As per Government of India mandate, the Sikkim State Council for Science & Technology was created during 1997 as an autonomous body of Department of Science & Technology with the primary objective on expediting decision making process through reduction of time consuming decision making process and cutting the administrative procedures being followed under Government Departments. The State Council is an autonomous body registered under society act and managed by Governing Body with the Hon’ble Chief Minister as its Chairman and Hon’ble Minister for Science & Technology as Vice- Chairman and Secretary, DST&CC as Member Secretary.

Apart from this line Department like Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry/ Mines, Mineral and Geology/ Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management/Rural Management Department members are also drown from various scientific agencies of the Government of India All major activities on promotion of Science & Technology are being undertaken by the Sikkim State Council. The DST is administrative department to supervise the activities of the Council including implementing the programme/ Schemes/Policies of the both Central and State Governments. Keeping in view the importance of Science & Technology for overall development of the state and with a view to provide sufficient autonomy for implementation of various scientific programmes, The department has taken up through the Council various scientific programmes related to;

• Bio-Technology (Bioinformatics & Tissue Culture, Medicinal Plants, Scientific programme on Planting Stock Improvement; Establishment of Sikkim Biotechnology Research and Application Centre)
• Glaciers and Climate Studies
• Environmental Information System;
• Patent Information Centre
• Remote Sensing and GIS; and
• Technology Transfer and Scientific Awareness, Capacity Building and Skill Development programmes.

A full fledged Climate Change wing was added to the mandate of the Council in the year 2009.