Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (Telangana)

Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications is a cabinet level ministerial post in the Government of Telangana. First held on 2 June 2014, this ministry has one of the important portfolios in the cabinet. K. T. Rama Rao of Bharat Rashtra Samithi was the inaugural holder of this portfolio for two consecutive terms. D. Sridhar Babu is the incumbent minister for this portfolio from Indian National Congress.

Minister of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications
Inpharmēṣan Ṭeknālajī, Elakṭrāniks mariyu Kamyūnikēṣans Śākha Mantrī
Incumbent Duddilla Sridhar Babu since 7 December 2023
Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications
Abbreviation	ITE&C
Member of	State Cabinet
Reports to	Governor of Telangana Chief Minister of Telangana Telangana Legislature
Appointer	Governor of Telangana on the advice of the Chief Minister of Telangana
Inaugural holder	Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao
Formation	2 June 2014
Website	it.telangana.gov.in

Background

After the bifurcation of the Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014) into Telangana and the residual state of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana was left with Hyderabad emerging as the hub for Information and Technology (IT).^[1] Reforms initiated during the Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry paved the way for the development of the IT sector in Hyderabad,^[2] and successive governments continued the momentum after the formation of Telangana.^[3] K. T. Rama Rao was credited with taking up initiatives to foster the IT sector in the state.^[4][5]

List of ministers

#	Portrait		Minister (Lifespan) Constituency	Term of office			Election (Term)	Party	Ministry	Chief Minister	Ref.
				Term start	Term end	Duration
1			Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (born 1976) MLA for Sircilla	2 June 2014	6 September 2018	4 years, 96 days	2014 (1st)	Telangana Rashtra Samithi	Rao I	Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao	[6]
				8 September 2019	3 December 2023	4 years, 86 days	2018 (2nd)		Rao II		[7]
2			Duddilla Sridhar Babu (born 1969) MLA for Manthani	7 December 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 245 days	2023 (3rd)	Indian National Congress	Reddy	Anumula Revanth Reddy	[8]