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CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION                                                                   Room No. 308, B-Wing, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066

Information Asked Regarding – The information sought for is not related to end senior officer in his individual/personal capacity but in his capacity being a public authority.

Too frequent visit to a particular destination on Government expenses require to justify and as to how much it was beneficial to the organization and how much to the officer especially when he belongs to that particular destination. It appears that the permanent residence is his Hqrs and place of posting is a temporary duty station. The frequent move availability of the officer in the Hqrs. station may lead to problem of command and control and discipline, which may hamper the progress and led to undue delay and time and cost overrun to ongoing projects of DRDO.

In this particular case I requested the TD details of Dr. Prahlada, Appellate Authority, CC R&D (Ae & SI) & DS, who is staying C-7 Qutab Enclav, DRDO guest house since his posting to DRDO Hqrs, for him most of time he took his breakfast in his Hyderabad residence and lunch in DRDO Hqrs and evening for dinner he was again back to his Hyderabad residence. Please see his TD detail and then decide.

Second one is Shri  RC Aggarwal, Director DEAL, Dehradun, since his posting he use to out  from DEAL, Dehradun almost more than 250 days out of 365 days. How can the armed forces expect trustworthy products from these so called senior scientists?

There more 9-10 CC R&D and Directors who are belongs to Hyderabad and Bangalore and their families are staying Hyderabad and Bangalore respectively and they all are staying in DRDO guest houses they are giving their residence address in telephone directory at DRDO guest houses and enjoying HRA also. They are frequent fliers, they all are already break the Milkha Singh ‘s (Flying Sikh of India)  records and relishing without fear with TD with poor tax payers money.

APPELLANT – Shri Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
PUBLIC AUTHORITY – DRDO.
DATE OF HEARING – 29.06.2011
DATE OF DECISION – 29.06.2011

Facts:-

Heard today dated 29.06.2011.   The appellant is present.  DRDO is represented by Dr. A.K. Tyagi, Scientist ‘F’ and Dr. Deepak Mishra, Scientist ‘E’.  These appeals are being disposed of through a common order.  The parties are heard.  The order passed in each case is as follows:

The RTI Request –

To                                                                                                                           Date 7th June 2010
The CPIO & Addl Director, DRDO HQ                             No RTI/DRDO/PTD/7/6/2010
Room No. 314A
DRDO Bhawan , Rajaji Marg
New Delhi – 110 105 

Hello,

Kindly provide me with the following information requested under purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

With Reference to Dr Prahlada, DS & CC R&D (Ae & SI)

  1.  After taking his charge as CC R&D at DRDO Hqrs, how many days he stayed in DRDO Hqrs up to 31st March 2010
  2. How many temporary duties to Hyderabad he had been with total stay at Hyderabad.
  3.  How much in total TA/DA he has drawn year wise from his joining as CC R&D at DRDO up to 31st March 2010.

With Reference to Shri  RC Agarwal, Director DEAL, Dehradun

  1. After taking his charge as Director DEAL, Dehradun , how many days he stayed in Dehradun up to 31st March 2010
  2. How many temporary duties to Bangalore he had been with total stay at Bangalore
  3.  How much in total TA/DA he has drawn year wise from his joining as Director, DEAL up to  31st March 2010.

Note: – above required information is directly related to corruption and not come under schedule – II

Find the application fee for the request attached with this application. If you feel that above requested information does not pertain to your department then please follow the provisions of Section 6(3) of the RTI act 2005. Also as per the provision of the RTI Act 2005 please provide the details (Name and Designation) of the first appellate authority w.r.t. to your department with the reply to above request, where I may require file first appeal.

I do hereby declare that I am the citizen of India. Kindly provide me with the information at the address mentioned with the application. I request you to ensure that the information is provided before expiry of 30 day period after you have received the application.

Enclosed – Rs 10 Postal Order No 60E 034935

Regards
Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
21-Sunderwala, Raipur
Dehradun-248008
Phone – 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhu@dandriyal.com Blog – http://corruptionindrdo.blogspot.com

The RTI request was denied by CPIO, DRDO Hqrs on 2nd June 2010

The Appellate Authority, DRDO Hqrs was denied on 16th August 2010

File No.CIC/LS/A/2011/000386:-

The CPIO is directed to provide the following information:-

(i) The number of visits made by Dr. Prahlad to Hyderabad on official duty during 2009 & 2010 and the total amount of TA/DA drawn by him.

(ii) Similar information may be provided in respect of Shri R.C. Aggarwal regarding his isits to Bangalore.

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CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION                                                                    Room No. 308, B-Wing, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066

Information Asked Regarding How many technical papers were published by DRDO Scientists in International Journals like Journal of Applied Physics, IEEE Transactions, Proceedings IEEE, Transactions IEE, Electronics Letter, SPICE etc. from 1990 to March 2010.

