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| budget          = {{INRConvert|6171|c}} (2023-24 est) <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.business-standard.com/amp/budget/article/ministry-of-heavy-industries-budget-doubled-93-towards-electric-mobility-123020301222_1.html|title= Ministry of Heavy Industries budget doubled ,93% towards electric mobility}}</ref>
| chief1_name    = [[Mahendra Nath Pandey]]
| chief1_name    = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]
| chief1_position = Minister of Heavy Industries
| chief1_position = Minister of Heavy Industries
| chief2_name    = [[Krishan Pal Gujjar]]
| chief2_name    = [[Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma]]
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| chief2_position = Minister of State for Heavy Industries
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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.<ref name=auto1>{{cite web|url=https://dhi.nic.in/UserView/index?mid=1369|title=About Ministry of Heavy Industries|website= Ministry of Heavy Industries}}</ref>
The '''Ministry of Heavy Industries''' {{efn|{{lang|hi|भारी उद्योग मन्त्रालय}} {{Translation|Bhārī Udyōga Mantrālaya}}}} 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.<ref name=auto1>{{cite web|url=https://heavyindustries.gov.in/particulars-department-heavy-industry-organization-functions-and-duties|title=Particulars of Department of Heavy Industry organization, functions and duties|website=heavyindustries.gov.in|publisher=Ministry of Heavy Industries|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>


As of July 2021, the Honourable Minister is [[Mahendra Nath Pandey]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/mahendra-nath-pandey-takes-charge-as-heavy-industries-minister/84275124 |title=Mahendra Nath Pandey takes charge as heavy industries minister, Auto News, ET Auto |publisher=Auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2021-07-09 |accessdate=2021-09-08}}</ref> and the Honourable Minister of State is [[Krishan Pal Gurjar]].
As of June 2024, the Honourable Minister is [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] and the Honourable Minister of State is [[Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma]].


==History==
==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.<ref name="PTI / Updated: Jul 7, 2021, 14:57 IST">{{cite web|author=PTI / Updated: Jul 7, 2021, 14:57 IST |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/business/india-business/finance-ministry-gets-bigger-department-of-public-enterprises-now-part-of-it/amp_articleshow/84199390.cms |title=Finance ministry gets bigger: Department of Public Enterprises now part of it - Times of India |publisher=M.timesofindia.com |date=2021-07-07 |accessdate=2021-09-08}}</ref>
The Ministry of Heavy Industries was previously called Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise. On 13 June 1956 the Ministry has been renamed as Ministry of Heavy Industries as the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) was shifted to the [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]].<ref name="PTI / Updated: Jul 7, 2021, 14:57 IST"/>


== Structure ==
== Structure ==


===Autonomous Bodies===
=== Divisions/Sections/Desks ===
There are four autonomous bodies under the [[ownership]] of ''Ministry of Heavy Industries''.<ref name=auto1/>
*Finance & Administration
**Finance
**B&A (Budget & Accounts)
**Cash
**Administration
**General Administration
**Vigilance
**Hindi
**SC/ST Cell
**RTI Cell (Right to Information)
**O&M, Training (Organisation & Methods)


1. Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI)
*Automotive Industry (AEI) Division
**PLI Auto (Production Linked Incentive for Automobile and Auto Components)
**SMEC Scheme (Specialized Manufacturing Ecosystem Control)
**Social Media Cell
**Coordination (OOMF, PDC/FDI)
**FAME-II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles - Phase II)
**Sub-sections: e-3W, EVPCS, e-2W, e-4W, e-Bus
**PM E-Drive (e-3W, EVPCS, e-2W, e-Bus, e-Truck, e-Ambulance)
**EMPS (Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme)
**E-Mobility Policy matters
**Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP)
**Automotive Mission Plan
**GVC Scheme (Global Value Chain)


2. The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI),ARAI Forging Industry Division (ARAI-FID)
*Heavy Electricals & Machine Tools (HE&MT)
**HE&MT (Heavy Electricals & Machine Tools)
**Skill Development
**All technical work / matters of HE&MT


