Ex-DRDO chief Saraswat assumes charge as NITI Aayog member

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 30 2015 | 4:50 PM IST

Dr.V.K. Saraswat today took over as member of NITI Aayog here.

Dr. Saraswat is a former Secretary of Defence (Research and Development) and Director General of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

A PhD in combustion engineering, Dr.Saraswat played a very significant role in the development of the country's first liquid propulsion engine, DEVIL.

As the project director of Prithvi, he steered the design, development, production and induction of the first indigenous surface-to-surface missile system into the armed forces.

He was conferred the Padma Shri in 1998 and the Padma Bhusan in 2013.

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First Published: Jan 30 2015 | 4:37 PM IST

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