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]
 Branch of Government of India | |
 Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 5 July 2016 |
| Preceding Ministry | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi 28°37′18″N 77°12′50″E / 28.62167°N 77.21389°E |
| Annual budget | ₹16,549 crore (US$2.0 billion) (2023-24 est.)[1] |
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| Ministry executive |
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| Website | meity एमईआईटीवाई |
History
editPreviously 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
editThe 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit| No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
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| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| 1 | 
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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 | 
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Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha |
7 July 2021 |
9 June 2024 |
3 years, 122 days | |||||
| 10 June 2024 |
Incumbent | Modi III | ||||||||
Ministers of State
edit| No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| 1 | 
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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 | ||
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Alphons Kannanthanam (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan |
3 September 2017 |
14 May 2018 |
253 days | |||||
| 3 | 
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S. S. Ahluwalia (born 1951) MP for Darjeeling |
14 May 2018 |
30 May 2019 |
1 year, 16 days | |||||
| 4 | 
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Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 1959) MP for Akola |
31 May 2019 |
7 July 2021 |
2 years, 37 days | Modi II | ||||
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka |
7 July 2021 |
9 June 2024 |
2 years, 338 days | |||||
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Jitin Prasada (born 1973) MP for Pilibhit |
10 June 2024 |
Incumbent | 149 days | Modi III | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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 from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ "MeitY to establish Quantum Computing Applications Lab in collaboration with AWS". www.businesstoday.in. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.