Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (Telangana) explained

Post:	Minister of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications
Incumbent:	Duddilla Sridhar Babu
Incumbentsince:	7 December 2023
Department:	Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications
Abbreviation:	ITE&C
Member Of:	State Cabinet
Reports To:	Governor of Telangana Chief Minister of Telangana Telangana Legislature
Appointer:	Governor of Telangana
Appointer Qualified:	on the advice of the Chief Minister of Telangana
Inaugural:	Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao
Formation:	2 June 2014

Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications is a cabinet level ministerial post in the Government of Telangana. First held on 2 June 2014, this ministry has one of the important portfolios in the cabinet. K. T. Rama Rao of Bharat Rashtra Samithi was the inaugural holder of this portfolio for two consecutive terms. D. Sridhar Babu is the incumbent minister for this portfolio from Indian National Congress.

Background

After the bifurcation of the Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014) into Telangana and the residual state of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana was left with Hyderabad emerging as the hub for Information and Technology (IT).^[1] Reforms initiated during the Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry paved the way for the development of the IT sector in Hyderabad,^[2] and successive governments continued the momentum after the formation of Telangana.^[3] K. T. Rama Rao was credited with taking up initiatives to foster the IT sector in the state.^{[4] [5]}

List of ministers

	Portrait	Minister	Term of office			Election	Party	Ministry	Chief Minister	Ref.
	Term start	Term end	Duration
1			Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao	2 June 2014	6 September 2018		2014	Telangana Rashtra Samithi	Rao I	Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao	^[6]
	8 September 2019			3 December 2023		2018	Rao II		^[7]
2			Duddilla Sridhar Babu	7 December 2023	Incumbent		2023	Indian National Congress	Reddy		^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asia-Pacific . Regional Innovation Centre UNDP . 2020-02-18 . The Tale of Telangana- A Journey of Innovation . 2023-12-14 . Medium . en.
2. Web site: 2004-03-11 . Confident steps . 2023-12-14 . Frontline . en.
3. Web site: Staff . T. N. M. . 2017-12-16 . Chandrababu Naidu made Hyderabad an IT hub, KTR praises Andhra CM . 2023-12-14 . The News Minute . en.
4. News: Swathi . V. . 2023-12-04 . A Minister who emerged as the face of a city . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-12-14 . 0971-751X.
5. Web site: S . Ramanathan . 2016-10-05 . Inside T-Hub: Hyderabad’s startup revolution and Telangana govt’s daring experiment . 2023-12-14 . The News Minute . en.
6. Web site: PTI. Jun 2, 2014 . Telangana is born as 29th state, K Chandrasekhar Rao takes oath as first CM India News - Times of India . 2022-10-30 . The Times of India . en.
7. Web site: 2019-09-08 . KCR expands cabinet with 6 ministers; re-inducts son KTR, nephew Harish Rao . 2022-10-30 . Hindustan Times . en.
8. Web site: TS IT Minister Sridhar presides over Praja Darbar, says govt will address all issues . 2023-12-14 . The New Indian Express.