To 12th March 2014The CPIO, RTI CellMinistry of External AffairsRoom No. 2021, A Wing, Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, 23-D, Janpath, New Delhi – 110 011
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 was launched in the US on 2 August 2013. Crowe and Company, South Carolina, USA in presences of then honorable Ms Nirupama Rao, Indian Ambassador at a function at the US Chamber of Commerce, 615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062.
Provide me the copy of request letter of DRDO to manage the above event launch of EDK Kit in presences of then honorable Ms Nirupama Rao, Indian Ambassador in USA.
Please provide the copy of company profile and related papers submitted along with DRDO request the name of Company which signed the MoU with DRDO was Crowe and Company 975 Bacons Bridge Road Summerville, SC 29485.
Copy of necessary approval given to honorable Ms Nirupama Rao, Indian Ambassador by Ministry of External Affairs to attend the function and provide required assistance to DRDO team.
To 11th March 2014Shri RAKESH KUMAR,D.D. (PG) & C.P.I.O.,(Registration & Coordination),R.No 05, RTI Cell / RB,Railway Board, New Delhi -110001
Hello,
Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 in respect of Bio-Toilets to Be Installed In 2500 Coaches at Rs. 1 Lakh per Unit. A per DRDO website the Bio-Toilets will be manufactured at the Kapurthala Coach Factory in association with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and will be installed in the coaches.
Information Sought
Provide the certified copy of MoU for Bio-Toilets technology between DRDO and Ministry of Railways
The status of Bio-Toilets proposal.
Total amount if any provided to DRDO in respect of Bio-Toilets technology.
To 11th March 2014Sh Anil Kumar Srivastava,U/Secretary & CPIO, Water Divison, 8th Floor,Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex,Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003
Hello,
Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 in respect of FICCI in association with the Ministry of Defence and DRDO organised a MoU Exchange programme between DRDO and Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation for Implementation of Bio-Digester based Eco-friendly Toilets in all Gram Panchayats in the country.
Information Sought
Provide the certified copy of MoU of Exchange programme between DRDO and Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation for Implementation of Bio-Digester based Eco-friendly Toilets in all Gram Panchayats in the country.
To 11th March 2014Sh Samir Ranjan Amin,U/Secretary & CPIO,Room No – 340, Office of Director of Vigilance,B- Wing Sena Bhawan,Rajaji Marg, New Delhi -110105
Hello,
Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 in respect of Smt. T Chandra Banu, Scientist F, DRDO Hqrs. A complaint No 1750/09/10 was sent to you by CVC regarding illegal appointment of Smt. T Chandra Banu as Scientist F by DRDO. CVC several time send advices for reverting of Smt. T Chandra Banu the matter is still pending in your end. Smt. T Chandra Banu will be retiring from the service on 30th June 2014.
Information Sought
Provide the certified copies CVC advices in the regard of complaint No 1750/09/10.
Provide the status of complaint against Smt. T Chandra Banu, Scientist F, DRDO Hqrs
Provide the DRDO Hqrs reply on the subject matter.
Like the MoU signed with Crowe And Company, LLC 975 Bacons Bridge Rd, Summerville, South Carolina 29485-4118 United States, DRDO is habitual to signed MoU’s and compromising the vital defence information to foreign origins.
For Air force application /telemetry and tele-command application 8 -18 GHz is vital frequency band as it covers two octaves.
MTRDC, DRDO, Bangalore based on Air force requirement signed MoU for development of micro wave tube with M/s Thomson – CSF, USA ignoring their own competence and capabilities of BEL, Bangalore.
One such tube supplied to DEAL, DRDO, Dehradun never worked and late Sh K N Rao, Scientist ‘G’ succumbed to injury due to mounting pressure of timely delivery of the project.
All these MoU’s are futile exercises only thing that the persons behind these MoU’s gets short term personal gains.
Nikki Hailey,
Governor, South Carolina; Shri Avinash Chander, SA to
RM, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and DG,
DRDO; Ms Nirupama Rao, Indian Ambassador in US;
Dr John Holdren, Senior Adviser to the US President
on S&T; Ron Somers, President USIBC; Dr A Didar
Singh, Secretary General, FICCI; Ms Faye Crowe,
CEO, Crowe & Co; Shri S Sundaresh, DS and CC R&D
(ACE&SI), DRDO; Shri S Radhakrishnan, Director,
Industry Interface and Technology Management (IITM),
DRDO; Shri KVR Murty, IFA, R&D; Dr SN Asthana and
Dr Rennie M Roy.