3. International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT),Haryana
*Heavy Engineering Industries (HEI) & CPSEs
**HEI (Heavy Engineering Industries)
**BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited)
**RIC, NIL
**R&C, BBJ, AYCL
**SIL, TCIL, BPCL
**HEC (Heavy Engineering Corporation)
**NBCIL
**REIL, B&R
**HMT (Int), HMT Ltd, HMT (MT), HMT Watches, HMT Chinar watches, HMT Bearing
**HSL, SSL
**NEPA, HPC, HNL
**BLC, TAFCO
**HCL, TSPL
**EPIL, NIDC, IL, FCRI
**BOGL, MAMC, HPF
**CCIL, TSL, BYNL


4.Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI)
*Policy, Coordination & Special Cells
**Corporate Cell
**IC Cell (International Cooperation)
**Project Development Cell (PDC)
**IT Cell (Information Technology)
**GST Facilitation Cell
**Economic Wing
**Technical Wing
**PG Cell (Public Grievances)
**Parliament / Parliament Questions of AEI
**Media Publicity Cell
**Central Monitoring of VIP references (e-Parinam Portal)
**Coordination of Closure / Disinvestment of Units


===Central Public Sector Units===
===Autonomous Bodies===
There are 22 CPSUs under the [[ownership]] of ''Ministry of Heavy Industries'' <ref name=auto1/>
There are four autonomous bodies under the [[ownership]] of ''Ministry of Heavy Industries''.<ref name=auto1/>
 
 
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)
* Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI)
* [[Automotive Research Association of India]] (ARAI)
* National Automotive Board (NAB)
* Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI)


7.HMT (Bearings ) Limited (a subsidiary of HMT)
===Central Public Sector Undertakings===
There are 40 CPSUs under the [[ownership]] of ''Ministry of Heavy Industries'', of which 16 are operational.<ref name=auto1/>


8.HMT Machine Tools (a subsidiary of HMT)
* [[Andrew Yule and Company]] (AYCL)
 
* [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]] (BHEL)
9.Instrumentation Ltd. Kota (IL)
* Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Ltd.
 
* Bridge & Roof Company (India) Ltd.
10.Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd.(subsidiary of ILK)
* [[Cement Corporation of India]] (CCI)
 
* Engineering Projects (India) Ltd.(EPI)
11.Richardson & Cruddass (1972) Ltd.(R & C)
* [[Heavy Engineering Corporation|Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd. (HEC)]]
 
* HMT Ltd.(Holding Company with Tractor Division)
12.Scooters India Ltd.(SIL)
* HMT (Bearings ) Limited (a subsidiary of HMT)
 
* HMT Machine Tools (a subsidiary of HMT)
13.Tungabhadra Steel Products Ltd.(TSPL)
* Hindustan Salts Ltd. (HSL)
 
* Sambhar Salts Ltd. (SSL) (Subsidiary of HSL)
14.Cement Corporation of India Ltd.(CCI)
* Instrumentation Ltd. Kota (IL)
 
* Nepa Limited (NEPA)
15.Hindustan Salts Ltd. (HSL)
* Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Ltd.(subsidiary of ILK)
 
* Richardson & Cruddass (1972) Ltd.(R & C)
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===  
===Industrial Sectors Regulation===  
The Industrial sectors regulated by the ''Ministry of Heavy Industries'' are:<ref name=auto1/>
The Industrial sectors regulated by the ''Ministry of Heavy Industries'' are:<ref name=auto1/>


(a) Heavy Engineering Equipment and Machine Tools Industry
* Heavy Engineering Equipment and Machine Tools Industry
* Heavy Electrical Engineering Industry
* Automotive Sector, including Tractors and Earth Moving Equipment


(b) Heavy Electrical Engineering Industry
====20 Sub-sectors====
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


