The state government has constituted the State Council and Executive Committee of the Telangana State Council of Science and Technology.
As per orders issued on Friday, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will be the President of the TSCST, and the Forest Minister will be the Vice-President.
The other members include the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretaries or nominees of the Finance, Planning, Food & Agriculture, Rural Development, Higher Education and School Education departments, the Union Secretary of the Department of Science & Technology, and the Member Secretary of any other State Council of Science & Technology.
It will also have Vice-Chancellors of any two universities from Telangana, three Directors or Scientists not below the rank of Grade G, and two industrialists from Telangana as nominated members.
The Council's Executive Committee will be chaired by the Minister for Forests, Environment Science & Technology as its chairman. (INN)