Ministry of Communications (India)

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Ministry of Communications (India)

Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Ministry overview
Formed	19 July 2016; 8 years ago (2016-07-19)
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Sanchar Bhawan 20, Ashoka Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Annual budget	₹123,393 crore (US$15 billion) (2023–24 est.)[1]
Minister responsible	Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union (Cabinet/Council) Minister for Communications.
Ministry executives	Neeraj Mittal, IAS, Chairman of Telecom Commission and Telecom Secretary Vandita Kaul, IPoS, Posts Secretary
Child agencies	Department of Telecommunications Department of Posts
Website	dot.gov.in

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.