Ministry of Information Technology and Electronics (West Bengal)

The Ministry of Information Technology of West Bengal is a Bengal government ministry.[1] It is a ministry mainly responsible for creating conducive environment for rapid development in IT sector. The objective of the Department is to shape a digital future for West Bengal. [1]

Ministry of Information Technology
Seal of West Bengal
Department overview
JurisdictionGovernment of West Bengal
Headquarters"Monibhandar", 6th Floor, Webel Bhavan Complex , Block – EP & GP, Sector- V, saltlake,Kolkata -700091
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Rajeev Kumar, IPS, Principal Secretary
WebsiteOfficial Website

Ministerial Team

The ministerial team is headed by the Cabinet Minister for Information Technology, who may or may not be supported by Ministers of State. Civil servants are assigned to them to manage the ministers' office and ministry.[1]Government of West Bengal set up IT task Force in March 1999. Based on the recommendation of the Task Force, the State declared IT Policy in January 2000 and set up an independent IT Department in August 2000 with a mandate to create conducive environment for rapid development in IT sector. The objective of the Department is to "Shape a Digital Future for West Bengal".

The current head of the ministry is Amit Mitra.[1]

References
  1. Official Departmental Website of the Ministry of Information Technology Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Government of West Bengal (2011-05-25)


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