Project O2 for India-Sanskriti IAS

The Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India has launched ‘Project O₂ for India’. Its objective is to enable stakeholders working to augment the country’s ability to meet the rise in demand for medical oxygen.
Under this Project, a National Consortium of Oxygen is enabling the national level supply of critical raw materials such as Zeolites, setting up of small oxygen plants, manufacturing compressors, final products, i.e. oxygen plants, concentrators and ventilators.
The consortium is not only looking forward to providing immediate to short-term relief but also working to strengthen the manufacturing ecosystem for long-term preparedness.
In November 1999, Cabinet Secretariat established the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. The PSA’s office aims to provide pragmatic and objective advice to the Prime Minister and cabinet on matters related to science, technology and innovation.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was the first Principal Scientific adviser and the current is K. Vijay Raghavan. The 9-member Prime Minister's Science, Technology Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) is headed by the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.

Project O2 for India