ISRO will be responsible for the development of spacecraft and launch. The project will be effectively managed and monitored through the established practices prevailing at ISRO. The mission is expected to be completed within 36 months of approval with the participation of industry and academia.

India last week announced four planned space missions, including one to planet Venus, a fourth mission to Moon and building an Indian Space Station and finally taking an Indian to and from the Moon

Chandrayaan-4 will land on the Moon, collect samples, and return to Earth, paving the way for future missions.

Chandrayaan-4, slated for launch in 2027, will be a critical stepping stone in India's lunar exploration program.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the biggest decision taken today is that 'Chandrayaan-4' Mission has been further expande and new elements have been added to it.“Basis the success of Chandrayaan 3, now the next step is to get the manned mission to Moon, for which all the preparatory steps were approved today,” Vaishnaw added.

Union Cabinet today approved the 'Chandrayaan-4' mission, aimed at developing and demonstrating the technologies required for landing Indian astronauts on the moon and ensuring their safe return to Earth.

Responding to the Union cabinet's nod to India's fourth lunar mission, the Indian scientific community said that the country is not far from sending a 'cosmonaut' to the moon.Speaking to ANI, the former director of the Space Applications Centre,

The mission is expected to be completed within 36 months of approval and will demonstrate ISRO’s space-docking capability as well as sample-collection skills. It will have multiple launches