Why I asked this Information – Almost 400 Corers of rupees are distributing through these boards and different DRDO projects to IIT’s, Universities’ and Colleges and even some NGO’s, in the name of  expanding and deepening the knowledge-base, Enhancing core competence in the field of knowledge, To encourage and provide funds for basic research in pertinent scientific disciplines etc.

The most of funds distributed till date to maximum private universities and private institutions and especially in last ten years out of total grants has gone to southern states. DRDO in its charter of duty has specifically mentioned Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Gujarat to North East the equal opportunity will given to universities/institutions.

The DRDO is giving funding for various R&T projects with IIT’s, IIsc’s and various premier scientific institutions. In return DRDO sends annually many officers for higher studies particulars to IIT’s and national Universities.

The number of international papers can justify the real out of projects working with IIT, IIsc and other various institutions.

I am surprised that DRDO is deny for giving information related to paper publish in international journals, where is schedule-ii exemption is comes in between.

Information sought is already publish in journals, so why DRDO afraid to give information. It shows that DRDO is not respect for RTI Act 2005.

International publications are basically the most valuable achievement of any scientific institute /organization and it always proudly mentioned by each and every institute /organization.

So deny of such information is not understand by RTI requester.

The reason of denial is following

Under the chairmanship of DRDO’s Appellate Authority, so called expert of DRDO Hqrs, DRDL, Hyderabad and DEAL, Dehradun met on 16th July 2010 at First Appellate Authority’s Office and decided not to give single information to RTI requester but only to reply to obstruct the giving of correct information to RTI requester they wasted lot of public money on TA/DA for said government officials who attended the said meeting from Hyderabad and Dehradun.

Camouflage of exemption under schedule –II of RTI Act 2005 has been deliberately taken to circumvent to deny the required information

The DRDO Appellate Authority Dr. Prahlada, CC R&D (Ae & SI) & DS have not given his residence address and contact details in any documents or website or any other public domain. It is therefore considered that he is staying in DRDO Bhawan itself.  The CPIO and FAA of DRDO Hqrs both are on their posting at DRDO Hqrs,   staying in DRDO Guest House and drawing HRA.

APPELLANT – Shri Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
PUBLIC AUTHORITY – DRDO.
DATE OF HEARING – 29.06.2011
DATE OF DECISION – 29.06.2011

Facts:-

Heard today dated 29.06.2011.   The appellant is present.  DRDO is represented by Dr. A.K. Tyagi, Scientist ‘F’ and Dr. Deepak Mishra, Scientist ‘E’.  These appeals are being disposed of through a common order.  The parties are heard.  The order passed in each case is as follows:

The RTI Request –

To                                                                                                                       Date 9th June 2010
The CPIO & Addl Director, DRDO HQ                                         No RTI/DRDO/INPB/9/6/2010
Room No. 314A
DRDO Bhawan , Rajaji Marg
New Delhi – 110 105

Hello,

Kindly provide me with the following information requested under purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

  1.  How many technical paper were published by DRDO Scientists in International Journals like Journal of Applied Physics, IEEE Transactions, Proceedings IEEE, Transactions IEE, Electronics Letter, SPICE etc. from 1990 to March 2010?
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            2.  How many authors were awarded by DRDO for their contribution and keeping                       the flag of DRDO high?
             3.  How many such authors were assigned the administrative task to lead the                                DRDO Labs as Director and then CC R&D?

             4.  How many such authors were left the DRDO during April 1990 to March 2010                       period?
 Note: – above required information is directly related to corruption and not come under schedule – II

Find the application fee for the request attached with this application. If you feel that above requested information does not pertain to your department then please follow the provisions of Section 6(3) of the RTI act 2005. Also as per the provision of the RTI Act 2005 please provide the details (Name and Designation) of the first appellate authority w.r.t. to your department with the reply to above request, where I may require file first appeal.

I do hereby declare that I am the citizen of India. Kindly provide me with the information at the address mentioned with the application. I request you to ensure that the information is provided before expiry of 30 day period after you have received the application.

Enclosed – Rs 10 Postal Order No 60E 128289

Regards

Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun-248008 Phone – 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,  
e-mail id prabhu@dandriyal.com Blog – http://corruptionindrdo.blogspot.com

 The RTI request was denied by CPIO, DRDO Hqrs on 2nd June 2010

The Appellate Authority, DRDO Hqrs was denied on 16th August 2010

 File No.CIC/LS/A/2011/000385:-

The CPIO is directed to provide the number of papers published by the scientists of DRDO during last five years in the following publications:-

         (i) Journal of Applied Physics; and

          (ii) Electronics Letter.


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CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION                                                                      Room No. 308, B-Wing, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066

 Information Asked Regarding – Dr. Prahlada, CC R&D (Ae & SI) & DS and Other top DRDO officials are misusing the guest house facility and also drawing HRA , attract the serious disciplinary action against the official, DRDO following blind law, different rules for different persons.

