Government of India

| headquarters = Sanchar Bhawan
New Delhi

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| budget = {{INRConvert|16549|c}} (2023-24 est.){{cite web |url=https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/sumsbe.pdf |title=Budget data |date=2021 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in }}

| minister1_name = Ashwini Vaishnaw

| minister1_pfo = Cabinet Minister

| minister2_name = Jitin Prasada

| minister2_pfo = Minister of State{{cite web|url=http://meity.gov.in/about-meity/who-is-who |title=Who's who | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India |publisher=Meity.gov.in}}

| chief1_name = S Krishnan IAS

| chief1_position = Electronics and Information Technology Secretary

| url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-bytes/alkesh-kumar-sharma-appointed-as-new-meity-secretary/articleshow/91288892.cms

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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.{{Cite web |title=Discover the Heritage of North East India ... English {{!}} हिंदी {{!}} অসমীয়া {{!}} Ka Ktien Khasi {{!}} Mizo ṭawng {{!}} Meitei {{!}} बड़ |url=https://northeastheritage.in/ne-heritage-portal?language=en |website=Northeast Heritage |language=en, hi, as, mni, brx, kha, lus}}

History

Previously known as the "Department of Information Technology", it was renamed as the Department of Electronics and Information Technology in 2012.{{citation |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/department-of-information-technology-renamed-as-department-of-electronics-and-it-199281 |title=Department of Information Technology renamed |work=NDTV |date=18 April 2012 |agency=Press Trust of India }} 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.{{citation |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/deity-becomes-a-new-ministry-leg-up-for-ravi-shankar-prasad/articleshow/53285683.cms|title=Deity becomes a new ministry leg up for Ravi Shankar Prasad|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=19 July 2016 |last1=Sharma |first1=Aman }}

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".{{cite web | url=http://deity.gov.in/content/dit-organisations | title=Deity Organisations | access-date=19 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021203803/http://deity.gov.in/content/dit-organisations | archive-date=21 October 2013 | url-status=dead }}

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.{{Cite web|title=MeitY to establish Quantum Computing Applications Lab in collaboration with AWS|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/meity-to-establish-quantum-computing-applications-lab-in-collaboration-with-aws/story/428439.html|access-date=2021-01-25|website=www.businesstoday.in|date=20 January 2021 }}

= 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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2"\| Portrait ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" \|Minister {{small\|(Birth-Death) Constituency}} ! colspan="3" \|Term of office ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" \|Political party ! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" \| Ministry ! rowspan="2" colspan="2"\| Prime Minister
style="width:8em"\| From ! style="width:8em"\| To ! style="width:6em"\| Period
rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| rowspan="2"\| 70px \| rowspan="2"\| Ravi Shankar Prasad {{small\|(born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar, until 2019 MP for Patna Sahib, from 2019}} \| 5 July 2016 \| 30 May 2019 \| rowspan="2"\| {{ayd\|5 Jul 2016\|7 Jul 2021}} \| rowspan="4"\| Bharatiya Janata Party \| Modi I \| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| rowspan="4" style="width:9em"\| Narendra Modi
31 May 2019 \| 7 July 2021 \| rowspan="2"\| Modi II
rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| rowspan="2"\| 70px \| rowspan="2"\| Ashwini Vaishnaw {{small\|(born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha}} \| 7 July 2021 \| 9 June 2024 \| rowspan="2"\| {{ayd\|2021\|7\|7}}
10 June 2024 \| Incumbent \| Modi III

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! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait

! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Minister
{{small|(Birth-Death)
Constituency}}

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party

! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry

! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister

style="width:8em"| From

! style="width:8em"| To

! style="width:6em"| Period

rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

| rowspan="2"| 70px

| rowspan="2"| Ravi Shankar Prasad
{{small|(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar, until 2019
MP for Patna Sahib, from 2019}}

| 5 July
2016

| 30 May
2019

| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|5 Jul 2016|7 Jul 2021}}

| rowspan="4"| Bharatiya Janata Party

| Modi I

| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|

| rowspan="4" style="width:9em"| Narendra Modi

31 May
2019

| 7 July
2021

| rowspan="2"| Modi II

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| rowspan="2"| Ashwini Vaishnaw
{{small|(born 1970)
Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha}}

| 7 July
2021

| 9 June
2024

| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|2021|7|7}}

10 June
2024

| Incumbent

| Modi III

Ministers of State

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style="width:8em"\| From ! style="width:8em"\| To ! style="width:6em"\| Period
bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| P. P. Chaudhary {{small\|(born 1953) MP for Pali}} \| 5 July 2016 \| 3 September 2017 \| {{ayd\|5 Jul 2016\|3 Sep 2017}} \| rowspan="6"\| Bharatiya Janata Party \| rowspan="3"\| Modi I \| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| rowspan="6" style="width:9em"\| Narendra Modi
bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Alphons Kannanthanam {{small\|(born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan}} \| 3 September 2017 \| 14 May 2018 \| {{ayd\|3 Sep 2017\|14 May 2018}}
bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| S. S. Ahluwalia {{small\|(born 1951) MP for Darjeeling}} \| 14 May 2018 \| 30 May 2019 \| {{ayd\|14 May 2018\|30 May 2019}}
bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre {{small\|(born 1959) MP for Akola}} \| 31 May 2019 \| 7 July 2021 \| {{ayd\|31 May 2019\|7 Jul 2021}} \| rowspan="2"\| Modi II
bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Rajeev Chandrasekhar {{small\|(born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka}} \| 7 July 2021 \| 9 June 2024 \| {{ayd\|2021\|7\|7\|2024\|6\|9}}
bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Jitin Prasada {{small\|(born 1973) MP for Pilibhit}} \| 10 June 2024 \| Incumbent \| {{ayd\|10 Jun 2024}} \| Modi III