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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$940 million) (2018-19 est.) |
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Website | meity |
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 Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on 19 July 2016.
Previously known as "The Department of Information Technology", it was renamed to 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 Technology, bifurcating it from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
The following is a list of organizations contained within "The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Union Government of the Republic of India".
For a list of ministers, see Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)#Former Ministers.