Why I asked this Information – The DRDO Appellate Authority Dr. Prahlada, CC R&D (Ae & SI) & DS have not given his residence address and contact details in any documents or website or any other public domain. I think he is staying in DRDO Bhawan itself.  The CPIO and FAA of DRDO Hqrs both are on their posting at DRDO Hqrs,   staying in DRDO Guest House and drawing the HRA. So how can Indian citizen expect any right information from these corrupt officials?

There more 9-10 CC R&D and Directors who are belongs to Hyderabad and Bangalore and their families are staying Hyderabad and Bangalore respectively and they all are staying in DRDO guest houses they are giving their residence address in telephone directory at DRDO guest houses and enjoying HRA also. They are frequent fliers, they all are already break the Milkha Singh ‘s (Flying Sikh of India)  records and relishing without fear with TD with poor tax payers money.

Following DRDO senior official are staying in guest house since their positing to DRDO Hqrs and drawing the 30% HRA .  it is big money and two major points i.e. one -these guest house not meant for permanent residence  and second when the official come from various station to attend the meeting  these guest house are not available for them and they have to spent precious poor tax payers money in luxury hotels.

There are more than 15 room is permanently occupied by DRDO senior officials in C-7, DRDO Guest House, Qutab Enclave, &6 official also unauthorized  /occupied the  DRDO Guest Development Enclave Rao, Tularam Marg, because as per sanction both places are as DRDO guest house facility in Govt .of India’s records. This is the purely dadagiri of DRDO.

Following DRDO senior official are staying in guest house as DRDO telephone Directory

And some of official are drawing HRA as per CDA records it can be verified I have recived some information from PCDA in this regard.

Under the chairmanship of DRDO’s Appellate Authority, so called expert of DRDO Hqrs, DRDL, Hyderabad and DEAL, Dehradun met on 16th July 2010 at First Appellate Authority’s Office and decided not to give single information to RTI requester but only to reply to obstruct the giving of correct information to RTI requester they wasted lot of public money on TA/DA for said government officials who attended the said meeting from Hyderabad and Dehradun.

Camouflage of exemption under schedule –II of RTI Act 2005 has been deliberately taken to circumvent to deny the required information

The DRDO Appellate Authority Dr. Prahlada, CC R&D (Ae & SI) & DS has not given his residence address and contact details in any documents or website or any other public domain. It is therefore considered that he is staying in DRDO Bhawan itself.  The CPIO and FAA of DRDO Hqrs both are on their posting at DRDO Hqrs,   staying in DRDO Guest House and drawing HRA.

APPELLANT – Shri Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal                                                        PUBLIC AUTHORITY – DRDO.

DATE OF HEARING – 29.06.2011                                                                                         DATE OF DECISION – 29.06.2011

Facts:-

Heard today dated 29.06.2011.   The appellant is present.  DRDO is represented by Dr. A.K. Tyagi, Scientist ‘F’ and Dr. Deepak Mishra, Scientist ‘E’.  These appeals are being disposed of through a common order.  The parties are heard.  The order passed in each case is as follows:

The RTI Request –

To                                                                                                                     Date 12th June 2010   The CPIO & Addl Director, DRDO HQ                                No RTI/DRDO/GHD/12/6/2010   Room No. 314A DRDO Bhawan , Rajaji Marg                                                                         New Delhi – 110 105

Hello,

Kindly provide me with the following information requested under purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

  1. Total number of transit accommodation available in DRDO’s guest houses at DELHI.
  2. How many DRDO officials are availing  DRDO transit guest house facilities at Delhi for more than 30 days while they are posted in same station i.e. Delhi from 1st  Jan 2007 to 31st May 2010
  3. Total number of days Sh. S.Ravi, Additional Director, DRDO Hqrs has been availing the DRDO guest house facilities since his posting to DRDO Hqrs till date.
  4. Total number of days Dr. Prahalda , CCR&D,(Ae &SI),DS, DRDO HQRs   has been  availing the DRDO guest house facilities since his posting to DRDO Hqrs  till date.
  5. Please intimate me date time for inspection of guest house records under Right to Information Act 2005 section 2 (j) (i) & (ii)

Note: – above required information is directly related to corruption and not come under schedule – II

Find the application fee for the request attached with this application. If you feel that above requested information does not pertain to your department then please follow the provisions of Section 6(3) of the RTI act 2005. Also as per the provision of the RTI Act 2005 please provide the details (Name and Designation) of the first appellate authority w.r.t. to your department with the reply to above request, where I may required file first appeal.

I do hereby declare that I am the citizen of India. Kindly provide me with the information at the address mentioned with the application. I request you to ensure that the information is provided before expiry of 30 day period after you have received the application.

