Ministry of Earth Sciences

Short description: Government ministry of India

Ministry of Earth Sciences

Branch of Government of India

Ministry of Earth Sciences

Agency overview
Formed| 29 January 2006; 20 years ago (2006-01-29)
Jurisdiction| Government of India
Headquarters| Prithvi Bhavan
Lodi Road New Delhi
[ ⚑ ] 28°35′28″N 77°13′32″E﻿ / ﻿28.59111°N 77.22556°E﻿ / 28.59111; 77.22556
Annual budget| ₹2,653.51 crore (US$370 million) (2022-23)[1]
Minister responsible|

* Jitendra Singh (I/C)

Agency executive|

* Dr. M. Ravichandran

Website| www.moes.gov.in

The Ministry of Earth Sciences is an executive ministry of the Government of India, established on 29 January, 2006. It was formed through the reorganisation of the Department of Ocean Development and the assumption of administrative control over various institutions, including the India Meteorological Department,[2] the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting,[3] the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology,[4] and the Earth Risk Evaluation Centre.[5]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Functions
* 3 Institutions under the Earth System Science Organisation
* 4 Cabinet Ministers
* 5 Ministers of State
* 6 Networking
* 7 Computation Facility
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## History

In 1981, the Government of India established the Department of Ocean Development (DOD) under the Cabinet Secretariat, directly reporting to the Prime Minister of India. In 1982, it became a separate department and began focusing on ocean development activities. In 2006, the department was elevated to a Ministry, known as the Ministry of Ocean Development. Later that same year, the ministry underwent reorganisation, and the Ministry of Earth Sciences was created, incorporating various institutions under its jurisdiction. Through a government resolution in 2006, the India Meteorological Department, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, and the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting and Research were brought under its administrative control. The resolution also led to the establishment of an Earth Commission, modelled after the Atomic Energy Commission and the Space Commission.[6]

The ministry is currently headed by Jitendra Singh.

## Functions

The Ministry's mandate is to look after Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean Science & Technology and Seismology in an integrated fashion.

## Institutions under the Earth System Science Organisation

* National Centre for Coastal Research
* Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
* India Meteorological Department
* National Centre for Seismology
* Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
* National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting
* National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research
* National Institute of Ocean Technology
* Bharat Forecast System
* Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centre (under the Atmospheric Sciences and Seismology sector)
* Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre
* Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (under the Ocean Science & Technology sector)
* National Center for Earth Science Studies

## Cabinet Ministers

* Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)

No. | Portrait  | Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency | Term of office  | Political party  | Ministry  | Prime Minister

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From  | To  | Period
Minister in the Department of Ocean Development
1  |  | 70px  | Rajiv Gandhi
(1944–1991)
MP for Amethi
(Prime Minister)  | 31 December
1984  | 2 December
1989  | 4 years, 336 days | Indian National Congress (I)  | Rajiv II  |  | Self
2  |  | 70px  | Vishwanath Pratap Singh
(1931–2008)
MP for Fatehpur
(Prime Minister)  | 2 December
1989  | 10 November
1990  | 343 days | Janata Dal  | Vishwanath  |  | Self
3  |  | 70px  | Chandra Shekhar
(1927–2007)
MP for Ballia
(Prime Minister)  | 10 November
1990  | 21 June
1991  | 223 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)  | Chandra Shekhar  |  | Self
4  |  | 70px  | P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal
(Prime Minister)  | 21 June
1991  | 16 May
1996  | 4 years, 330 days | Indian National Congress (I)  | Rao  |  | Self
5  |  | 70px  | Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister)  | 16 May
1996  | 1 June
1996  | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I  |  | Self
6  |  | 70px  | H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
(Prime Minister)  | 1 June
1996  | 21 April
1997  | 324 days | Janata Dal  | Deve Gowda  |  | Self
7  |  | 70px  | Inder Kumar Gujral
(1919–2012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
(Prime Minister)  | 21 April
1997  | 18 March
1998  | 331 days | Gujral  |  | Self
(5)  |  | 70px  | Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister)  | 19 March
1998  | 3 February
1999  | 321 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II  |  | Atal Bihari Vajpayee
8  |  | 70px  | Murli Manohar Joshi
(born 1934)
MP for Allahabad | 3 February
1999  | 13 October
1999  | 252 days
(5)  |  | 70px  | Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister)  | 13 October
1999  | 22 November
1999  | 40 days | Vajpayee III
(8)  |  | 70px  | Murli Manohar Joshi
(born 1934)
MP for Allahabad | 22 November
1999  | 22 May
2004  | 4 years, 182 days
9  |  | 70px  | Kapil Sibal
(born 1948)
MP for Chandni Chowk
(MoS, I/C)  | 23 May
2004  | 29 January
2006  | 1 year, 251 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I  |  | Manmohan Singh
Minister of Ocean Development
(9)  |  | 70px  | Kapil Sibal
(born 1948)
MP for Chandni Chowk | 29 January
2006  | 12 July
2006  | 164 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I  |  | Manmohan Singh
Minister of Earth Sciences
(9)  |  | 70px  | Kapil Sibal
(born 1948)
MP for Chandni Chowk | 12 July
2006  | 22 May
2009  | 2 years, 314 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I  |  | Manmohan Singh
10  |  | 70px  | Prithviraj Chavan
(born 1946)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
(MoS, I/C)  | 28 May
2009  | 10 November
2010  | 1 year, 166 days | Manmohan II
(9)  |  | 70px  | Kapil Sibal
(born 1948)
MP for Chandni Chowk | 10 November
2010  | 19 January
2011  | 70 days
11  |  | 70px  | Pawan Kumar Bansal
(born 1948)
MP for Chandigarh | 19 January
2011  | 12 July
2011  | 174 days
12  |  | 70px  | Vilasrao Deshmukh
(1945–2012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 12 July
2011  | 10 August
2012  | 1 year, 29 days
13  |  | 70px  | Vayalar Ravi
(born 1937)
Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala | 10 August
2012  | 28 October
2012  | 79 days
14  |  | 70px  | S. Jaipal Reddy
(1942–2019)
MP for Chevella | 28 October
2012  | 26 May
2014  | 1 year, 210 days
15  |  | 70px  | Jitendra Singh
(born 1956)
MP for Udhampur
(MoS, I/C)  | 27 May
2014  | 9 November
2014  | 166 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I  |  | Narendra Modi
16  |  | 70px  | Harsh Vardhan
(born 1954)
MP for Chandni Chowk | 9 November
2014  | 30 May
2019  | 6 years, 240 days
31 May
2019  | 7 July
2021  | Modi II
(15)  |  | 70px  | Jitendra Singh
(born 1956)
MP for Udhampur
(MoS, I/C)  | 7 July
2021  | 18 May
2023  | 1 year, 315 days
17  |  | 70px  | Kiren Rijiju
(born 1971)
MP for Arunachal West | 18 May
2023  | 9 June
2024  | 1 year, 22 days
(15)  |  | 70px  | Jitendra Singh
(born 1956)
MP for Udhampur
(MoS, I/C)  | 10 June
2024  | Incumbent  | 1 year, 332 days | Modi III

