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 40 operating Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and 4 autonomous organizations.[3]

Ministry of Heavy Industries
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Ministry overview
Formed7 July 2021[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of India
Annual budget6,171 crore (US$770 million) (2023-24 est) [2]
Ministry executives
Websiteheavyindustries.gov.in

As of July 2021, the Honourable Minister is Mahendra Nath Pandey,[4] and the Honourable Minister of State is Krishan Pal Gurjar.

History edit

The Ministry of Heavy Industries was previously called Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise. On 7 July 2021 the Ministry has been renamed as Ministry of Heavy Industries as the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) was shifted to the Ministry of Finance.[1]

Structure edit

Autonomous Bodies edit

There are four autonomous bodies under the ownership of Ministry of Heavy Industries.[3]

  • Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI)
  • Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)
  • National Automotive Board (NAB)
  • Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI)

Central Public Sector Undertakings edit

There are 40 CPSUs under the ownership of Ministry of Heavy Industries, of which 16 are operational.[3]

Industrial Sectors Regulation edit

The Industrial sectors regulated by the Ministry of Heavy Industries are:[3]

  • Heavy Engineering Equipment and Machine Tools Industry
  • Heavy Electrical Engineering Industry
  • Automotive Sector, including Tractors and Earth Moving Equipment

20 Sub-sectors edit

20 Sub-sectors under the 3 broad sectors are as under:

  • Boilers
  • Cement Machinery
  • Dairy Machinery
  • Electrical Furnace
  • Diesel Engines
  • Material Handling Equipment
  • Metallurgical Machinery including Steel Plant Equipment
  • Earthmoving and Mining Machinery
  • Machine Tool
  • Oil Field Equipment
  • Printing Machinery  
  • Pulp and Paper Machinery
  • Rubber Machinery
  • Switchgear and Control Gear
  • Plastic Processing Machinery
  • Sugar Machinery
  • Turbines & Generator Set
  • Transformers
  • Textile Machinery
  • Food Processing Machinery

Cabinet Ministers edit

No.PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Minister of Heavy Industries
1 Manubhai Shah
(1915–2000)
MP for Jamnagar

(MoS)
13 June 195630 August 195678 daysIndian National CongressNehru IIJawaharlal Nehru
2 Govind Ballabh Pant
(1887–1961)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
30 August
1956
14 November
1956
76 days
3 Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
Unelected
14 November
1956
16 April
1957
153 days
Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries
4 Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
MP for Palani
10 April
1962
21 November
1963
1 year, 225 daysIndian National CongressNehru IVJawaharlal Nehru
Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Industries
(4) Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
MP for Palani
21 November
1963
27 May
1964
201 daysIndian National CongressNehru IVJawaharlal Nehru
27 May
1964
9 June
1964
Nanda IGulzarilal Nanda
(Acting)
Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering
5 C. M. Poonacha
(1910–1990)
MP for Mangalore
14 February
1969
15 November
1969
274 daysIndian National Congress (R)Indira IIIndira Gandhi
6 Swaran Singh
(1907–1994)
MP for Jullundur
15 November
1969
27 June
1970
224 days
7 Bali Ram Bhagat
(1922–2011)
MP for Arrah
27 June
1970
15 March
1971
261 days
8Mohan Kumaramangalam
(1916–1973)
MP for Pondicherry
18 March
1971
2 May
1971
45 daysIndira III
Minister of Heavy Industry
9T. A. Pai
(1922–1981)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
5 February
1973
10 October
1974
1 year, 247 daysIndian National Congress (R)Indira IIIIndira Gandhi
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
10 Manohar Joshi
(1937–2024)
MP for Mumbai North Central
13 October
1999
9 May
2002
2 years, 208 daysShiv SenaVajpayee IIIAtal Bihari Vajpayee
11 Suresh Prabhu
(born 1953)
MP for Rajapur
9 May
2002
1 July
2002
53 days
12 Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
(1932–2016)
MP for Kopargaon
1 July
2002
24 May
2003
327 days
13Mohite Subodh Baburao
(born 1961)
MP for Ramtek
24 May
2003
22 May
2004
364 days
14 Santosh Mohan Dev
(1934–2017)
MP for Silchar