Enclosed – Rs 10 Postal Order No 60E 128575

Regards
Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
21-Sunderwala, Raipur
Dehradun-248008
Phone – 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhu@dandriyal.com Blog – http://corruptionindrdo.blogspot.com

 The RTI request was denied by CPIO, DRDO Hqrs on 2nd June 2010

The Appellate Authority, DRDO Hqrs was denied on 16th August 2010

 File No.CIC/LS/A/2011/000412:-

 The appellant has sought information on 05 paras regarding the availability of accommodation in DRDO Guest House at Delhi and availment thereof by the scientists of DRDO. The requested information squarely falls in public domain.

Hence, the CPIO is directed to disclose parawise information for 2009 & 2010.

 

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                                                             CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION
 Room No. 308, B-Wing, August Kranti Bhawan, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066

Information Asked Regarding DRDO’s policy for encouraging employees for higher studies

Why I asked this Information – DRDO sends annually many officers for higher studies particulars to IIT’s and national Universities. The admission which granted normally after tough competitions are available to DRDO’s sponsored candidates was easily.

Aim of such higher studies is to use the academic platform to solve the complicate technical issues. DRDO in turn give the IIT’s or Universities sufficient grants against project and R&T schemes.

No one gets benefited neither the institutions nor the DRDO, it is because the most of the individuals after getting higher education working as admin, allied works, and  the reaction of this most of them leave the organization. For example DR.DP Singh, Estate Manager, Scientist ‘F’ did his post graduation and PhDs from DRDO sponsoring and performing duty of admin purely non scientific assignment. Sh A.K Musla, Sc ‘F, holding post Joint Director Admin in IRDE, Dehradun, he also did his B.Tech and M.Tech from DRDO sponsored funds and working as purely in admin. I am quoting only two names as tip of the iceberg, because in DRDO you will find 100 of such cases. DRDO is shear wasting the corers and corers rupees public funds in the name of higher education programs. Although, the aim and object of the higher education program is really good, but in hands of bad corrupt officials, the output is wasting by DRDO.

According to the ministry, a total of 1,107 scientists, mostly young entrants, have resigned from the DRDO between 2003 and 2007, implying that on an average one person leaves every two days.

APPELLANT – Shri Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
PUBLIC AUTHORITY – DRDO.
DATE OF HEARING – 29.06.2011
DATE OF DECISION – 29.06.2011

Facts:-

Heard today dated 29.06.2011.   The appellant is present.  DRDO is represented by Dr. A.K. Tyagi, Scientist ‘F’ and Dr. Deepak Mishra, Scientist ‘E’.  These appeals are being disposed of through a common order.  The parties are heard.  The order passed in each case is as follows:

The RTI Request –

To                                                                                                               Date 2nd June 2010       The CPIO & Addl Director, DRDO HQ                            No RTI/DRDO/HEd/2/6/2010     Room No. 314A DRDO Bhawan, Rajaji Marg                                                                           New Delhi – 110 105

Hello,

Kindly provide me the following information requested under the purview of Right to Information Act. 2005.

  1. Total amount invested on long term post graduation training program and PhD program under R & T scheme, and under Post Graduate Training (PGT) scheme of DRDO during period for April 1990 – March 2010 under following heads
                 i)        Adhoc advances
                ii)       Study leave salary
                iii)      Reimbursement of expenditure on account of stationary items, preparation of thesis, purchase of books and journals etc.
                iv)     Non refundable fee
                   v)      TA
                 vi)     DA
                 vii)    Financial incentive on acquiring higher qualification at their own

         2.    Total number of official Grade wise/Post wise/ Categories wise received                                  MS/ME/MTech, PhD degree during period April 1990 – March 2010

                          i)      Full time
                          ii)     Part Time
                         iii)    External Registration
           3.   The Institution from where degree of MTech/ PhD was awarded from April 1990                   – March 2010

          4.    Total amount invested on short term training/ workshops/seminars/courses in                     India (Including DIAT/ITM/IIM’s/ IIT’s, NIT’s, ESCI, ASCI, IISc’s etc.) and                       abroad, during period from April 1990 – March 2010

                         i)      Training/ Courses/Delegations Fee/Registration Fee
                        ii)     TA
                        iii)    DA
  1. Total number of Scientist resigned from April 1990 – March 2010
  1. Total number of scientist joined DRDO from April 1990 – March 2010

Note: – Above required information is directly related to corruption and not come under schedule – II

Find the application fee for the request attached with this application. If you feel that above requested information does not pertain to your department then please follow the provisions of Section 6(3) of the RTI act 2005. Also as per the provision of the RTI Act 2005 please provide the details (Name and Designation) of the first appellate authority w.r.t. to your department with the reply to above request, where I may required file first appeal.

I do hereby declare that I am the citizen of India. Kindly provide me with the information at the address mentioned with the application. I request you to ensure that the information is provided before expiry of 30 day period after you have received the application.

