Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters |
Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi 22°37′20″N 77°12′50″E / 22.62222°N 77.21389°E |
Annual budget | ₹6,000 crore (US$840 million) (2018-19 est.)[1] |
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is a part 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.
History
Previously known as "The Department of Information Technology", it was renamed to The Department of Electronics and Information Technology in 2012.[5] On 19 July 2016, DeitY was made into full-fledged ministry, which henceforth is known as the Ministry of Electronics and Technology, bifurcating it from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.[6]
Child agencies
The following is a list of organizations contained within "The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Union Government of the Republic of India".[7]
- Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA)
- Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT)
- Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry
- Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT)
- IN Registry
- National Informatics Centre (NIC)
Companies under MeitY
- Media Lab Asia (MLAsia)
- National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) — Public Sector Enterprise under control of National Informatics Centre.
- National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
- Digital Locker
- Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
- CSC e-Governance Services India Limited
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)
Ministers
For a list of ministers, see Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)#Former Ministers.[8]
References
- ↑ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019.
- ↑ "Who's who | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India". Meity.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ↑ "Secretary's Office - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India". meity.gov.in.
- ↑ "People and Offices". meity.gov.in.
- ↑ "Department of Information Technology renamed", NDTV, Press Trust of India, 18 April 2012
- ↑ "Deity becomes a new ministry leg up for Ravi Shankar Prasad", economictimes.indiatimes.com
- ↑ "Deity Organisations". Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ "Former Ministers - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India". meity.gov.in.