Department of Science and Technology

The Department of Science and Technology is a government agency based in New Delhi, India, that organizes, coordinates, and funds scientific research and technological innovation across the country. Operating directly under the Ministry of Science and Technology, the department allocates budgetary resources from the Government of India to support researchers, academic institutions, and large-scale international collaborative projects. The organization continuously funds basic and applied research infrastructure, and it expanded its operational scope by establishing a dedicated Science and Society Division in June 1985. Key recognizable figures associated with the department's leadership and strategic direction include Minister Jitendra Singh and Secretary Ashutosh Sharma, who oversee its various national scientific initiatives. The Department of Science and Technology was officially established in May 1971 to promote new areas of scientific exploration, operating as a state entity without a single individual founder.