Dr K Sivan, Chairman, ISRO was awarded Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Award by Tamil Nadu government for the year 2019. The award was announced in recognition of Dr Sivan’s stellar work in the promotion of science and technology.

The award was presented by Shri. K Palaniswami, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Thursday August 22, 2019 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Award is conferred upon those who work for promoting scientific growth, humanities and student’s welfare and the awardees should hail from Tamil Nadu. The award was instituted in 2015 in memory of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, Former President of India and aerospace scientist.