To 14th August 2014Sh. Narendra Modi,Prime Minister,Room No – 152, PMO,South Block, NEW DELHI -110011
Subject: Invite white paper on DRDO’s current scenario.
Honorable Sir,
I have to submit following points for rejuvenate DRDO and give moral boost to real honest scientific work force for fruitful and meaningful system/ arms development for end application in three services.
DRDO since its inception was committed to assist the active services and the defence production agency in modernization of front line technologies.
Until 1980 the organization followed its road map which was evolved by Dr Kothari the then front line technologies to PM. Since then we fought three successive war with our neighbors and requirements of three services increased many fold as they had to secure our borders from external threats,
The demand on DRDO increased therefore, 52 defence R&D labs scattered across the India were established in phased manner. Primary importance was given to the development of long/short range missiles, tank equaling to world class technology, light combat aircraft, nuclear powered submarine, kilo class of warships.
With foregoing objectives government of India in 1980 when Smt Indira Gandhi returned to power declared DRDO an integral part of defence working under secretary, DR&D, DG, DRDO and Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri. (the three combined post to be hold by single person)
Simultaneously the annual budget of DRDO from Rs 64 crores was raised to 1100 crores in particular for establishing modern infrastructures and accelerates indigenous technology development of arms and ammunitions.
The enhanced fund and absolute power to SA to RM without accountability derailed the road map laid by Dr. Kothari the then adviser to PM. Prior to this the post of SA to RM was honorary post
Grabbing land in the name of defence and construction of buildings disproportionate to manpower was the prime work of DRDO top bosses after mid 1980’s. Since the omission commission is hefty every DRDO top officials focused upon the infrastructure development without justified the requirements or create fake requirement in the name of ongoing projects and this being continue till date. Annual maintainace and repairs of these unused infrastructures gulps the major chunk of DRDO annual budget.
Presently in DRDO 99% officials are engaged with procurement cases and look for its completion on 31st march every year, however, they have forgotten the development of frontline technologies and some of the projects/ programs under taken in early 70’s which were suppose to completed by not later than 5 years from the date of sanction is still incomplete after 40 years the notable example are Arjun tank, GTX engine, Tejas, Nag, Akash, Trishul missiles etc.
Due to weak government at the center nobody question the authenticity of prolong time taken for development of arms/ ammunitions etc.
While successive SA to RM were able to justify the failures and where the centre rewarded those with Padama Awards, such erroneous decisions encouraged the incompetency in DRDO and at one time before the Kargil War SA to RM authenticated the conceptual proving of the arms than the development of prototype. The justification was that “ we are 100 crores people nobody can attack on us”
Immediately India witnessed the Kargil conflict in 1999 where the General Malik said “casualties in the conflict could have been reduced had the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) not come in the way”
With this poor show of DRDO during Kagil war the then PM expressed unhappiness with then SA to RM and said “ अपना घर संभालिये सब कुछ ठीक नहीं चल रहा है”
Today the condition is that the DRDO procurement policy 2006 duly approved by finance ministry is violated by top DRDO officials (SA to RM, Directors, Program Directors etc.) by splitting the orders to make them within their sanction power. Compromising the quality, favors to vendor by customizing specifications, managed foreign visits with help of suppliers all this result at the end short closing of the project without deliverable output.
Now annually DRDO consuming not less than Rs 10000 crores but ultimate looser is country with poor tax payers. “DRDO has become social commitment” Former PM Sh VP Singh said in 2nd DRDO Director’s conference at Bangalore.
Honorable Sir,
A white paper may please be sought from DRDO and it should be made public so that 49% FDI in defence sector could be justified.
Following points to be justified
Total asset of DRDO
Annual Budget
Lab wise manpower vis -a -vis Project/Programs (it will give the clear picture of delays in output)
Products developed and its production and deployments in services for each lab (it will prove the worthiness of Lab)
Awards – vis a vis output of awardees
Incentives given on product development ( this will expose the real talent)
Patents – Granted/ applied
Man power planned and its proportionate buildup accommodation lab wise
Total cost of abandon equipments lab wise
Statistical failure data analyzing and corrective measure for deployed project like LCA/Arjun Tank/Arihant/various Missiles.
Sir, this is a honest approach to clean DRDO from corruption as you said in Kargil “Corruption is the worst plague that has ruined the country. Once it is rooted out, we will sail on the path of development smoothly,”
A Naik Subedar with Army was today arrested by city police on the charge of sharing information about strategic locations of Army bases and deployment of units with a woman, suspected to be a Pakistani national, through the Internet.
