Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Government ministry of India
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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.
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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".
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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 India Corporation
- National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) — Public Sector Enterprise under control of National Informatics Centre.
- National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
- Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
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 & Research (SAMEER)
- Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
- Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC)
- Semi-Conductor Laboratory, Mohali (SCL)