(c) Automotive Sector, including Tractors and Earth Moving Equipment
==Cabinet Ministers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:8em"| From
! style="width:8em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Heavy Industries
|-
! 1
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Manubhai Shah Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Manubhai Shah]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Jamnagar]]}}<br>(MoS)
| 13 June 1956
| 30 August 1956
| '''{{ayd|13 June 1956|30 Aug 1956}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
! 2
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Govind Ballabh Pant]]'''<br>{{small|(1887{{ndash}}1961)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| 30 August<br>1956
| 14 November<br>1956
| '''{{ayd|30 Aug 1956|14 Nov 1956}}'''
|-
! 3
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>''Unelected''}}
| 14 November<br>1956
| 16 April<br>1957
| '''{{ayd|14 Nov 1956|16 Apr 1957}}'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries
|-
! 4
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency|Pollachi]]}}
| 10 April<br>1962
| 21 November<br>1963
| '''{{ayd|1962|4|10|1963|11|21}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Industries
|-
! rowspan="2"| (4)
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency|Pollachi]]}}
| 21 November<br>1963
| 27 May<br>1964
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1963|11|21|1964|6|9}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
| 27 May<br>1964
| 9 June<br>1964
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="width:9em"| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering
|-
! 5
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:C M Poonacha.gif|70px]]
| '''[[C. M. Poonacha]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency|Mangalore]]}}
| 14 February<br>1969
| 15 November<br>1969
| '''{{ayd|1969|2|14|1969|11|15}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
! 6
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Swaran_Singh_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Swaran Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1907{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency|Jullundur]]}}
| 15 November<br>1969
| 27 June<br>1970
| '''{{ayd|1969|11|15|1970|6|27}}'''
|-
! 7
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Bali Ram Bhagat portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Bali Ram Bhagat]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2011)<br>MP for [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency|Arrah]]}}
| 27 June<br>1970
| 15 March<br>1971
| '''{{ayd|1970|6|27|1971|3|15}}'''
|-
! 8
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:S. Mohan Kumaramangalam Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Mohan Kumaramangalam]]'''<br>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1973)<br>MP for [[Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency|Pondicherry]]}}
| 18 March<br>1971
| 2 May<br>1971
| '''{{ayd|1971|3|18|1971|5|2}}'''
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Heavy Industry
|-
! 9
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:T. A. Pai photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[T. A. Pai]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1981)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
| 5 February<br>1973
| 10 October<br>1974
| '''{{ayd|5 Feb 1973|10 Oct 1974}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| {{nobold|''Ministry disestablished during this interval''}}{{efn|The ministry's competences were transferred to the [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Ministry of Industry]].}}
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
|-
! 10
| bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|
| [[File:Manohar Joshi cropped.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Manohar Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(1937{{ndash}}2024)<br>MP for [[Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai North Central]]}}
| 13 October<br>1999
| 9 May<br>2002
| '''{{ayd|13 Oct 1999|9 May 2002}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Shiv Sena]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|-
! 11
| bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|
| [[File:Suresh Prabhu (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Suresh Prabhu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Rajapur Lok Sabha constituency|Rajapur]]}}
| 9 May<br>2002
| 1 July<br>2002
| '''{{ayd|9 May 2002|1 Jul 2002}}'''
|-
! 12
| bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|
| [[File:Balasaheb Vikhe Patil accepting Padma Bhushan (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Balasaheb Vikhe Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Kopargaon Lok Sabha constituency|Kopargaon]]}}
| 1 July<br>2002
| 24 May<br>2003
| '''{{ayd|1 Jul 2002|24 May 2003}}'''
|-
! 13
| bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|
| [[File:Subodh_Mohite.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Mohite Subodh Baburao]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1961)<br>MP for [[Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency|Ramtek]]}}
| 24 May<br>2003
| 22 May<br>2004
| '''{{ayd|24 May 2003|22 May 2004}}'''
|-
! 14
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Santosh Mohan Dev addressing the press conference in New Delhi on November 20, 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Santosh Mohan Dev]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Silchar Lok Sabha constituency|Silchar]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C until 29 January 2006)
| 23 May<br>2004
| 22 May<br>2009
| '''{{ayd|23 May 2004|22 May 2009}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''
|-
! 15
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2012)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
| 28 May<br>2009
| 19 January<br>2011
| '''{{ayd|2009|5|28|2011|1|19}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
! 16
| bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}"|
| [[File:Praful Patel assuming charge as Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in January 2011 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Praful Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
| 19 January<br>2011
| 26 May<br>2014
| '''{{ayd|19 Jan 2011|26 May 2014}}'''
| [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|-
! 17
| bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|
| [[File:Anant Geete in April 2017.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Anant Geete]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Raigad Lok Sabha constituency|Raigad]]}}
| 27 May<br>2014
| 30 May<br>2019
| '''{{ayd|27 May 2014|30 May 2019}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Shiv Sena]]
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|-
! 18
| bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|
| [[File:Arvind Sawant (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Arvind Sawant]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai South]]}}
| 31 May<br>2019
| 11 November<br>2019
| '''{{ayd|31 May 2019|11 Nov 2019}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
! 19
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[File:Prakash Javadekar MIB (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Prakash Javadekar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
| 11 November<br>2019
| 7 July<br>2021
| '''{{ayd|11 Nov 2019|7 Jul 2021}}'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Heavy Industries
|-
! 20
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[File:Mahendra Nath Pandey (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Mahendra Nath Pandey]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Chandauli Lok Sabha constituency|Chandauli]]}}
| 7 July<br>2021
| 9 June<br>2024
| '''{{ayd|7 Jul 2021|9 June 2024}}'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|-
! 21
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}"|
| [[File:HDK Minister of Steel.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Mandya Lok Sabha constituency|Mandya]]}}
| 10 June<br>2024
| Incumbent
| '''{{ayd|10 June 2024|}}'''
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|}


