Prof MGK Menon

The policy maker




MGK Menon would always be remembered mainly for his stint as secretary at the

DoE. The renowned scientist was at the helm of a department that had a mandate

to control the developing computing industry and, unfortunately, for many years

DoE was a word of ridicule and revile amongst the country's fledgling IT

sector. He took his rightful position in the annals of Indian IT history when he

was appointed as a scientific advisor to Atal Behari Vajpayee and recommended

setting up a separate ministry of IT. He has been responsible for framing many

of the policies for the IT industry in India. Hopefully, these would stand the

test of time and his role at DoE during the license raj would gradually fade

away.