SAMIR KAMAT

Aug. 26, 2022

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appointed Samir V. Kamat as Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development and Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

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Incumbent chairman G. Satheesh Reddy has been made the Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister. Mr. Kamat will retain his post till the age of 60 or further orders.
The DRDO is charged with the military's research and development under the Department of Defence Research and Development in Ministry of Defence. It was formed in 1958.

Source : The Hindu

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