Padma awards for DRDO scientist

Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri & Secretary, Department of Defence R&D has been honoured with a Padma Bhushan. ‘It is DRDO that has got the award and it is a recognition of DRDOs contribution towards nation building’ said Dr. Saraswat as the first reaction to the news of three DRDO scientists getting honoured with Padma awards this year.

Dr. Sivathanu Pillai, DS & CCR&D and CEO BrahMos and Shri Avinash Chander, Distinguished Scientiist and Chief Control Research & Development (Missiles & Strategic Systems) are the other of DRDO who have been honoured.