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 40 operating Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and 4 autonomous organizations.
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 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.
Structure
Divisions/Sections/Desks 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 There are four autonomous bodies under the ownership of Ministry of Heavy Industries.
Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI) Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) National Automotive Board (NAB) Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI)
Central Public Sector Undertakings There are 40 CPSUs under the ownership of Ministry of Heavy Industries, of which 16 are operational.
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:
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 PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party Ministry Prime Minister From To Period Minister of Heavy Industries 1 Manubhai Shah(MoS) 13 June 1956 30 August 1956 Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal Nehru 2 Govind Ballabh Pant 30 August1956 14 November1956 3 Morarji Desai 14 November1956 16 April1957 Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries 4 Chidambaram Subramaniam 10 April1962 21 November1963 Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Industries (4) Chidambaram Subramaniam 21 November1963 9 June1964 Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering 5 C. M. Poonacha 14 February1969 15 November1969 Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi 6 Swaran Singh 15 November1969 27 June1970 7 Bali Ram Bhagat 27 June1970 15 March1971 8 Mohan Kumaramangalam 18 March1971 2 May1971 Indira III Minister of Heavy Industry 9 T. A. Pai 5 February1973 10 October1974 Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 10 Manohar Joshi 13 October1999 9 May2002 Shiv Sena Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee 11 Suresh Prabhu 9 May2002 1 July2002 12 Balasaheb Vikhe Patil 1 July2002 24 May2003 13 Mohite Subodh Baburao 24 May2003 22 May2004 14 Santosh Mohan Dev(MoS, I/C until 29 January 2006) 23 May2004 22 May2009 Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh 15 Vilasrao Deshmukh 28 May2009 19 January2011 Manmohan II 16 Praful Patel 19 January2011 26 May2014 Nationalist Congress Party 17 Anant Geete 27 May2014 30 May2019 Shiv Sena Modi I Narendra Modi 18 Arvind Sawant 31 May2019 11 November2019 Modi II 19 Prakash Javadekar 11 November2019 7 July2021 Bharatiya Janata Party Minister of Heavy Industries 20 Mahendra Nath Pandey 7 July2021 9 June2024 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi 21 H. D. Kumaraswamy 10 June2024 Incumbent Janata Dal (Secular) Modi III
Ministers of State PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party Ministry Prime Minister From To Period Minister of State for Heavy Industries 1 Manubhai Shah 30 August 1956 16 April1957 Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal Nehru Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Engineering 2 K. C. Pant 14 February1969 27 June1970 Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 3 Vallabhbhai Kathiria 13 October 1999 29 January 2003 Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee 4 Santosh Kumar Gangwar 8 September 2003 22 May2004 5 Kanti Singh(Heavy Industries) 29 January2006 6 April2008 Rashtriya Janata Dal Manmohan I Manmohan Singh 6 Raghunath Jha 6 April2008 22 May2009 7 Pratik Prakashbapu Patil 28 May2009 14 June2009 Indian National Congress Manmohan II 8 Arun Subhashchandra Yadav 14 June2009 19 January2011 9 Sai Prathap Annayyagari 19 January2011 12 July2011 10 Pon Radhakrishnan 26 May2014 9 November2014 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi 11 G. M. Siddeshwara 9 November2014 12 July2016 12 Babul Supriyo 12 July2016 30 May2019 13 Arjun Ram Meghwal 31 May2019 7 July2021 Modi II Minister of State for Heavy Industries 14 Krishan Pal Gurjar 7 July2021 9 June2024 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi 15 Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma 10 June2024 Incumbent Modi III
Deputy Ministers PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party Ministry Prime Minister From To Period Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries 1 Prakash Chandra Sethi 8 June1962 21 November1963 Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru Deputy Minister of Steel, Mines and Heavy Engineering (1) Prakash Chandra Sethi 21 November1963 9 June1964 Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda Deputy Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering 2 Mohammad Shafi Qureshi 14 February1969 2 May1971 Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi Indira III Deputy Minister of Heavy Industry 3 Siddheshwar Prasad 5 February1973 9 November1973 Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi 4 Chaudhary Dalbir Singh 9 November1973 10 October1974
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External links Ministry website