In order to drive innovative strategies in key sectors and create multiple roadmaps the NInC is encouraging the creation of multiple Sectoral Innovation Councils aligned to Union Government Ministries which would enhance innovation capabilities in respective sectors. Letters were sent from the Chairman, NInC to all the Union Government Ministers followed by a workshop for Secretaries. Further to which the following sectors aligned to Union Ministries have constituted the Council.

S.No	Ministry	Date	Notification
1.	Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Communications and IT)	04.04.2011
2.	Ministry Of Steel	06.04.2011
3.	Ministry of Commerce and Industry
	1. Department of Commerce	06.05.2011
	2. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion	12.05.2011
4.	Ministry of Health & Family Welfare	13.05.2011
5.	Ministry of Heavy Industries	12.05.2011
6.	Ministry of Shipping	16.05.2011
7.	Ministry of MSME	25.05.2011
8.	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways	06.06.2011
9.	Ministry of Law & Justice	08.06.2011
10.	Ministry of Civil Aviation	09.06.2011
11.	Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports	15.06.2011
12.	Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Department of Fertilizers	27.06.2011
13.	Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas	28.06.2011
14.	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting	28.07.2011
15.	Ministry of Railways	23.08.2011
16.	Ministry of Labour and Employment
	1. Simplification and Amalgamation of Labour Laws	25.08.2011
	2. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana	25.08.2011
	3. Occupational Safety and Health	25.08.2011
17.	Ministry of Power	01.11.2011
18.	Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers	14.12.2011
19.	Ministry of Science and Technology	04.01.2012
20.	Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Department of Information Technology	29.07.2011
21.	Ministry of Tribal Affairs	25.01.2012
22.	Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation	04.07.2012
23.	Innovation Council on Nanoelectronics (Department of Information Technology)	29.07.2011
24.	Ministry of HRD	18.02.2013