Department of Space
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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
| Year | Department of Space Budget (crore ₹) | Department of Space Budget (in 2023 constant INR) |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Budget of Department of Space from 1972 to 1999 Year Department of Space Budget (crore ₹) Department of Space Budget (in 2023 constant INR) 1972–73 18.2325000 819.764 1973–74 19.0922000 734.893 1974–75 30.7287000 920.293 1975–76 36.8379000 1,034.909 1976–77 41.1400000 1,250.173 1977–78 37.3670000 1,048.38 1978–79 51.4518000 1,408.028 1979–80 57.0062000 1,468.375 1980–81 82.1087000 1,898.797 1981–82 109.132100 2,231.643 1982–83 94.8898000 1,797.751 1983–84 163.365600 2,767.55 1984–85 181.601000 2,837.197 1985–86 229.102300 3,391.279 1986–87 309.990900 4,220.286 1987–88 347.084600 4,343.593 1988–89 422.367000 4,831.886 1989–90 398.559500 4,257.157 1990–91 386.221800 3,787.304 1991–92 460.101000 3,962.043 1992–93 490.920400 3,778.456 1993–94 695.335000 5,034.199 1994–95 759.079300 4,987.831 1995–96 755.778596 4,503.218 1996–97 1,062.44660 5,808.958 1997–98 1,050.50250 5,355.404 1998–99 1,401.70260 6,314.116 1999–2000 1,677.38580 7,207.213 Annual Budget of Department of Space from 2000s Year Department of Space Budget (crore ₹) Department of Space Budget (in 2023 constant INR) 2000–01 1,905.39970 7,870.388 2001–02 1,900.97370 7,566.941 2002–03 2,162.22480 8,251.252 2003–04 2,268.80470 8,340.184 2004–05 2,534.34860 8,978.048 2005–06 2,667.60440 9,064.742 2006–07 2,988.66550 9,600 2007–08 3,278.00440 9,896.958 2008–09 3,493.57150 9,737.543 2009–10 4,162.95990 10,469.328 2010–11 4,482.23150 10,054.831 2011–12 3,790.78880 7,810.892 2012–13 4,856.28390 9,154.92 2013–14 5,168.95140 8,785.089 2014–15 5,821.36630 9,301.439 2015–16 6,920.00520 10,442.867 2016–17 8,039.99680 11,558.692 2017–18 9,130.56640 12,807.642 2018–19 11,192.6566 14,973.994 2019–20 13,033.2917 16,196.004 2020–21 9,490.05390 11,169.744 2021–22 12,473.84 13,997.153 2022–23 10,158.4694 10,764.009 2023–24 10,704.07 10,704.07 | ||
| 1972–73 | 18.2325000 | 819.764 |
| 1973–74 | 19.0922000 | 734.893 |
| 1974–75 | 30.7287000 | 920.293 |
| 1975–76 | 36.8379000 | 1,034.909 |
| 1976–77 | 41.1400000 | 1,250.173 |
| 1977–78 | 37.3670000 | 1,048.38 |
| 1978–79 | 51.4518000 | 1,408.028 |
| 1979–80 | 57.0062000 | 1,468.375 |
| 1980–81 | 82.1087000 | 1,898.797 |
| 1981–82 | 109.132100 | 2,231.643 |
| 1982–83 | 94.8898000 | 1,797.751 |
| 1983–84 | 163.365600 | 2,767.55 |
| 1984–85 | 181.601000 | 2,837.197 |
| 1985–86 | 229.102300 | 3,391.279 |
| 1986–87 | 309.990900 | 4,220.286 |
| 1987–88 | 347.084600 | 4,343.593 |
| 1988–89 | 422.367000 | 4,831.886 |
