Major Initiatives as PSA
Dr. Abdul Kalam, as the first PSA was responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many development applications.
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.
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.
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.
In the office from November 1999 to November 2001
In the office from November 2001 to March 2018
In the office from 3 April 2018 to 2 April 2022
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