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==Organisation==
==Organisation==
The ministry includes the following departments:
The ministry includes the following departments:

===Department of Biotechnology===
===Department of Biotechnology===
{{main|Department of Biotechnology}}
{{main|Department of Biotechnology}}
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*[[National Institute of Immunology, India|National Institute of Immunology]], [[Delhi]]
*[[National Institute of Immunology, India|National Institute of Immunology]], [[Delhi]]
*[[National Centre for Cell Science]] (NCCS), [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]] (formerly National Facility for Animal Tissue and Cell Culture, NFATCC)
*[[National Centre for Cell Science]], [[Pune]]
*[[National Brain Research Centre]] (NBRC), [[Manesar]], [[Haryana]]
*[[National Brain Research Centre]], [[Manesar]]
*[[Kalam Institute of Health Technology]], [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[Kalam Institute of Health Technology]], [[Visakhapatnam]]
*[[Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics]] (CDFD), [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]
*[[Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
*Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]
*Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, [[Imphal]]
*National Institute Of Plant Genome Research, [[Delhi]]
*National Institute Of Plant Genome Research, [[Delhi]]
*Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Bangalore.
*Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore
*[[Institute of Life Sciences]], [[Bhubaneshwar]], [[Odisha, India|Odisha]]
*[[Institute of Life Sciences]], [[Bhubaneshwar]]
*[[Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]
*[[Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
*Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]]
*Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, [[Faridabad]]
*National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]
*National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, [[Hyderabad]]
* [[National Institute of Biomedical Genomics]], [[Kalyani, West Bengal]]
'''Public Sector Undertakings'''
'''Public Sector Undertakings'''


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**Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
**Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
*[[Public sector undertaking|Public sector enterprises]]
*[[Public sector undertaking|Public sector enterprises]]
**[[National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)]]
**National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)
**Central Electronics Limited (CEL)
**Central Electronics Limited (CEL)
*Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)
*Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)
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*[[Survey of India]], [[Dehradun]]
*[[Survey of India]], [[Dehradun]]
*[[Indian Institute of Science|IISc]]
*[[Indian Institute of Science|IISc]]
*[[Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research|IISERs]]
*IISERs
*[[Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali]]
*[[Institute of Nano Science and Technology]]
*[[Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum|Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum]]
*[[National Quantum Mission India]]
*[[Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology]], [[Dehradun]]


