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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Department of Science and Technology
Department of Science & Technology (DST) was established
in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of
Science & Technology and to play the role of a nodal
department for organising, coordinating and promoting S&T
activities in the country.
The Department has major responsibilities for specific
projects and programmes as listed below:
1. Formulation of policies relating to Science and
Technology.
2. Matters relating to the Scientific Advisory Committee of
the Cabinet (SACC).
3. Promotion of new areas of Science and Technology with
special emphasis on emerging areas.
– Research and Development through its research institutions
or laboratories for development of indigenous technologies
concerning bio-fuel production, processing, standardization
and applications, in co-ordination with the concerned
Ministry or Department;
– Research and Development activities to promote utilization
of by-products to development value added chemicals.
4. Futurology.
5. Coordination and integration of areas of Science &
Technology having cross-sectoral linkages in which a number of
institutions and departments have interest and capabilities.
6. Undertaking or financially sponsoring scientific and
technological surveys, research design and development, where
necessary.
7. Support and Grants-in-aid to Scientific Research Institutions,
Scientific Associations and Bodies.
8. All matters concerning:
– Science and Engineering Research Council;
– Technology Development Board and related Acts such as the
Research and Development Cess Act,1986 (32 of 1986) and
the Technology Development Board Act,1995 (44 of 1995);
– National Council for Science and Technology Communication;
– National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship
Development Board;
 – International Science and Technology Cooperation including
appointment of scientific attaches abroad (These functions shall
be exercised in close cooperation with the Ministry of External
Affairs);
– Autonomous Science and Technology Institutions relating to the
subject under the Department of Science and Technology
including Institute of Astro-physics, and Institute of Geo-
magnetism;
– Professional Science Academies promoted and funded by
Department of Science and Technology;
– The Survey of India, and National Atlas and Thematic Mapping
Organisation;
– National Spatial Data Infrastructure and promotion of G.I.S;
– The National Innovation Foundation, Ahmedabad.
9. Matters commonly affecting Scientific and technological
departments/organisations/ institutions e.g. financial, personnel,
purchase and import policies and practices.
10. Management Information Systems for Science and Technology
and coordination therefor.
11. Matters regarding Inter-Agency/Inter-Departmental coordination for
evolving science and technology missions.
12. Matters concerning domestic technology particularly the promotion
of ventures involving the commercialization of such technology
other than those under the Department of Scientific and Industrial
Research.
13. All other measures needed for the promotion of science and
technology and their application to the development and security of
the nation.
14. Matters relating to institutional Science and Technology capacity
building including setting up of new institutions and institutional
infrastructure.
15. Promotion of Science and Technology at the State, District, and
Village levels for grass- roots development through State Science
and Technology Councils and other mechanisms.
16. Application of Science and Technology for weaker sections, women
and other disadvantaged sections of Society.
 Organizations
• MACS-Agharkar Research Institute.
• International Advanced Research Centre for Powder
Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI)
• Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment
Council (TIFAC)
• Vigyan Prasar - Established in 1989, Vigyan Prasar (VP)
is an autonomous organisation under the Department of
Science and Technology whose objectives are to take up
large-scale science popularisation tasks/activities, to
promote and propagate scientific and rational outlook, to
act as a resource-cum-facility centre for S&T
communication. It publishes a magazine Dream 2047.
• Indian Board of Science Education (IBSE BOARD)
• National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration
Laboratories (NABL)
• National Centre for Medium Range Weather
Forecasting (NCMRWF)
• National Centre for Medium Range Weather
Forecasting (NCMRWF)
• National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation
(NATMO), Calcutta
• Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun
• Survey of India, Dehradun
• India Meteorological Department (IMD)
• DST-Centre for Policy Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
 Instrumentation Development Programme

Instrumentation is one of the major areas of Science & Technology

which makes a great impact on vital sectors of national activities
such as education, scientific research, industry, agriculture, medicine
and health etc. The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has
been promoting the area of Instrumentation through its
Instrumentation Development Programme (IDP).

OBJECTIVES

• Indigenous development and production of instruments,

• Continuous updating of the technology of instruments to keep
pace with technology improvements taking place globally, and
• Innovations in the area of instrumentation
 Under Instrumentation Development
Programme (IDP) projects

Creep Testing Apparatus for Geotextile

• The main objective of the project is

indigenous development of a Tensile Creep
apparatus for accurately measuring this
parameter strictly as per international
specifications (ASTM D-5262).
• The equipment should be dedicated equipment
and universally applicable for testing of
various types of geotextiles, geogrids and
geomembranes.
• The proposed creep tester has been developed
as per the design specifications.
• The main features include, evaluation of
extension of the test sample at two points with
100 mm gauge, continuous data record with
help of data logger and computer interface for
plotting of the creep curve.
Design & Development of Electro-Active Sensor Fabrics for
monitoring Body Kinematics and Vital Signs at Department of
Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
• The wearable strain sensor is a unique device to measure the kinematic
movements of elbow angle / knee angle.
• The sensor measuring 250 mm x 38 mm is built using a narrow tape woven
fabric incorporating conductive threads in between as shown in Figure 1 and
the measurements are shown in Figure 2.
• The elbow angle recording will be useful to physiotherapist / rehabilitation
centre for indicating improvements in elbow angle bending over a period of
time or after a critical injury.
• It will also be useful for continuous monitoring of the angle flexed by the
elbow or knee for any research relating to arthritis. Further, measurement of
knee angle goniometry will be of use for sports persons and other patients
opting for knee replacement surgeries.
Fabric Friction Tester Developed at Department of Textile
Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
• A new instrument is designed and developed to measure the surface friction
of textile fabrics based on friction clutch principle.
• This instrument is designed to simulate the angular movement of human
fingers over fabric, in contrast to moving fingers along principle directions
of fabrics practiced in commercial instrument.
• The fabric friction can be measured using either smooth surface (flat
aluminium) or rough surface (copper wired surface), depend on the probe
selected. Instrument allows test to be conducted at user selected speed in
both clockwise and anticlockwise direction with user defined normal load.
• The multiple probes would be used to simulate that of human fingers (as
one touches the fabric with few fingers to sense the
roughness/smoothness/slipperiness).
E-pick Counter for Power Looms Developed at Dept. of
Textile Tech. & Processing Sarvajnik College of Engg. &
Technology, Surat
• The instrument to be developed will be very useful to any weaving unit
holder having Plain Power as well as Automatic shuttle looms.
• The instrument will provide on line details related to production of machine
and defects in fabric to the user.
• Normally, in any weaving unit having shuttle looms, the unit holder will
come to know about the production of machine and quality of fabrics
produced only after 2-3 days i.e. after removal of fabrics from the loom.
• So, it will take about 2-3 days time to take any corrective measures in case
of a loom/s found to produce less quantity and poor quality of fabrics.
Membrane separation system for textile industry to reduce
pollution by recycling developed at Synthetic &Art Silk Mills'
Research Association (SASMIRA) and commercialized by
M/s Permionics Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara
 REFERENCES

• https://dst.gov.in/instrumentation-development-programme
• https://dst.gov.in/dst-supports-technologies-plastic-recycling
• https://dst.gov.in/about-us/introduction
• https://imprint-india.org/fabrication-of-polymer-based-
materials-for-thermoelectric-applications