# 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.

## History

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.

## 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".
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. 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.

### 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

| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| | | 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 |
| | | Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar, until 2019 MP for Patna Sahib, from 2019 | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 5 years, 2 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 3 years, 251 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 3 years, 251 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |

## Ministers of State

| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| | | 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 |
| | | Alphons Kannanthanam (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 3 September 2017 | 14 May 2018 | 253 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | S. S. Ahluwalia (born 1951) MP for Darjeeling | 14 May 2018 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 1959) MP for Akola | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Rajeev Chandrasekhar (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Jitin Prasada (born 1973) MP for Pilibhit | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 278 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |