Ministry of Communications (India)

Ministry of Communications is a Central ministry under the Government of India responsible for telecommunications and postal service. It was carved out of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on 19 July 2016. It consists of two departments viz. Department of Telecommunications and the Department of Posts.

Ministry of Communications (India)
Ministry overview

Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Sanchar Bhawan 20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Annual budget	₹75,265.22 crore (US$9.4 billion) (2021–22 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible	Ashwini Vaishnaw, Cabinet Minister Devusinh Chauhan, Minister of State
Ministry executives	Aruna Sundar Rajan, IAS, Chairman of Telecom Commission and Telecom Secretary Pradipta Kumar Bisoi, IPoS, Posts Secretary
Child agencies	Department of Telecommunications Department of Posts
Website	dot.gov.in

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