Enclosed – Rs 10 Postal Order No 60E 034929

Regards
Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
21-Sunderwala, Raipur
Dehradun-248008
Phone – 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhu@dandriyal.com Blog – http://corruptionindrdo.blogspot.com

The RTI request was denied by CPIO, DRDO Hqrs on 2nd June 2010

The Appellate Authority, DRDO Hqrs was denied on 16th August 2010

File No.CIC/LS/A/2011/000381:- CIC Decision 

The amounts spent on Long Term Post Graduation Training Programme and Ph.D Programme under RT Scheme for last three years, viz. 2008, 2009 & 2010 may be supplied to the appellant

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Information Asked Regarding DRDO annual in Which DRDO distributing Rs 2 Corers

Annually and for managing ceremony DRDO spending a huge amount.

Why I asked this Information – The awards given by Government of India like Padma Award, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnager Award etc all these awards are given with an aim to encourage/motivate/ recognize the contribution of individual recipients and therefore it carries a citation.

DRDO constituted its awards like Scientist of the year, Young Scientist awards, Technology Leadership Award etc. with the aim to inculcate a culture of hard work, dedication, scientific achievements, and technology breakthrough leading to the technology development for national security.

But the award given in DRDO, the mode of selection, the encouragement to the scientific team does not rely on the standards.

Different rules for different occasion or different rules for different officer, the motto of DRDO or the definition of DRDO is suitably implemented..

The public would like to know the manner DRDO spending nearly 2 crores of rupees annually to   these awards, the recipients does not know that he has been chosen for this award, there is no scientific presentation of technology. The recipients, are even unable to operate any scientific instruments  like network analyzer, spectrum analyzer etc because most of awardees scientist or technical personals are working as Director Management Services, Head Material Managements, Security Officer, Library In-charge, Works  In-charge and other suitable position from where they can feed their Akas(Boss).

If any one look in to the list of award recipients and analyses year wise, he will be find the most of citation actually not even justify the work or relation between award and awardees.

There is N number of examples available in various labs where most of awards were not justified; it is purely depending upon the Director’s choice. So nut shell DRDO awards are like ”Andha banten revari apne apne ko de” it is nothing doing with their contribution whether the awardees is related to technology or not. How come a person sitting in security, MT will entitled to get technology award, when DRDO having other awards for non technical working area.

It is really big question in front of country people?

Like in Kargil, one officer got gallantry award and later it was found that the fake encounter was staged for award. (Famous ketchup Colonel Case) 

Same tactics is adopted by DRDO they are distributing awards to their own boys with fake technology propaganda.

Since money belongs to poor tax payers, when Padama award citation are available to citizen of India then how can DRDO deny  give details in the name of schedule –II exemption.

One award Defence Technology Absorption Award is using by DRDO for giving color to their pet firms. Anyone can judge from the recipients list that these firms are really worth does these firms have any significant signature in field of respective industry like M/s Resins & Allied Products, Vijayawada. received this award from Honorable Prime Minister Sh Man Mohan Singh is   related to Dr. A. Subhananda Rao, CC R&D, Director, HEMRL) 

APPELLANT – Shri Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
PUBLIC AUTHORITY – DRDO.
DATE OF HEARING – 29.06.2011
DATE OF DECISION – 29.06.2011

Facts:-

Heard today dated 29.06.2011.   The appellant is present.  DRDO is represented by Dr. A.K. Tyagi, Scientist ‘F’ and Dr. Deepak Mishra, Scientist ‘E’.  These appeals are being disposed of through a common order.  The parties are heard.  The order passed in each case is as follows:

The RTI Request –

To                                                                                                                  Date 30th May 2010    The CPIO & Addl Director, DRDO HQ                                                                                   Room No. 314A                                                                                                                         DRDO Bhawan , Rajaji Marg, New Delhi – 110 105

Hello,

Kindly provide me with the following information requested under purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

The DRDO Awards Scheme, in its present form, was introduced in the year 1999 to motivate DRDO scientists, engineers and partners in industries and academic institutions in contributing for the cause of national security and self-reliance. The present Award Scheme, instituted by the Government of India, are therefore, meant to encourage DRDO scientists and our partners in the Private Sector Undertakings (PSUs), the private firms as well as the academic institutions in performing even better towards accelerating the pace of development of critical technologies, transfer of technologies from laboratories to industries as well as productionisation of the state-of-the-art defence systems.

The Scheme consists of a total of 17 awards, out of which, 4 awards are given by the Directors of the concerned laboratories/establishments in recognition of outstanding contributions of their scientists and other supporting staff consisting of technical, administrative and allied cadres. The remaining 13 awards are decided at the DRDO HQrs for which nominations are called every year from all laboratories/establishments. The nominations are initially short listed by the Screening Committee under the chairmanship of the Chairman, Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC). The short listed nominations are, thereafter, examined by the Apex Committee for finalisation of the awards which also consists of two outside experts. These awards are normally given away by the Prime Minister of India on the “Technology Day” which falls on 11th May of every year.

