Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Ashwini Vaishnaw is the current minister of Electronics and Information Technology

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is an apex body of the government of India. The ministry comprises of three different departments – Department of Communications, Department of Electronics and Information Technology and Department of Posts. The Department of Telecommunication concerns with policy making and formulation of different forms of communication such as telephones, telegraphs, data, wireless etc. The Department of Posts looks after the policy formulation and administration of the postal department. The Department of Electronics and Information Technology concerns with policy matters related to information technology, Electronics and Internet. Ashwini Vaishnaw is the present Minister of Communications and Information Technology who heads the ministry. Ravi Shankar Prasad and before that Kapil Sibal held the position.

Other Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ministry
Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Minister of State Electronics & Information Technology, Minister of state)

List of former Ministers of Electronics and Information Technology

S. No	Name	From	To	Political Party
0	Ashwini Vaishnaw	Jul 07, 2021	Incumbent	Bharatiya Janata Party
1	Ravi Shankar Prasad	May 26, 2014	Jul 06, 2021	Bharatiya Janata Party
2	Kapil Sibal	Jan 19, 2011	May 26, 2014	Indian National Congress
3	Dr. Manmohan Singh	Nov 15, 2010	Nov 15, 2010	Indian National Congress
4	A. Raja	May 16, 2007	Nov 14, 2010	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5	Dayanidhi Maran	May 23, 2004	May 15, 2007	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6	Arun Shourie	Jan 29, 2003	May 22, 2004	Bharatiya Janata Party
7	Pramod Mahajan	Sep 2, 2001	Jan 28, 2003	Bharatiya Janata Party
8	Ram Bilas Paswan	Oct 13, 1999	Sep 1, 2001	Lok Janshakti Part
9	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	Jun 8, 1999	Oct 13, 1999	Bharatiya Janata Party
10	Jagmohan	Dec 6, 1998	Jun 8, 1999	Bharatiya Janata Party
11	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	Oct 11, 1998	Dec 6, 1998	Bharatiya Janata Party
12	Sushma Swaraj	Apr 20, 1998	Oct 11, 1998	Bharatiya Janata Party
13	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	Apr 19, 1998	Apr 20, 1998	Bharatiya Janata Party
14	Buta Singh	Mar 21, 1998	Apr 19, 1998	Indian National Congress
15	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	Mar 19, 1998	Mar 21, 1998	Bharatiya Janata Party
16	Beni Prasad Verma	Jun 1, 1996	Jul 10, 1996	Samajwadi Party
17	Beni Prasad Verma	Jul 10, 1996	Mar 19, 1998	Samajwadi Party
18	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	May 16, 1996	Jun 1, 1996	Bharatiya Janata Party
19	Sukh Ram (Independent Charge)	Jan 17, 1993	May 16, 1996	Indian National Congress
20	Rajesh Pilot (Independent Charge)	Jun 21, 1991	Jan 17, 1993	Indian National Congress
21	Dr. Sanjay Singh (Independent Charge)	Nov 22, 1990	Jun 21, 1991	Indian National Congress
22	Chanderasekhar	Nov 10, 1990	Nov 21, 1990	Samajwadi Janata Party
23	V.P. Singh	Nov 6, 1990	Nov 10, 1990	Janata Dal
24	Janeshwar Mishra (Independent Charge)	Apr 30, 1990	Nov 5, 1990	Samajwadi Party
25	K.P. Unikrishanan	Dec 6, 1989	Apr 23, 1990	Indian National Congress
26	V. P. Singh	Dec 2, 1989	Dec 6, 1989	Janata Dal
27	G. Giridhar Gamang (Independent Charge)	Jul 4, 1989	Dec 2, 1989	Indian National Congress
28	Bir Bahadur Singh	Jun 25, 1988	May 30, 1989	Indian National Congress
29	Vasant Sathe	Feb 14, 1988	Jun 25, 1988	Indian National Congress
30	Arjun Singh	Oct 22, 1986	Feb 14, 1988	Indian National Congress
31	Ram Niwas Mirdha (Independent Charge)	Dec 31, 1984	Oct 22, 1986	Indian National Congress
32	V.N. Gadgil	Nov 4, 1984	Dec 31, 1984	Indian National Congress
33	Rajiv Gandhi	Oct 31, 1984	Nov 4, 1984	Indian National Congress
34	Indira Gandhi	Feb 14, 1983	Oct 31, 1984	Indian National Congress
35	Anant Prasad Sharma	Sep 2, 1982	Feb 14, 1983	Indian National Congress
36	C.M. Stephen	Mar 3, 1980	Sep 2, 1982	Indian National Congress
37	Bhisma Narain Singh	Jan 16, 1980	Mar 3, 1980	Indian National Congress
38	Indira Gandhi	Jan 15, 1980	Jan 16, 1980	Indian National Congress
39	Shyama Nandan Mishra	Dec 7, 1979	Jan 14, 1980	Janata Party (Secular)
40	Charan Singh	Nov 27, 1979	Dec 7, 1979	Lok Dal
41	Zulfiquarullah (Independent Charge)	Jul 30, 1979	Nov 27, 1979	Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
42	Charan Singh	Jul 28, 1979	Jul 30, 1979	Lok Dal
43	Brij Lal Verma	Jul 6, 1977	Jul 28, 1979	Janata Party
44	Jeorge Fernandes	Mar 28, 1977	Jul 6, 1977	Samata Party
45	Prakash Singh Badal	Mar 26, 1977	Mar 27, 1977	Shiromani Akali Dal
46	Moraraji Desai	Mar 24, 1977	Mar 26, 1977	Janata Party
47	Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma	Oct 10, 1974	Mar 24, 1977	Indian National Congress
48	Brahmananda Reddy	Jan 11, 1974	Oct 10, 1974	Indian National Congress
49	Raj Bahadur	Nov 8, 1973	Jan 11, 1974	Swatantra Party
50	H.N. Bahuguna	May 2, 1971	Nov 8, 1973	Indian National Congress
51	Sher Singh	Mar 18, 1971	May 2, 1971	Indian National Congress
52	Indira Gandhi	Mar 9, 1971	Mar 17, 1971	Indian National Congress
53	Satyanarayan Sinha	Feb 14, 1969	Mar 8, 1971	Indian National Congress
54	Dr. Ramsubhag Singh	Mar 13, 1967	Feb 14, 1969	Indian National Congress
55	Satyanarayan Sinha	Jun 13, 1964	Mar 12, 1967	Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
56	Ashok K. Sen	Sep 1, 1963	Jun 13, 1964	Indian National Congress
57	Jagjivan Ram	Apr 10, 1962	Aug 31, 1963	Indian National Congress
58	Dr. P. Subarajan	Sep 2, 1959	Apr 9, 1962	Justice Party
59	Jawahar Lal Nehru	Aug 25, 1959	Sep 2, 1959	Indian National Congress
60	S.K. Patil	Mar 29, 1958	Aug 24, 1959	Indian National Congress
61	Lal Bahadur Shastri	Apr 17, 1957	Mar 28, 1958	Indian National Congress
62	Raj Bhadur	Dec 7, 1956	Apr 17, 1957	Swatantra Party
63	Jagjivan Ram	May 13, 1952	Dec 7, 1956	Indian National Congress
64	Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur	Aug 2, 1951	May 13, 1952	Indian National Congress
65	Rafi Ahmed Kidwai	Aug 15, 1947	Aug 2, 1951	Indian National Congress