**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) inaugurated the STQC Lab Automation Portal, named SATYA, on February 9, 2026. This digital initiative, led by Shri Jitin Prasada, aims to enhance citizen-centric digital governance and public service delivery. The portal is designed to provide a single, integrated, and user-friendly digital platform for STQC services. Citizens, industry, startups, and government organizations are urged to actively use the portal and provide feedback.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **SATYA Portal Overview:**
* STQC Lab Automation Portal (SATYA) is a digital initiative under MeitY.
* Aims to improve citizen-centric digital governance and public service delivery.
* **STQC Directorate Role:**
* Ensures quality, security, and reliability of electronic and IT products/services.
* SATYA brings STQC services to a single, integrated digital platform.
* **Benefits and Alignment:**
* Faster service delivery and enhanced confidence in certification.
* Reduces procedural burden for startups and MSMEs.
* Aligns with Digital India, Minimum Government, and Ease of Doing Business.
* **Portal Functionality:**
* Modernizes STQC's service delivery through end-to-end digital processes.
* Strengthens transparency, efficiency, and trust in quality certification.
* Ensures quality assurance remains robust and accessible.
* **Contribution to Ecosystem:**
* Supports India's emergence as a global technology and manufacturing hub.
* Builds a trusted digital ecosystem by emphasizing cybersecurity, data protection, and product quality.
**Impact Analysis**
**Citizens**
* **Impact:** Faster service delivery, greater predictability, enhanced confidence in the certification process, and citizen-friendly accessibility to quality assurance.
* **Action Required:** Actively use the portal and provide feedback for continuous improvement.
**Industry**
* **Impact:** Easier access to quality certification services, greater transparency, and increased efficiency in the certification process.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the portal for certification needs and provide feedback for continuous improvement.
**Startups and MSMEs**
* **Impact:** Reduced procedural burden, easier access to market compliant and secure products, faster certification processes, and enhanced efficiency.
* **Action Required:** Leverage the portal for certification needs and provide feedback for continuous improvement.
**Government Organizations**
* **Impact:** Improved quality, transparency, and digital trust in public service delivery; citizen-centric governance.
* **Action Required:** Actively use the portal and provide feedback for continuous improvement.
Key Entities Referenced
STQC Lab Automation Portal 'SATYA': A digital initiative to streamline certification processes and improve public service delivery.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY): The primary ministry under which the SATYA portal initiative falls.
Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate: The organization responsible for ensuring the quality, security, and reliability of electronic and IT products and services.
Digital India: A national vision aligned with the SATYA portal initiative, focusing on Minimum Government, Maximum Governance, and Ease of Doing Business.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Shri Jitin Prasada Inaugurates STQC Lab
Automation Portal ‘SATYA’
Posted On: 09 FEB 2026 2:15PM by PIB Delhi
Shri Jitin Prasada, Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and lndustry and Electronics and
Information Technology, today inaugurated the STQC Lab Automation Portal – SATYA, a major digital
initiative under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, in
the presence of Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, senior officials of the Ministry, STQC, and C-DAC.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Jitin Prasada emphasized that in today’s digital era, governance is not
merely about policies, but about ease, transparency, accountability, and trust. The launch of the SATYA
Portal marks a significant step towards citizen-centric digital governance and improved public service
delivery.
The Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate plays a vital role in ensuring the
quality, security, and reliability of electronic and IT products and services in the country. With the
introduction of this Lab Automation Portal, STQC has brought its services onto a single, integrated, and
user-friendly digital platform, benefitting citizens, industry, startups, MSMEs, and government
departments.
For industry and citizens, the portal ensures faster service delivery, greater predictability, and enhanced
confidence in the certification process. For startups and MSMEs, it significantly reduces procedural
burden and helps them bring compliant and secure products to market more efficiently.
This initiative aligns with the national vision of Digital India, Minimum Government – Maximum
Governance, and Ease of Doing Business. By digitizing certification processes, the SATYA Portal ensures
that quality assurance remains robust while becoming more accessible and citizen-friendly.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, said, “The SATYA Portal represents a major
step in modernizing STQC’s service delivery through end-to-end digital processes. By leveraging
technology, we are strengthening transparency, efficiency, and trust while ensuring that quality
certification services are accessible to all stakeholders.”
Highlighting the importance of cybersecurity, data protection, and product quality, the Minister noted that
platforms such as SATYA contribute to building a trusted digital ecosystem and support India’s emergence
as a global technology and manufacturing hub.
Shri Jitin Prasada congratulated the STQC team, officials from MeitY, and C-DAC, the technical
development partner, along with all associated stakeholders, for their dedicated efforts in conceptualizing
and implementing the portal. He urged citizens, industry, startups, and government organizations to
actively use the portal and provide feedback for its continuous improvement.
With the launch of the STQC Lab Automation Portal – SATYA, India takes another important step
towards strengthening quality, transparency, and digital trust in public service delivery.****
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