by Pranav Kulkarni | New Delhi | Published on:April 1, 2015 1:49 am – The Indian Express
Two months after it sacked Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Avinash Chander, the government has denied extension to a top DRDO scientist. Bikash Bhattacharya, who was on his first extension as the director of Pune-based High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), retired Tuesday. Besides him, the government in the past six months has denied extension to at least three top DRDO scientists.
While Chander was sacked unceremoniously citing the need for appointing younger scientists, the Modi government has on several platforms made public its intentions to streamline DRDO.
Sources in DRDO said the HEMRL director’s extension was recommended by Chander and was considered by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). It was, however, rejected by the government “about 10 days ago”. Bhattacharya was formerly associated with ISRO.
Bhattacharya, 62, who took over as director, HEMRL on September 11, 2011 was already on one extension after he completed 60 years on March 23, 2013. As per DRDO’s existing promotion policy, two extensions are permitted for a tenure of two years after the scientist completes 60 years, the retirement age.
Bhattacharya is the fourth scientist to have been denied extension by the Modi government in the past six months. Others who were denied extension are directors of Defence Research & Development Establishment (DRDE), Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL) and Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) — M P Kaushik, V C Padaki and Venkatnarayana Raju, respectively.
The denial of extensions by the Modi government has reversed the trend of the UPA government which was criticised for making extensions a “norm” instead of an “exception”. In 2012 for instance, 11 top scientists were on extension at various laboratories across the country.
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Today Sh Bikash Bhattacharya visited HEMRL around 10:00 hrs and told staff wait for six days, I will be back.
Dear PDD Ji
Not only wait for six days but also he was refuse to remove his name plate & his superannuation DO Part and order to Hindi Office & Admin officer stop further order.but he need the service extension for more & more money.Some officer mange big fund for his son marriage function.
When he setting on director chair that day to 31.03.2015 Admin officer & E.S.Gujar (MTO) manage his transport allowance that is very big government loss & last day PP Sing arrange firing to salami to Bikash Bhattacharya & wast the government fund for this full work now it is like routine work.
Sapne Dekna Buri Baat Nahi……Once retired cannot be on extension.
He may enter through back door, he may be planted his chellas to take him back. Really it is same on his part.
Any think but Bikash Bhattacharya develop HEMRL & ACEM Nasik it is 100% truth,but large misuser behind the system he was given freedom to all employee come any time & out from any time.
It is part of your article डीआरडीओ के वैज्ञानिकों द्वारा सरकार के नियमो को धता बता कर प्रोजेक्ट्स के नाम पर तकनीकी शब्दावली का प्रयोग कर महंगी गाड़िया खरीद कर उनका निजी उपयोग कर रहे है।
What about Allam Appa Rao Sc ‘G’ court case fund he was eating free government money.
Sh Bikash Bhattacharya Ji come on earth now you are a senior citizen of India.
He will be in back door, See the fate of NPOL, we have no escape.
Post retirement these people work in DRDO as consultant V.P Pandey doing nothing in CHESS RCI just sleeping.
bahut achcha hua, credit to modi govt.
Bikash Bhattacharya, was try to back door entry after some day he was sitting in HEMRL.