Communications: Indian Government data

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INDIA 2012

A REFERENCE ANNUAL

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RESEARCH, REFERENCE AND TRAINING DIVISION

PUBLICATIONS DIVISION

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Communications: Indian Government data

COMMUNICATION and Information Technology in the country is handled by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology at the Centre. The Ministry contains three departments namely:

• Department of Posts: See Posts, Department of: Indian government data

• Department of Telecommunications (See Telecommunications, Department of : Indian government data )

, and

• Department of Information Technology. (See INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Indian government data)

The salient features of those departments, main activities and initiatives taken by them in this sector are given there.