The accused was identified as Patan Kumar Poddar, Naik Subedar of EME Unit at Secunderabad.
Commissioner’s Task Force, in liaison with Army authorities, arrested Poddar acting on a tip-off, Hyderabad Police Commissioner M Mahender Reddy said in a press release.
According to police, Poddar was also involved in a network MARKETINGbusiness for a company named ‘Secured Life’, and had tried to persuade his colleagues in the Army to join his network.
His posting provided him opportunity to target the defence personnel who came into contact with him mainly for train reservations, police said.
Some time ago a woman, apparently a Pakistani national, befriended him through social media, and got him to give her information about Army’s strategic locations and deployment of some defence units, the Commissioner said.
She had shared with him her nude pictures to entice him, according to the investigation officer. “We will check his emails and his social media accounts to verify this,” said the officer.
Poddar spoke with several Army personnel and gathered information about locations of artillery regiments, commands, corps, division headquarters, etc.
Police have registered a case under Official Secrets Act (for espionage) as well as under Prize Chits Money Circulation Banning Act, 1977 (for getting involved in the network MARKETING business) against him. At present he has been lodged in judicial custody.
NEW DELHI: India and the US on Friday agreed to go in for co-development and co-production of advanced weapon systems, with Washington pushing New Delhi for early decisions on offers ranging from the next-generation Javelin anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
But India will not jump headlong into any venture without first ensuring the US sticks to its promise to provide “ground-breaking technology” on par with its closest allies, even though the Modi government is keen to strengthen the moribund domestic defence production sector.
The decision to revive the floundering Defence Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI) between the two countries, as also work towards the extension of the 10-year India-US defence framework, was taken after visiting US defence secretary Chuck Hagel held delegation-level talks with his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley.
But India is still not fully convinced about the US as a reliable long-term, high-end defence supplier, given its propensity to impose sanctions and stringent export control laws. The US, however, believes it can effectively marry trade and technology, with benefits for both.
Stressing that “security, stability, freedom of sea lanes, economic development and energy” is in the interest of the two countries as well as the Asia-Pacific region, Hagel said the US wants to be a partner in India’s military modernization and recognises its needs to strengthen its defence-industrial base.
The US will be led by its under secretary of defence acquisition, technology and logistics Frank Kendall in the DTTI. The Indian points-man, in turn, will be the defence production secretary, which is a comedown from before since former national security advisor Shivshankar Menon earlier led the initiative. Jaitley, incidentally, accepted Hagel’s invite to visit Pentagon when he goes to Washington to attend the annual meetings of IMF and World Bank.
Of all the joint development and production offers, the US is especially keen to push the case for fourth-generation Javelin ATGMs, which even President Barack Obama has personally pushed with Modi. The Indian ATGM project, after all, is going to be worth over $2.5 billion. Javelin is in contention with the Israeli “Spike” tank-killing missiles to bag the project, as was earlier reported by TOI.
With the 1.13-million Indian Army grappling with a huge shortfall of 44,000 ATGMs of different types, the project involves an initial direct acquisition of the man-portable “tank killers”, with a strike range of 2.5km, followed by technology transfer to defence PSU Bharat Dynamics for large-scale indigenous manufacture. The Army is keen to equip all its 382 infantry battalions with third and fourth-generation ATGMs.
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Vladimir Sikorski (Ulyanovsk. Russia) 3 hrs ago
In the 50’s and 60’s the Russians supplied us with their MIG’s, T-72 tanks and other weapons. The technology was transferred at that time. What happened after that. Were you guys able to develop further from that platform and make your own planes. No. The French transferred their Mirage aircraft technology in the 70’s and 80’s. Did you develop your own from that platform. No. It took 30 years to develop a 3rd generation aircraft called the Tejas. The Arjun tank was forced on the Army. So why do you Indians keep harping about technology transfer. Even after we give you all the books and manuals and the design features for a product, your paan chewing babu’s of the DRDO and the Defence Ministry are unable to develop anything over and above that. It is way better and cheaper to employ German and Japanese engineers and scientists, pay them well in India and they will develop your arms industry for you. You don’t have much time. World War III is round the corner.
Himanshu Agarwal (Location) replies to Vladimir Sikorski 54 mins ago Bronze : 189189 PointsWordsmith 1News King 1Frequent Flyer 2
Yeah probably India should focus of Developing worlds class universities and then investing similar amount to restructure and new-hiring in DRDO.