In this connection it is requested to provide the following detail information

  1. Total amount of investment made on DRDO awards  year wise from 1st April 1999 to till date 2010
                     i)        Total amount invested in arranging Award ceremony
                   ii)       TA/DA  on recipient of the awardees and spouse
                  iii)      All categories of all cash award by all Laboratories/Establishments and DRDO Hqrs.                                  during period of April 1999 to till date. In following format

Year 1999-2000

 Note: above required information is directly related to corruption and not come under schedule-II

Find the application fee for the request attached with this application. If you feel that above requested information does not pertain to your department then please follow the provisions of Section 6(3) of the RTI Act, 2005/Also as per the provisions of the RTI Act, 2005 please provide the details (Name and Designation) of the first appellate authority w.r.t to your department with the reply to the above request., where I may if required file my first appeal.
I do hereby declare that I am a citizen of India. Kindly provide me with the information at the address mentioned with the application. I request you to ensure that the information is provided before the expiry of the 30 day period after you have received the application.

Enclosed- Rs 10 Postal order 60E034921

Regards,

Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal                                                                                                                21-Sunderwala, Raipur Dehradun-248008                                                                          Phone – 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879, E-mail id- prabhu@dandriyal.com

The RTI request was denied by CPIO, DRDO Hqrs on 2nd June 2010

The Appellate Authority, DRDO Hqrs was denied on 16th August 2010

File No.CIC/LS/A/2011/000384:- CIC Decision

The total amount spent for last three years viz. 2008, 2009 & 2010 on the following Awards may be supplied to the appellant :-

(i) AGNI Award for excellence in Self Reliance;

(ii) DRDO Award for Performance Excellence, and

(iii) Scientist of the Year Award.

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HEMRL: Audit report raises security doubts

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PUNE I JULY 24 I 2011
Newsline  The Sunday Express

HEMRL: Audit report raises security doubts

Pranav KulkarniTags : JCDA, HEMRL, DRDO lab, Haridwar Singh Posted: Sun Jul 24 2011, 02:44 hrs Pune
The Local Audit Objection report, a JCDA questions contract to Viswaat Chemicals without seeking explosives handling licence.  An audit report by the Joint Controller of Defence Accounts (JCDA) has raised questions about the security and tender awarding processes at High Energy Material Research Laboratory (HEMRL), a DRDO lab.

copy of which is with The Indian Express, has questioned HEMRL’s logic of awarding explosive handling contract to Viswaat Chemicals Pvt Ltd under Government Owned Company Operated (GOCO) contract, without asking the company to submit the requisite explosive handling licences. The report also pulls up the contractor for not maintaining entry and exit records of 173 contract manpower during the contract period.

Viswaat Chemicals has been producing a sensitive explosive (HEMRL claims India is only the third country in the world to possess it) at the HEMRL facility. According to the Explosives Act, 1884, producing an explosive handling licence is an important part of the tendering process mandatory for manufacturing and handling explosives.

The Local Audit Objection Report submitted by the Joint Controller of Defence Accounts (JCDA) six months ago refers to a letter numbered HEMRL/MMD/3044/SRP 09-10/34 and dated February 2, 2010 under which the contractor was asked to submit the licence for handling explosives and for the operation of propellent facility.

Former director of HEMRL Haridwar Singh is the director of Viswaat Chemicals.

Scientist G, HEMRL, Dr Bikas Bhattacharya said, “The requirement of the licence was mentioned in the tender specifications. They were to handle explosives for various facilities of the same organisation, HEMRL, because of which licence was not asked. There has been a communication gap and they have the necessary documents. Subsequent reply has been sent to JCDA.”

Manager, R& D, Viswaat Chemicals, S A Borkar said, “We have the licence, however, at the time of the audit, it was submitted for renewal because of which it might not have been seen by the auditors.”

The report also pulls up HEMRL for lapses in security saying, “As per clause 12 of MOU, the contractor has to provide 173 workmen. On scrutiny of the documents, it is revealed that no uniform system exists for maintaining the attendance by the lab for the deployed manpower.”

HEMRL security in-charge Colonel Alok Mathur said, “The system to ensure security checks is in place irrespective of whether the person entering is a scientist or a contract worker.” Bhattacharya said, “Besides normal working hours, there are overtimes during processing campaigns. We have replied to the auditors and they are satisfied with our reply.”

As per the contract, the laboratory agreed to purchase the explosive produced by Viswaat Chemicals at Rs 11,000 per kg. Between November 2007 and December 31, 2010, the laboratory purchased 1,500 kg of explosive from Viswaat Chemicals for Rs 1.7631 crore, including VAT and excise duty. The objection report points out why the laboratory paid additional Rs 11.31 lakh to Viswaat as VAT and excise duty when the production activity of TATB has been undertaken inside the HEMRL campus. “In view of this, the amount paid to the tune of Rs 11, 31,328 may be recovered and remitted into the treasury under intimation audit,” the report said. “We have sent the replies and the case will be settle in a month or two,” said Bhattacharya.

