In order to utilize and harness the benefits of Cloud Computing, Government of India embarked upon an ambitious initiative – “GI Cloud” which has been coined as ‘Meghraj’. The focus of this initiative is to accelerate delivery of e-services in the country while optimizing ICT spending of the Government. MeitY has embarked upon several initiatives in order to proliferate the Cloud adoption across the various departments and agencies and streamline the processes involved. The various initiatives are summarized as below:

 1. PROCUREMENT OF CLOUD SERVICES THROUGH GeM

MeitY has empaneled the Cloud Service offerings of major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) for ease of Cloud procurement for the Government Departments. Presently, Cloud Services from prominent CSPs have been empaneled by MeitY and a Bouquet of Cloud Services has been formed consisting of three categories of Cloud Services defined as under:
   i. Basic Cloud Services consisting of Compute Service, Storage Service, Network Service, Database Service, Security Service, Support Service
  ii. Advanced Cloud Services consisting of Container Service, Managed Database as a Service, Content Delivery Network, MPLS Connectivity, HSM, DDoS, TLS / SSL Certificate Management,   Dual / Multi Factor Authentication, Monitoring Services, Office Productivity Suite, Analytics Services.
   iii. Managed Services consisting of Disaster Recovery as a Service and Backup as a Service.

MeitY's Bouquet of Services can be accessed / downloaded using the below link:
Click here to open / download MeitY Bouquet of Cloud Services484.57 KB

Cloud services, under all the categories, are listed on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) platform. The procurement of Cloud Services can easily be done through the GeM platform. The step-wise guide on how to procure the MeitY empaneled Cloud Services from GeM can be accessed / downloaded using the link below.
Click here to open / download Step-wise guide for procuring MeitY empaneled Cloud Services from GeM7.94 MB

 2. EMPANELMENT OF CLOUD SERVICE OFFERINGS OF CSP

    MeitY invites applications from the Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) to empanel the Cloud Service Offerings of the:
    (i) Cloud Service Providers (whose services are not yet empaneled by MeitY), and
    (ii) To empanel additional service offerings and / or new Data Centres of CSPs whose services are currently empaneled with MeitY

Cloud service offerings of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) are empaneled with the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) for three Cloud deployment models, namely: Public Cloud, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and Government Community Cloud (GCC); and three service models: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS).

The step-wise guide on the process of how to empanel the Cloud Service offerings of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) can be accessed/downloaded using the link below.

• How to Get Empaneled496.45 KB

MeitY invites applications from prospective CSPs offering their Cloud services for empanelment with MeitY. The empanelment window will remain open for a period of 3 months, from 1st June 2021 to 31st August 2021. The prospective applicants are hereby instructed to fill in the application document along with the bouquet of Cloud services (word file).

* The last date of submission of Application for Empanelment of Cloud Service Offerings of CSP has been extended till further orders.

   i. Inviting Application for CSP Empanelment1.32 MB
   ii. Cloud Services Bouquet (Word File)96.18 KB

 3. AUDIT STATUS OF CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS

MeitY has empaneled the Cloud Service offerings of CSPs in the form of Bouquet of Cloud Services. The Bouquet of Cloud Services comprises of Basic Cloud services which are mandatory services under CSPs various Cloud offerings. The CSPs has to offer the “Basic Cloud Services” to the Government Organizations under at least one of the Cloud Deployment Models defined by MeitY which are Public Cloud, Virtual Private Cloud and Government Community Cloud. The details of such Cloud offerings are mentioned as below-

(Click here to download the MeitY Empaneled CSPs Details)67.62 KB -MeitY empaneled CSPs Detail

 4. DETAILS OF AUDITED CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS

Contact Details of Cloud Service Providers(CSPs)

