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Ministry of Science and Technology
	Emblem of India
Central overview
Formed	May 1971
Jurisdiction	India
Headquarters	New Delhi
Annual budget	12 billion US dollar (2019)
Minister responsible	Dr. Harsh Vardhan;
Central executive	Minister of Science and Technology;
Website	most.gov.in

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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 (NCCS), Pune, Maharashtra (formerly National Facility for Animal Tissue and Cell Culture, NFATCC)
National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar, Haryana
Kalam Institute of Health Technology, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, Telangana
Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, Manipur
National Institute Of Plant Genome Research, Delhi
Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Bangalore.
Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, Faridabad, Haryana
National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana

Public Sector Undertakings

Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited (BIBCOL), Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh
Indian Vaccine Corporation Limited, Delhi

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research

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

Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)
Vigyan Prasar
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)
National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO), Calcutta
Survey of India, Dehradun
IISc
IISERs
Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali

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]

Name	Portrait	Term of office		Political party		Prime Minister
C. Subramaniam		2 May 1971	10 October 1974	Indian National Congress	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" rowspan=3\|	Indira Gandhi
T. A. Pai		10 October 1974	2 January 1975
Indira Gandhi		2 January 1975	24 March 1977
Indira Gandhi		14 January 1980	31 October 1984	Indian National Congress	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" \|	Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi		31 December 1984	14 January 1985	Indian National Congress	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" \|	Rajiv Gandhi
V. P. Singh^[3]		2 December 1989	21 November 1990	Janata Dal (National Front)	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal/meta/color" \|	V. P. Singh
Chandra Shekhar^[4]		21 November 1990	21 June 1991	Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color" \|	Chandra Shekhar
P. V. Narasimha Rao^[5]	File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg	21 June 1991	16 May 1996	Indian National Congress	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" \|	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Atal Bihari Vajpayee		16 May 1996	1 June 1996	Bharatiya Janata Party	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" \|	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
H. D. Dewe Gowda		1 June 1996	29 June 1996	Janata Dal (United Front)	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal/meta/color" \|	H. D. Dewe Gowda
Yoginder K Alagh (MoS, Independent Charge)		29 June 1996	19 March 1998	Janata Dal (United Front)	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal/meta/color" \|	H. D. Dewe Gowda Inder Kumar Gujral
Murli Manohar Joshi^[6]		19 March 1998	21 May 2004	Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance)	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" \|	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Kapil Sibal^[7] (As MoS, Independent Charge till 29 January 2006)		23 May 2004	22 May 2009	Indian National Congress (United Progressive Alliance)	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" rowspan=7\|	Manmohan Singh
Prithviraj Chavan (MoS, Independent Charge)		28 May 2009	10 November 2010
Kapil Sibal		10 November 2010	19 January 2011
Pawan Kumar Bansal^[8]		19 January 2011	19 July 2011
Vilasrao Deshmukh^[9]		19 July 2011	14 August 2012
Vayalar Ravi		14 August 2012	28 Oct 2012
Jaipal Reddy		28 Oct 2012	26 May 2014
Dr. Jitendra Singh (MoS, Independent Charge)		26 May 2014	9 November 2014	Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance)	width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" rowspan=2\|	Narendra Modi
Harsh Vardhan		9 November 2014	Incumbent	Bharatiya Janata Party (National Democratic Alliance)		Narendra Modi

Notes

^ Department of Scientific & Industrial Research Official website.
^ "India.gov.in Council of Ministers". New Delhi: Govt of India. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
^ "Tenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : SINGH, SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
^ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Chandra Shekhar,Shri". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
^ "Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament, XI Lok Sabha : RAO, SHRI P.V. NARASIMHA". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
^ "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
^ "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
^ "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
^ NDTV correspondent (July 19, 2011). "Deshmukh takes charge as Science and Technology Minister". New Delhi: NDTV. Retrieved 2012-11-04. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)

External links

Department of Science & Technology

[1] Department of Scientific & Industrial Research Official website.

[2] "India.gov.in Council of Ministers". New Delhi: Govt of India. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-04.

[3] "Tenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : SINGH, SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.

[4] "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Chandra Shekhar,Shri". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2014.

[5] "Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament, XI Lok Sabha : RAO, SHRI P.V. NARASIMHA". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 6, 2015.

[6] "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

[7] "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

[8] "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

[9] NDTV correspondent (July 19, 2011). "Deshmukh takes charge as Science and Technology Minister". New Delhi: NDTV. Retrieved 2012-11-04. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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