Functions of the HRD Division

HRD activities of Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology are targeted to ensure availability of trained human resources for the manufacturing & service sectors of electronics and IT industry. Initiatives include identifying gaps emerging from the formal sector and planning programmes in non-formal and formal sectors for meeting these gaps. This includes Skill Development in the domain of Electronics & IT and related areas.

The Skill Development activities of the Ministry are primarily being taken up by its two autonomous societies viz. National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT previously known as DOEACC) and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). In addition, the various organizations / attached offices under the Ministry viz. ERNET India, Media Lab Asia, CSC E-Governance Services India Limited, STQC, NIC etc. also engaged in training of various stakeholders in small numbers.

The following schemes/activities pertaining to Human Resource Development for Electronics and ICT sector have been targeted and have been approved/ under formulation:

• Post Graduate and Doctorate Level
• Graduate level
  • Scheme of Financial Assistance for setting up of Electronics and ICT
• Vocational, Skill development level
  • Two Schemes on Skill Development in ESDM sector have been approved:
    • Scheme for financial assistance to select States/UTs for Skill Development in ESDM sector
    • Scheme for ‘Skill Development in ESDM for Digital India’
  • Efforts to generate greater participation of Industry through Sector Skill Councils – Electronics, Telecom, IT/ITeS
• Niche Area
  • Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) Project
  • Capacity building in the areas of Electronic Product Design and Production Technology
  • Special Manpower Development Program for Chips to Systems
• Grass root level : Scheme for Digital Literacy
  • Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)
• Create skill development facilities in deprived areas through strengthening of National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT)
• Efforts to generate greater participation of Industry through Sector Skill Councils – Electronics, Telecom, IT/ITeS
• Digital India Initiative: (Digital Empowerment of Citizens / Universal Digital Literacy)
  • Scheme for ‘Skill Development in ESDM for Digital India’

For further details please contact the following :

Serial Number	Name and Designation of the Officer	Telephone Number	Fax Number	Email
1	Shri Jaideep Kumar Mishra, Joint Secretary	+91-11-24364321		js-hrd[at]meity[dot]gov[dot]in
2	Shri Anil Kumar Pipal, Scientist F & HoD	+91-11-24364777 +91-11-24301323	+91-11-24364777	pipal[at]meity[dot]gov[dot]in
3	Shri Sanjay Kumar Vyas, Scientist ‘E’	+91-11-24361554 +91-11-24301336	+91-11-24366559	s[dot]vyas[at]meity[dot]gov[dot]in
4	Shri Surendra Singh, Scientist ‘C’	+91-11-24301419	--	s[dot]surendra[at]nic[dot]in
5	Shri Shankar Das, Scientist ‘C’	+91-11-24301800	+91-11-24366559	shankar[dot]das[at]meity[dot]gov[dot]in
6	Shri Dinesh Kumar Sagar, Deputy Director	+91-11-24301234	+91-11-24365415	dineshk[dot]sagar[at]nic[dot]in