Shri V.T.V. Ramana has assumed charge as the 19th Director General of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) on 8 April 2026, bringing with him extensive experience in cybersecurity, digital infrastructure, and e-Governance at a time when secure and resilient digital public infrastructure is becoming increasingly central to governance.
Prior to assuming charge, Shri Ramana served as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at NIC Headquarters, where he led several critical cybersecurity and information security initiatives for the Government of India. In this role, he coordinated major operational and infrastructure divisions including the Command and Control Centre, Network Operations Centre, NKN/DII PMU, Data Centre Audit, Application Security Audit, and NIC Service Desk, contributing significantly to the reliability and security of government digital systems.
As Head of Group (HoG), Shri Ramana also led strategic divisions covering Cyber and Information Security Governance, Analytics, Management, and Systems. He played an important role in guiding national digital platforms and initiatives such as Parichay, JanParichay, and Gov-Drive, which support secure digital identity, authentication, and collaboration services across government institutions.
His leadership extended to key Informatics Divisions of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Department of Posts (DoP), along with initiatives related to secure e-Service Delivery and digital transformation. Through these responsibilities, Shri Ramana contributed substantially towards strengthening cybersecurity frameworks, governance platforms, and secure public digital infrastructure across the nation.
Shri Ramana assumes leadership of NIC during a significant phase in India’s digital governance journey, marked by increasing emphasis on cybersecurity, interoperability, trusted digital platforms, and large-scale public digital infrastructure. His extensive experience across information security, national platforms, and technology operations is expected to further strengthen NIC’s continuing role in enabling efficient, transparent, and citizen-centric digital governance across the country.
