Ministry of Science and Technology (India)

The Ministry of Science and Technology is the Indian government ministry charged with formulating and administering the rules, regulations and laws relating to science and technology in India. Its organisation is made up of departments, each with its own institutions. The Department of Biotechnology oversees autonomous institutes such as the National Institute of Immunology and the National Brain Research Centre, and public sector undertakings. The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research runs technology promotion and development programmes and public sector enterprises such as the National Research Development Corporation. The Department of Science and Technology covers bodies including the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, Vigyan Prasar, the Bharat Space Education Research Centre, the Survey of India, the Raman Research Institute, the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism and the Indian National Science Academy, and has autonomous and attached institutions of its own.