 '''20 Sub-sectors under the 3 broad sectors are as under''':
==Ministers of State==
 
(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==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:8em"| From
! style="width:8em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
|-
!#
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Heavy Industries
!Portrait
! Name
! colspan="2" |Term of office
!
![[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
|-
|1
! 1
|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Manubhai Shah]]
| [[File:Manubhai Shah Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
| 13 June 1956
| '''[[Manubhai Shah]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Jamnagar]]}}
| 16 April 1957
| 30 August 1956
|{{Ayd|13 june 1956|16 april 1957}}
| 16 April<br>1957
| rowspan="2" |[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| '''{{ayd|30 Aug 1956|16 Apr 1957}}'''
| rowspan="8" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan="8" |
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="width:9em"| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Engineering
|-
|-
|2
! 2
|[[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam.jpg|77x77px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]
| [[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|10 April 1962
| '''[[K. C. Pant]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Nainital Lok Sabha constituency|Nainital]]}}
|9 June 1964
| 14 February<br>1969
|{{Ayd|10 april 1962|9 june 1964}}
| 27 June<br>1970
| '''{{ayd|1969|2|14|1970|6|2}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
|3
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
|
|[[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]]
|25 July 1964
|5 February 1965
|{{Ayd|25 july 1964|5 february 1965}}
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
|-
|4
! 3
|[[File:C M Poonacha.gif|94x94px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
|[[C. M. Poonacha]]
| [[File:Vallabhbhai Kathiria (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|14 February 1969
| '''[[Vallabhbhai Kathiria]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency|Rajkot]]}}
|15 November 1969
| 13 October 1999
|{{Ayd|14 february 1969|15 november 1969}}
| 29 January 2003
| rowspan="5" |[[Indira Gandhi]]
| '''{{ayd|13 Oct 1999|29 Jan 2003}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|-
|-
|5
! colspan="7"|  
|[[File:Sardar Swaran Singh.jpg|104x104px]]
|[[Swaran Singh]]
|15 November 1969
|27 June 1970
|{{Ayd|15 november 1969|27 june 1970}}
|-
|-
|6
! 4
|[[File:B.R. Bhagat in a meeting (cropped).png|75x75px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
|[[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
| [[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|27 June 1970
| '''[[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Bareilly Lok Sabha constituency|Bareilly]]}}
|18 March 1971
| 8 September 2003
|{{Ayd|27 june 1970|18 march 1971}}
| 22 May<br>2004
| '''{{ayd|8 Sep 2003|22 May 2004}}'''
|-
|-
|7
! colspan="11"|  
|
|[[Mohan Kumaramangalam]]
|18 March 1971
|2 May 1971
|{{Ayd|18 march 1971|2 may 1971}}
|-
|-
|8
! 5
|
| style="background:{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
|[[T. A. Pai]]
| [[File:Kanti Singh in 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|5 February 1973
| '''[[Kanti Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency|Arrah]]}}<br>(Heavy Industries)
|10 October 1974
| 29 January<br>2006
|{{Ayd|5 february 1973|10 october 1974}}
| 6 April<br>2008
| '''{{ayd|29 Jan 2006|6 Apr 2008}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="5"| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''
|-
|-
|9
! 6
| style="background:{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
|  
|  
| [[Manohar Joshi]]
| '''[[Raghunath Jha]]'''<br>{{small|(1939{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Bettiah Lok Sabha constituency|Bettiah]]}}
| 13 October 1999
| 6 April<br>2008
| 9 May 2002
| 22 May<br>2009
|{{Ayd|13 october 1999|9 may 2002}}
| '''{{ayd|6 Apr 2008|22 May 2009}}'''
| rowspan="4" |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Shiv Sena]]
! 7
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}" rowspan="4" |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Pratik Prakashbapu Patil (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Pratik Prakashbapu Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1973)<br>MP for [[Sangli Lok Sabha constituency|Sangli]]}}
| 28 May<br>2009
| 14 June<br>2009
| '''{{ayd|28 May 2009|14 Jun 2009}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
! 8
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Arun Yadav assuming office as Minister of State for Agriculture.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Arun Subhashchandra Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1974)<br>MP for [[Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency|Khandwa]]}}
| 14 June<br>2009
| 19 January<br>2011
| '''{{ayd|14 Jun 2009|19 Jan 2011}}'''
