Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
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| Established | 26 September 1942 |
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| Chairman | Prime Minister of India |
| Director General | Dr. Girish Sahni |
| Location | Anusandhan Bhawan, Rafi Marg New Delhi-110 001. |
| Website | www |
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Hindi: वैज्ञानिक तथा औद्योगिक अनुसंधान परिषद, IAST: Vaijñānika tathā audyogika anusaṃdhāna pariṣada; abbreviated as CSIR), was established by the Government of India in 1942 is an autonomous body that has emerged as the largest research and development organisation in India. It runs thirty-seven laboratories and thirty-nine field stations or extension centres throughout the nation, with a collective staff of over 17,000 workers. Although it is mainly funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, it operates as an autonomous body through the Registration of Societies Act of 1860.
The research and development activities of CSIR include aerospace engineering, structural engineering, ocean sciences, life sciences, metallurgy, chemicals, mining, food, petroleum, leather, and environmental science. In December 2006, Director General Raghunath A. Mashelkar, retired following which M. K. Bhan took over the post, but he was relieved on 7 March 2007. After that T. Ramasami had the additional charge of Director General of CSIR until Samir K. Brahmachari was appointed as the Director General on 13 November 2007. In May,2014, the post of director general was held by P.S. Ahuja , who apparently retired on December, 31, 2014. In Feb 2015, M.O. Garg assumed as director general of CSIR. Current director, Dr. Girish Sahni was appointed as director general of CSIR, with effect from the 24th August 2015.
In late 2007, the Minister of Science and Technology, Kapil Sibal admitted, in a Question Hour session of the Parliament, that CSIR has developed 1,376 technologies/knowledgebase during the last decade of the 20th century.
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