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. MeitY has embarked upon several initiatives in order to proliferate the Cloud adoption across the various departments and agencies and streamline the processes involved. The various initiatives are summarized as below:

 1. PROCUREMENT OF CLOUD SERVICES THROUGH GeM

MeitY has empaneled the Cloud Service offerings of major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) for ease of Cloud procurement for the Government Departments. Presently, Cloud Services from prominent CSPs have been empaneled by MeitY and a Bouquet of Cloud Services has been formed consisting of three categories of Cloud Services defined as under:

   i. Basic Cloud Services consisting of Compute Service, Storage Service, Network Service, Database Service, Security Service, Support Service

  ii. Advanced Cloud Services consisting of Container Service, Managed Database as a Service, Content Delivery Network, MPLS Connectivity, HSM, DDoS, TLS / SSL Certificate Management,   Dual / Multi Factor Authentication, Monitoring Services, Office Productivity Suite, Analytics Services.

   iii. Managed Services consisting of Disaster Recovery as a Service and Backup as a Service.

MeitY's Bouquet of Services can be accessed / downloaded using the below link:

Click here to open / download MeitY Bouquet of Cloud Services484.57 KB

Cloud services, under all the categories, are listed on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) platform. The procurement of Cloud Services can easily be done through the GeM platform. The step-wise guide on how to procure the MeitY empaneled Cloud Services from GeM can be accessed / downloaded using the link below.

• Click here to open / download Step-wise guide for procuring MeitY empaneled Cloud Services from GeM7.94 MB
• Click here to watch the video for step-wise guidelines for procuring MeitY empaneled Cloud Services from GeM

 2. EMPANELMENT OF CLOUD SERVICE OFFERINGS OF CSP

    MeitY invites applications from the Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) to empanel the Cloud Service Offerings of the:

    (i) Cloud Service Providers (whose services are not yet empaneled by MeitY), and

    (ii) To empanel additional service offerings and / or new Data Centres of CSPs whose services are currently empaneled with MeitY

Cloud service offerings of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) are empaneled with the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) for three Cloud deployment models, namely: Public Cloud, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and Government Community Cloud (GCC); and three service models: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS).

The step-wise guide on the process of how to empanel the Cloud Service offerings of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) can be accessed/downloaded using the link below.

• How to Get Empaneled496.45 KB

MeitY invites applications from prospective Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) offering their Cloud services for empanelment with MeitY. The prospective applicants are hereby instructed to fill in the empanelment application document.

• Inviting Application for CSP Empanelment

 3. AUDIT STATUS OF CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS

MeitY has empaneled the Cloud Service offerings of CSPs in the form of Bouquet of Cloud Services. The Bouquet of Cloud Services comprises of Basic Cloud services which are mandatory services under CSPs various Cloud offerings. The CSPs has to offer the “Basic Cloud Services” to the Government Organizations under at least one of the Cloud Deployment Models defined by MeitY which are Public Cloud, Virtual Private Cloud and Government Community Cloud. The details of such Cloud offerings are mentioned as below-

(Click here to download the MeitY Empaneled CSPs Details)216.23 KB -MeitY empaneled CSPs Detail

 4. DETAILS OF AUDITED CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS

(Click here to download the Details)152.58 KB

 5. CLOUD GUIDELINES

• GI Cloud Reference Architecture586.15 KB
  
  The GI Cloud Reference Architecture document has been designed to assist the Government Departments to build their Cloud deployment architecture with components, activities and actors as relevant in the GI Cloud ecosystem. The GI Cloud Reference Architecture is intended to facilitate the understanding of operational intricacies in cloud computing.
  
  Click here for GI Cloud Reference Architecture586.15 KB
• Cloud Security Best Practices1.67 MB
  
  This document is prepared to assist the Government Departments in easier understanding & navigating through the best practices for Cloud Security Best Practices. The document has primarily been segmented into 3 sections of which the first section shall deal with the approach and need of cloud security. The second section shall compare the aspects of traditional vs cloud security along with best practices of cloud security broken down across the various layers of Cloud. The final section elaborates on the shared responsibility model of Cloud Security wherein the Departments and Cloud Service Providers play critical roles in ensuring security of the cloud deployment.
  
  Click here for Cloud Security Best Practices1.67 MB
• Disaster Recovery (DR) Best Practices1.93 MB
  
  Disaster Recovery (DR) Best Practice document has been put together to assist User Departments in understanding prevalent best practices while designing suitable protocols in terms of disaster recovery and business continuity for their respective departments. It allows an organization/department to quickly resume mission-critical functions and services after a disaster.
  
  Click here for Disaster Recovery (DR) Best Practices1.93 MB
• End-user guide for the adoption of Cloud Services1.38 MB
  
  This document should be used by a Government Department which is in the process of adopting Cloud services. The document discusses the Cloud Adoption and Enablement Lifecycle in a stepwise manner, while navigating through the various standards, frameworks, guidelines, and templates that may be useful.
  
  Click here for End User Guide for the adoption of Cloud Services1.38 MB
• Guidelines for Procurement of Cloud Services1.24 MB
  
  This document provides the guidelines to Government Departments for procuring Cloud Services from the Cloud Service Provider (CSP), Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Systems Integrator (SI). The document will also highlight the key responsibilities of the Government Departments and the empaneled Cloud CSPs, MSPs and SIs during the Procurement of Cloud Services.
  
  Click here for Guidelines for Procurement of Cloud Services1.24 MB
• Guidelines on Master Service Agreement for procuring Cloud Services723.74 KB
  
  This document provides a Master Service Agreement (MSA) that a Government Department can enter into with the Cloud Service Provider / Managed Service Provider to take care of the risks and challenges associated with the procurement and consumption of the third party Cloud Services. The Government Department may incorporate additional provisions, clauses, and terms & conditions in this MSA to meet its Project specific requirements.
  
  Click here for Guidelines on Master Service Agreement for procuring Cloud Services723.74 KB
• Guidelines for User Departments on Service Level Agreement (SLA) for procuring Cloud services617.85 KB
  
  This document will assist the Government Departments in incorporating relevant Service Level Agreement in their contractual arrangements with the Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)/Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to take care of the risks and challenges associated with the procurement and consumption of third party Cloud services.
  
  Click here for Guidelines for User Departments on Service Level Agreement (SLA) for procuring Cloud services617.85 KB
• Bouquet of Cloud Services636.94 KB
  
  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 Services636.94 KB)
• Additional Requirements for extending the empanelment of Cloud Service Offerings of Cloud Service Providers (CSPs)507.13 KB
  
  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 Providers507.13 KB).

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