|-
|-
|10
! 9
|[[File:The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu holding a Press Conference on the 3rd meeting of Council for Trade Development and Promotion, in New Delhi on January 08, 2018.jpg|75x75px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Suresh Prabhu]]
| [[File:Shri A. Sai Prathap assumes charge as the Minister of State for Steel, in New Delhi on June 03, 2009 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 9 May 2002
| '''[[Sai Prathap Annayyagari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency|Rajampet]]}}
| 1 July 2002
| 19 January<br>2011
|{{Ayd|9 may 2002|1 july 2002}}
| 12 July<br>2011
| '''{{ayd|19 Jan 2011|12 Jul 2011}}'''
|-
|-
|11
! colspan="11"|  
|
| [[Balasaheb Vikhe Patil]]
| 1 July 2002
| 24 May 2003
|{{Ayd|1 july 2002|24 may 2003}}
|-
|-
|12
! 10
|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Subodh Mohite]]
| [[File:Pon Radhakrishnan.jpg|70px]]
| 24 May 2003
| '''[[Pon Radhakrishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency|Kanniyakumari]]}}
| 22 May 2004
| 26 May<br>2014
|{{Ayd|24 may 2003|22 may 2004}}
| 9 November<br>2014
| '''{{ayd|26 May 2014|9 Nov 2014}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|-
|-
|13
! 11
|[[File:The Minister of State for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises (Independent Charge), Shri Santosh Mohan Dev addressing the Press in New Delhi on October 14, 2004.jpg|96x96px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Santosh Mohan Dev]]<br>''<small>(Independent Charge till 29-Jan-2006)</small>''
| [[File:G. M. Siddeshwara (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 23 May 2004
| '''[[G. M. Siddeshwara]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[Davanagere Lok Sabha constituency|Davanagere]]}}
| 22 May 2009
| 9 November<br>2014
|{{Ayd|23 may 2004|22 may 2009}}
| 12 July<br>2016
| rowspan="3" |[[Manmohan Singh]]
| '''{{ayd|9 Nov 2014|12 Jul 2016}}'''
| rowspan="2" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan="2" |
|-
|-
|14
! 12
|[[File:Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg|94x94px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| [[File:Babul Supriyo 2018.jpg|70px]]
| 28 May 2009
| '''[[Babul Supriyo]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1970)<br>MP for [[Asansol Lok Sabha constituency|Asansol]]}}
| 19 January 2011
| 12 July<br>2016
|{{Ayd|28 may 2009|19 january 2011}}
| 30 May<br>2019
| '''{{ayd|12 Jul 2016|30 May 2019}}'''
|-
|-
|15
! 13
|[[File:Praful Patel World Economic Forum 2013.jpg|75x75px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Praful Patel]]
| [[File:Arjun Ram Meghwal 2017 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 19 January 2011
| '''[[Arjun Ram Meghwal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency|Bikaner]]}}
| 26 May 2014
| 31 May<br>2019
|{{Ayd|19 january 2011|26 may 2014}}
| 7 July<br>2021
|| [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| '''{{ayd|31 May 2019|7 Jul 2021}}'''
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" rowspan="1" |
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
|-
|16
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Heavy Industries
|[[File:Anant Geete in April 2017.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Anant Geete]]
| 26 May 2014
|30 May 2019
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|30 may 2019}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Shiv Sena]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}" rowspan="2" |
|-
|-
|17
! 14
|[[File:Arvind Sawant (cropped).jpg|85x85px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[Arvind Sawant]]
| [[File:Krishan Pal at the National Workshop on Autism Tools (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 30 May 2019
| '''[[Krishan Pal Gurjar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency|Faridabad]]}}
| 12 November 2019
| 7 July<br>2021
|{{Ayd|30 may 2019|12 november 2019}}
| 9 June<br/>2024
| '''{{ayd|7 Jul 2021|9 Jun 2024}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|-
|-
|18
! 15
|[[File:Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs(cropped).jpg|99x99px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[Prakash Javadekar]]
| [[File:BhSrinivasaVarma.jpg|70px]]
| 12 November 2019
| '''[[Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1967)<br/>MP for [[Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency|Narasapuram]]}}
| 7 July 2021
| 10 June<br/>2024
|{{Ayd|12 november 2019|7 july 2021}}
| Incumbent
| rowspan="2" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| '''{{ayd|10 Jun 2024}}'''
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" rowspan="2" |
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|-
|19
|[[File:Mahendra Nath Pandey addressing at the inauguration of the ‘National Consultation on Revised Accreditation Framework’, organised by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), in New Delhi.jpg|75x75px]]
|[[Mahendra Nath Pandey]]
|7 July 2021
|''incumbent''
|{{Ayd|7 july 2021}}
|}
|}