Jagdish Sinha (Patna. Bihar) 1 day ago
The USA now is willing to give all the technology India wants as it knows that the idiots in DRDO cannot duplicate or build on anything. The technology for the MIG and the T-90 tanks was transferred by Russia long time ago but we are still unable to build on it and innovate based on the earlier model. It took 30 years to build the Tejas. What a joke it turned out to be. The tech for the French planes was also provided, but just to upgrade the planes they spent billions and had to send them to France. Poor show India.
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PULSE OF INDIA: The fact that India is unconvinced of the reliability of US as a trustworthy defence supplier is absolutely understandable and perfect, considering the past experiences where the US had utterly failed to keep its promises on some important deals. So, it is only right for India to insist that all major deals should be fair and wherever appropriate include transfer of technology which was rightly pinpointed by the Prime Minister. The US belief that it can “effectively marry trade and technology” benefitting both is simply yet another striking example of marriage of convenience! The defence needs of India are indeed varied and important, some even urgent, but the Indian requirements are also huge and long-standing. Thus, it is important for India to ensure continuity in the supply chain which can only be achieved by establishing manufacturing facilities within the country. The keenness of US to strike deals with India on the latest weapons is also equally understandable, especially considering the money-value of the deal as well as its own role as a leading defence equipment exporter but the US should know that from now on all deals with India will have to be on a win-win situation basis! However important or urgent the defence needs are to modernize its armed forces, India should indeed not hurry or plunge into any deals without knowing the depth! India is the largest democracy in the world followed by the US but whether they have been truly friendly or why the US has failed to extend a hand of friendship befitting that status are debatable issues. But one thing is for certain which the world should know that the 21st Century India presently under Modi leadership is going to be a power to be reckoned with! (cc: BJPCALL-LC / PMO /MOD)
Krishna Jha:22 hours ago US Is the leader in front line technology. Before signing any agreement we must ask for TOT. Why to reinvent the wheel. As our limitations to re engineer MIG has been unsuccessful but translating blue more..
To 9th August 2014
Smt. Shyamala Mohan, CPIO,
Director (A&V), MHA.
North Block,
New Delhi-11000
Hello,
Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 in respect of Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Ex- DG, DRDO, Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai, Ex-CC R&D, DRDO and Sh, Avinash Chander, DG DRDO. Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Ex- DG, DRDO and Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai, Ex-CC R&D, DRDO both have been awarded the Padma Bhushan and Sh, Avinash Chander, DG DRDO awarded Padam Shri in 2013.
Provide the copy recommendations of all above three individuals.
Provide the copy of citations enclosed with proposal by Ministry of Defence for above three individuals.
Provide the names of recommending persons to all above three individuals.
Indiatoday.in IndiaToday.in New Delhi, August 7, 2014
Around 10 months ago, India had showcased its newly developed Pragati tactical surface-to-surface missile at the International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition ADEX-2013 in South Korea.
But in a major security lapse, the missile didn’t make its journey back home and lay unguarded, vulnerable and dangerously exposed for an entire month at a South Korean port. The missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has a range of 60-170 km.
India Today has learnt that the Modi government has sounded the code red and decided to investigate the entire matter. The government wants to revisit a never before security scare for India’s missile programme.
Pragati is a highly potent and accurate short-range, battlefield tactical missile system capable of neutralising identified ground targets and providing an effective counter-force weapon system.
It has all weather day and night operational launch capability. It is a counter to Pakistan’s NASR tactical nuclear missile and crucial in maintaining India’s strategic edge over an unpredictable neighbour.
There is a series of violations in the journey of Pragati missile to South Korea.
The first violation is that the Pragati missile sent to South Korea for the exhibition wasn’t a dummy missile but an actual prototype that was to be used for a live firing.
Second, the logistical handling of the missile in South Korea was outsourced to a local agent of Chinese-origin.
Third, the prototype missile missed its ship back to India, stranding it unguarded and vulnerable at the Incheon port for an entire month. Finally, it lumbered back to India as unprotected commercial cargo without the safeguards it needed as sensitive military hardware.
The Pragati missile has quick reaction from command to launch in ripple firing mode of less than five seconds from same launcher. It is capable of carrying various types of conventional warhead of approximately 200 Kg.
The missile system has capability of deployment in stand-alone mode or centralised mode. With its effective and intelligent end trajectory maneuvreing, Pragati defeats detection by any weapon locating radar.
