Ministry of Science and Technology (India)

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Ministry of Science and Technology
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Branch of Government of India
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Ministry of Science & Technology
Central overview
FormedMay 1971
Jurisdiction Government of India
Headquarters New Delhi
Annual budget₹16,361 crore (US$1.9 billion) (2023-24 est.)
Minister responsible
Central executive
Website most.gov.in

The Ministry of Science and Technology is the Indian government ministry charged with formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to science and technology in India.

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Organisation

The ministry includes the following departments:

Department of Biotechnology

Autonomous Institutes

Public Sector Undertakings

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

Department of Science and Technology

List of ministers

The Minister of Science and Technology is the head of the ministry. It is a key office in the Union Cabinet. [2]

#PortraitNameTerm of officeDuration Prime Minister Political party
1 Chidambaram Subramaniam.jpg C. Subramaniam 2 May 197110 October 19743 years, 161 days Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress
2 T. A. Pai photo.jpg T. A. Pai 10 October 19742 January 197584 days
3 Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg Indira Gandhi 2 January 197524 March 19772 years, 81 days
(3) Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg Indira Gandhi 19 October 198031 October 19844 years, 12 days
4 Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg Rajiv Gandhi 31 December 198414 January 198514 days Rajiv Gandhi
5 Visit of Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Minister for Trade, to the CEC (cropped).jpg Vishwanath Pratap Singh 5 December 198910 November 1990340 days V. P. Singh Janata Dal
6 Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg Chandra Shekhar 10 November 199021 June 1991223 days Chandra Shekhar Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
7 Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg P. V. Narasimha Rao 21 June 199116 May 19964 years, 330 days P. V. Narasimha Rao Indian National Congress
8 Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 19961 June 199616 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party
9 H-d-deve-gowda 1.jpg H. D. Dewe Gowda 1 June 199629 June 199628 days Devegowda Janata Dal
10 Shri Yogendra Alagh.jpg Yoginder K Alagh
(Independent Charge)		29 June 199619 March 19981 year, 263 days Devegowda

I. K. Gujral

Independent
11 Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg Murli Manohar Joshi 19 March 199822 May 20046 years, 64 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party
12 Kapil Sibal.jpg Kapil Sibal
(Independent Charge till 29-Jan-2006)		23 May 200422 May 20094 years, 364 days Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress
13 Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg Prithviraj Chavan
(Independent Charge)		28 May 200910 November 20101 year, 166 days
(12) Kapil Sibal.jpg Kapil Sibal 10 November 201019 January 201170 days
14 The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurating the New Block of Civil Hospital at Manimajra, in Chandigarh on April 07, 2013.jpg Pawan Kumar Bansal 19 January 201112 July 2011174 days
15 Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg Vilasrao Deshmukh 12 July 201110 August 20121 year, 29 days
16 Vayalar Ravi-crop.jpg Vayalar Ravi 14 August 201228 October 201279 days
17 Jaipal Sudini Reddy - Kolkata 2004-11-10 03212 Cropped.jpg Jaipal Reddy 28 October 201226 May 20141 year, 210 days
18 Jitendra Singh.jpg Dr. Jitendra Singh
(Independent Charge)		26 May 20149 November 2014167 days Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party
19 Harsh Vardhan in 2017.jpg Harsh Vardhan 9 November 20147 July 20216 years, 240 days
(18) Jitendra Singh.jpg Dr. Jitendra Singh
(Independent Charge)		7 July 2021Incumbent4 years, 12 days

List of ministers of state

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technolog
Minister of state PortraitPolitical partyTermYears
Santosh Kumar Gangwar Bharatiya Janata Party 13 October 199922 November 199940 days
Bachi Singh Rawat 22 November 199922 May 20044 years, 182 days
Y. S. Chowdary Set1-3 (cropped).jpg Telugu Desam Party 9 November 20148 March 20183 years, 119 days

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Department of Scientific & Industrial Research Official website.
  2. ↑ "India.gov.in Council of Ministers". New Delhi: Govt of India. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

Media

In the year 2010, the National Geographic Channel and Ministry of Science and Technology came together to create a documentary film on reducing carbon footprint. The film was titled Cutting Carbon Footprint [1]

  1. ↑ "Cutting Carbon Footprint". IMDb .
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