The Department of Space (DoS) is an Indian government department responsible for administration of the Indian space programme. It manages several agencies and institutes related to space exploration and space technologies. The Indian space programme under the DoS aims to promote the development and application of space science and technology for the socio-economic benefit of the country. It includes two major satellite systems, Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) for communication, television broadcasting and meteorological services, and Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) for resources monitoring and management. It has also developed two satellite launch vehicles, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to place IRS and INSAT class satellites in orbit.

History In 1961, the Government of India and then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru entrusted the responsibility for space research and for the peaceful use of outer space to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), then under the leadership of Homi J. Bhabha. In 1962, the Department of Atomic Energy set up Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR), with Vikram Sarabhai as chairman, to organise a national space programme.

In 1969, INCOSPAR was reconstituted as an advisory body under the India National Science Academy (INSA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established. The Government of India constituted the Space Commission and established the Department of Space (DoS) in 1972 and brought ISRO under DoS management on 1 June 1972.

On 14 January 2025, V. Narayanan succeeded S. Somanath as the Secretary (Space) and ex-officio chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and Space Commission.

Agencies and institutes

The Department of Space manages the following agencies and institutes:

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – The primary research and development arm of the DoS Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Thiruvananthapuram Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad SSLV Launch Complex (SLC), Kulasekarapattinam Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS), Thiruvananthapuram National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU), Thiruvananthapuram Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU), Ahmedabad Master Control Facility (MCF), Hassan ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bengaluru Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS), Bengaluru Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun Antrix Corporation, Bengaluru – The marketing arm of ISRO Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Gadanki North-Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Umiam Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram – India's space science and technology university NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), Bengaluru Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN–SPACe), Ahmedabad

Historical list of annual budget of department of space

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Budget of Department of Space as percentage of Indian GDP

Department of Space budget as percentage of Total Expenditure

Calendar YearGDP (2011-12 base year) in crores(₹)Total Expenditure in crores (₹)Budget of Department of SpaceNotes and references Nominal INR (crore) % of GDP% of total expenditure2023 Constant INR (crore) 1972-7355245 18.2325000 Revised Estimate as Actuals are not available 1973-7467241 19.0922000 Revised Estimate as Actuals are not available 1974-7579378 30.7287000 1975-7685212 36.8379000 1976-7791812 41.1400000 Revised Estimate as Actuals are not available 1977-78104024 37.3670000 1978-79112671 51.4518000 1979-80123562 57.0062000 1980-81147063 82.1087000 1981-82172776 109.132100 Revised Estimate as Actuals are not available 1982-83193255 94.8898000 1983-84225074 163.365600 1984-85252188 181.601000 1985-86284534 229.102300 1986-87318366 309.990900 1987-88361865 347.084600 1988-89429363 422.367000 1989-90493278 398.559500 1990-91576109105298 386.221800 1991-92662260111414 460.101000 1992-93761196122618 490.920400 1993-94875992141853 695.335000 1994-951027570160739 759.079300 1995-961205583178275 755.778596 1996-971394816201007 1062.44660 1997-981545294232053 1050.50250 1998-991772297279340 1401.70260 1999-20001988262298053 1677.38580 2000-012139886325592 1905.39970 2001-02 2315243362310 1900.97370 2002-03 2492614413248 2162.22480 2003-04 2792530471203 2268.80470 2004-05 3186332498252 2534.34860 2005-06 3632125505738 2667.60440 2006-07 4254629583387 2988.66550 2007-08 4898662712671 3278.00440 2008-09 5514152883956 3493.57150 2009-10 63664071024487 4162.95990 2010-11 76344721197328 4482.23150 2011-12 87363291304365 3790.78880 2012-13 99440131410372 4856.28390 2013-14 112335221559447 5168.95140 2014-15 124679601663673 5821.36630 2015-16 137718741790783 6920.00520 2016-17 153916691975194 8039.99680 2017-18 170900422141975 9130.56640 2018-19 188996682315113 11192.6566 2019-20201035932686330 13033.2917 2020-21198540963509836 9490.05390 2021-2223597399379380112473.842022-2326949646419315710158.46942023-2429535667444344710704.07

See also

Budget of NASA

References

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