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.

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). Reforms initiated during the Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry paved the way for the development of the IT sector in Hyderabad, and successive governments continued the momentum after the formation of Telangana. K. T. Rama Rao was credited with taking up initiatives to foster the IT sector in the state.