Union ministry of Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Formed 7 July 2021[ 1] Jurisdiction Government of India Annual budget ₹ 6,171 crore (US$740 million) (2023-24 est) [ 2] Ministry executives Website heavyindustries .gov .in
The Ministry of Heavy Industries [ a] 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
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
Autonomous Bodies
There are four autonomous bodies under the ownership of Ministry of Heavy Industries .[ 3]
Central Public Sector Undertakings
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
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
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
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 Palani
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 Palani
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 [ b]
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
168 days
Janata Dal (Secular)
Modi III
Ministers of State
Deputy Ministers
References
Notes
^ भारी उद्योग मन्त्रालय transl. Bhārī Udyōga Mantrālaya
^ The ministry's competences were transferred to the Ministry of Industry .
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