To, 5th August 2014
Dr. RB Sharma, CPIO
DRDO HQ, Min. of Defence
DRDO Bhawan, Rajaji Marg
New Delhi-110011
Hello,
Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 in respect of Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) of DRDO. DRDO filed a patent application No 524/DEL/1996 dated 12-Mar-1996 for “A PROCESS FOR EXPLOSIVE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION”. The patent granted vide patent no 238663 dated 16 Feb 2010. As per GOI website of Intellectual Property of India the name of Patentee -THE CHIEF CONTROLLER RESEARCH, Applicant Address- B-341, SENA BHAWAN DHQ P.O. NEW DELHI 110011, INDIA Copy enclosed
Inventors:
1 RABINDRA KUMAR SINHA
2 USHADEVI RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
3 HIRA LAL YADAV
4 JAMAN SINGH GHARIA
As per HEMRL letter No HEMRL/TS/3341 dated 8th March 2010 mentioned that Ms Reny M Roy, Scientist C is the innovator of EDK. Copy enclosed.
CNN-IBN & Infosys present – Innovating for a Better Tomorrow also present Dr Reny M Roy, DRDO scientist-For developing the Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) that uses chemicals to trigger reactions and detect explosives
Provide the document on which HEMRL letter No HEMRL/TS/3341 dated 8th March 2010 mentioned that Ms Reny M Roy, Scientist C is the innovator of EDK.
Provide the document of approval for participation in CNN-IBN program Innovating for a Better Tomorrow to Dr Reny M Roy, DRDO scientist
Note : Matter is directly related to corruption and not exempted under Section 24 (1), as enclosed letter of HEMRL and information available in website of Intellectual Property of India are contradictory, it is the clear cut case of abuse of power by DRDO officials.
A PROCESS FOR EXPLOSIVE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION (EDK)Statement of Case for US Visit of Ms Reny M Roy, Scientist C is the innovator of EDK
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Dr Reny M Roy, DRDO scientist: For developing the Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) that uses chemicals to trigger reactions and detect explosives.
US to manufacture, market DRDO’s Explosive Detection Kit PTI Aug 3, 2013, 03.21PM IST
WASHINGTON: In a first of its kind of reverse technology sharing between India and the US, an innovative Explosive Detection Kit developed by Indian scientists would be manufactured in America and sold globally for quick detection and identification of combinations of explosives. ………………………………………………… Reny M Roy, the Indian scientist who developed this technology, said that the EDK kits have been successfully used in preventing several terrorists’ attacks and even immediately detecting the type of explosive used in the event of a bomb blast.
“I got the idea for making an EDK kit in pellets form when I saw my daughter working with her colour palette,” says Roy.
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August 4, 2013 · Chennai · When Reny Roy was assigned a project 15 years ago, she had no idea it would one day get a Washington DC debut as India’s first defense technology transfer to the United States. The project headed by Roy, a scientist at DRDO’s explosives lab in Pune, led to the creation of Explosive Detection Kit (EDK), which makes it easy to detect all kinds of explosive, especially those used by terrorists.
The kit was launched in Washington on Friday for production and sale in the US and other countries in the region, by Crowe and Company, a South Carolina firm.
It is currently undergoing tests by US military and other security agencies but may soon be headed for use by coalition forces in Afghanistan through a non-profit.
AND THE PATENT IS OF COURSE OF INDIA……
When DRDO’s party in the US almost went for a toss
August 09, 2013 11:30 IST
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—————–DRDO Director General Dr Avinash Chander, Dr S Radhakrishnan, Director, Services Interaction and Technology Acquisition, DRDO, Dr S Sunderesh, Chief Controller, R & D, DRDO, Dr Reny M Roy, Scientist at DRDO who lead the team that develop the EDK, and others, immediately from the airport after dumping their baggage at THE HOTEL, had to rush to the US Chamber of Commerce building where hundreds of administration officials, defence industry representatives and fellow scientists had assembled for the official launch
“In a first of its kind of reverse technology sharing between India and the US, an innovative Explosive Detection Kit developed by Indian scientists would be manufactured in America and sold globally for quick detection and identification of combinations of explosives.
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———- This was probably for the first time that technology developed by Indian Defence Research & Development Organisation(DRDO) was being manufactured and marketed in the US, officials and industry partners said.
