Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has been promoting research and development in the areas of Convergence, Communications & Broadband Technologies (CC&BT) and Strategic Electronics as one of its major activities. Working Group on R&D in CC&BT and Strategic Electronics constituted with experts from relevant areas, provides advisory support in selecting the R&D proposals for implementing R&D activities through analysis of technology trends, identification of thrust areas, preparation of technology development plan as well as formulation and evaluation of projects for execution by R&D Organizations/Academia with financial support from MeitY. Projects are monitored regularly by the Project Review and Steering Group (PRSG) constituted by MeitY for each project.