About Us

About Us

Technology Development Fund (TDF) is a programme of MoD (Ministry of Defence) executed by DRDO meeting the requirements of Tri- Services, Defence Production and DRDO. Invest India is the Supporting Agency engaged by DRDO to support implementation of Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme.

Organization Structure

Directorate of Technology Development Fund (DTDF)

Established by DRDO, the Directorate is headed by a Scientist G. It is responsible for rolling out each TDF project for which AoN has been accorded by the Empowered Committee, the monitoring of all projects under the TDF scheme, holding task owners accountable for delivery, identifying potential issues and resolving them through the committees concerned and maintaining a database of all the projects under TDF.

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Dr. Samir V Kamat

Chairman, Empowered Committee,
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO

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Dr. Subrata Rakshit

Chairman, Technical Committee,
Distinguished Scientist & Director General - Technology Management (TM)

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Nidhi Bansal

Smt. Nidhi Bansal

Scientist G, Director, Directorate of TDF

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DRDO Team
Directorate of Technology Development Fund, DRDO

Director’s note

Greetings and welcome from the Technology Development Fund and DRDO. As times change, the approach towards accessible knowledge changes, thereby changing the participation.......

TDF Desk

The TDF Scheme is seeking to revolutionize the domestic defense sector by acting as an enabler of innovation and disruptive technologies. Our team of experts, each bringing their own interdisciplinary yet specialized skillsets, are focused on playing a pivotal role in the creation, development and implementation of a robust defence innovative ecosystem.