Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
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The Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) is the chief advisor to the Government of India on matters related to scientific policy.[1] It is currently a Cabinet Secretary level position created in 1999 by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.[2] The first appointed Principal Scientific Adviser was A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.[3] This was followed by Rajagopala Chidambaram who held the rank of a Minister of State and was the PSA for 16 years.[4] The current PSA is Ajay Kumar Sood.[5]
The 'Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser', through the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) helps scientific cross-sectoral synergy across ministries, institutions, and the industry.[6]