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'''Vijay Kumar Saraswat''' is an Indian [[scientist]] who formerly served as the Director General of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Indian [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://machinist.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2296&Itemid=2 |title=Dr VK Saraswat to take over as DG of DRDO and SA to Defence Minister |author=Ganesh |date=28 August 2009 |work=machinist.in |access-date=2 January 2011}}</ref> He retired on 31 May | '''Vijay Kumar Saraswat''' is an Indian [[scientist]] who formerly served as the Director General of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO) and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Indian [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://machinist.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2296&Itemid=2 |title=Dr VK Saraswat to take over as DG of DRDO and SA to Defence Minister |author=Ganesh |date=28 August 2009 |work=machinist.in |access-date=2 January 2011}}</ref> He retired on 31 May 2003<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/335657/saraswat-retires-drdo-chief.html |title=Saraswat retires as DRDO chief |date=13 May 2013 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |access-date=13 May 2013}}</ref> and presently member of [[NITI Aayog]] i.e. Planning Commission of India<ref>{{cite web |url=http://niti.gov.in/team-niti/shri-vk-saraswat|title=| NITI Aayog}}</ref> and [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jnu.ac.in/administration/chancellor.asp |title=Jawaharlal Nehru University Chancellor |access-date=22 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119233056/http://www.jnu.ac.in/Administration/Chancellor.asp |archive-date=19 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and President of [[Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sctimst.ac.in/About%20SCTIMST/Governing%20Body|title=SCTIMST Governing Body}}</ref> | ||
Saraswat is the key scientist in the development of the [[Prithvi (missile)|Prithvi]] missile and its induction in the [[Indian armed forces]]. He is a recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] from the [[Government of India]]. | Saraswat is the key scientist in the development of the [[Prithvi (missile)|Prithvi]] missile and its induction in the [[Indian armed forces]]. He is a recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] from the [[Government of India]]. | ||