Department of Science and Technology (India)

Department of Science & Technology
	Parent Agency - Ministry of Science and Technology
Central Government of India overview
Formed	May 3, 1971
Jurisdiction	India
Headquarters	New Delhi
Annual budget	₹6,067.39 crore (US$760 million) (for the Financial Year 2021–22)
Minister responsible	Jitendra Singh, Minister of Science and Technology;
Central Government of India executive	Abhay Karandikar, Secretary;
Parent department	Ministry of Science and Technology
Website	dst.gov.in

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India. It was established in May 1971 to promote new areas of science and technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting scientific and technological activities in the country. It gives funds to various approved scientific projects in India. It also supports various researchers in India to attend conferences abroad and to go for experimental works.

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