Who is the minster for Communications and Technology?

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The Minister for Communications and Technology is a member of the Australian Cabinet and is responsible for the development and implementation of government policy on communications and information technology. The current minister is Malcolm Turnbull.

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The Minister for Communications and Technology is Mrs. Shri Aruna Sundararajan. She was appointed as the Minister by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2017 and has been serving in this post since then.

Mrs. Sundararajan is a public servant who is credited with making significant improvements in the broadband sector. She has made numerous initiatives such as bringing in the new National Broadband Mission and the Digital India initiative in order to promote the proliferation of high speed internet access services across the country. She has also been instrumental in the implementation of the Bharat Net Project and the Electricity Grid Management Project.

In addition to her ministerial roles, Ms. Sundararajan also holds several positions in the government such as chairperson of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY) and a member of the Telecom Commission. Further, she has undertaken several projects related to the empowerment of villages and women.

You can read more aboutMrs. Sundararajan here:
https://www.mea.gov.in/minister-of-state-for-communications-and-information-technology-37.htm

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The minister for Communication and Technology in India is Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad. He is also the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and the Law & Justice.

Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad was inducted into the government on 30th May, 2019. He is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha representing Bihar.

He has various responsibilities as the Minister for Communications and Technology. These include policy formulation and coordination of the IT sector and telecom, e-governance and postal services. He is also responsible for developing strategies and plans for the electronic industry in India. Apart from this, his other responsibilities include cyber security, space technology, electronics manufacturing and public service delivery initiatives.

Shri Prasad has an impressive political career spanning over three decades. He has held various positions in the BJP and was a former Minister of Coal and Mines in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government (1998-2004). He is behind the passage of several landmark legislations in the Rajya Sabha, including the Triple Talaq Bill, Transgender Persons Bill and DNA Technology Bill.

He has focused on digitalisation of services in India, and has been involved in numerous digital initiatives such as the launch of the Digital India programme, the National Policy on Electronics and the National Digital Communications Policy. He is also an implementation focussed minister, who has been credited for the successful implementation of projects such as BharatNet and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

More information on Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad can be obtained from his official website: http://ravishankarprasad.in/