The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser works under the Government of India and performs an entire range of duties that are allotted to it by the Government. One of the prime responsibilities of this Office is to form various policies, missions and strategies in order to generate support systems and innovations for the purpose of multiple applications. The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser in India also works towards the development of the economic, strategic and the social sections under the various industries, departments and institutions in India. It works in partnership with the Government of India.
The prime occupation of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser India is to take care of the missions of the Government of the country. These missions include the projects related to the strategic, economical and technological development of the multi-departmental and multi-institutional sectors. The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser tries to establish a harmony among the various departments that work under the Government of India. The harmony becomes all the more essential since there are many departments under the Indian Administration that are either in the category of nobody's domain or else are under more than one ministry.
The Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India also works as the Ex-officio or the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Cabinet. This is one of the prime reasons why the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser under the Government of India performs the function of the Scientific Advisory Committee's Secretariat.
There is a group of four scientists who work under the Principal Scientific Adviser and are categorized as Scientist 'G', Scientist ' E' and Scientist 'D'. There is also a scientific secretary and an administrative secretary in the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser.
The address of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser is as follows:
Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser
318, Vigyan Bhavan Annexe
Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi-110011
Tel.: 23022112
Fax: 23022113.
Last Updated on 28 September 2012
