Ministry of Communications (India)

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Union government ministry of India government ministry

The Ministry of Communications (India) is the central government ministry responsible for formulating and overseeing national policies and administration related to telecommunications, postal services, and digital communications across the country.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Communications (India) canonical	4
Ministry of Communications	3
Department of Telecommunications of India	1
Ministry of Communications, Government of India	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2389047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Communications (India)
Context triple: [Department of Space (India), coordinatesWith, Ministry of Communications (India)]

A. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (historically)
The historical Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications was a UK government department responsible for overseeing postal services and telecommunications policy, including the operations of the British Post Office.
B. Ministry of Railways (India)
The Ministry of Railways (India) is the central government ministry responsible for the policy, planning, development, and regulation of Indian Railways, one of the world’s largest rail networks.
C. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) is the central government ministry responsible for regulating and overseeing the country’s information, broadcasting, film, and media sectors.
D. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India is the central government ministry responsible for formulating and administering policies, regulations, and infrastructure development related to road transport and national highways across India.
E. Ministry of Transport
The Ministry of Transport is Egypt’s government body responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing the country’s transportation infrastructure and services across road, rail, maritime, and other transit sectors.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ministry of Communications (India)
Target entity description: The Ministry of Communications (India) is the central government ministry responsible for formulating and overseeing national policies and administration related to telecommunications, postal services, and digital communications across the country.

A. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (historically)
The historical Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications was a UK government department responsible for overseeing postal services and telecommunications policy, including the operations of the British Post Office.
B. Ministry of Railways (India)
The Ministry of Railways (India) is the central government ministry responsible for the policy, planning, development, and regulation of Indian Railways, one of the world’s largest rail networks.
C. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) is the central government ministry responsible for regulating and overseeing the country’s information, broadcasting, film, and media sectors.
D. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India is the central government ministry responsible for formulating and administering policies, regulations, and infrastructure development related to road transport and national highways across India.
E. Ministry of Transport
The Ministry of Transport is Egypt’s government body responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing the country’s transportation infrastructure and services across road, rail, maritime, and other transit sectors.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union government ministry of India ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
budgetSource	Union Budget of India ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ⓘ Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) state governments in India on telecom and postal matters ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
governs	national postal network of India ⓘ
headedBy	Minister of Communications ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New Delhi ⓘ linked to: New Delhi, India
implements	BharatNet project ⓘ Digital India initiatives related to connectivity ⓘ National Telecom Policy ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of India ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
ministerialPostReportsTo	Prime Minister of India ⓘ
oversees	Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited ⓘ Centre for Development of Telematics ⓘ Department of Posts ⓘ linked to: India Post Department of Telecommunications ⓘ Digital Communications Commission ⓘ Indian Post Payments Bank ⓘ linked to: India Post Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited ⓘ Philately Division of India Post ⓘ linked to: India Post Postal Life Insurance ⓘ Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of India ⓘ
partOf	Union Council of Ministers ⓘ
policyArea	broadband connectivity ⓘ digital infrastructure ⓘ information and communications technology ⓘ postal services ⓘ rural connectivity ⓘ spectrum management ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ universal service obligations in telecom ⓘ
regulates	postal operators in India ⓘ telecom service providers through its departments and bodies ⓘ
responsibleFor	digital communications policy in India ⓘ postal services policy in India ⓘ telecommunications policy in India ⓘ
seat	New Delhi ⓘ linked to: New Delhi, India
sector	communications ⓘ information technology ⓘ
supervises	allocation of radio spectrum for communications ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	public sector ⓘ
website	https://dot.gov.in ⓘ https://www.indiapost.gov.in ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Department of Space (India) → coordinatesWith → Ministry of Communications (India) ⓘ

Union government ministries of India → includes → Ministry of Communications (India) ⓘ

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) → collaboratesWith → Ministry of Communications (India) ⓘ

Joint Committee on 2G Spectrum → oversightOn → Department of Telecommunications of India ⓘ