| Central overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | May 1971 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Annual budget | 12 billion US dollar (2019) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Central executive | |
| Website | most |
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.
The ministry includes the following departments:
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Main article: Department of Biotechnology |
Autonomous Institutes
Public Sector Undertakings
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Main article: Department of Science and Technology (India) |
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 | 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 | 1 year, 262 days | ||||
| Minister of state | Portrait | Political party | Term | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. S. Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party | 9 November 2014 | 8 March 2018 | 3 years, 119 days | ||
