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{{Infobox government agency
| name = Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
| agency_name = Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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| type = Ministry
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| preceding1 = [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]
| jurisdiction = [[Government of India]]
| headquarters = [[Sanchar Bhawan]] [[New Delhi]]
| coordinates = {{coord|28|37|18|N|77|12|50|E|type:landmark|display=inline}}
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| budget = {{INRConvert|6000|c}} (2018-19 est.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |title=Budget data |date=2019 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in |format=PDF |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304170727/http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| minister1_name = [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]], Cabinet Minister
| minister2_name = [[Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre]], Minister of State <ref>{{cite web|url=http://meity.gov.in/about-meity/who-is-who |title=Who's who | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India |publisher=Meity.gov.in |access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref>
| chief1_name = [[Ajay Prakash Sawhney]]
| chief1_position = Secretary<ref name="secretaryoffice">{{cite web|url=http://meity.gov.in/content/secretarys-office|title=Secretary's Office - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India|website=meity.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="peopleandperson">{{cite web| url=http://meity.gov.in/content/people-and-offices| title=People and Offices| website=meity.gov.in| access-date=8 September 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125024013/http://meity.gov.in/content/people-and-offices| archive-date=25 January 2017| url-status=dead}}</ref>
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The '''Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology''' ('''MeitY'''; {{lang-hi|इलेक्ट्रॉनिकी और सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय}}) is an executive agency of the [[Government of India|Union Government]] of the [[India|Republic of India]]. It was carved out of the [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|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.

==History==
Previously known as "The Department of Information Technology", it was renamed to The Department of Electronics and Information Technology in 2012.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/department-of-information-technology-renamed-as-department-of-electronics-and-it-199281 |title=Department of Information Technology renamed |work=[[NDTV]] |date=18 April 2012 |agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref> 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.<ref name="ET">{{citation |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/deity-becomes-a-new-ministry-leg-up-for-ravi-shankar-prasad/articleshow/53285683.cms|title=Deity becomes a new ministry leg up for Ravi Shankar Prasad|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com }}</ref>

==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".<ref name="deity org">{{cite web | url=http://deity.gov.in/content/dit-organisations | title=Deity Organisations | access-date=19 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021203803/http://deity.gov.in/content/dit-organisations | archive-date=21 October 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MeitY to establish Quantum Computing Applications Lab in collaboration with AWS|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/meity-to-establish-quantum-computing-applications-lab-in-collaboration-with-aws/story/428439.html|access-date=2021-01-25|website=www.businesstoday.in}}</ref>
=== Child agencies ===

*[[National Informatics Centre]] (NIC)
* Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate (STQC)
* Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA)
* Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT)
* Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry
*[[Indian Computer Emergency Response Team]] (ICERT)
*[[INRegistry|IN Registry]]

===Companies under MeitY===
*[[Common Service Centres|CSC e-Governance Services India Limited]]
*[[Digital Locker (India)|Digital Locker]]
*[[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)
*[[STPI]]
*[[Unique Identification Authority of India|Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)]]

===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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://meity.gov.in/content/former-ministers|title=Former Ministers - Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India|website=meity.gov.in}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 700px"
! width="200px" |Name
! colspan="2" width="100px" |Tenure
! colspan=2|Political Party
!Prime Minister
|- align="center" style="height: 50px;"
|[[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]
|05 July 2016
|Incumbent
| rowspan="1" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])
| rowspan="1" width="3px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="1" |[[Narendra Modi]]
|}

==Ministers of State Government==
* [[S. S. Ahluwalia|Surinderjeet Singh Ahluwalia]]
* [[Alphonse Kannamthanam]]
2017-2019

==References==
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[[Category:Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)]]
[[Category:Information technology organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Electronics industry in India]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in India]]

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