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( October 2015 ) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Emblem of India Agency overview Formed 1985 ( 1985 ) Jurisdiction Government of India Headquarters Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi Annual budget ₹ 2,675.42 crore ( US $390 million ) ( 2018 - 19 est. ) Minister responsible Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MOS Mahesh Sharma Agency executives Ajay Narayan Jha, IAS, Secretary ( EF&C ) Siddhanta Das, IFS,, Director General of Forests and Special Secretary Website www.moef.nic.in Part of a series on the Wildlife of India Biodiversity Flora Fauna Lists Amphibians Ants Birds Butterflies Fish Mammals Molluscs Moths Odonates Reptiles Spiders Endangered animals Protected areas Biosphere reserves Wildlife sanctuaries Conservation areas Private protected areas Reserved and protected forests Conservation and community reserves Communal forests Lists National parks Ramsar Sites Conservation Projects Tiger Elephant Acts of Parliament Indian Forest Act 1927 Wildlife Protection Act 1972 Wildlife Protection Act 2002 Organisations National Ministry of Environment and Forests National Biodiversity Authority Indian Forest Service / Survey Forest Institute Wildlife Institute Tiger Conservation Authority Zoo Authority International Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( CITES ) International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) South Asian Zoo Association ( SAZARC ) World Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( WAZA ) World Society for the Protection of Animals ( WSPA ) World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) Related topics Indian natural history Environmental issues Fossil parks Forestry Tourism Lists Ecoregions Botanical gardens Zoological gardens Portal The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ( MoEFCC ) is an Indian government ministry. The ministry portfolio is currently held by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The ministry is responsible for planning, promoting, coordinating, and overseeing the implementation of environmental and forestry programmes in the country. The main activities undertaken by the ministry include conservation and survey of the flora of India and fauna of India, forests and other wilderness areas ; prevention and control of pollution ; afforestation, and land degradation mitigation. It is responsible for the administration of the national parks of India. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the cadre controlling authority of the Indian Forest Service ( IFoS ), one of the three All India Services. Contents 1 History 2 Organisation 3 List of environment ministers of India 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History Environmental debates were first introduced into the national political agenda during Indira Gandhi 's first term as Prime Minister of India. The 4th Five - Year Plan ( 1969 -- 74 ), for example, proclaimed `` harmonious development (... ) on the basis of a comprehensive appraisal of environmental issues. '' In 1976 ( during the Emergency ) Gandhi added Article 48A to the constitution stating that : `` The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. '' The same decree transferred wildlife and forests from state list to concurrent list of the constitution, thus giving the central government the power to overrule state decisions on that matter. Such political and constitutional changes prepared the groundwork for the creation of a federal Department of Environment in 1980, turned into the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 1985. Although tackling climate change was already a responsibility of the ministry, its priority was raised when in May 2014 the ministry was renamed to the current title of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Organisation Indian Forest Service ( IFoS ) Authorities Central Zoo Authority of India, New Delhi National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai National Tiger Conservation Authority, New Delhi Subordinate offices Andaman & Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development Corporation ( Public Sector Undertaking ) Animal Welfare Board of India, Chennai Botanical Survey of India ( BSI ), Kolkata Central Pollution Control Board Directorate of Forest Education ( DFE ), Dehradun Forest Survey of India ( FSI ), Dehradun Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy ( IGNFA ), Dehradun National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board National Board of Wildlife National Institute of Animal Welfare National Museum of Natural History ( NMNH ), New Delhi National Zoological Park ( NZP ), New Delhi Zoological Survey of India ( ZSI ), Kolkata Centres of excellence Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre, Chennai Centre for Animals and Environment, Bangalore Centre of Excellence in Environmental Economics, Chennai Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore Centre for Ecological Sciences, Bangalore Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystem, Delhi Centre for Mining Environment, Dhanbad Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History ( SACON ), Coimbatore Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram Autonomous institutions G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Almora Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, Bengaluru Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education ( ICFRE ), Dehradun List of Environment ministers of India Javadekar meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry at COP21 in Paris. Period Minister 2009 -- 2011 Jairam Ramesh 2011 -- 2013 Jayanthi Natarajan 2013 -- 2014 Veerappa Moily 2014 -- 2016 Prakash Javadekar 2016 -- 2017 Anil Madhav Dave 2017 - till date Dr. Harsh Vardhan See also Department of Environment and Forests ( Tamil Nadu ) Van Vigyan Kendra ( VVK ) Forest Science Centres References Jump up ^ `` Contact Us Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of India ''. Moef.gov.in. 2015 - 07 - 31. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 16. Jump up ^ http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe27.pdf ^ Jump up to : `` Following Anil Daves death, Dr Harsh Vardhan gets additional charge of environment ''. Jump up ^ http://www.moef.nic.in Jump up ^ Sanjeev Khagram ( 2004 ) `` Dams and Development '', New York, Cornell University Press, ISBN 978 - 0 - 8014 - 8907 - 5 Jump up ^ `` Ministry of environment and forests undergoes a nomenclature change ''. The Economic Times. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of India ''. Envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 2016 - 06 - 16. 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Question: who is the minister of state for environment forest and climate change (independent charge)
Answer: Dr. Harsh Vardhan