## Ministers of State

No. | Portrait  | Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency | Term of office  | Political party  | Ministry  | Prime Minister

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From  | To  | Period
1  |  |  | C. P. N. Singh
MP for Padrauna | 15 February
1982  | 2 February
1983  | 352 days | Indian National Congress (I)  | Indira IV  |  | Indira Gandhi
2  |  | 70px  | Shivraj Patil
(born 1935)
MP for Latur | 29 January
1983  | 31 October
1984  | 3 years, 262 days
4 November
1984  | 31 December
1984  | Rajiv I  |  | Rajiv Gandhi
31 December
1984  | 22 October
1986  | Rajiv II
3  |  | 70px  | K. R. Narayanan
(1921–2005)
MP for Ottapalam | 22 October
1986  | 2 December
1989  | 3 years, 41 days
4  |  | 70px  | M. G. K. Menon
(1928–2016)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 25 December
1989  | 10 November
1990  | 320 days | Janata Dal  | Vishwanath  |  | Vishwanath Pratap Singh
5  |  | 70px  | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam
(1952–2000)
MP for Salem | 2 July
1992  | 2 December
1993  | 1 year, 153 days | Indian National Congress (I)  | Rao  |  | P. V. Narasimha Rao
6  |  | 70px  | Eduardo Faleiro
(born 1940)
MP for Mormugao | 18 December
1993  | 16 May
1996  | 2 years, 150 days
Minister of State for Earth Sciences
7  |  | 70px  | Ashwani Kumar
(born 1952)
Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 19 January
2011  | 28 October
2012  | 1 year, 283 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II  |  | Manmohan Singh
8  |  | 70px  | Y. S. Chowdary
(born 1961)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 9 November
2014  | 9 March
2018  | 3 years, 120 days | Telugu Desam Party  | Modi I  |  | Narendra Modi

## Networking

All institutions under ESSO are connected through National Knowledge Network and its Common User Group (CUG).

## Computation Facility

Adithya HPC, located at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, is one of the largest computation facility in India.

## See also

* Ministry of Science and Technology (India)

## References

1. ↑ "Budget data". 2019. http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf.
2. ↑ "India Meteorological Department". http://www.imd.gov.in.
3. ↑ "National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)". http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in.
4. ↑ "Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology". https://www.tropmet.res.in. ,
5. ↑ Earth Sciences Ministry is the new name  The Hindu, May 11, 2006.
6. ↑ "About us". https://moes.gov.in/content/about-ministry-0.

## External links

* Official Ministry of Earth Sciences website
* Dod.nic.in: Ministry of Earth Sciences
* National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)
* National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
* Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
* National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR)
* Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE)
* National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)
* India Meteorological Department (IMD)
* Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)

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