Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
| विज्ञान, प्रौद्योगिकी एवं नवाचार मंत्रालय | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 28 January 2021 |
| Dissolved | 11 June 2022 |
| Superseding agency | |
| 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 | |||
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Thomas Bainbridge (born 1994) Caretaker Minister |
28 January 2021 |
1 March 2021 |
32 days | Royalist | Snagoveanu I (Caretaker) | |
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Michal Nowacki Count of Stettin[a] (born 2003) MP for National Capital Constituency (Deputy Prime Minister from 18 June 2021) |
6 March 2021 |
10 July 2021 |
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 | |||||
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Michal Nowacki Duke of Stettin[b] (born 2003) MP for National Capital Constituency (Deputy Prime Minister) |
10 July 2021 |
9 September 2021 |
61 days | Congress | Snagoveanu II | |
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Matthew Xia (born 2006) MP for Chandril (MoS, I/C) |
11 September 2021 |
21 October 2021 |
40 days | Congress | Hazarika I | |
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Carson Snyder (born 2003) Caretaker Minister |
21 October 2021 |
22 November 2021 |
32 days | Independent | Pillin (Caretaker) | |
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Tyler Mullins Count of Mullins (born 1997) MP for Bhetapara (MoS, I/C) |
22 November 2021 |
9 February 2022 |
79 days | Congress | Hazarika II | |
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Kevin Doan (born 2005) MP for National Capital Territory (MoS, I/C) |
9 February 2022 |
17 March 2022 |
36 days | |||
| Ministry merged into the Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth during this interval.' | |||||||
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Rafe Hargreaves (born 2005) MP for Chandril (MoS, I/C) |
12 May 2022 |
11 June 2022 |
30 days | Independent | Hazarika III | |
| Ministry abolished. Merged into Ministry of Education in 2022. | |||||||
