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.

The current minister is Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh.^[1]

Organization

The ministry includes the following departments:

Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)

• Regulatory Boards
  • Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Mumbai, Maharashtra

• Public Sector
  • Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL), Hyderabad
  • Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), Mumbai
  • Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • Uranium Corporation of India, Singhbhum

• Research & Development Sector
  • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai; the following research institutions are affiliated to BARC:
    • Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), Hyderabad
    • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu
    • Raja Ramanna Center for Advanced Technology, Indore
    • Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Calcutta

• Aided Sector
  • Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES), Mumbai
  • Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
  • Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
  • Center for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai
  • Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Calcutta
  • Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
  • Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad
  • Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc or Matscience), Chennai
  • Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar
  • National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar

• Industries and Mining Sector
  • Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad
  • Heavy Water Board (HWB), Hyderabad

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
• Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, Manipur
• National Institute Of Plant Genome Research, Delhi
• Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubhaneshwar, Orissa
• Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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)^[2]
  • 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 Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)
• National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO), Calcutta
• Survey of India, Dehradun
• India Meteorological Department (IMD)

See also

• Ministry of Earth Sciences (India)

Notes

1. ^ National Portal of India : Government : Who's Who
2. ^ Department of Scientific & Industrial Research Official website.

External links

• Department of Science & Technology, Official website