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Administration & Finance
Department of Science and Technology is the
nodal Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The organisational structure of the Department has evolved
over the years to respond quickly to the issues relating to
the promotion and development of Science and Technology in
the Country. It has two subordinate Departments viz. National
Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) and Survey
of India (SOI) under its Administrative Control. In addition
to it, the Department also supports 21 autonomous research
institutions/ S&T professional bodies which are working
in diverse areas for the promotion of Science and Technology.
The
Administration and Finance Division of the Department look after the support facilities
for the Subordinate Departments and Autonomous bodies including the personnel
and financial administration. The activities undertaken by the different wings
are given as under : Parliament Unit
Question/Answer of Lok
Sabha and Rajya Sabha
The Parliament Unit is assigned with the responsibility
to look after the entire Parliamentary work of the Department. It also ensures
that the Parliamentary work pertaining to the Ministry of Science & Technology
is accomplished as per the prescribed schedule and procedures. The Unit maintains
liaison with the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Secretariats of Lok Sabha/
Rajya Sabha, other Ministries/ Departments with a view to fully discharging the
Parliamentary obligations of the Ministry of Science & Technology. This Unit
also coordinates the visits of the Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee
etc. to various scientific institutions under the administrative control of the
Department. Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests Composition
of the Committee: | Members
from Lok Sabha | | Chairperson - Dr. V. Maitreyan | S.No. | Name
of Members | 1 |
Shri Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad | 2
| Dr. Sujan Chakraborty | 3
| Shri Pankaj Chaudhary | 4
| Shri Thupstan Chhewang | 5
| Shri Francis Fanthome | 6
| Shri Babubhai Khimabhai Katara | 7
| Shri A. Venkatesh Naik | 8
| Shri Brahmananda Panda | 9
| Smt. Neeta Pateriya | 10
| Shri Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil | 11 | Shri
Pratik Prakashbapu Patil | 12 | Shri
Bachi Singh Rawat | 13 | Shri
K.C. Singh Baba | 14 | Shri
Kirti Vardhan Singh | 15 | Shri
Rakesh Singh | 16 | Shri
Rampal Singh | 17 | Smt.
Jayaben B. Thakkar | 18 | Shri
Aruna Kumar Vundavalli | 19 | Shri
Akhilesh Yadav | 20 | Shri
Mitrasen Yadav | 21 | Shri
Sita Ram Yadav | | Members from
Rajya Sabha | 1 |
Dr. V. Maitreyan | 2 | Shri
Suryakantbhai Acharya | 3 | Shri
Kamal Akhtar | 4 | Shri
Jabir Husain | 5 | Shri
Bhagirathi Majhi | 6 | Dr.
Barun Mukherjee | 7 | Shri
Saman Pathak | 8 | Shri
D. Raja | 9 | Shri
Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy | 10
| Dr. Prabha Thakur |
Nodal
Officer for Parliament matters & Consumer Grievances
| Name & Designation | Office | Telephone/Fax/Email |
Shri Rakesh Bhartiya,
Director,
Department of Science & Technology,
Govt.
of India. | Room No. 8, Administrative
Block,
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road,
New Delhi - 110016. | Tel:
011-26962743, 26590456
Fax: 011-26569908
Email:cpio-dst at nic dot in
| Science and Technology Training
Cell The department undertook a training need analysis
of the scientists and started in formalizing the programme in close consultation
with the Department of Personnel and Training and Planning Commission. For details:
Click Here S&T
Calendar for "National Training Programme for Scientists and Technologists"-
2008-09 Recruitment Cell
The Recruitment Cell is vested with the responsibility of making
recruitment to Group 'A' scientific and technical posts as recruitment to these
posts is exempted from the purview of UPSC. The recruitment to these posts is
made by the method of direct recruitment or deputation (including short term contract)
or absorption as per the Recruitment Rules for the relevant posts. The
Recruitment Cell is also vested with the responsibility of in-situ promotions
of departmental Scientists under the Flexible Complimenting Scheme (FCS) as contained
in the Department of Science and Technology Group 'A' Gazetted posts (non-ministerial,
scientific and technical) Rules, 2004. In-situ promotions under FCS are considered
twice before 1st January and 1st July every year. Besides,
the Recruitment Cell also deals with the proposals regarding recognition of Institutions
/ Organizations under various Ministries / Departments as scientific and technical
for the purpose of introduction of FCS. Recruitment
Rules Click
here for vacancies notified. Welfare Cell Welfare
Cell of the Department looks after the welfare of DST Employees. DST/DSIR Benevolent
Fund has been established in the Department and a large number of employees have
become members. Assistance is provided to the members and their families to relieve
distress from time to time. A Creche with requisite facilities is also being run
within the Department premises for the benefit of its employees. The
Sports and Recreation Club promotes various indoor and outdoor activities. The
Club regularly takes part in inter-ministerial tournaments and organizes cultural
programmes and excursion tours. Promotion of Official
Language For implementing the Official Language Policy
of the Government, there is a full fledged Hindi Section in the Department. During
the year, concerted efforts were made for implementing the provisions of Official
Language Act, Rules made there under and orders/ instructions issued by the Department
of Official Language from time to time regarding progressive use of Hindi in the
Official Working of the Government of India. With a view to
encourage original writing in Hindi, the Department of Science & Technology
has introduced "Dr. Meghnad Saha Award Scheme" since 1987,. Under this
scheme, action is being taken for rewarding authors of original books on Scientific
Subjects in Hindi. Library
A brief description of the activities undertaken
by DST Library is given as under: Collection
Development: DST Library continued building up its collection by acquisition
of new books/ journals as per the requirements of the Officers/Staff Members of
the Department. During the period under review, the Library procured, processed
and made available 614 books/ monographs. The total number of books available
in the Library has risen to over 22,000. Besides this, the
Library subscribed to around 110 national/ international scientific and technical
journals and around 100 such journals were received on gratis. Updation
of Online Catalogue: The Online catalogue of Books available in the Library
was updated continuously and the total number of machine-readable records now
stands at over 13,000. Documentation
Services: Besides making available books/monographs to its users, the Library
continued meeting the day-to-day information requirements of the Officers/ Staff
Members of DST/DSIR by providing a number of Documentation Services such as Current
Awareness Service, Newspaper Clipping Service, Photocopying Service, Conducting
Literature Surveys on Topics of special interest to users etc. In
addition to meeting the information requirements of its users from its own resources,
the Library tapped the resources of other Libraries by cooperating with them through
Interlibrary Lending. The Information Services were also provided to the users
by conducting information searches on the Internet Search Facility available in
the Library. Science and Technology
Exhibition Cell For the promotion and dissemination
of scientific information, a science and technology exhibition cell is working
in the Department. Integrated Finance The
Integrated Finance Division (IFD) of DST has been entrusted with the responsibility
of providing advice and support on all financial matters and monitoring the progress
of expenditure on various activities. Integrated Finance Division is headed by
Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor, who is supported by Deputy Secretaries
/ Under Secretaries and other staff. | 
Introduction
Parliament Unit