Department of Information Technology

Information technology (IT) is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications. "India accounts for around 28 percent of IT and BPO talent among 28 low-cost countries. It has a rapidly growing urban infrastructure fostering several IT centers in the country. Offshore service centers are spawning in the country due to operational excellence with low delivery cost, quality leadership and a conducive business environment. Favorable policy interventions, enabling infrastructure and augmenting a wide skill base from the government has further enhanced India’s brand image."

The Department of IT is coordinating strategic activities, promoting skill development programmes, enhancing infrastructure capabilities and supporting R&D for India’s leadership position in IT and IT-Enabled services. "