The government has appointed AK Sood as the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to it. He succeeds Prof. K. VijayRaghavan. Dr. Sood is a physicist and member of the Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) and a physicist known for his work on graphene. He is a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Mr. VijayRaghavan was appointed the PSA in 2018 and played a crucial role in leading taskforces on vaccine and drug development as well as pandemic management. His term ended in 2021 but was awarded an extention.
