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.
Organisation The ministry includes the following departments: Department of Biotechnology
Autonomous Institutes National Institute of Immunology, Delhi National Centre for Cell Science, Pune National Brain Research Centre, Manesar Kalam Institute of Health Technology, Visakhapatnam Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Delhi Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneshwar Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, West Bengal International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad
Public Sector Undertakings
Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited (BIBCOL), Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh Indian Vaccine Corporation Limited, Delhi
Scientific Directorates Biomanufacturing Information Systems Biology Bio-Wealth & Biosafety Data Monitoring and Analysis Health & Wellness Technology, Capacity & Partnerships Emerging Frontiers in Biotechnology Global Innovations Health Interventions and Equity Advanced Biofuels and Sustainability
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Technology Promotion, Development and Utilization Programme (TPDU)Department of Scientific & Industrial Research Official website. Industrial R&D Promotion Programme (IRDPP) Technology Development and Innovation Programme (TDIP) Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (TDDP) Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP) Technology Management Programme (TMP) International Technology Transfer Programme (ITTP) Consultancy Promotion Programme (CPP) Technology Information Facilitation Programme (TIFP) Technology Development Utilization Programme for Women (TDUPW) Autonomous institutions Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore Public sector enterprises National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) Central Electronics Limited (CEL) Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) Administration Finance
Department of Science and Technology
Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) Vigyan Prasar National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) Bharat Space Education Research Centre (BSERC) National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO), Calcutta Survey of India, Dehradun IISc IISERs Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum National Quantum Mission India Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun Raman Research Institute Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru
Autonomous Body National Anusandhan Research Foundation National Innovation Foundation
Attached Institutions NATMO Survey of India
Professional Bodies Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi Indian Academy Of Sciences, Bangalore Indian National Academy Of Engineering, New Delhi National Academy Of Sciences, Allahabad
Statutory Bodies Science and Engineering Research Board Technology Development Board Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
International Bi-lateral Institutions Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR / CEFIPRA) Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC)
List of ministers The Minister of Science and Technology is the head of the ministry. It is a key office in the Union Cabinet. #Portrait NameTerm of officeDurationPrime MinisterPolitical party1 C. Subramaniam 2 May 1971 10 October 1974Indira GandhiIndian National Congress (R)2 T. A. Pai 10 October 1974 2 January 19753 Indira Gandhi 2 January 1975 24 March 1977(3) Indira Gandhi 19 October 1980 31 October 1984Indian National Congress (I)4 Rajiv Gandhi 31 December 1984 14 January 1985Rajiv Gandhi5 Vishwanath Pratap Singh 5 December 1989 10 November 1990V. P. Singh Janata Dal6 Chandra Shekhar 10 November 1990 21 June 1991Chandra Shekhar Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)7 P. V. Narasimha Rao 21 June 1991 16 May 1996P. V. Narasimha Rao Indian National Congress (I)8 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 1996 1 June 1996Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party9 H. D. Dewe Gowda 1 June 1996 29 June 1996Devegowda Janata Dal10 Yoginder K Alagh(Independent Charge) 29 June 1996 19 March 1998Devegowda I. K. Gujral Independent11 Murli Manohar Joshi 19 March 1998 22 May 2004Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party12 Kapil Sibal(Independent Charge till 29-Jan-2006) 23 May 2004 22 May 2009Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress13 Prithviraj Chavan(Independent Charge) 28 May 2009 10 November 2010(12) Kapil Sibal 10 November 2010 19 January 201114 Pawan Kumar Bansal 19 January 2011 12 July 201115 Vilasrao Deshmukh 12 July 2011 10 August 2012 16 Vayalar Ravi 14 August 2012 28 October 2012 17 Jaipal Reddy 28 October 2012 26 May 201418 Dr. Jitendra Singh(Independent Charge) 26 May 2014 9 November 2014Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party19 Harsh Vardhan 9 November 2014 7 July 2021(18) Dr. Jitendra Singh(Independent Charge) 7 July 2021 Incumbent
List of ministers of state +Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technolog Minister of state Portrait Political party Term YearsSantosh Kumar GangwarBharatiya Janata Party13 October 199922 November 1999Bachi Singh Rawat22 November 199922 May 2004Y. S. Chowdary Telugu Desam Party9 November 20148 March 2018
See also Ministry of Earth Sciences (India)
Notes
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
External links
Department of Science & Technology