The Ministry of Heavy Industries is an executive agency of the
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...
. The Ministry entails for promoting the engineering industry viz. machine tools, heavy electrical, industrial machinery, and auto industry and administration of 29 operating CPSEs and 4 autonomous organizations.
As of July 2021, the Honourable Minister is
Mahendra Nath Pandey
Mahendra Nath Pandey (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian politician currently serving as
Minister of Heavy Industries he previously served as Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India and Member of Lok Sabha for Chandauli si ...
,
and the Honourable Minister of State is
Krishan Pal Gurjar
Krishan Pal Gurjar (born 4 February 1957) is an Indian politician and is the present Minister of State of Power and Heavy Industries. As a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, he represents the Faridabad constituency in the state of Haryana. ...
.
History
The Ministry of Heavy Industries is previously Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise. On 7 July 2021 the Ministry has been renamed as Ministry of Heavy Industries. The Department of Public Enterprises has become a part of Ministry of Finance.
Structure
Autonomous Bodies
There are four autonomous bodies under the
ownership
Ownership is the state or fact of legal possession and control over property, which may be any asset, tangible or intangible. Ownership can involve multiple rights, collectively referred to as title, which may be separated and held by different ...
of ''Ministry of Heavy Industries''.
[
1. Fluid Control Research Institute (FCRI)
2. The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI),ARAI Forging Industry Division (ARAI-FID)
3. International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT),Haryana
4.Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI)
]
Central Public Sector Units
There are 22 CPSUs under the ownership
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of ''Ministry of Heavy Industries'' [
1.Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. (AYCL)
2.Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL)
3.BHEL Electrical Machines Ltd (BHEL-EML)
4.Bharat Pumps and compressors Ltd. (BPCL)
5.Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd. (HEC)
6.HMT Ltd.(Holding Company with Tractor Division)
7.HMT (Bearings ) Limited (a subsidiary of HMT)
8.HMT Machine Tools (a subsidiary of HMT)
9.Instrumentation Ltd. Kota (IL)
10.Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd.(subsidiary of ILK)
11.Richardson & Cruddass (1972) Ltd.(R & C)
12.Scooters India Ltd.(SIL)
13.Tungabhadra Steel Products Ltd.(TSPL)
14.Cement Corporation of India Ltd.(CCI)
15.Hindustan Salts Ltd. (HSL)
16.Sambhar Salts Ltd. (SSL) (Subsidiary of HSL)
17.Nepa Limited (NEPA)
18.Nagaland Pulp and Paper company Ltd. (NPPCL)
19. Bridge & Roof Company (India) Ltd.
20. Engineering Projects (India) Ltd.(EPI)
21. Hooghly Printing company Limited (a subsidiary of AYCL)
22. Braithwaite Burn and Jessop (BBJ) constr
]
Industrial Sectors Regulation
The Industrial sectors regulated by the ''Ministry of Heavy Industries'' are:[
(a) Heavy Engineering Equipment and Machine Tools Industry
(b) Heavy Electrical Engineering Industry
(c) Automotive Sector, including Tractors and Earth Moving Equipment
20 Sub-sectors under the 3 broad sectors are as under:
(i) Boilers
(ii) Cement Machinery
(iii) Dairy Machinery
(iv) Electrical Furnace
(v) Diesel Engines
(vi) Material Handling Equipment
(vii) Metallurgical Machinery including Steel Plant Equipment
(viii) Earthmoving and Mining Machinery
(ix) Machine Tool
(x) Oil Field Equipment
(xi) Printing Machinery
(xii) Pulp and Paper Machinery
(xiii) Rubber Machinery
(xiv) Switchgear and Control Gear
(xv) Plastic Processing Machinery
(xvi) Sugar Machinery
(xvii) Turbines & Generator Set
(xviii) Transformers
(xix) Textile Machinery
(xx) Food Processing Machinery
]
List Of Ministers
Ministers of State
References
External links
Ministry website
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Heavy Industries
Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); or ...
India
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Industry in India
Heavy industry