K Vijay Raghavan appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to GoI

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K Vijay Raghavan
K Vijay Raghavan

Prof Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan has been appointed as Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India on contract basis for a period of of three years vice Dr. R Chidambaram. Distinguished Professor and former Director of the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS),  Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan . Shri Raghavan has served as a Secretary of Department of Biotechnology, India since 28 January 2013.He was conferred the Padma Shri by the Government of India on 26 January, 2013. He is also a recipient of the Infosys Prize in the life sciences category in 2009.

The tasks of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (PSA’s Office), involves creation of missions and also to undertake multi-departmental, multi-institutional projects in strategic, technology and other areas of economic/ social relevance.

IndianBureaucracy.com wishes Prof. K Vijay Raghavan the very best.

 

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