Name of CSP	Person in Contact	Contact Details
Amazon Internet Services Private Limited (AISPL)	Sh. Pankaj Gupta, Head Business Development-Public Sector, Amazon Internet Services Pvt. Ltd, India	Amazon Internet Services Private Limited (AISPL), 5th Floor, Salcon Ras Vilas, Near Select City Walk, Saket, New Delhi – 110017, E mail: pankagup[at]amazon[dot]com, Tel no.: +91-9810434393
	Sh. Narayana Birakayala, Amazon Internet Services Pvt. Ltd, India	Amazon Internet Services Private Limited (AISPL), 5th Floor, Salcon Ras Vilas, Near Select City Walk, Saket, New Delhi – 110017, E mail: birakayn[at]amazon[dot]com, Tel no.: +91- 9966378640
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)	Sh. Kamal Singh Chauhan, National Account Manager, EB NCR-I	Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), O/o CGM CN TX(North), BSNL, 7th Floor, Kidwai Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi-110001, E mail: kamal[dot]singh[at]bsnl[dot]co[dot]in, Tel no: +91-11-23329422
CtrlS Datacenters Limited	Sh. Ankush Bansal, Principal Architect & Practice Lead (Government Vertical)	CtrlS Datacenters Ltd., 16, Software Units Layout, Madhapur (Hitech-City), Hyderabad – 500081, E mail- egov[at]ctrls[dot]in, Tel no.: +91-9643312818, +91-40-42030700
Cyfuture India Pvt. Limited	Sh. Nitin Mohan, Account Manager	Cyfuture India Pvt. Ltd., Plot no. 197-198, NSEZ, Noida Phase II, Noida Dadri Road, Noida – 201305, E mail: tender[at]cyfuture[dot]com, Tel. no.: +91-1206277763
ESDS Software Solutions Private Limited	Sh. Sanchit Taraiya, Regional Manager	ESDS Software Solutions Private Limited, Plot No. B-24 &25, NICE, Industrial Area, Satpur, MIDC, Nashik-422007, E mail: sanchit[at]esds[dot]co[dot]in, Tel no.: +91-8750069842
Google Cloud India Pvt Limited	Sh. Pratik Mehta, Country Head, Public Sector, Google Cloud	Google Cloud India Pvt Ltd, Unit 204, 2nd Floor, Signature Tower-II, Tower-A, Sector 15, Part II Silokhera, Gurgaon,Haryana122001, Email: pratikmehta[at]google[dot]com, Tel no.: +91-9899233350
	Sh. Anindya Biswas, National Manager Public Sector Sales, Google Cloud	Email: anindyabiswas[at]google[dot]com, Tel no.: +91-9711132042
IBM India Pvt Limited	Dr. Prabhat Manocha, Sr. Client Technical Architect, Government	IBM India Private Limited, 4th Floor, DLF Infinity Tower, Block A, DLF Cyber City, Phase-2, Gurgaon, Haryana-1220001, E mail: pmanocha[at]in[dot]ibm[dot]com, Tel no.: +91-9811209004
ITI Limited	Sh. Barun Paul, General Manager (Data Centre)	2nd Floor, F-100 building, ITI Limited, Bangalore Plant, Dooravani Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560016, E mail: datacenter[at]itiltd[dot]co[dot]in, Tel no.: +91-08028503607, +91-9740987449
Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited	Sh. Rajesh Ranjan, Director – Government Affairs and Public Policy	Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited, Level 10, Tower C, Epitome, Building No.5, DLF Cyber City, Phase-3, Gurgaon –122002, E mail: rajeshranjan[at]microsoft[dot]com, Tel no.: +91-9810206044
Netmagic IT Services Limited	Sh. Shaikh Zamiruddin	Netmagic IT Services Ltd., 24 & 30, Ground Floor, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase-III, New Delhi-110020, E mail- simpli[dot]egov[at]netmagicsolutions[dot]com, Tel no.: +91-9686454522
Nxtra Data Limited	Sh. Vikram Rathore, National Business Development Manager- (Govt. and PSU)	Nxtra Data Ltd., Plot No. 16, Udyog Vihar, Phase- IV, Gurgaon, Haryana-122016, E mail- vikram[dot]rathore[at]airtel[dot]com, Tel no.: +91-8800049008
Oracle India Pvt. Limited	Mr. Angiah Santhanaswamy, Business Development Director - Public Sector	F-01/02. Salcon Rasvilas, Plot No. D-1, District Centre. Saket, New Delhi - 110017. Tel: +91-1147469000 Email: angiah[dot]santhanaswamy[at]oracle[dot]com Contact number: +91-9810021316
Pi Datacenters Pvt. Ltd.	Sh. Geo Kurian, Director – Head Kerala, Head-SAP Platforms & Govt Business	Pi Datacenters Pvt. Ltd., Survey No. 49/P, Plot no. 12, IT Park, Mangalagiri, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh – 522503, India Email: geo[at]pidatacenters[dot]com Mobile: +91-8330882255, +91- 9980015898
RailTel Corporation of India Limited	Sh. Naresh Kumar, Dy. General Manager/IT	RailTel Corporation of India Limited, Plate A, 6th Floor, Office Block-II,Kidwai Nagar(East),Delhi-110023, Email: csp[at]railtelindia[dot]com, Tel no.: 011-22900600
Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited	Sh. Iyer Ananthakrishnan	Reliance Corporate IT Park Ltd., Building No. TL 23, Block B, IV Floor, Thane Belapur Road, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai-40070, E mail- iyer[dot]ananthakrishnan[at]ril[dot]com, Tel no.: +91-7021099569
Sify Technologies Limited	Sh. Sushant Dubey, Business Head-Government	Sify Technologies Limited, B-7, Sector -132, Noida-201301, E mail: sushant[dot]dubey[at]sifycorp[dot]com, Tel no.: +91-9999017264
Tata Communications Limited, Global Data & Mobility Solutions	Sh. Krishan Ghei, Associate Vice President	Tata Communications Limited, Global Data & Mobility Solutions, 5th Floor, New IDC Building, Greater Kailash – 1, New Delhi110048, Email: krishan[dot]ghei[at]tatacommunications[dot]com Tel no.: +91-9212705255; +91-11-6650 5175 (direct)
Web Werks India Private Limited	Sh. Kaushal Vedant, Head Pre-Sales & Solution Architect	Web Werks India Private Limited 124, Unique Industrial Estate Premises, Off Veer Savarkar Marg, Twin Tower lane, Mumbai-400025, E mail: kaushal[dot]vedant[at]wwindia[dot]com, Tel no.: +91-9619876962