US grabs wallet-sized bomb detector created by Indian scientist
Yashwant Raj, Hindustan Times Washington, August 03, 2013
When Reny Roy was assigned a project 15 years ago, she had no idea it would one day get a Washington DC debut as India’s first defense technology transfer to the United States.
The project headed by Roy, a scientist at DRDO’s explosives lab in Pune, led to the creation of Explosive Detection Kit (EDK), which makes it easy to detect all kinds of explosive, especially those used by terrorists.
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——- “It feels great,” said Roy after the launch with her boss SN Asthana, a man of few words, standing by her side.
Roy got the project “around 1997” with a brief to develop something to stop terrorists. But it was not a priority, not like DRDO’s more glamorous Agni, Arjun and the LCA projects.
15 Years ago this project was assigned to Reny Roy, at that time she was not aware of that one day Washington DC introduction as India’s first defense technology move to the United States.
The project head Roy, a scientist at DRDO’s explosives lab in Pune, lead to the formation of Explosive Detection Kit (EDK), which makes it simple to sense all kinds of explosive, particularly those used by terrorists all over world.
The Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) was launched at the US Chamber of Commerce building in Washington. The event welcomed by all print and electronic media across the globe. Even our honorable parliament also noticed and SHRI A.K. ANTONY informed parliament against UNSTARRED Lok Sabha QUESTION NO 2583 that “The kit was launched by a US Company, Crowe & Co. On 2nd August, 2013. DRDO has granted a license on non-exclusive basis to sell EDK in countries other than India and on exclusive basis for manufacture & sales in US”
The Indian premier defence organization DRDO having annual budget of more than 10000 crores and the US firm having $ 100000 annual turnover.
What are the hidden agenda behind this event by spending crores of crores rupees as almost 10 to twelve persons along with Sh Avinash Chander’s wife ( may be own expenses) also went to US. Govt of India spends a hefty some of amount for the event to please the family of Ms Fay A Crowe, CEO, Crowe & Co, LLC without having no credential and subsequently the whole Crowe family enjoyed the dinner at Ambassador’s residence with poor tax payers money.
In India to purchase Rs 10000 item the department ask the previous experience / cliental list / turn over etc? But in the case of Crowe & Co who verified the credentials from DRDO only GOD knows.
How much money received by DRDO/ Govt of India against licensing /rights for manufacturing of EDK in USA?
Does DRDO think that this Crowe & Co with annual turnover $ 100000 can manufactured the EDK?
Please go through the launching program photographs which are available in Crowe & co Face book, the face book profile was created on 5th August 2013, which tells all stories behind the scene.
DG, DRDO ki ShanAt the Indian Ambassador’s residence with Ambassador Rao — with Jennifer Crowe, Eudoxie Merchant Broussard, Fay Crowe and Germaine Broussard.Mission successfully accomplished“The Cookie Lady,”Germaine Broussard, “The Cookie Lady,” takes a sheet of cookies out of her oven in her McLean, Va., home. Broussard has been baking cookies for troops overseas for a year and a half. Photo by Sgt. Sara Wood, USA Crowe & Co Logo
To 1st August 2014Shri Rajesh Nagpal,
Under Secretary & CPIO,
Cabinet Secretariat,
Rashtrapati Bhawan,
New Delhi-110 004
Hello,
Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 in respect of Para (2) of appointment letter No. I2/9/2013-EO (SM.I) dated 31st May 2013 regarding appointment of Shri Avinash Chander, Distinguished Scientist & Chief Controller Research & Development (Missiles &Strategic Systems), DRDO as Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development-cum-Director General, Defence Research and Development Organisation and Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri for a period of three years. “The appointment of Shri Avinash Chander beyond his date of retirement i.e. 30.1 1.2014, would be on contract basis with the same terms and conditions as he would be entitled to Secretary (DRD) before the date of retirement”.(Copy Annexed)
Provide copy of Contract Agreement between Government of India and Shri Avinash Chander for the reemployment on contract basis during the period 01 Dec 2014 to 31 May 2016.
Provide provisions and rules of Government of India under which Shri Avinash Chander was appointed on contract basis as Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development-cum-Director General, Defence Research and Development Organisation and Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri after his normal retirement and completion of two extensions upto the age of 64 Years.
Whether an official appointed on contract after retirement can function as Head of Office for all administrative & financial matters in the department.(Yes/No)
File noting for appointment of Shri Avinash Chander as Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development-cum-Director General, Defence Research and Development Organisation and Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri.
Whether appointment after age of 64 years violates provisions of FR 56(d). (Yes/No)
