National Informatics Centre

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National Informatics Centre

Abbreviation	NIC
Formation	1976 (49 years ago) (1976)
Type	Digital Information
Headquarters	New Delhi
Location	Pan India
Region served	India
Official language	English and Hindi
Director General	Shri IPS Sethi[1]
Parent organisation	Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Budget	₹11.5 billion (US$130 million) [2]
Staff	3500 (April 2023)[3]
Website	www.nic.in
ASN	4758
Traffic Levels	70–80 Gbit/s

The National Informatics Centre Services Inc. (NIC) is an Indian government department under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).^[4][5][6] The NIC provides infrastructure, IT Consultancy, IT Services including but not limited to architecture, design, development and implementation of IT Systems to Central Government Departments and State Governments, helping in implementing the digitization initiatives of Digital India.^[7] The organisation also carries out research in the IT domain and recruits various scientists and Scientific/Technical Assistants. The organisation's primary function is to cater to ICT needs at all levels of governance and facilitate digital access to government services for citizens.