Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

विज्ञान, प्रौद्योगिकी एवं नवाचार मंत्रालय (Hindi)
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Ministry overview
Formed	28 January 2021
Dissolved	11 June 2022
Superseding agency	Ministry of Education
Jurisdiction	Government of Vishwamitra

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Hindi: विज्ञान, प्रौद्योगिकी एवं नवाचार मंत्रालय‎), formerly the Ministry of Science and Technology, was a ministry of the government of Vishwamitra which was responsible for formulating and administrating the rules, regulations and laws relating to science and technology in Vishwamitra.

The Department of Science and Technology was placed under the Ministry of Human Resource Development until the creation of the "Ministry of Communications and Technology" on 17 August 2019. The ministry was tasked with the responsibilities of formulation and administration of the sectors of communications and technology in the nation. However, the ministry was dissolved with effective from 4 March 2020 and the affairs were re-delegated to the Ministry of Education. The "Ministry of Science and Technology" was created on 28 January 2021 and further renamed as the "Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation" on 10 July 2021.

The ministry was abolished on 10 June 2022 and merged into the Ministry of Education. Presently, the Ministry of Education and Youth Development is responsible for all matters related to science, while the Ministry of Communications and Technology is responsible for the matters related to technology.

The Space Research Organization of Vishwamitra was an autonomous body under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

Ministers

Minister of Science and Technology (2021)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Thomas Bainbridge (born 1994) Caretaker Minister	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Royalist	Snagoveanu I (Caretaker)
		Admiral (Hon) Michal Nowacki Count of Stettin (born 2003) MP for National Capital Constituency (Deputy Prime Minister from 18 June 2021)	6 March 2021	10 July 2021	7002126000000000000♠126 days	Congress	Snagoveanu II

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (2021–2022)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Admiral (Hon) Michal Nowacki Duke of Stettin (born 2003) MP for National Capital Constituency (Deputy Prime Minister)	10 July 2021	9 September 2021	7001610000000000000♠61 days	Congress	Snagoveanu II
		Matthew Xia (born 2006) MP for Chandril (Minister of State, I/C)	11 September 2021	21 October 2021	7001400000000000000♠40 days	Congress	Hazarika I
		Carson Snyder (born 2003) Caretaker Minister	21 October 2021	22 November 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Non-affiliated	Pillin (Caretaker)
		Tyler Mullins Count of Mullins (born 1997) MP for Bhetapara (Minister of State, I/C)	22 November 2021	9 February 2022	7001790000000000000♠79 days	Congress	Hazarika II
		Kevin Doan (born 2005) MP for National Capital Territory (Minister of State, I/C)	9 February 2022	17 March 2022	7001360000000000000♠36 days
Ministry merged into the Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth during this interval.
		Rafe Hargreaves (born 2005) MP for Chandril (Minister of State, I/C)	12 May 2022	11 June 2022	7001300000000000000♠30 days	Non-affiliated	Hazarika III
Ministry abolished. Merged into Ministry of Education in 2022.

See also

• Union government ministries of Vishwamitra