| 1989–90 | 398.559500 | 4,257.157 |
| 1990–91 | 386.221800 | 3,787.304 |
| 1991–92 | 460.101000 | 3,962.043 |
| 1992–93 | 490.920400 | 3,778.456 |
| 1993–94 | 695.335000 | 5,034.199 |
| 1994–95 | 759.079300 | 4,987.831 |
| 1995–96 | 755.778596 | 4,503.218 |
| 1996–97 | 1,062.44660 | 5,808.958 |
| 1997–98 | 1,050.50250 | 5,355.404 |
| 1998–99 | 1,401.70260 | 6,314.116 |
| 1999–2000 | 1,677.38580 | 7,207.213 |
| Year | Department of Space Budget (crore ₹) | Department of Space Budget (in 2023 constant INR) |
| 2000–01 | 1,905.39970 | 7,870.388 |
| 2001–02 | 1,900.97370 | 7,566.941 |
| 2002–03 | 2,162.22480 | 8,251.252 |
| 2003–04 | 2,268.80470 | 8,340.184 |
| 2004–05 | 2,534.34860 | 8,978.048 |
| 2005–06 | 2,667.60440 | 9,064.742 |
| 2006–07 | 2,988.66550 | 9,600 |
| 2007–08 | 3,278.00440 | 9,896.958 |
| 2008–09 | 3,493.57150 | 9,737.543 |
| 2009–10 | 4,162.95990 | 10,469.328 |
| 2010–11 | 4,482.23150 | 10,054.831 |
| 2011–12 | 3,790.78880 | 7,810.892 |
| 2012–13 | 4,856.28390 | 9,154.92 |
| 2013–14 | 5,168.95140 | 8,785.089 |
| 2014–15 | 5,821.36630 | 9,301.439 |
| 2015–16 | 6,920.00520 | 10,442.867 |
| 2016–17 | 8,039.99680 | 11,558.692 |
| 2017–18 | 9,130.56640 | 12,807.642 |
| 2018–19 | 11,192.6566 | 14,973.994 |
| 2019–20 | 13,033.2917 | 16,196.004 |
| 2020–21 | 9,490.05390 | 11,169.744 |
| 2021–22 | 12,473.84 | 13,997.153 |
| 2022–23 | 10,158.4694 | 10,764.009 |
| 2023–24 | 10,704.07 | 10,704.07 |
| Calendar Year | GDP (2011-12 base year) in crores(₹) | Total Expenditure in crores (₹) | Budget of Department of Space | Notes and references | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal INR (crore) | % of GDP | % of total expenditure | 2023 Constant INR (crore) | ||||
| 1972-73 | 55245 | 18.2325000 | 0.03% | 819.764 | Revised Estimate as Actuals are not available | ||
| 1973-74 | 67241 | 19.0922000 | 0.03% | 734.893 | Revised Estimate as Actuals are not available | ||
| 1974-75 | 79378 | 30.7287000 | 0.04% | 920.293 | |||
| 1975-76 | 85212 | 36.8379000 | 0.04% | 1,034.909 | |||
| 1976-77 | 91812 | 41.1400000 | 0.04% | 1,250.173 | Revised Estimate as Actuals are not available | ||
| 1977-78 | 104024 | 37.3670000 | 0.04% | 1,048.38 | |||
| 1978-79 | 112671 | 51.4518000 | 0.05% | 1,408.028 | |||
| 1979-80 | 123562 | 57.0062000 | 0.05% | 1,468.375 | |||
| 1980-81 | 147063 | 82.1087000 | 0.06% | 1,898.797 | |||
| 1981-82 | 172776 | 109.132100 | 0.06% | 2,231.643 | Revised Estimate as Actuals are not available | ||
| 1982-83 | 193255 | 94.8898000 | 0.05% | 1,797.751 | |||
| 1983-84 | 225074 | 163.365600 | 0.07% | 2,767.55 | |||
| 1984-85 | 252188 | 181.601000 | 0.07% | 2,837.197 | |||
| 1985-86 | 284534 | 229.102300 | 0.08% | 3,391.279 | |||
| 1986-87 | 318366 | 309.990900 | 0.1% | 4,220.286 | |||