==Ministers of State==
==Deputy Ministers==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsiblesortable mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! Portrait
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! [[Minister of state]]
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" | Term
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! Days
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
|- style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister
|[[File:Krishan Pal addressing at the inauguration of the “National Workshop on Autism Tools”, organised by the National Trust under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in New Delhi.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Krishan Pal Gurjar]]
! style="width:8em"| From
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
! style="width:8em"| To
| style="background:#f93;"|
! style="width:6em"| Period
|7 July 2021
|-
|Incubment
! colspan="11"| Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries
|{{Age in days|2021|7|07}} days
|-
! 1
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}
| 8 June<br>1962
| 21 November<br>1963
| '''{{ayd|1962|6|8|1963|11|21}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="width:9em"| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Deputy Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Engineering
|-
! rowspan="2"| (1)
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Prakash Chandra Sethi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Indore Lok Sabha constituency|Indore]]}}
| 21 November<br>1963
| 27 May<br>1964
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1963|11|21|1964|6|9}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
| 27 May<br>1964
| 9 June<br>1964
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering
|-
! rowspan="2"| 2
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]'''<br>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag]]}}
| 14 February<br>1969
| 18 March<br>1971
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1969|2|14|1971|5|2}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
| 18 March<br>1971
| 2 May<br>1971
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|-
! colspan="11"| Deputy Minister of Heavy Industry
|-
! 3
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Siddheshwar Prasad Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Siddheshwar Prasad]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2023)<br>MP for [[Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency|Nalanda]]}}
| 5 February<br>1973
| 9 November<br>1973
| '''{{ayd|5 Feb 1973|9 Nov 1973}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
! 4
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|
| '''[[Chaudhary Dalbir Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}1987)<br>MP for [[Sirsa Lok Sabha constituency|Sirsa]]}}
| 9 November<br>1973
| 10 October<br>1974
| '''{{ayd|9 Nov 1973|10 Oct 1974}}'''
|-
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
== Notes ==
{{notelist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://dhi.nic.in/ Ministry website]
*[https://heavyindustries.gov.in/ Ministry website]