(MoS, I/C until 29 January 2006)
23 May
2004
22 May
2009
4 years, 364 daysIndian National CongressManmohan IManmohan Singh
15 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(1945–2012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
28 May
2009
19 January
2011
1 year, 236 daysManmohan II
16 Praful Patel
(born 1957)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
19 January
2011
26 May
2014
3 years, 127 daysNationalist Congress Party
17 Anant Geete
(born 1951)
MP for Raigad
27 May
2014
30 May
2019
5 years, 3 daysShiv SenaModi INarendra Modi
18 Arvind Sawant
(born 1951)
MP for Mumbai South
31 May
2019
11 November
2019
164 daysModi II
19 Prakash Javadekar
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
11 November
2019
7 July
2021
1 year, 238 daysBharatiya Janata Party
Minister of Heavy Industries
20 Mahendra Nath Pandey
(born 1957)
MP for Chandauli
7 July
2021
Incumbent2 years, 331 daysBharatiya Janata PartyModi IINarendra Modi

Ministers of State edit

No.PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Minister of State for Heavy Industries
1 Manubhai Shah
(1915–2000)
MP for Jamnagar
30 August 195616 April
1957
229 daysIndian National CongressNehru IIJawaharlal Nehru
Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Engineering
2 K. C. Pant
(1931–2012)
MP for Nainital
14 February
1969
27 June
1970
1 year, 108 daysIndian National Congress (R)Indira IIIndira Gandhi
Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
3 Vallabhbhai Kathiria
(born 1954)
MP for Rajkot
13 October 199929 January 20033 years, 108 daysBharatiya Janata PartyVajpayee IIIAtal Bihari Vajpayee
4 Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly
8 September 200322 May
2004
257 days
5 Kanti Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Arrah

(Heavy Industries)
29 January
2006
6 April
2008
2 years, 68 daysRashtriya Janata DalManmohan IManmohan Singh
6Raghunath Jha
(1939–2018)
MP for Bettiah
6 April
2008
22 May
2009
1 year, 46 days
7 Pratik Prakashbapu Patil
(born 1973)
MP for Sangli
28 May
2009
14 June
2009
17 daysIndian National CongressManmohan II
8 Arun Subhashchandra Yadav
(born 1974)
MP for Khandwa
14 June
2009
19 January
2011
1 year, 219 days
9 Sai Prathap Annayyagari
(born 1944)
MP for Rajampet
19 January
2011
12 July
2011
174 days
10 Pon Radhakrishnan
(born 1952)
MP for Kanniyakumari
26 May
2014
9 November
2014
167 daysBharatiya Janata PartyModi INarendra Modi
11 G. M. Siddeshwara
(born 1952)
MP for Davanagere
9 November
2014
12 July
2016
1 year, 246 days
12 Babul Supriyo
(born 1970)
MP for Asansol
12 July
2016
30 May
2019
2 years, 322 days
13 Arjun Ram Meghwal
(born 1953)
MP for Bikaner
31 May
2019
7 July
2021
2 years, 37 daysModi II
Minister of State for Heavy Industries
14 Krishan Pal Gurjar
(born 1957)
MP for Faridabad
7 July
2021
Incumbent2 years, 331 daysBharatiya Janata PartyModi IINarendra Modi

Deputy Ministers edit

No.PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries
1 Prakash Chandra Sethi
(1919–1996)
MP for Indore
8 June
1962
21 November
1963
1 year, 166 daysIndian National CongressNehru IVJawaharlal Nehru
Deputy Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Engineering
(1) Prakash Chandra Sethi
(1919–1996)
MP for Indore
21 November
1963
27 May
1964
201 daysIndian National CongressNehru IVJawaharlal Nehru
27 May
1964
9 June
1964
Nanda IGulzarilal Nanda
(Acting)
Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering
2 Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
(1928–2016)
MP for Anantnag
14 February
1969
18 March
1971
2 years, 77 daysIndian National Congress (R)Indira IIIndira Gandhi
18 March
1971
2 May
1971
Indira III
Deputy Minister of Heavy Industry
3Siddheshwar Prasad
(1929–2023)
MP for Nalanda
5 February
1973
9 November
1973
277 daysIndian National Congress (R)Indira IIIIndira Gandhi
4Chaudhary Dalbir Singh
(1926–1987)
MP for Sirsa
9 November
1973
10 October
1974
335 days

References edit

  1. ^ 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) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Ministry of Heavy Industries budget doubled ,93% towards electric mobility".
  3. ^ a b c d "Particulars of Department of Heavy Industry organization, functions and duties". heavyindustries.gov.in. Ministry of Heavy Industries. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Mahendra Nath Pandey takes charge as heavy industries minister, Auto News, ET Auto". Auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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