BENGALURU: The appointments committee of the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved giving an extension of one year to
Isro chairman
K Sivan
, who was due superannuation on
January
14, 2021.
Sivan will now continue as
Isro chairman
and secretary, department of space up to January 14, 2022.
His appointment to the current position was cleared on January 10, 2018 and he took charge from AK
Kiran Kumar on January 14 that year.
Other than
Sivan, two other senior scientists, S Somnath, director, VSSC and Kunhikrishnan, director, URSAC are at the apex level.
Both of them, along with another senior scientist, have been recommended for the post of chairman, IN-SPACe, the newly formed space regulator, as reported by TOI earlier.
The department of space, under which IN-SPACe will function, is awaiting a decision from the
Centre
and PMO on the appointment of its chairman.
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