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Ministry of Science and Technology (India)

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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=

{{main|Department of Biotechnology}}

Autonomous Institutes

Public Sector Undertakings

=Department of Scientific and Industrial Research =

=Department of Science and Technology =

{{main|Department of Science and Technology (India)}}

List of ministers

The Minister of Science and Technology is the head of the ministry. It is a key office in the Union Cabinet.{{Cite web|title=India.gov.in Council of Ministers|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/cabinet.php#cab|date=2012-10-28|access-date=2012-11-04|publisher=Govt of India|location=New Delhi}}

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! width="75" |Portrait

! Name

! colspan="2" |Term of office

!Duration

!Prime Minister

! colspan="2"|Political party

1

| 77x77px

| C. Subramaniam

| 2 May 1971

| 10 October 1974

|{{Ayd|2 May 1971|10 October 1974}}

| rowspan="4" |Indira Gandhi

| rowspan="5" |Indian National Congress

|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=3|

2

| 75px

| T. A. Pai

| 10 October 1974

| 2 January 1975

|{{Ayd|10 October 1974|2 January 1975}}

3

| 108x108px

| Indira Gandhi

| 2 January 1975

| 24 March 1977

|{{Ayd|2 January 1975|24 March 1977}}

(3)

|108x108px

| Indira Gandhi

| 19 October 1980

| 31 October 1984

|{{Ayd|19 October 1980|31 October 1984}}

|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

4

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| Rajiv Gandhi

| 31 December 1984

| 14 January 1985

|{{Ayd|31 December 1984|14 January 1985}}

|Rajiv Gandhi

|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

5

| 101x101px

| Vishwanath Pratap Singh

| 5 December 1989

| 10 November 1990

|{{Ayd|5 December 1989|10 November 1990}}

|V. P. Singh

| Janata Dal

|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |

6

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| Chandra Shekhar

| 10 November 1990

| 21 June 1991

|{{Ayd|10 November 1990|21 June 1991}}

|Chandra Shekhar

| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)

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7

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| P. V. Narasimha Rao

| 21 June 1991

| 16 May 1996

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|P. V. Narasimha Rao

| Indian National Congress

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8

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| Atal Bihari Vajpayee

| 16 May 1996

| 1 June 1996

|{{Ayd|16 May 1996|1 June 1996}}

|Atal Bihari Vajpayee

| Bharatiya Janata Party

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9

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| H. D. Dewe Gowda

| 1 June 1996

| 29 June 1996

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|Devegowda

| Janata Dal

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10

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| Yoginder K Alagh
(Independent Charge)

| 29 June 1996

| 19 March 1998

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|Devegowda

I. K. Gujral

| Independent

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11

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| Murli Manohar Joshi

| 19 March 1998

| 22 May 2004

|{{Ayd|19 March 1998|22 May 2004}}

|Atal Bihari Vajpayee

| Bharatiya Janata Party

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12

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| Kapil Sibal
(Independent Charge till 29-Jan-2006)

| 23 May 2004

| 22 May 2009

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| rowspan="7" |Manmohan Singh

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13

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| Prithviraj Chavan
(Independent Charge)

| 28 May 2009

| 10 November 2010

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(12)

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| Kapil Sibal

| 10 November 2010

| 19 January 2011

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14

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| Pawan Kumar Bansal

| 19 January 2011

| 12 July 2011

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15

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| Vilasrao Deshmukh

| 12 July 2011

| 10 August 2012

|{{Ayd|12 July 2011|10 August 2012}}

16

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| Vayalar Ravi

| 14 August 2012

| 28 October 2012

|{{Ayd|10 August 2012|28 October 2012}}

17

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| Jaipal Reddy

| 28 October 2012

| 26 May 2014

|{{Ayd|28 October 2012|26 May 2014}}

18

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| Dr. Jitendra Singh
(Independent Charge)

| 26 May 2014

| 9 November 2014

|{{Ayd|26 May 2014|9 November 2014}}

| rowspan="3" |Narendra Modi

| rowspan="3" | Bharatiya Janata Party

|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" rowspan=3|

19

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| Harsh Vardhan

| 9 November 2014

| 7 July 2021

|{{Ayd|9 November 2014|7 July 2021}}

(18)

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| Dr. Jitendra Singh
(Independent Charge)

| 7 July 2021

| Incumbent

|{{Ayd|7 July 2021

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List of ministers of state

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|Santosh Kumar Gangwar

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|rowspan="2"|Bharatiya Janata Party

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|13 October 1999

|22 November 1999

|{{Age in years and days|1999|10|13|1999|11|22}}

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|Bachi Singh Rawat

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|22 November 1999

|22 May 2004

|{{Age in years and days|1999|11|22|2004|05|22}}

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|Y. S. Chowdary

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| Telugu Desam Party

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|9 November 2014

|8 March 2018

|{{Age in years and days|2014|11|09|2018|03|08}}

See also

Notes

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Media

In the year 2010, the National Geographic Channel and Ministry of Science and Technology came together to create a documentary film on reducing carbon footprint. The film was titled Cutting Carbon Footprint{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10692160/ | title=Cutting Carbon Footprint | website=IMDb }}

External links

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