ABOUT PSA OFFICE

The Government of India established the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) in November 1999. The PSA’s office aims to provide pragmatic and objective advice to the Prime Minister and the cabinet in matters of Science and Technology. The Office of PSA was placed under the Cabinet Secretariat in August, 2018.

Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood is currently serving as the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

 

About the PSA Office
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PSA’s Role

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    S&T fundamentals with applied research in collaboration with multiple stakeholders, both in central and state governments

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    Enabling future preparedness in emerging domains of science and technology

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    Formulating and coordinating major inter-ministerial S&T missions

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    Providing an enabling ecosystem for technology led innovations and techno-entrepreneurship

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    Driving innovation and technology delivery towards solving socio-economic challenges for sustainable growth

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    Fostering effective public-private linkages for driving research and innovation

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S&T fundamentals with applied research in collaboration with multiple stakeholders, both in central and state governments

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Enabling future preparedness in emerging domains of science and technology

Key Initiatives Undertaken By the Office of the PSA

PM-STIAC

The Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) is an overarching council that expedite the PSA’s Office to appraise the status in specific science and technology domains, comprehend challenges, formulate interventions, develop a futuristic roadmap and advise the Prime Minister accordingly.

Empowered Technology Group (ETG)

The Empowered Technology Group (ETG) was constituted by the Cabinet as an institutionalised structure to proactively lay down, coordinate, and oversee national-level policies relating to procurement and induction, and research and development in technologies that require large outlays in resources both financial and human and to render sound and timely advice for determining direction and trajectory of Government's R&D and Technology Development Programmes.

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The Team

A K Sood
Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood

Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

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Dr. Maini
Dr. Parvinder Maini

Scientific Secretary

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Dr. Preeti Banzal
Dr. Preeti Banzal

Adviser/ Scientist 'G'

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Dr. Monoranjan Mohanty

Adviser/Scientist ‘G’

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Arun Bharadwaj
Dr. Arun Bhardwaj

Scientist/Engineer - SG

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Remya
Remya Haridasan

Scientist 'D'

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Vivek Kumar
Vivek Kumar

Scientist 'D'

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Jitendra R. Gaikwad

Staff Officer to PSA

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B. Mani
Shri B. Mani

Principal Staff Officer

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Vikas Srivastava
Vikas Srivastava

Deputy Secretary

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Abhijit
Abhijit

Under Secretary

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Remya
Remya Haridasan

Scientist 'D'

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Vikas Srivastava
Vikas Srivastava

Deputy Secretary

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Arabinda Mitra

Dr. Arabinda Mitra

Hon. Distinguished Fellow & former Scientific Secretary

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Dr. Praveer Asthana

Dr. Praveer Asthana

PSA Fellow

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Dr. Sindura Ganapathi

Visiting PSA Fellow

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Former Principal Scientific Advisers

Major Initiatives as PSA

Dr. Abdul Kalam, as the first PSA was responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many development applications.

Significant Awards
1981 - Padma Bhushan
1990 - Padma Vibhushan
1997- Bharat Ratna

  • Graduated in Science from St. Joseph's College, Trichy in 1954 and specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1957
  • At Indian Space Research Organisation, served as Project Director and developed India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-3)
  • Responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration
  • As Chief Executive of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), he developed the Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation
  • Created Research Centre Imarat for advanced technologies
  • Was the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development between 1992-1999
  • Became the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002
     
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