Ministry of Heavy Industries
The Ministry of Heavy Industries is an executive agency of the Government of India. The Ministry entails for promoting the engineering industry viz. machine tools, heavy electrical, industrial machinery, and auto industry and administration of 29 operating CPSEs and 4 autonomous organizations.[2]
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 7 July 2021[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
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| Website | dhi |
As of July 2021, the Honourable Minister is Mahendra Nath Pandey,[3] and the Honourable Minister of State is Krishan Pal Gurjar.
History
The Ministry of Heavy Industries is previously Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise. On 7 July 2021 the Ministry has been renamed as Ministry of Heavy Industries. The Department of Public Enterprises has become a part of Ministry of Finance.[1]
Structure
Autonomous Bodies
There are four autonomous bodies under the ownership of Ministry of Heavy Industries.[2]
1. Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI)
2. The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI),ARAI Forging Industry Division (ARAI-FID)
3. International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT),Haryana
4.Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI)
Central Public Sector Units
There are 22 CPSUs under the ownership of Ministry of Heavy Industries [2]
1.Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. (AYCL)
2.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL)
3.BHEL Electrical Machines Ltd (BHEL-EML)
4.Bharat Pumps and compressors Ltd. (BPCL)
5.Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd. (HEC)
6.HMT Ltd.(Holding Company with Tractor Division)
7.HMT (Bearings ) Limited (a subsidiary of HMT)
8.HMT Machine Tools (a subsidiary of HMT)
9.Instrumentation Ltd. Kota (IL)
10.Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd.(subsidiary of ILK)
11.Richardson & Cruddass (1972) Ltd.(R & C)
12.Scooters India Ltd.(SIL)
13.Tungabhadra Steel Products Ltd.(TSPL)
14.Cement Corporation of India Ltd.(CCI)
15.Hindustan Salts Ltd. (HSL)
16.Sambhar Salts Ltd. (SSL) (Subsidiary of HSL)
17.Nepa Limited (NEPA)
18.Nagaland Pulp and Paper company Ltd. (NPPCL)
19. Bridge & Roof Company (India) Ltd.
20. Engineering Projects (India) Ltd.(EPI)
21. Hooghly Printing company Limited (a subsidiary of AYCL)
22. Braithwaite Burn and Jessop (BBJ) constr
Industrial Sectors Regulation
The Industrial sectors regulated by the Ministry of Heavy Industries are:[2]
(a) Heavy Engineering Equipment and Machine Tools Industry
(b) Heavy Electrical Engineering Industry
(c) Automotive Sector, including Tractors and Earth Moving Equipment
20 Sub-sectors under the 3 broad sectors are as under:
(i) Boilers
(ii) Cement Machinery
(iii) Dairy Machinery
(iv) Electrical Furnace
(v) Diesel Engines
(vi) Material Handling Equipment
(vii) Metallurgical Machinery including Steel Plant Equipment
(viii) Earthmoving and Mining Machinery
(ix) Machine Tool
(x) Oil Field Equipment
(xi) Printing Machinery
(xii) Pulp and Paper Machinery
(xiii) Rubber Machinery
(xiv) Switchgear and Control Gear
(xv) Plastic Processing Machinery
(xvi) Sugar Machinery
(xvii) Turbines & Generator Set
(xviii) Transformers
(xix) Textile Machinery
(xx) Food Processing Machinery
List Of Ministers
| # | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Prime Minister | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manubhai Shah | 13 June 1956 | 16 April 1957 | 307 days | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2 | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 10 April 1962 | 9 June 1964 | 2 years, 60 days | ||||
| 3 | Tribhuvan Narain Singh | 25 July 1964 | 5 February 1965 | 195 days | Lal Bahadur Shastri | |||
| 4 | C. M. Poonacha | 14 February 1969 | 15 November 1969 | 274 days | Indira Gandhi | |||
| 5 | Swaran Singh | 15 November 1969 | 27 June 1970 | 224 days | ||||
| 6 | Bali Ram Bhagat | 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | 264 days | ||||
| 7 | Mohan Kumaramangalam | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | 45 days | ||||
| 8 | T. A. Pai | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | 1 year, 247 days | ||||
| 9 | Manohar Joshi | 13 October 1999 | 9 May 2002 | 2 years, 208 days | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Shiv Sena | ||
| 10 | Suresh Prabhu | 9 May 2002 | 1 July 2002 | 53 days | ||||
| 11 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | 1 July 2002 | 24 May 2003 | 327 days | ||||
| 12 | Subodh Mohite | 24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 364 days | ||||
| 13 | Santosh Mohan Dev (Independent Charge till 29-Jan-2006) | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 4 years, 364 days | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 14 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 28 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 236 days | ||||
| 15 | Praful Patel | 19 January 2011 | 26 May 2014 | 3 years, 127 days | Nationalist Congress Party | |||
| 16 | Anant Geete | 26 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 5 years, 4 days | Narendra Modi | Shiv Sena | ||
| 17 | Arvind Sawant | 30 May 2019 | 12 November 2019 | 166 days | ||||
| 18 | Prakash Javadekar | 12 November 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 1 year, 237 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 19 | Mahendra Nath Pandey | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 1 year, 184 days | ||||
Ministers of State
| Portrait | Minister of state | Political party | Term | Days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishan Pal Gurjar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 549 days | ||
References
- ^ a b PTI / Updated: Jul 7, 2021, 14:57 IST (7 July 2021). "Finance ministry gets bigger: Department of Public Enterprises now part of it - Times of India". M.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "About Ministry of Heavy Industries". Ministry of Heavy Industries.
- ^ "Mahendra Nath Pandey takes charge as heavy industries minister, Auto News, ET Auto". Auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links
- Ministry website