PROJECT O2 for INDIA

June 15, 2021

The Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India has launched ‘Project O2 for India’. Its objective is to enable stakeholders working to augment the country’s ability to meet the rise in demand for medical oxygen.

Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

  • In November 1999, Cabinet Secretariat established the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

  • The PSA’s office aims to provide pragmatic and objective advice to the Prime Minister and cabinet on matters related to science, technology and innovation with a focus on application of science and technology in critical infrastructure, economic and social sectors in partnership with Government departments, institutions and industry.

  • The first PSA was APJ Abdul Kalam and the current PSA is K. VijayRaghavan.

  • The 9 member Prime Minister’s Science, Technology And Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) is headed by Government of India’s Principal Scientific Adviser to (K. Vijay Raghavan).