{{Union ministries of India}}
{{Union ministries of India}}

Latest revision as of 17:05, 22 March 2026


Ministry of Heavy Industries
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Ministry overview
Formed7 July 2021[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of India
Annual budget₹6,171 crore (US$870 million) (2023-24 est) [2]
Ministry executives
Websiteheavyindustries.gov.in

The Ministry of Heavy Industries [lower-alpha 1] 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]

As of June 2024, the Honourable Minister is H. D. Kumaraswamy and the Honourable Minister of State is Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma.

History[edit | edit source]

The Ministry of Heavy Industries was previously called Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise. On 13 June 1956 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 | edit source]

Divisions/Sections/Desks[edit | edit source]

  • Finance & Administration
    • Finance
    • B&A (Budget & Accounts)
    • Cash
    • Administration
    • General Administration
    • Vigilance
    • Hindi
    • SC/ST Cell
    • RTI Cell (Right to Information)
    • O&M, Training (Organisation & Methods)
  • Automotive Industry (AEI) Division
    • PLI Auto (Production Linked Incentive for Automobile and Auto Components)
    • SMEC Scheme (Specialized Manufacturing Ecosystem Control)
    • Social Media Cell
    • Coordination (OOMF, PDC/FDI)
    • FAME-II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles - Phase II)
    • Sub-sections: e-3W, EVPCS, e-2W, e-4W, e-Bus
    • PM E-Drive (e-3W, EVPCS, e-2W, e-Bus, e-Truck, e-Ambulance)
    • EMPS (Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme)
    • E-Mobility Policy matters
    • Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP)
    • Automotive Mission Plan
    • GVC Scheme (Global Value Chain)
  • Heavy Electricals & Machine Tools (HE&MT)
    • HE&MT (Heavy Electricals & Machine Tools)
    • Skill Development
    • All technical work / matters of HE&MT
  • Heavy Engineering Industries (HEI) & CPSEs
    • HEI (Heavy Engineering Industries)
    • BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited)
    • RIC, NIL
    • R&C, BBJ, AYCL
    • SIL, TCIL, BPCL
    • HEC (Heavy Engineering Corporation)
    • NBCIL
    • REIL, B&R
    • HMT (Int), HMT Ltd, HMT (MT), HMT Watches, HMT Chinar watches, HMT Bearing
    • HSL, SSL
    • NEPA, HPC, HNL
    • BLC, TAFCO
    • HCL, TSPL
    • EPIL, NIDC, IL, FCRI
    • BOGL, MAMC, HPF
    • CCIL, TSL, BYNL
  • Policy, Coordination & Special Cells
    • Corporate Cell
    • IC Cell (International Cooperation)
    • Project Development Cell (PDC)
    • IT Cell (Information Technology)
    • GST Facilitation Cell
    • Economic Wing
    • Technical Wing
    • PG Cell (Public Grievances)
    • Parliament / Parliament Questions of AEI
    • Media Publicity Cell
    • Central Monitoring of VIP references (e-Parinam Portal)
    • Coordination of Closure / Disinvestment of Units

Autonomous Bodies[edit | edit source]

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

Central Public Sector Undertakings[edit | edit source]

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

  • Andrew Yule and Company (AYCL)
  • Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
  • Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Ltd.
  • Bridge & Roof Company (India) Ltd.
  • Cement Corporation of India (CCI)
  • Engineering Projects (India) Ltd.(EPI)
  • Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd. (HEC)
  • HMT Ltd.(Holding Company with Tractor Division)
  • HMT (Bearings ) Limited (a subsidiary of HMT)
  • HMT Machine Tools (a subsidiary of HMT)
  • Hindustan Salts Ltd. (HSL)
  • Sambhar Salts Ltd. (SSL) (Subsidiary of HSL)
  • Instrumentation Ltd. Kota (IL)
  • Nepa Limited (NEPA)
  • Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Ltd.(subsidiary of ILK)
  • Richardson & Cruddass (1972) Ltd.(R & C)