US Firm Signs Pact to Acquire DRDO’S Technology for Explosive Detection Kit
A USA based firm Crowe & Company, LLC has entered into a licensing agreement with DRDO to acquire the technology of Explosive Detection Kit developed by the High Energy Material Research Lab (HEMRL), Pune, one of the constituent laboratories of DRDO. An MoU to the effect was signed by Dr. Subhananda Rao, Director HEMRL on behalf of DRDO, and Ms. Faye Crowe, President, Crowe & Company, LLC, USA here today.
HEMRL has developed the kit for quick detection and identification of explosives that can detect and identify explosives based on any combination of nitro esters, nitramines, trinitrotoluene (TNT), dynamite or black powder. The testing requires only 3 to 5 mg of suspected sample and only 3 or 4 drops of reagents. The explosive detection kit comes packed in a box the size of a vanity case and in miniature vials that can be kept in shirt pockets. It contains reagents capable of detecting explosives, even in extremely small, trace quantities.
Crowe & Company had approached FICCI under DRDO-FICCI, ATAC programme to enter into MoU for licensing agreement with DRDO for the said technology. In the past FICCI has also facilitated a similar kind of licensing agreement for explosive detection kit between DRDO an Indian company, named, Vantage Integrated Security Solutions (P) Ltd. The DRDO – FICCI Accelerated Technology Assessment & Commercialisation (ATAC) programme is a unique initiative that aims for commercialisation of cutting edge technologies developed by various labs of DRDO for civilian applications.
Speaking on the occasion Dr. Prahlada, Distinguished Scientist & Chief Controller R&D (Aeronautics & Services Interaction), DRDO, the key architect of DRDO-FICCI ATAC initiative, said “the ATAC programme has achieved a major milestone with the US Company taking DRDO technology for use by US homeland security and for international markets.” Dr Prahlada further said that the present technology can also be helpful to control illegal trafficking of the explosive materials as it can equally detect and identify explosive materials in the pre- and post-blast scenarios.
Mr S. Sundaresh, Distinguished Scientist & Chief Controller R&D (Armaments & Combat Engg.) stated that the technology is very effective and is in use by Indian security forces and would now help the international community also. Speaking on the occasion Dr. Subhananda Rao, Distinguished Scientist & Director HEMRL, Pune informed that through the explosive detection kit, the security forces can instantly identify the explosive that was used for the detonation in the aftermath of a blast. They just have to take a sample of the residues from the scene of the crime and test it against the chemicals given in the kit. The change in colour tells them if the explosive used is RDX, TNT, PETN or any other chemical. Highlighting the features of the technology Mr S. Radhakrishnan, Director, DIITM, DRDO informed that the present technology is being widely used by the bomb detection squads of the Indian Army, paramilitary and police in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Mr Radhakrishnan further informed that the present licensing agreement with M/s Crowe & Company is a major milestone and it also signifies DRDO solution for a global problem.
Ms Faye Crowe, President of Crowe & Company said that after getting the necessary approvals from the US regulatory institutions they are planning to introduce the explosive detection kit to the US army and US homeland security forces and in other international markets.
On the occasion of the signing of MoU, Mr Nirankar Saxena Director, FICCI said that he was delighted to see DRDO technology entering into the international domain for addressing one of the major concerns related to homeland security.
To 10th March 2014Samir Ranjan AminU/Secretary & CPIORoom No – 340, Office of Director of VigilanceB- Wing Sena BhawanRajaji Marg, New Delhi -110105
Hello,
Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 in respect Dr Anil Kumar Maini, Director, LASTEC, DRDO. As quoted in various news papers that some complaints submitted against Dr Anil Kumar Maini to Ministry of Defence.
Information Sought
Provide the certified copy of complaints and annexure pending against Dr Anil Kumar Maini, Director, LASTEC, DRDO.
Provide the status of complaints against Dr Anil Kumar Maini, Director, LASTEC, DRDO.
DR. A.K. SAXENA’S REACTION ON COMPLIANT TO CVC, DEFENCE MINISTER & DG R&D, DRDO on Subject: Complaint against Dr. A. K. Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, DRDO, Kanpur- 50 LIT HIGH TEMPERATURE MONEL REACTOR(COST:Rs. 74 lakh 25 thousand) dated 24 December 2013
New Year 2014 address by Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur on 01 January 2014 among all officials of DMSRDE in Auditorium Hall
Speech was in Hinglish.
(Total length of clip is 36.02 minutes out of which this part is from 23:55 to 26:42) dr ak saxena’s speech part 1 (for audio click on high lighted words)
Two major question – one is Headquarter is with me. He is support us
Who is He – ShAvinash Chander, Sh Bhujanga Rao or Dr.A K Singh?
Second is if reactor’s design is copy right of DMSRDE then what is meaning of M/s De Dietrich Process Systems India Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai mail which received by Dr A K Saxena via Mr Anish Gupta from M/s Manglam Traders with attached annexure
From: Anish Gupta mangalam26@bsnl.in
Date: Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 6:54 PM
Subject: Offer for High Temp. Reaction Unit
To: AKSAXENA arvsaxena@gmail.com
“The line diagram attached is not exactly as per their offer, they have forwarded us understand it will be somehow like the same. As per our line of requirement they will send us in 2 to 3 days.”
Subsequently Dr. Saxena forwarded this mail to Sh JN Srivastava
From: arvind saxena arvsaxena@gmail.com
To: jn_sri@rediffmail.com
Subject: Fwd: Offer for High Temp. Reaction Unit
Dr. Saxena can you explain what does the meaning the following enclosed drawing of 50 Lt Reactor unit, is it your copy right or property of M/s De Dietrich Process Systems India Pvt. Ltd
DMSRDE’s official can judge themselves who is …………………………….
To 8th April 2014Sh Avinash ChanderDG, DRDO, SA to RMDRDO Bhawan, Rajaji MargNew Delhi- 110105
Subject: Illegal (Avaidh) Paisa Vasooli from officials of DMSRDE by Mr. Hirendra Pratap Singh, Senior Admin Assistant, DMSRDE, Kanpur under patronage of Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, KANPUR(Encash the pressure of APAR season)
Sir,
It seems that your good office is helpless and not able to manage the DRDO administration, throughout the DRDO establishments in chaos.
Your administration threatened scientist that if you file RTI then you will be transferred to Tezpur, It is common modus of DRDO management.
Labs bosses are allowing supplier to work without supply order matter will settle later on (LRSAM Rs 3 crores case)
One is writing that incentive for higher qualification was distributed after verification, and same time other one writing that without verifications you are sending cases for incentive grant. One is writing these persons having no recognized diploma/ degrees, other one honouring same persons with awards. Harassments of schedule cast community recent cases in DEAL and DRDE.
God will help you; this is the situation when you are working in regular capacity, what will happen after 30th November when you will work in contractual capacity.
In continuation to my complaint against Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director, DMSRDE regarding Misuse of Staff Car, a new case came in light in connection with same programme that held on 23 March 2014 in which Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director, DMSRDE Kanpur and his family was chief guest.
Mr. Hirendra Pratap Singh, SAA is presently posted in Rajbhasha Division, DMSRDE and few months back he was transferred from Material Management Division (MMG) to Rajbhasha Division.
Mr. Hirendra Pratap Singh desired his posting in Finance Division. In order to please Dr. Saxena, he planned a programme with Dr. Saxena & his family as Chief Guest on 23 March 2014.
Mr. Hirendra Pratap Singh, SAA is Manager (Prabandhak) of “VIDYA VIKAS SAMITI NYAS” SARWANGPUR, KANPUR NAGAR. He asked money/fund from all employees of DMSRDE during 20-22 March 2014 for the said “NISHULKA CHIKITSA PARAMARS KENDRA”.
Keeping in view of security of the employees the names & receipt no. has been concealed.
Rs. 51/- to Rs. 501/- were collected from officers & employees on the name of Dr. Saxena by telling that Dr. AK Saxena & his family is chief guest of this function. As this is APAR season so people contributed due to fear of Dr. Saxena, Director.
Sample receipt with name & signature of Mr. Hirendra Pratap Singh is enclosed.
To ask for or accept contributions to or otherwise associate himself in the raising of any funds other collections in cash or in kind in pursuance of any object whatsoever- Rule 12 of CCS (Conducts) Rule 1964 is an activity requiring prior permission/sanction. (See Swamy’s Handbook – