The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, is responsible for formulating policies, strategies, and frameworks that promote the adoption of information technology and digital services across government and public sector organizations. MeitY also drives the Government of India’s cloud adoption initiative, GI Cloud (MeghRaj), to enable secure, scalable, and cost-effective delivery of digital services.
As part of the MeghRaj program, MeitY empanels Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and cloud service offerings through a rigorous assessment process conducted by the Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate. Empaneled CSPs are eligible to provide cloud services to government departments, public sector undertakings, and other eligible public-sector entities.
The empanelment process evaluates cloud deployment models and cloud service offerings against requirements established by the Government of India. MeitY empanelment helps provide assurance that cloud services meet government security expectations and support data residency requirements within India.
MeitY empanelment requires that cloud services offered are hosted within India and that data is limited within the boundaries of India. In addition, cloud service providers must maintain compliance with global standards such as ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 20000.
IBM Cloud has achieved MeitY Cloud Service Provider (CSP) empanelment for cloud services offered from its India-based cloud infrastructure. MeitY empanelment demonstrates that the applicable IBM Cloud services have been assessed against the requirements established under the Government of India’s cloud framework.
Through the MeitY empanelment program, eligible government and public sector organizations can procure cloud services from empaneled providers to support digital transformation initiatives and mission-critical workloads.
View IBM Cloud’s empanelment status on the MeitY AMBUD portal.