| 1987-88 | 361865 | 347.084600 | 0.1% | 4,343.593 | |||
| 1988-89 | 429363 | 422.367000 | 0.1% | 4,831.886 | |||
| 1989-90 | 493278 | 398.559500 | 0.08% | 4,257.157 | |||
| 1990-91 | 576109 | 105298 | 386.221800 | 0.07% | 0.37% | 3,787.304 | |
| 1991-92 | 662260 | 111414 | 460.101000 | 0.07% | 0.41% | 3,962.043 | |
| 1992-93 | 761196 | 122618 | 490.920400 | 0.06% | 0.4% | 3,778.456 | |
| 1993-94 | 875992 | 141853 | 695.335000 | 0.08% | 0.49% | 5,034.199 | |
| 1994-95 | 1027570 | 160739 | 759.079300 | 0.07% | 0.47% | 4,987.831 | |
| 1995-96 | 1205583 | 178275 | 755.778596 | 0.06% | 0.42% | 4,503.218 | |
| 1996-97 | 1394816 | 201007 | 1062.44660 | 0.08% | 0.53% | 5,808.958 | |
| 1997-98 | 1545294 | 232053 | 1050.50250 | 0.07% | 0.45% | 5,355.404 | |
| 1998-99 | 1772297 | 279340 | 1401.70260 | 0.08% | 0.5% | 6,314.116 | |
| 1999-2000 | 1988262 | 298053 | 1677.38580 | 0.08% | 0.56% | 7,207.213 | |
| 2000-01 | 2139886 | 325592 | 1905.39970 | 0.09% | 0.59% | 7,870.388 | |
| 2001-02 | 2315243 | 362310 | 1900.97370 | 0.08% | 0.52% | 7,566.941 | |
| 2002-03 | 2492614 | 413248 | 2162.22480 | 0.09% | 0.52% | 8,251.252 | |
| 2003-04 | 2792530 | 471203 | 2268.80470 | 0.08% | 0.48% | 8,340.184 | |
| 2004-05 | 3186332 | 498252 | 2534.34860 | 0.08% | 0.51% | 8,978.048 | |
| 2005-06 | 3632125 | 505738 | 2667.60440 | 0.07% | 0.53% | 9,064.742 | |
| 2006-07 | 4254629 | 583387 | 2988.66550 | 0.07% | 0.51% | 9,600 | |
| 2007-08 | 4898662 | 712671 | 3278.00440 | 0.07% | 0.46% | 9,896.958 | |
| 2008-09 | 5514152 | 883956 | 3493.57150 | 0.06% | 0.4% | 9,737.543 | |
| 2009-10 | 6366407 | 1024487 | 4162.95990 | 0.07% | 0.41% | 10,469.328 | |
| 2010-11 | 7634472 | 1197328 | 4482.23150 | 0.06% | 0.37% | 10,054.831 | |
| 2011-12 | 8736329 | 1304365 | 3790.78880 | 0.04% | 0.29% | 7,810.892 | |
| 2012-13 | 9944013 | 1410372 | 4856.28390 | 0.05% | 0.34% | 9,154.92 | |
| 2013-14 | 11233522 | 1559447 | 5168.95140 | 0.05% | 0.33% | 8,785.089 | |
| 2014-15 | 12467960 | 1663673 | 5821.36630 | 0.05% | 0.35% | 9,301.439 | |
| 2015-16 | 13771874 | 1790783 | 6920.00520 | 0.05% | 0.39% | 10,442.867 | |
| 2016-17 | 15391669 | 1975194 | 8039.99680 | 0.05% | 0.41% | 11,558.692 | |
| 2017-18 | 17090042 | 2141975 | 9130.56640 | 0.05% | 0.43% | 12,807.642 | |
| 2018-19 | 18899668 | 2315113 | 11192.6566 | 0.06% | 0.48% | 14,973.994 | |
| 2019-20 | 20103593 | 2686330 | 13033.2917 | 0.06% | 0.49% | 16,196.004 | |
| 2020-21 | 19854096 | 3509836 | 9490.05390 | 0.05% | 0.27% | 11,169.744 | |
| 2021-22 | 23597399 | 3793801 | 12473.84 | 0.05% | 0.33% | 13,997.153 | |
| 2022-23 | 26949646 | 4193157 | 10158.4694 | 0.04% | 0.24% | 10,764.009 | |
| 2023-24 | 29535667 | 4443447 | 10704.07 | 0.04% | 0.24% | 10,704.07 |