Industrial Sectors Regulation[edit | edit source]

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 | edit source]

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 | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Heavy Industries
1 Manubhai Shah
(1915–2000)
MP for Jamnagar
(MoS) 		13 June 1956 30 August 1956 78 days Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal 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 Pollachi 		10 April
1962 		21 November
1963 		1 year, 225 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Industries
(4) Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
MP for Pollachi 		21 November
1963 		27 May
1964 		201 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
27 May
1964 		9 June
1964 		Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering
5 C. M. Poonacha
(1910–1990)
MP for Mangalore 		14 February
1969 		15 November
1969 		274 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira 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
8 Mohan Kumaramangalam
(1916–1973)
MP for Pondicherry 		18 March
1971 		2 May
1971 		45 days Indira III
Minister of Heavy Industry
9 T. A. Pai
(1922–1981)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka 		5 February
1973 		10 October
1974 		1 year, 247 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Ministry disestablished during this interval[lower-alpha 2]
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 days Shiv Sena Vajpayee III Atal 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
13 Mohite 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 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
15 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(1945–2012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		28 May
2009 		19 January
2011 		1 year, 236 days Manmohan II
16 Praful Patel
(born 1957)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		19 January
2011 		26 May
2014 		3 years, 127 days Nationalist Congress Party
17 Anant Geete
(born 1951)
MP for Raigad 		27 May
2014 		30 May
2019 		5 years, 3 days Shiv Sena Modi I Narendra Modi
18 Arvind Sawant
(born 1951)
MP for Mumbai South 		31 May
2019 		11 November
2019 		164 days Modi II
19 Prakash Javadekar
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		11 November
2019 		7 July
2021 		1 year, 238 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Minister of Heavy Industries
20 Mahendra Nath Pandey
(born 1957)
MP for Chandauli 		7 July
2021 		9 June
2024 		2 years, 338 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
21 H. D. Kumaraswamy
(born 1957)
MP for Mandya 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 2 years, 60 days Janata Dal (Secular) Modi III

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of State for Heavy Industries
1 Manubhai Shah
(1915–2000)
MP for Jamnagar 		30 August 1956 16 April
1957 		229 days Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal 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 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
3 Vallabhbhai Kathiria
(born 1954)
MP for Rajkot 		13 October 1999 29 January 2003 3 years, 108 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4 Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly 		8 September 2003 22 May
2004 		257 days
5 Kanti Singh
(born 1957)
MP for Arrah
(Heavy Industries) 		29 January
2006 		6 April
2008 		2 years, 68 days Rashtriya Janata Dal Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
6 Raghunath 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 days Indian National Congress Manmohan 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 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra 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 days Modi II
Minister of State for Heavy Industries
14 Krishan Pal Gurjar
(born 1957)
MP for Faridabad 		7 July
2021 		9 June
2024 		2 years, 338 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi
15 Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma
(born 1967)
MP for Narasapuram 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 2 years, 60 days Modi III

Deputy Ministers[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
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 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal 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 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
27 May
1964 		9 June
1964 		Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
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 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
18 March
1971 		2 May
1971 		Indira III
Deputy Minister of Heavy Industry
3 Siddheshwar Prasad
(1929–2023)
MP for Nalanda 		5 February
1973 		9 November
1973 		277 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
4 Chaudhary Dalbir Singh
(1926–1987)
MP for Sirsa 		9 November
1973 		10 October
1974 		335 days

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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}}: |author= has generic name (help)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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Particulars of Department of Heavy Industry organization, functions and duties". heavyindustries.gov.in. Ministry of Heavy Industries. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ भारी उद्योग मन्त्रालय transl. Bhārī Udyōga Mantrālaya
  2. ↑ The ministry's competences were transferred to the Ministry of Industry.

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