MeghRaj
Definition
The Government of India cloud initiative launched in 2014 as the GI Cloud, providing shared cloud infrastructure for central and state government departments. Run from National Data Centres with NIC as the executing agency.
- Launched
- 2014
- Original name
- GI Cloud
- Executing agency
- National Informatics Centre (NIC)
- Infrastructure
- National Data Centres
- Scope
- Central and state government departments, India
Common questions
Why does MeghRaj matter for digital forensic investigations in India?+
Government data and services increasingly run on MeghRaj infrastructure, so evidence acquisition in cases involving government systems may require coordination with NIC and adherence to its data-hosting and access procedures rather than a standard commercial cloud provider.
How does MeghRaj differ from commercial cloud providers used by private companies?+
MeghRaj is a government-owned and NIC-operated shared infrastructure reserved for public-sector workloads, whereas commercial providers such as AWS or Azure serve private enterprise and require separate empanelment approval to host Indian government data.
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