==List of ministers==
==List of ministers==
The '''Minister of Science and Technology''' is the head of the ministry. It is a key office in the [[Cabinet of India|Union Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=India.gov.in Council of Ministers|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/cabinet.php#cab|date=2012-10-28|access-date=2012-11-04|publisher=Govt of India|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
The '''Minister of Science and Technology''' is the head of the ministry. It is a key office in the [[Cabinet of India|Union Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=India.gov.in Council of Ministers|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/cabinet.php#cab|date=2012-10-28|access-date=2012-11-04|publisher=Govt of India|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
!#
! width="75" |Portrait
! Name
! Name
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! width=75|Portrait
!Duration
! colspan="2"|Term of office
![[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
! colspan="2"|Political party
! colspan="2"|Political party
! Prime Minister
|-
|-
|1
| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam.jpg|77x77px]]
| [[C. Subramaniam]]
| [[C. Subramaniam]]
|
| 2 May 1971
| 2 May 1971
| 10 October 1974
| 10 October 1974
|{{Ayd|2 May 1971|10 October 1974}}
| rowspan=3|[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Indira Gandhi]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3|[[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=3|
|-
|-
|2
| [[T. A. Pai]]<br>
|
|
| [[T. A. Pai]]
| 10 October 1974
| 10 October 1974
| 2 January 1975
| 2 January 1975
|{{Ayd|10 October 1974|2 January 1975}}
|-
|-
|3
| [[Indira Gandhi]]<br>
| [[File:Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg|108x108px]]
|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| 2 January 1975
| 2 January 1975
| 24 March 1977
| 24 March 1977
|{{Ayd|2 January 1975|24 March 1977}}
|-
|-
|(3)
|[[File:Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg|108x108px]]
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| 19 October 1980
|
| 14 January 1980
| 31 October 1984
| 31 October 1984
|{{Ayd|19 October 1980|31 October 1984}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|4
| [[File:Rajiv_Gandhi_(1987).jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|
| 31 December 1984
| 31 December 1984
| 14 January 1985
| 14 January 1985
|{{Ayd|31 December 1984|14 January 1985}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|5
| [[V. P. Singh]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : SINGH, SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2259.htm |publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015033426/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2259.htm |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| [[File:V._P._Singh_(cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Visit of Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Minister for Trade, to the CEC (cropped).jpg|101x101px]]
| [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
| 2 December 1989
| 21 November 1990
| 5 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
| [[Janata Dal]]<br /><small>([[National Front (India)|National Front]])</small>
|{{Ayd|5 December 1989|10 November 1990}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| [[V. P. Singh]]
|[[V. P. Singh]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|-
|-
|6
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Chandra Shekhar,Shri |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=72 |publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102173159/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=72 |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|99x99px]]
|
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| 21 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
|{{Ayd|10 November 1990|21 June 1991}}
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]<br /><small>([[National Front (India)|National Front]])</small>
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" |
|-
|-
|7
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament, XI Lok Sabha : RAO, SHRI P.V. NARASIMHA |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2543.htm |publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi |access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref>
| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|88x88px]]
| [[ File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|75px]]
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
|{{Ayd|21 June 1991|16 May 1996}}
|[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
|-
|8
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg|91x91px]]
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
|{{Ayd|16 May 1996|1 June 1996}}
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|9
| [[File:H-d-deve-gowda 1.jpg|88x88px]]
| [[H. D. Dewe Gowda]]
| [[H. D. Dewe Gowda]]
|
| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
|{{Ayd|1 June 1996|29 June 1996}}
| [[Janata Dal]]<br /><small>([[United Front (India)|United Front]])</small>
|[[Devegowda]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| [[H. D. Dewe Gowda]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|-
|-
|10
| [[Yoginder K Alagh]]<br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
| [[File:Shri Yogendra Alagh.jpg|105x105px]]
|
| [[Yoginder K Alagh]]<br />''<small>(Independent Charge)</small>''
| 29 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|29 June 1996|19 March 1998}}
| [[Janata Dal]]<br /><small>([[United Front (India)|United Front]])</small>
|[[Devegowda]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| [[H. D. Dewe Gowda]]<br>[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
[[I. K. Gujral]]
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|-
|-
|11
| [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=172|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=May 20, 2013}}</ref>
|[[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|75px]]
|[[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|75px]]
| [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 21 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|19 March 1998|22 May 2004}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|-
|-
|12
| [[Kapil Sibal]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4077|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=May 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003042/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4077|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br>''(As MoS, Independent Charge <br> till 29 January 2006)''
| [[File:Kapil Sibal.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Kapil Sibal.jpg|75px]]
| [[Kapil Sibal]]<br />''<small>(Independent Charge till 29-Jan-2006)</small>''
| 23 May 2004
| 23 May 2004
| 22 May 2009
| 22 May 2009
|{{Ayd|23 May 2004|22 May 2009}}
| rowspan=7| [[Indian National Congress]]<br /><small>([[United Progressive Alliance]])</small>
| rowspan="7" |[[Manmohan Singh]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=7|
| rowspan=7| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| rowspan="7" | [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=7|
|-
|-
|13
| [[Prithviraj Chavan]]<br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
| [[File:Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg|99x99px]]
|
| [[Prithviraj Chavan]]<br />''<small>(Independent Charge)</small>''
| 28 May 2009
| 28 May 2009
| 10 November 2010
| 10 November 2010
|{{Ayd|28 May 2009|10 November 2010}}
|-
|-
|(12)
| [[File:Kapil Sibal.jpg|75px]]
| [[Kapil Sibal]]
| [[Kapil Sibal]]
|
| 10 November 2010
| 10 November 2010
| 19 January 2011
| 19 January 2011
|{{Ayd|10 November 2010|19 January 2011}}
|-
|-
|14
| [[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=42|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|access-date=May 20, 2013}}</ref>
| [[File: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|80x80px]]
| [[File:PawanKumarBansalChd.JPG|75px]]
| [[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]
| 19 January 2011
| 19 January 2011
| 19 July 2011
| 12 July 2011
|{{Ayd|19 January 2011|12 July 2011}}
|-
|-
|15
| [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Deshmukh takes charge as Science and Technology Minister|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/deshmukh-takes-charge-as-science-and-technology-minister-120401|date=July 19, 2011|author=NDTV correspondent|location=New Delhi|publisher=NDTV|access-date=2012-11-04}}</ref>
| [[File:Vilasrao deshmukh3.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg|94x94px]]
| [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| 19 July 2011
| 14 August 2012
| 12 July 2011
| 10 August 2012
|{{Ayd|12 July 2011|10 August 2012}}
|-
|-
|16
| [[File:Vayalar Ravi-crop.jpg|75px]]
| [[Vayalar Ravi]]
| [[Vayalar Ravi]]
| [[File:Vayalar Ravi-crop.jpg|75px]]
| 14 August 2012
| 14 August 2012
| 28 Oct 2012
| 28 October 2012
|{{Ayd|10 August 2012|28 October 2012}}
|-
|-
|17
| [[File:Jaipal Sudini Reddy - Kolkata 2004-11-10 03212 Cropped.jpg|111x111px]]
| [[Jaipal Reddy]]
| [[Jaipal Reddy]]
| 28 October 2012
| [[File:Jaipal Sudini Reddy 03212.JPG|75px]]
| 28 Oct 2012
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
|{{Ayd|28 October 2012|26 May 2014}}
|-
|-
|18
| [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Dr. Jitendra Singh]]<br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
| [[File:Jitendra Singh.jpg|100x100px]]
|
| [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Dr. Jitendra Singh]]<br />''<small>(Independent Charge)</small>''
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
| 9 November 2014
| 9 November 2014
|{{Ayd|26 May 2014|9 November 2014}}
| rowspan=2| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
| rowspan="3" |[[Narendra Modi]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2| [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" rowspan=3|
|-
|-
|19
| [[File:Harsh Vardhan in 2017.jpg|88x88px]]
| [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]
| [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]
| [[File:Dr_Harsh_Vardhan.png|75px]]
| 9 November 2014
| 9 November 2014
| 7 July 2021
|{{Ayd|9 November 2014|7 July 2021}}
|-
|(18)
| [[File:Jitendra Singh.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Dr. Jitendra Singh]]<br />''<small>(Independent Charge)</small>''
| 7 July 2021
| ''Incumbent''
| ''Incumbent''
|{{Ayd|7 July 2021|}}
|}

