| Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | |
| Agency Name: | Ministry of Electronics and Information mk Technology |
| Type: | Ministry |
| Seal: | Government of India logo.svg |
| Formed: | 5 July 2016 |
| Preceding1: | Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of India |
| Headquarters: | Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi |
| Coordinates: | 28.6217°N 77.2139°W |
| Budget: | (2023-24 est.)[1] |
| Minister1 Name: | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Cabinet Minister |
| Minister2 Name: | Jitin Prasada |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister of State[2] |
| 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 |
| Website: | |
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]
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.
The following is a list of child agencies subordinated within the "Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Union Government of the Republic of India".[4]
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.[5]
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| 1 | Ravi Shankar Prasad | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||||
| 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | Modi II | ||||||||
| 2 | Ashwini Vaishnaw | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | |||||||
| 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Modi III | ||||||||
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| 1 | P. P. Chaudhary | 5 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||||
| 2 | Alphons Kannanthanam | 3 September 2017 | 14 May 2018 | |||||||
| 3 | S. S. Ahluwalia | 14 May 2018 | 30 May 2019 | |||||||
| 4 | Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | Modi II | ||||||
| 5 | Rajeev Chandrasekhar | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | |||||||
| 6 | Jitin Prasada | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Modi III | ||||||