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What it does

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India advises the government on science and technology policies and interventions that are of strategic socio-economic importance to the country. This is done in collaboration with various ministries, institutions, academia, and industry.

Key initiatives are undertaken by the Office of the PSA

The Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) is an overarching council that expedites the PSA’s Office to appraise the status in specific science and technology domains, comprehend challenges, formulate interventions, develop a futuristic roadmap and advise the Prime Minister accordingly.

Other major projects include Empowered Technology Group (ETG), Research Clusters, Earth Museum, Brahmaputra River System, I-STEM Facilities Map, and Energy Security.

Nine National Missions

On 6 March 2019, the PSA announced nine new science and technology missions with a focus on 'Science for People and People for Science'

• Natural Language Translation
• Quantum Frontier
• Artificial Intelligence
• National Biodiversity Mission
• Electric Vehicles
• Bio-science for Human Health
• Waste to Wealth
• Deep Ocean Exploration
• Accelerating Growth of New India's Innovations (AGNIi).

The Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) story

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

PSA’s Role

• S&T fundamentals with applied research in collaboration with multiple stakeholders, both in central and state governments.
• Enabling future preparedness in emerging domains of science and technology.
• Formulating and coordinating major inter-ministerial S&T missions.
• Providing an enabling ecosystem for technology-led innovations and techno-entrepreneurship.
• Driving innovation and technology delivery towards solving socio-economic challenges for sustainable growth.
• Fostering effective public-private linkages for driving research and innovation.