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Communication Blackout for 15 Minutes after Mumbai’s Serial Blast -Sh. Prthiviraj Chauhan, CM, Maharashtra

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Date 20 July 2011

Please Refer Sunday Guardians – DRDO scrapping a Rs 100 cr communication system (Sunday Guardian-New Delhi – 22  August 2010) Appu Esthose Suresh http://bit.ly/qsOMFF

There was a communication blackout on 13 July 2011 in Mumbai

Honorable Chief Minister Maharashtra Sh Prithiviraj Chavan while talking to media said that for 15 minutes just after serial blast there was a communication blackout and he was not able to communicate with senior official of Maharashtra Police.

Had Pakistan planned to attack Mumbai the financial capital of India by sending F-16/ F-18 with a speed of 2000 km/hour, under the cover of the serial blast, within 15 minutes the F-16 can travel to 500 Km,

Time and again it was brought to the notice of Government of India that for such crises management of two way communication NVIS (Near Vertical Incident Sky wave) mode of HF communication provides only hotline solution without fail.

The details of NVIS and apathy of Government of India was published in Sunday Guardian dated – DRDO scrapping a Rs 100 cr communication system (Sunday Guardian-New Delhi – 22  August 2010) Appu Esthose Suresh http://bit.ly/qsOMFF

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SA to RM taking some eyewash actions like

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Dear Friends                                                                             18th July 2011

SA’s crises management, after mounting pressure from MoD to take corrective measures to stop the corruption and nepotism.

SA to RM taking some eyewash actions like

  1. Today Dr. Satish Kumar taking charge as Director SPIC instead of Director GTRE (earlier SA wants Dr. Satish Kumar in place of Mr T Mohana Rao) Dr. Satish Kumar is old loyal buddy of Dr Saraswat since IGDMP.
  2. Dr Saraswat patched with Mr S K Jindal and agreed not make Group Captain Raja Babu and he and his lobby pressurizing Mr S K Jindal to take legal action against www.corruptionindrdo.com. (The Pandora Box of DRDO’s corruption)

Regards

Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun-248008
Phone – 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
E-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com,  prabhu@dandriyal.com
Website –  www.corruptionindrdo.com

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Epitome of DRDO’s Dealing with Explosive

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To                                                                                            17th July 2011
The Defence Minister
Room No -104, South Block
New Delhi – 110011

Honorable Sir,

The recent serial bomb blast in Mumbai made a big question about the easy availability of such rare explosive RDX & TNT to terrorist outfit.

Please find enclosed document which shows the casual approach of HEMRL, DRDO, Pune the premier and one of the best explosive production facility of India.

While going through the document evidence and audit objection of auditor of JCDA, I found the loose end of HEMRL, DRDO, which may be one easy source for Naxalite–Maoist and Terrorist outfit to learn how to make explosive and also chance to pilferage the explosive may add to pilferage.

After receiving the document I have personally visited the place in the last June and observe the possibility and find out that the working method of HEMRL to make the explosive.

  1.  HERML having practice to hire outside manpower to produce explosive and the companies involved in this business is related to ex- DRDO senior officials. Dr Hardwar Singh, Ex- Director HEMRL & present director M/s Viswaat Chemicals Pvt Ltd since 2006), the sources said that earlier he was sleeping partner (his son Bunty was inducted in the firm as an employee) when he was active Director, HEMRL.
  2. The same company is involved in all the branches of HEMRL like ACEM, Nasik, where recently you visited on 29th June 2011 and as per press release of DRDO Dr Hardwar Singh was also present there. The company is working since 2000 under Government Owned Company Operated (GOCO) projects with Advance Systems Laboratory (ASL), SF Complex, Jagdalpur.
  3. Mr S A Borkar, Manager, M/s Viswaat Chemicals Pvt Ltd, is only person responsible to hire the manpower and he is doing purely in unprofessional manner by asking HEMRL employees to bring any person of their contact. No police verification is needed. He used to submit a list to police station and after depositing Rs 100/- get a receipt and that receipt is deposited in HEMRL security and they do not wait for police verification, that applied receipt note solve the formality. On the basis of this the casual labour gets the biometric entry card from HEMRL security. No proper entry mechanism is available in HEMRL or any other places.
  4. The records are only maintained with Mr SA Borakar’s office which was situated in old building of HEMRL. Why it is not maintained in HEMRL security because the number of persons in daily required or as per order is need never comes in and the payment bill was always placed as per order. This practice is also observed by local auditor and mentioned his audit objection.
  5. 5.    HEMRL having 1200 work force but as per local audit objection  for HYE 09/2009 & 03/2010 para (e)  “ As per clause 10 of tender specification HEMRL had provided expertise to train the contractors personal up to production stage and raw material formulate the production of TATB  (Triaminotrinitrobenzene explosive) to the contractor. In view of the above please intimate that why the production activity was not undertaken by in house HEMRL”
  6. As per para (D) of audit objection “Attendance: As per clause of MOU the contractor has to provide total 173 workmen. On scrutiny of documents it is revealed that no uniform system exists for maintaining the attendance by the Lab in respect of deployed Manpower. As per clause 1.5 of General Terms & Conditions the vendor shall ensure that In and Out records of all personals/workers are maintained at the security gate during the contract period. However the same is not being done.”
  7. As per para B of audit objection” Kindly refer to your letter No HEMRL/MMD/ 3044/SRP 09-10/34 Dt 01-02-10 under which the contractor was asked to submit the License for carrying out explosive and for operation of propellant facility. Please intimate the reasons for asking the requisite license after the commencement of the contract and how the contract was   awarded in absence of the requisite license. Unfortunately, till date the contractor has failed to produce the requisite license as promised in their letter date 01-02-10. The action taken by your Lab may be intimated to audit.”
  8. As per para (d) of audit objection” The documentary proof of raw material being brought inside the HEMRL through security gate by the contractor for the production of TATB  (Triaminotrinitrobenzene explosive) and the nominal roll of the employees deployed entire operation schedule of production activity may be made available to audit for verification”  There is no such records  available in HEMRL.
  9. As per para (d) of audit objection” Please intimate the costing formula adopted for fixing the price of TATB  (Triaminotrinitrobenzene explosive) @ Rs 11,000/- per KG and whether any concurrence have been obtained from Audit authorities.” The contract rates the working methodology is designed and formulated by Dr Hardwar Singh and Dr A Subhanand Rao, DS & CC R&D – DRDO for siphoned the poor tax payer’s money.

Sir, if you just inquire the file you will find n numbers of mechanism to made money like the product is made in house and the firm only providing the manpower but in their bill they are charging 8.24% excise duty and 4 % VAT, a big question because they are working in DRDO. Who can dare to check? The HEMRL not detecting 10% TDS from the firm in the name of providing specialize service.

The entire nation is aggrieved and as loyal citizen it is our responsibility to protect our country and the national interest. In the name of defence establishment even through employees have noticed the modus operandi they are not coming out because of CCS rules.

The Scientific Adviser’s office is become a black hole. Information/ feedbacks are regularly sent by all Labs and establishments but papers are tear off and put in the dustbin.

Yours sincere effort is needed to clean the DRDO.

Thanking you

Regards
Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal
21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun-248008
Phone – 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
E-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com,  prabhu@dandriyal.com Website –  www.corruptionindrdo.com

 

Company to be check thoroughly – M/s Viswaat Chemicals Pvt Ltd,

Corporate Office   Viswaat,7,Satsang Complex, Upper Govind Nagar, L S Raheja Marg, Malad (E), Mumbai – 400 097, Ph-022 28740365/2341 Fax 28745321

 www.viswaatchem.com, e mail-  viswaat@vsnl.com, viswaat@mtnl.net.in

Registered Office ” Triveni”, Mith Chowki,Malad – Marve Road, Malad (W), Mumbai – 400064

Board of Directors –  B.Vivek Shetty,Vipin Kumar Jain,Arvind Malhotra, Vishes A Shetty,Shashikant R Shetty,  Bhasker M Shetty, Hari Prasanna Shetty, Dr Hardwar Singh(Ex Director HEMRL)  

Copy for Information and needful action please

  1. P.CHIDAMBARAM,HOME MINISTER, R.No -104, North Block, New Delhi-110011
  2.  R.K.Singh, HOME SECRETARY R.No -113, North Block, New Delhi -110011
  3.  Shri. Umesh C Sarangi  Home Department, Additional Chief Secretary, Maharashtra Government
Enclosed: The Supply Order Copy HEMRL/08AT/0135/D10/LP dated 03/10/2007
                     The Supply Order Copy HEMRL/10AT/0136/D10/LP dated 28/12/2009
                    Copy of Audit Objection HYE 09/2009 & 03/2010  
 
GOCO Audit Objection page 1

 

GOCO Audit Objection page 2
GOCO Audit Objection page 3
supply order to Viswaat Chemicals owned by Dr Hardwar Singh Ex -Director HEMRL
supply order to Viswaat Chemicals owned by Dr Hardwar Singh Ex -Director HEMRL
supply order to Viswaat Chemicals owned by Dr Hardwar Singh Ex -Director HEMRL
supply order to Viswaat Chemicals owned by Dr Hardwar Singh Ex -Director HEMRL
supply order to Viswaat Chemicals owned by Dr Hardwar Singh Ex -Director HEMRL
supply order to Viswaat Chemicals owned by Dr Hardwar Singh Ex -Director HEMRL