New Delhi : The NaMo administration extended the service/tenure of Dr Samir V Kamat, Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) and Chairman, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) for a period of one year from 01.06.2024 till 31 .05.2025. The extension comes at a time when his successor has not yet been appointed.
The crucially important decision regarding DRDO chief came a day after Army chief General Manoj C Pande was granted a one-month extension in service up to June 30.