== List of ministers of state ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technolog
! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan="2"| Political party
! colspan="2"| Term
! Years
|-align=center
|[[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]
|
|rowspan="2"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="2"; bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|13 October 1999
|22 November 1999
|{{Age in years and days|1999|10|13|1999|11|22}}
|-align=center
|[[Bachi Singh Rawat]]
|
|22 November 1999
|22 May 2004
|{{Age in years and days|1999|11|22|2004|05|22}}
|-align=center
|[[Y. S. Chowdary]]
| [[File:Set1-3 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|bgcolor=#FFFF00|
|9 November 2014
|8 March 2018
|{{Age in years and days|2014|11|09|2018|03|08}}
|}
|}


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==Notes==
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

== 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''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10692160/ | title=Cutting Carbon Footprint | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://dst.gov.in/ Department of Science & Technology]
* [http://dst.gov.in/ Department of Science & Technology]


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Ministry of Science and Technology
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Science & Technology
Central overview
FormedMay 1971
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Annual budget16,361 crore (US$1.9 billion) (2023-24 est.)
Minister responsible
Central executive
Websitemost.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.

Organisation

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The ministry includes the following departments:

Department of Biotechnology

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Autonomous Institutes

Public Sector Undertakings

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

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  • Technology Promotion, Development and Utilization Programme (TPDU)[1]
    • 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 (CCP)
    • Technology Information Facilitation Programme (TIFP)
    • Technology Development Utilization Programme for Women (TDUPW)
  • Autonomous institutions
    • Consultancy Development Centre (CDC)
    • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
  • 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

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List of ministers

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

# Portrait Name Term of office Duration Prime Minister Political party
1 C. Subramaniam 2 May 1971 10 October 1974 3 years, 161 days Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress
2 T. A. Pai 10 October 1974 2 January 1975 84 days
3 Indira Gandhi 2 January 1975 24 March 1977 2 years, 81 days
(3) Indira Gandhi 19 October 1980 31 October 1984 4 years, 12 days
4 Rajiv Gandhi 31 December 1984 14 January 1985 14 days Rajiv Gandhi
5 Vishwanath Pratap Singh 5 December 1989 10 November 1990 340 days V. P. Singh Janata Dal
6 Chandra Shekhar 10 November 1990 21 June 1991 223 days Chandra Shekhar Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
7 P. V. Narasimha Rao 21 June 1991 16 May 1996 4 years, 330 days P. V. Narasimha Rao Indian National Congress
8 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party
9 H. D. Dewe Gowda 1 June 1996 29 June 1996 28 days Devegowda Janata Dal
10 Yoginder K Alagh
(Independent Charge)
29 June 1996 19 March 1998 1 year, 263 days Devegowda

I. K. Gujral

Independent
11 Murli Manohar Joshi 19 March 1998 22 May 2004 6 years, 64 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party
12 Kapil Sibal
(Independent Charge till 29-Jan-2006)
23 May 2004 22 May 2009 4 years, 364 days Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress
13 Prithviraj Chavan
(Independent Charge)
28 May 2009 10 November 2010 1 year, 166 days
(12) Kapil Sibal 10 November 2010 19 January 2011 70 days
14 Pawan Kumar Bansal 19 January 2011 12 July 2011 174 days
15 Vilasrao Deshmukh 12 July 2011 10 August 2012 1 year, 29 days
16 Vayalar Ravi 14 August 2012 28 October 2012 79 days
17 Jaipal Reddy 28 October 2012 26 May 2014 1 year, 210 days
18 Dr. Jitendra Singh
(Independent Charge)
26 May 2014 9 November 2014 167 days Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party
19 Harsh Vardhan 9 November 2014 7 July 2021 6 years, 240 days
(18) Dr. Jitendra Singh
(Independent Charge)
7 July 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 178 days

List of ministers of state

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technolog
Minister of state Portrait Political party Term Years
Santosh Kumar Gangwar Bharatiya Janata Party 13 October 1999 22 November 1999 40 days
Bachi Singh Rawat 22 November 1999 22 May 2004 4 years, 182 days
Y. S. Chowdary Telugu Desam Party 9 November 2014 8 March 2018 3 years, 119 days

See also

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Notes

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  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

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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]

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