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 5. CLOUD GUIDELINES

• GI Cloud Reference Architecture1.31 MB
  The GI Cloud Reference Architecture document has been designed to assist the Government Departments to build their Cloud deployment architecture with components, activities and actors as relevant in the GI Cloud ecosystem. The GI Cloud Reference Architecture is intended to facilitate the understanding of operational intricacies in cloud computing.
  Click here for GI Cloud Reference Architecture1.31 MB
• Cloud Security Best Practices806.4 KB
  This document is prepared to assist the Government Departments in easier understanding & navigating through the best practices for Cloud Security Best Practices. The document has primarily been segmented into 3 sections of which the first section shall deal with the approach and need of cloud security. The second section shall compare the aspects of traditional vs cloud security along with best practices of cloud security broken down across the various layers of Cloud. The final section elaborates on the shared responsibility model of Cloud Security wherein the Departments and Cloud Service Providers play critical roles in ensuring security of the cloud deployment.
  Click here for Cloud Security Best Practices806.4 KB
• Disaster Recovery (DR) Best Practices1.42 MB
  Disaster Recovery (DR) Best Practice document has been put together to assist User Departments in understanding prevalent best practices while designing suitable protocols in terms of disaster recovery and business continuity for their respective departments. It allows an organization/department to quickly resume mission-critical functions and services after a disaster.
  Click here for Disaster Recovery (DR) Best Practices1.42 MB
• End-user guide for the adoption of Cloud Services2.47 MB
  This document should be used by a Government Department which is in the process of adopting Cloud services. The document discusses the Cloud Adoption and Enablement Lifecycle in a stepwise manner, while navigating through the various standards, frameworks, guidelines, and templates that may be useful.
  Click here for End User Guide for the adoption of Cloud Services
• Guidelines for Procurement of Cloud Services
  This document provides the guidelines to Government Departments for procuring Cloud Services from the Cloud Service Provider (CSP), Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Systems Integrator (SI). The document will also highlight the key responsibilities of the Government Departments and the empaneled Cloud CSPs, MSPs and SIs during the Procurement of Cloud Services.
  Click here for Guidelines for Procurement of Cloud Services748.62 KB
• Guidelines on Master Service Agreement for procuring Cloud Services428.68 KB
  This document provides a Master Service Agreement (MSA) that a Government Department can enter into with the Cloud Service Provider / Managed Service Provider to take care of the risks and challenges associated with the procurement and consumption of the third party Cloud Services. The Government Department may incorporate additional provisions, clauses, and terms & conditions in this MSA to meet its Project specific requirements.
  Click here for Guidelines on Master Service Agreement for procuring Cloud Services428.68 KB
• Guidelines for User Departments on Service Level Agreement (SLA) for procuring Cloud services
  This document will assist the Government Departments in incorporating relevant Service Level Agreement in their contractual arrangements with the Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)/Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to take care of the risks and challenges associated with the procurement and consumption of third party Cloud services.
  Click here for Guidelines for User Departments on Service Level Agreement (SLA) for procuring Cloud services
• Bouquet of Cloud Services484.57 KB
  The Cloud services, listed under this section, have been categorized into “Basic Cloud Services” and “Advanced Cloud Services”. The Cloud services listed under the “Basic Cloud Services” are mandatory for all CSPs to offer to the Government Organizations under at least one of the empaneled Cloud Deployment Models. However, the Cloud services listed under the “Advanced Cloud Services” category are optional for the CSPs to offer. (Click here for Bouquet of Cloud Services484.57 KB)
• Additional Requirements for extending the empanelment of Cloud Service Offerings of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)507.13 KB
  These are the additional empanelment requirements for the existing Cloud Service Providers empanelled by MeitY in 2016 and 2018. (Click here for Additional requirements for existing empanelled Cloud Service Providers507.13 KB).

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