# Ministry of Science and Technology (India)

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 & Diagnostics, Hyderabad
* Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal
* National Institute Of Plant Genome Research, Delhi
* Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore
* Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneshwar
* Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram
* Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, Faridabad
* National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad
* National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Kalyani, West Bengal
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)
** 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
* Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
* National Quantum Mission India
* Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun

## List of ministers

The Minister of Science and Technology is the head of the ministry. It is a key office in the Union Cabinet.
| # | Name | Term of office | 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 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Indira Gandhi | 2 January 1975 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 81 days | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| (3) | Indira Gandhi | 19 October 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years, 12 days | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Rajiv Gandhi | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | 14 days | Rajiv Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| 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 | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| (12) | Kapil Sibal | 10 November 2010 | 19 January 2011 | 70 days | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Pawan Kumar Bansal | 19 January 2011 | 12 July 2011 | 174 days | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 12 July 2011 | 10 August 2012 | 1 year, 29 days | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Vayalar Ravi | 14 August 2012 | 28 October 2012 | 79 days | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 17 | Jaipal Reddy | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 210 days | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 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 | Narendra Modi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| (18) | Dr. Jitendra Singh (Independent Charge) | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 251 days | Narendra Modi | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## List of ministers of state

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technolog :
| Minister of state | Political party | Term | Term | Years |
| Santosh Kumar Gangwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | 40 days |
| Bachi Singh Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party | 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 |