GI Cloud– A Cloud Computing Initiative of MeitY
Audit Status of Cloud Service Providers 
Status of MeitY empanelled and STQC audited CSPs :
| S.No. | Name of CSP | STQC Audit Status* |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Amazon Internet Services Pvt. Ltd. | Compliant |
| 2. | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) | Compliant |
| 3. | CtrlS Data Centers Limited | Compliant |
| 4. | Cyfuture India Private Limited | Compliant |
| 5. | Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited | Compliant |
| 6. | Netmagic IT Services Private Limited | Compliant |
| 7. | Nxtra Data Ltd. | Compliant |
| 8. | Reliance Corporate IT Park Ltd. | Compliant |
| 9. | Sify Technologies Limited | Compliant |
| 10. | Tata Communications Limited | Compliant |
* The end user Departments are advised to procure the cloud services from the empaneled and audit compliant CSPs only (highlighted in green colour)..
- Bouquet of Cloud Services
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 Services) - Additional Requirements for extending the empanelment of Cloud Service Offerings of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)
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 Providers). - Handbook for procuring Cloud service from GeM
The handbook has been prepared to assist Government organizations in procuring Cloud services through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) platform and provides step by step guide for procuring Cloud services using four modes. (Click here for Handbook for procuring Cloud services )
- RFP for selection of agency for Cloud Management office (CMO)
- Corrigendum and Clarification for RFP for selection of agency for Cloud Management office (CMO)
| CSP | Person in Contact | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
AISPL |
Sh. Pankaj Gupta, |
Amazon Internet Services Private Limited (AISPL), 5th Floor, Salcon Ras Vilas, Near Select City Walk, Saket, New Delhi – 110017 |
Sh. Narayana Birakayala, |
Amazon Internet Services Private Limited (AISPL), 5th Floor, Salcon Ras Vilas, Near Select City Walk, Saket, New Delhi – 110017 |
|
BSNL |
Sh. Ritesh Kumar, National Account Manager |
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), O/o CGM NTR, 2nd Floor, Kidwai Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi-110001 |
CtrlS |
Sh. Ankush Bansal, Principal Architect & Practice Lead (Government Vertical) |
CtrlS Datacenters Ltd., 16, Software Units Layout, Madhapur (Hitech-City), Hyderabad – 500081 |
CyFuture |
Sh. Nitin Mohan, Account Manager |
Cyfuture India Pvt. Ltd., Plot no. 197-198, NSEZ, Noida Phase II, Noida Dadri Road, Noida – 201305 |
Microsoft |
Mr. Vikrant Yadav, Director |
Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited, Level 10, Tower C, Epitome, Building No.5, DLF Cyber City, Phase-3, Gurgaon –122002 |
Sh. S. Chandrasekhar, Group Director, Govt. Affairs and Public Policy |
Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited, Level 10, Tower C, Epitome, Building No.5, DLF Cyber City, Phase-3, Gurgaon –122002 |
|
Netmagic |
Sh. Shaikh Zamiruddin Netmagic IT Services Ltd. |
Netmagic IT Services Ltd., 24 & 30, Ground Floor, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase-III, New Delhi-110020 |
Nxtra Data |
Sh. Vikram Rathore, National Business Development Manager- (Govt. and PSU) |
Nxtra Data Ltd., Plot No. 16, Udyog Vihar, Phase- IV, Gurgaon, Haryana-122016. |
Reliance |
Sh. Iyer Ananthakrishnan |
Reliance Corporate IT Park Ltd., Building No. TL 23, Block B, IV Floor, Thane Belapur Road, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai-400701 E mail- iyer[dot]ananthakrishnan[at]ril[dot]com Tel no.: +91-7021099569 |
Sify |
Sh. Tapan Verma, Account Manager |
Sify Technologies Limited, B-7, Sector -132, Noida-201301 |
Tata Communications |
Sh. Amit Singh, DGM |
Tata Communications Limited, Global Data & Mobility Solutions, 5th Floor, New IDC Building, Greater Kailash – 1, New Delhi-110048 |
The objective of empanelment of Cloud Audit Organization is to empanel third party audit organizations/ auditors who are competent to assess Cloud Service Provider for compliance as per defined requirements and criteria. (Click here for details)
MeitY has prepared following documents to help the Government Departments and PSUs in procuring Cloud services from the empaneled Cloud Service Providers. . The documents are procurement guidelines, Service Level Agreements and contractual terms. These documents are meant to provide an indicative direction and they can be suitably modified/ aligned as per individual Department’s requirements.
MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) has invited the bid documents from the prospective Cloud Service Providers with reference to the RFP for “Provisional Empanelment of Cloud Service Offerings of Cloud Service providers (CSPs)” dated 30th December 2015
The RFP may be accessed using the below mentioned link:
The envisaged implementation model is depicted in the below figure:
The empanelment of the Cloud service offerings of CSPs has been done for a combination of the Cloud Deployment models and Service offerings as mentioned below:
Deployment model
- Public Cloud
- Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
- Government Community Cloud (GCC)
Service Offerings
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
- Dev / Test Environment as a Service (DevOps)
- Virtual Desktops as a Service (VDaaS)
- Setting up of State and National Clouds
- Set up an e-Gov Appstore
- Empanelment of Cloud Service Providers
- Empanelment of Cloud Auditors
- Setting up of Cloud Management Office
- Setting up an eco-system for Cloud proliferation (Policies, Guidelines, templates, security norms, certification, business models for applications, tariff & revenue models for private sector Cloud services)
- Awareness workshops, training programs and migration support for cloud adoption by departments
- MeghRaj (GI-Cloud) service Directory
- Setting up of Clouds by other Government entities
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.
The architectural vision of GI Cloud as mentioned above consists of a set of discrete cloud computing environments spread across multiple locations, built on existing or new (augmented) infrastructure, following a set of common protocols, guidelines and standards issued by the Government of India. In this regard, the Cloud Strategic Direction Paper and Implementation roadmap, which was published in June 2013, can be accessed using the below mentioned link:
- Click here for GI Cloud Strategic Direction Paper
- Click here for GI Cloud Adoption and Implementation Roadmap
The first National Cloud implemented by NIC was launched in February’ 2014 where a large number of government departments are already using cloud services, which may be accessed using the below mentioned link:
The e-Gov Appstore under GI Cloud was launched in May 2013. The same can be accessed using the below mentioned link:
