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Senior IAS officer sent to jail in recruitment scam in Odisha

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PTI Nov 8, 2014, 10.19PM IST – The Economic Times

BALANGIR: Senior IAS officer and former district magistrate-cum-collector Debraj Mishra was today remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody by a local court.

Additional district judge, Balangir, Santosh Kumar Behera, rejected the bail petition of Mishra when he was produced before him at his official residence as the original court was closed because it was the second Saturday of the month.

The 2001 batch officer was arrested yesterday on charges of his involvement in a scam relating to recruitment of Revenue Inspectors, Assistant Revenue Inspectors and Amins in Balangir district.

In September, the state government had suspended Mishra for alleged irregularities committed in the appointment of the revenue department posts during his tenure as Collector of Balangir district from August 2012 to July 2013.

Vigilance sleuths have seized a number of documents, besides about 300 grams of gold from his residence during a raid.

 

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Sh Avinash Chander – थाली का बैंगन – Modi ji How can our country trust such person who has no meaning of honesty.

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Sh A K Antony gave responsibility to find out the truth of appointment of Ms Swati Srivastava as scientist ‘B’ post by RAC.

The nation is witnessed that same person first gave clean chit under influence of corrupt officials of DRDO and now he has approved the order of annulment  the appointment of Ms Swati Srivastava. Unfortunately, the country of 125 crores population, our government is not able to found any honest and responsible person for secretary, DRD, DG, DRDO and SA to RM post.

They are still shielding concern duo (Father Daughter) and other involved officials by terming the illegal recruitment of Ms Swati Srivasta as irregular appointment with the clear motive of department escape from the duty of lodging of criminal case against the manipulation done under the influence of Dr Arun Kumar in the direct recruitment of Ms Swati Srivastava in RAC Delhi

Hope Modi ji will look seriously this very important issue it is directly related to moral of our honest scientist whose fortune / fate is in hand of such man who has no respect of moral and honesty who only believes in his own growth.

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Central Administrative Tribunal – Delhi

Dr. Arun Kumar vs Union of India on 24 November, 2012

Principal Bench, New Delhi

OA No. 3293/2012

Reserved on    : 09.11.2012 Pronounced on   : 24.11.2012

Ho’ ble Mr. Justice Syed Rafat Alam, Chairman, Hon’ble Dr. Ramesh Chandra Panda, Member (A)

Para 9

Seen. This is serious. As already ordered, a fresh inquiry into the allegations of irregularity by an independent agency against Dr. Arun Kumar, the then Director, RAC may be got conducted immediately. It may also be inquired as to how my note sheet containing specific orders to this effect is missing from the file.

/sd/
(A.K. Antony)
Raksha Mantri
11th March, 2011

Para 10.          Pursuant to the above directions, a High Power Inquiry Committee was constituted to inquire into the allegations of irregularities against the applicant with the approval of RM vide his order dated 15.07.2011 with following Members:

(i) Dr. S. K. Salwan, former Director, ARDE, Pune and Vice Chancellor, Bhagwant University, Ajmer;

(ii) Dr. Avinash Chander, Distinguished Scientist and Director, ASL, Hyderabad;  

(iii) Mrs. Nabnit R. Krishnan, Director DMIST.         

The Enquiry Committee enquired into the matter and submitted its report on 08.06.2012. The executive summary of the report was placed before RM indicating that the Inquiry Committee opined that no favour or undue advantage was given to Ms. Swati Srivastava, daughter of the applicant during her recruitment as Scientist ‘B’ in DRDO and the same was conducted following normal practices and procedures. The file was processed through SA to RM who recorded the following on 15.07.2011:

“The report of the Independent Enquiry Committee”. Constituted to investigate the appointment of Mr. Swati Shrivastava D/o of Dr. Arun Kumar, is placed opposite for perusal of Hon’ble RM.

The above recording was endorsed by the RM by signing on 18.07.2011.

The copy of DRDO order of annul of appointment of Ms Swati Srivastava, Scientist C, daughter of Dr Arun Kumar, Ex-DOP. The Order is signed by Dr A K Singh, DOP (another gem of DRDO)swati srivastava annuling order page 1swati srivastava annuling order page 2swati srivastava annuling order page 3swati srivastava annuling order page 4

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High Fives! Can DRDO fulfil Modi’s wish of youngsters heading 5 laboratories?

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Written by: Dr Anantha Krishnan M Updated: Wednesday, November 5, 2014, – One India News

Bengaluru, Nov 5: Hit by the short range ‘wish missile’ fired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi two months back, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) might be waking up to the reality that the change is imminent, and it’s now or never.

While addressing a DRDO award function in August this year, PM Modi had asked the top brass to set aside five laboratories for scientists below 35 years – a message that went viral on social media sites.

In an interview to OneIndia, Dr K Tamilmani, Director-General (Aero), DRDO, said that the PM’s wish to hand over the mandate of running some labs to youngsters has become a mandate now.

“The PM’s call to promote young talent has been well received by the youngsters within DRDO. We have been doing this exercise in the past as well and it will get a new focus now. It has to be a well-thought out plan keeping in mind factors such as project execution, financial management, administrative abilities and most-importantly leadership qualities,” Dr Tamilmani said.

IIT graduate heads Rs 22-crore futuristic project

He said emerging projects and technologies are being given to scientists at ‘D’ and ‘E’ levels. “We have been promoting youngsters in DRDO. To give an example, a fast-track technology development project has been already handed over to a young IIT graduate at the Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment in Agra. He is leading a 22-crore project for futuristic technologies for the development of an airship,” Dr Tamilmani said.

Sighting another example, he said the DRDO is in the process of handing over the ‘Rotary UAV’ project to a young team at the Aeronautical Development Establishment in Bengaluru.

DRDO spokesperson Ravi Gupta told OneIndia that youngsters were never ignored when it came to crucial projects. “Many youngsters have been project directors of some of our key projects. In Hyderabad itself we have two relatively young scientists in Dr Satheesh Reddy and Dr Tessy Thomas heading two critical labs – the Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and the Advanced System Laboratory (ASL) respectively. With the PM’s new directive, the idea of promoting youngsters will now get a new impetus,” Ravi Gupta said.

Modi’s idea is great, execution tough

According to Pushpindar Singh, aviation historian, author and publisher, the DRDO must undergo radical changes to become a world beater in defence R&D.

“You must have a virtual revolution within the DRDO. To me, the system won’t allow youngsters to come up. Modi has some brilliant ideas. But to execute the ideas, he will have to penetrate through the babudom. If the PM wants to see young hands spearheading projects in DRDO, then he should privatise DRDO. The results will be magical. Else we will see the same story doing the rounds,” said Pushpindar, one of the prominent voices of Indian defence.

Creation of new labs the only solution

A top DRDO director who wanted not to be named said that the PM’s idea of handing over the reins of some labs to youngsters below the age group of 35 might not work.

“Honestly, the idea might sound great, but there will be a lot of practical difficulties. It’s not an easy task to give the lab charge to a Scientist D or E and then ask someone senior at Scientist H to report to a lower rank. It will create unrest among the system. Even if it has to be done, then it has to be executed without creating any heartburn,” the official said.

He said the only way out to fulfil PM’s mandate is to create 5 small labs with limited mandate to start with. “We need to identify 5 different projects to be handed over to these labs. All the five labs must report to one Director-General to avoid further hiccups. I agree that DRDO has built in too many layers within and despite the implementation of Rama Rao Committee’s recommendations, lots need to improve,” the official added.

Ready to take risk, let young guns take charge

In his speech PM Modi had said that the government was willing to take risks by giving young guns a chance to run R&D programme. His wish-list included.

Identify five laboratories within DRDO for youngsters

Only scientists below 35 years will work here

All key decisions should be taken by the people in these labs

DRDO must develop systems ahead of others

We got the potential, must work ahead of time DRDO must bring comfort in the routine lives of jawans.

DRDO scientists should inspire youth in universities.

As this piece goes live on OneIndia, there are media reports that the PMO has struck down the service extension request for four scientists, working past their retirement age. The decision by the PMO might upset the DRDO top brass, who always had their way when it came to extension of senior scientists.

“Sixty is not the right age for a scientist to retire. In abroad, the scientists work even beyond 70 years. We need to debate this issue and see how best we can retain the talent of our senior scientists,” says a retired DRDO director, who had got two extensions (2 + 2 years) after touching 60 years.

The PM has definitely set the ball rolling by inspiring the youth within DRDO. Whether the DRDO top brass can live up to his expectations is something worthy to watch!

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Snow & Avalanche Study Estt (SASE), DRDO’s corruption input

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To                                                                                                          6th November 2014
Honorable Sh Narendra Modi
Prime Minister
Room No -152, PMO
South Block
New Delhi -110011
 

Subject: Snow & Avalanche Study Estt (SASE), DRDO’s corruption input

Sir,

DRDO is totally in grip of corruption, although day by day actions by government improving the scenario but the roots are very deepen because since last 20 years it is flourished and embedded in system.

Snow & Avalanche Study Estt (SASE), Chandigarh is not spare with this corruption habits.

The case of construction of Plinths for prefab housing – 6 NOS and Septic Tanks -6 Nos Vide Supply Order No. MPG/SO/2012-13/8239/130/GEN DATED 19 NOV 2012 3575000/- (Limited Tender) is perfect example of corruption prevailing in SASE, DRDO.

The order was given to M/S ASHIQ HUSSAIN AND CO. POST BOX NO. 27, HEAD POST OFFICE, ANANTNAG, J & K- 192101 for various locations i.e. Z Gali, Baraf, Pharkiyan & Cheema.

As per assigned work given for four outer walls with foundation details, but no foundation was made, walls simply made on a simple plate form? Very Risky, can fail under small snow loads, Plinth Band not made, no foundation were made for intermediate plinth beams

DRDO senior scientists are not serious about their assigned work, their main attention to minting funds with various means, they even not worried about the jwans/ labors life that any accident can happened in heavy snowfall, one such incidents was already happen in Harsil, Uttarkhand, but incident was suppressed because of remote destination.

Along with supply order all drawings are enclosed herewith for your investigation and your personal attention can changed the rotten system, a single strong action from PMO is required on corruption issues of DRDO.  Because recently your strong action towards service extension business given light of hope that one day our premier defence  organization will become real productive.

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Prabhu  Dandriyal
21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun
Ph   0135 2787750, Mobile 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com  website   www.corruptionindrdo.com

 Enclosed

  1. Copy of supply order
  2. Drawings details
  3. sase work2

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Extension plea of top scientists rejected, govt bats for younger directors

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Manu Pubby New Delhi, November 4, 2014 | UPDATED 20:04 IST- Indiatodayin

The government has struck down a request by the DRDO to grant four of its top scientists a service extension with the Prime Minister stepping in personally to ensure that the organisation does not add to its massive bank of scientists who have been working well past their retirement age.

In a move that has brought cheer to the younger scientists of the organization, the PMO refused to entertain a request by the DRDO’s departmental peer review committee to extend the service of four of its lab directors beyond the age of 60 years.

In the past, recommendations of the peer review committee were routinely accepted by the government and in most cases scientists were given an extension of two years to four years. However, as reported by the India Today, the new government is keen to have a younger profile of scientists in the organization and has already expressed concern about the increasing age profile in a field that requires cutting edge technology and expertise.

Sources said that four scientists including Prof MP Kaushik (DRDE Director), Dr VC Padaki (DEBEL Director) and DS Sistla Ravind (LRDE Director) had been recommended by DRDO Chief Avinash Chander for an extension of service. While the file made it all the way through the appointments committee of cabinet, sources said that the request was turned at the Prime Minister’s desk. The DLRL Lab director is also not to get an extension of service.

Officials said that the decision not to grant an extension was taken as part of the government’s new policy to promote younger talent with PM Narendra Modi already instructing that at least five labs should have directors below the age of 35.

However, as things most top scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) who are tasked with creating weapons for future have passed the retirement age of 60 and are on service extensions.

The old age problem starts from the very head of the organization with DRDO chairman Avinash Chander already on two extensions. The previous government even approved a extraordinary contract to give Chander a 18-month contractual tenure from November when he turns 64, the maximum age till which service extensions can be given.

As reported by the India Today, most director generals at the headquarters and the heads of six of DRDO’s 54 labs and establishments are currently on extension. As many as 10 of the 16 top DRDO scientists are on extension. Internal surveys have found that nearly 87 per cent of the young scientists who join DRDO soon get disenchanted with the archaic, rigid structure of the research body that does not reward extraordinary performance with proportional career growth.

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DRDO – CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Approach – HESCO, Shuklapur Village – Picnic in the name of rural technology

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Another picnic spot developed by DRDO in HESCO, Shuklapur, Prem Nagar, Dehradun.

DRDO officials are found to visit hill area, earlier ITM, Mussoorie is very popular for all senior top DRDO officials especially in summer. The ITM Mussoorie conduct lot of courses in various topics/ subjects but passage of time it can be verified that the officials visiting Mussoorie is related with topic or not.

Now the country is vibrating in the name of corporate social responsibility and DRDO officials sense the pulse and catch the fish in right time.

R&D Eng, Pune, DRDO installed a mountain bridge in shuklapur for demonstration purpose and for photo session purpose July.

Sh Anil Dattar, DG and Dr. Guruprasd, Director, R&D (E) was the visited shuklapur and have good photo session for their profile but interestingly two more DRDO officials adjusted in frame one Dr A K Gupta, Ex Director, IRDE, Laser man and Sh R C Agarwal, SDR man. What they are doing there,  Dr Gupta did  bridge alignment with Laser, and Dr R C Agarwal collect the data of  mountain bridge resonance may be it help to complete his 100 crore project SDR in time – but it seems it looking impossible. Best part of their presence that both are in extension of service and wasting the precious tax payer’s money in Shukla pur picnic spot.

(from left to right) Dr AK Gupta, Director, Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) Dehradun, Dr S. Guruprasad, Director, Research & Development Establishment (Engineers), Pune, a village lady, Dr Anil Joshi, founder of the NGO Himalayan Environmental Studies & Conservation Organisation (HESCO), Dehradun, Shri RC Agarwal, Director, Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL), Dr R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and AM Datar, Director General, Armament & Combat Engineering Systems (ACE), DRDO.
(from left to right) Dr AK Gupta, Director, Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) Dehradun, Dr S. Guruprasad, Director, Research & Development Establishment (Engineers), Pune, a village lady, Dr Anil Joshi, founder of the NGO Himalayan Environmental Studies & Conservation Organisation (HESCO), Dehradun, Shri RC Agarwal, Director, Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL), Dr R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and AM Datar, Director General, Armament & Combat Engineering Systems (ACE), DRDO.

Today’s photo session was grand with Dr Manas Mandal, DG, Life Sciences, LIC man Dr Bhuwnesh Kumar, Dr Vijay veer, Director, Tezpur, who is famous for purchase daru from public fund, (double fayda home visit) Dr R B Srivastava, Director, DIHAR, Leh, he can contribute good inputs to HESCO specially in agriculture area of Uttarakhand mountain areas. Dr H B Batra, Director, DFRL, Mysore, He can give new ideas for recipes to Dr Anil Joshi, Padamshree for Uttarakhands agriculture products, Koda, Jungora etc.  Dr Guruparsad, Director, R&D E already given Mountain Bridge and fixed his life time boarding lodging with HESCO whenever he will tour to Uttarakhand, Rest bunch of DRDO officials were joined tour as outing. Dr MR Bhutyani, Director, DTRL, Dr Joglekar, Dr Naresh Kumar, Dr Nassem Ahmad, Director, DRL, Haldwani , Dr Atul Grower (both joined outing only to flatter Dr Manas Mandal), Dr S S  Negi, Director, IRDE was there because of compulsion, he is not related with subject nor this picnic is his cup of Tea.

Enjoy the photo session ……………

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DMSRDE, Kanpur – LDCE Result

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In DRDO the HR policy is depending upon Lab Director’s wish, DRDO labs conducted Limited Department Competitive Examination (LDCE) every year. Each labs conducting this with directors wish like in IRDE they conducts as per their union leader’s desire anyone who belongs to certain union member can appear as well cleared without any hitch, no one in administration have dare to challenge his/ her certificate / diploma/ degree which he/ she possess is from valid recognized institute or it is from any tom dick harry institute.

The Lab DEAL which is nearly 2.5 kM away from IRDE conducting Limited Department Competitive Examination (LDCE) with different rules. DEAL is not allowing such certificate / diploma/ degree, which IRDE accepting for their employees. The DEAL earlier accepted such certificate / diploma/ degree for their beloved ones but now they totally banned. Now employees are fighting these issues in courts.

In DRDO almost nearly more than 2000 employees working on the basis of unrecognized/ illegally arranged certificate / diploma/ degree.

Same story is repeated by other labs, recently on 29th October 2014 DMSRDE also conducted Limited Department Competitive Examination (LDCE) and Director as per his reputation encouraged such unrecognized/ illegally arranged certificate / diploma/ degree and as per sources that one candidate who possess diploma from Rajasthan Vidyapeeth not only allowed for LDCE but selected also without verifying his diploma, Dr A K Singh, DOP already send a letter ( DOP/01/03500/Lumpsump/M/01 dated 11 March 2014) to all Labs and establishment that certificate / diploma/ degree should be verified properly.

The case of Amit Chawla, STA, LASTEC is still not cleared by administration.

Dr A K Saxena, please before declaring  the result verify the authenticity of   certificate / diploma/ degree as per Dr A K Singh, DOP’s letter otherwise DMSRDE employees can be challenge the result  of LDCE in court.

Question No 1 – Whether Individual  took permission for perusing diploma from Rajasthan Vidyapeet.

Question No. 2 Whether administration of DMSRDE checked the fee receipt of all six semesters.

Question No 4 Whether he was taken leave for examination for six semester exam dates.

Question No 5. whether examination center is recognized by AICTE/UGC etc

 

आज नहीं तो कल फसेगा तो इससे तो अछा है की जो नौकरी ईमानदारी से चल रही है उसी में खुस रहो क्यों इन भ्रष्ट लोगो के चक्कर में पद कर ज़िन्दगी क्यों ख़राब करते हो I बाकि तुम्हारी मर्जी – Das Bhai

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Army Tramples on Faulty DRDO Study on Siachen Deployment

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By Pradip R Sagar
Published: 02nd Nov 2014 06:06:55 AM The New Indian Express – The Sunday Standard

Vigilant Indian soldier - Siachen
Vigilant Indian soldier – Siachen

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit this Diwali to the world’s highest battlefield, Siachen, to applaud the Indian army troops deployed there again brought into national focus the difficulty of operating under such adverse climatic conditions.

A study by Defence Research and Development Organisation, India’s premier defence research institute, to find solutions and shorten the acclimatization period has been junked by the Army.

Keeping unforeseen events in mind, the Army wanted to reduce the pre-acclimatisation training period to faster deploy its troops to high-altitude locations in cases of emergency. And for this, the DRDO was mandated to carry out a study on how to reduce the pre-acclimatisation training period in May 2009 with budget of over `3 crore. Delhi-based Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a wing of DRDO, carried out the study for which they selected 210 soldiers. In order to study the soldiers’ physiology changes, they were asked to stay in a make-shift chamber filled with nitrogen for intermittent periods. But the Army has rubbished the study report and criticised the methods adopted by the DIPAS scientists.

In a strongly worded four-page letter to DIPAS on 10 September, the office of the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) has raised serious objections and sought explanation on various key points related to the study including selection of troops for the study, use of multiple investigators to collect data, use of master step test as an indicator of exercise performance for high altitude and disparity in heart rate date from the same cohort at different points of the report.

DIPAS had used intermittent hypoxia study at sea level before dispatching soldiers to high-altitude locations. Explaining the terminology, a DRDO scientist said that Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT) is a test protocol usually given to the individual with reduced oxygen concentration as prevailed in high altitude for pre-acclimatising them at sea level in a normobaric hypoxic chamber, before they are deployed for high mountain warfare.

On the basis the outcome of the study, two costly normobaric hypoxic chambers were planned to be set up in Chandigarh to cater northern command and Sukhna for eastern command troops with a cost of over `10 lakh.

Reacting strongly to the samples of troops taken, that had men who had already served in high-altitude postings, the DGAFMS raised concerns on the validity of conclusions drawn from the data presented. While seeking justification for the selection of re-inductees as study subjects, the Army has said, “Current knowledge on the phenomenon of de-acclimatisation is limited. It is accepted by many experts in the field that certain physiological changes induces on exposure on high altitude may persist beyond one month of return to sea level.”

“Hence the choice of re-inductees as study subjects raises questions about the validity of date being presented, especially since the aim of the project is to extrapolate the findings to healthy soldiers being rapidly inducted to high altitude, in all probability, for the first time,” DGAFMC said in his detailed response to DIPAS study.

When contacted, DRDO spokesperson Ravi Gupta refused to comment as it is a classified matter.

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RTI-PMO- Sh Avinash Chander, DG, DRDO, Secretary, DRD, SA to RM

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To                                                                       2nd November 2014
Shri Syed Ekram Rizwi,
CPIO, PMO,
South Block,
New Delhi – 110011

Hello,
Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in respect of Rule 4 of CCS(Conducts) Rules 1964 – “Employment of near relatives of Govt. servants in companies or firms”, GOI [MHA OM No. 25/43/55-Ests.(A), dated 19.01.1956] – “ Propriety of sons and near relatives of Class I (now Group A) officers seeking employment in private firms which enjoy Government patronage” and GOI [MHA OM No. 24/43/56-Ests.(A), dated 26.05.1957] – Awarding of contract to a firm in which son/daughter/dependent of an officer is employed.

Shri Avinash Chander is holding the post of Secretary, DRD since 31 May 2013.
PMO is custodian of information related to Secretary of all Ministries/Department.
kindly provide following information under Section 6(1) of RTI Act.

1. Whether son/daughter/wife of Shri Avinash Chander is proprietor, partner, shareholder or employee of the any company, firm or business group that deals with any procurement /supply /fabrication/business/contracts related activity in any Establishment/Unit/Lab of DRDO. (Yes/No)
2. If answer to point(1) is Yes then provide the following details:
i. Relation with family member (son/daughter/wife)
ii. Name & address of family member/dependent
iii. Name of Company/Firm/Business Group with address
iv. Relation with Company/Firm – Proprietor /Partner /Shareholder or Employee
v. Stake in Company/Firm of the family member in case partner or shareholder
3. If answer to point(1) is Yes then provide the following details regarding contracts awarded/Supply Orders issued by DRDO to that company/firm during the years 2010 -2014
i. Total cost of contracts awarded/supply orders issued to that company/firm
ii. Total number of contracts awarded/supply order issued to that company/firm
4. If answer to point(1) is Yes then whether Shri Avinash Chander declared the facts and desist himself from the dealing of the case while award of contract/supply order or exercise patronage in favour of the company/firm as required under Rules 4 of CCS(Conducts) Rule 1964. (Yes/No)
5. If answer to point (4) is Yes then provide the copies of declarations submitted by Shri Avinash Chander to DRDO/MOD/Government of India
6. .Whether Shri Avinash Chander intimated to Government under provisions of Rule 4 of CCS (Conducts) Rules, 1964 regarding acceptance of employment of his son/daughter/dependent in the company/firm that has official dealing with DRDO. (Yes/No)
7. If answer to point (6) is Yes then provide copy of intimation regarding acceptance of employment by son/daughter/dependent under the provisions of Rule 4 of CCS (Conducts) Rules, 1964.

Regards
Prabhu Dandriyal,
21-Sunderwala, Raipur,
Phone 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website www.corruptionindrdo.com

Registration Number PMOIN/R/2014/61523

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Sh Avinash Chander is not interested to take any action on DMSRDE corruption cases

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To                                                                                                        1st  November 2014
Hon’ble
Shri Arun Jaitly,
Raksha Mantri,
Room No 104, South Block,
New Delhi-110011

 

SUBJECT:  Sh Avinash Chander is not interested to take any action on DMSRDE corruption cases.

Sir,

I would like to draw your kind attention towards corruption in tunes of crores at Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur, an establishment under Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena was appointed as Scientist ‘C’ on 28.04.1984 in DMSRDE, Kanpur and since then he is continuously posted at DMSRDE, Kanpur since last 30 years. He has not been transferred even for a day from Kanpur and since the date of his posting he is working at Kanpur.  The roots of the Dr. Saxena while working at DMSRDE, Kanpur has become so deep that he was involved in various activities involving the financial & other administrative irregularities.

Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Scientist ‘G’ was appointed as Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur wef 01 January 2011. In spite of the fact that he has been involved in various financial and administrative irregularities , Dr. Saxena was  promoted to the rank of Scientist ‘H’ wef 02 August 2012 and since then he is  holding the rank of Scientist ‘H’ and working as Director, DMSRDE.

The right from his appointment as Director, he was involved in various kinds of administrative & financial irregularities that lead corruption in tunes of crores. Several complaints were made against Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena to then Defence Minister by some scientists of DMSRDE.

Being a RTI activist and social worker running a website corruptionindrdo.com to expose the corruption in DRDO, also made as far as 12 complaints regarding corruption in procurements of various instruments & materials etc in DMSRDE by Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director, DMSRDE to CVC, Hon’ble Defence Minister and DGR&D, DRDO. These complaints were filed during 29 Nov 2013 to 11 June 2014. Total cost of store items procured against which complaints were filed is about Rs. 7.5 crore. A complete list of complaints filed by me to CVC and Hon’ble Defence Minister is annexed as Annexure No. -1.

All the aforesaid complaints made have been endorsed by Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). CVC has taken cognizance of aforesaid complaints and registered on prima facia.  These complaints have been forwarded to Chief Vigilance Office (CVO), Ministry of Defence for further enquiry/investigation of the aforesaid complaints. Under the provisions of RTI Act 2005 the CPIO, CVC vide letter no. CVC/RTI/13/1862/241925 dated 18.03.2014 informed to me that his complaints have been forwarded to CVO (MOD) for investigation.

Under RTI Act, CPIO, CVO MOD informed that all complaints have been forwarded to Director, Vigilance & Security, DRDO for further inquiry and asked the consolidated report from DRDO vide their letter dated 04 August 2014.

Meantime, A FFIC was constituted by Shri Avinash Chander, DG, DRDO to inquire the complaints against Dr. Saxena. The Fact Finding Inquiry Committee visited DMSRDE, Kanpur on 13th – 14th, March 2014 for inquiry on the complaint submitted against Dr. Saxena. The said committee submitted its report to Shri Avinash Chander but no action taken by DRDO against Dr. Saxena, Director.

It is very surprising and interesting that Shri Avinash Chander again set up another four members Fact Finding Inquiry Committee  under chairmanship of Dr. D.C. Pandey, Scientist ‘H’ LRDE and three members Sri Hari Babu Srivastava, Scientist ‘G’, Director, LASTECH, Sri Jagdeep, Scientist ‘F’ and Sri R.S. Mehta, Joint Director. The said committee visited DMSRDE, Kanpur recently on 9-10 July 2014. Therefore constitution of two FFIC by Shri Avinash Chander establishes that there were complaints against Dr. Saxena but to give him patronage and support the Shri Avinash Chander set up illegal FFIC. This second FFIC also submitted its report to Shri Avinash Chander but still no action against Dr. A.K Saxena took place by DRDO.

Interestingly, 31st October in the eve of Vigilance week, Sh. R.S. Mehta, Joint Director, Vigilance, DRDO in his address mentioned to audience that how the corrupt practices adopted by Director, DMSRDE and his team in procurement cases.

Sir, it is not understandable that why Shri Avinash Chander constituted two fact finding committees? Why DRDO is silent on corruption cases of DMSRDE, Kanpur? Why Shri Avinash Chander is protecting Dr. A.K. Saxena?

In light of the above mentioned facts, it is requested that speedy action needed to save precious funds of poor tax payers. Dr A K Saxena openly using same corrupt practices in ongoing procurements cases. He told to his beloved team that Dr. V Bhujanga Rao, DG,NS&IC directed that left Rs 13 crores should be spend up to 31st March 2015 positively.

Regards
 
Prabhu  Dandriyal
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Annexure:-

  1. List of complaints/cases filed to CVC and Defence Minister against Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur

    DMSRDE CVC Cases
    DMSRDE CVC Cases