Press Release
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 two eminent
scientists of DRDO who have been honoured with Padma Bhushan and Padma
Shri respectively.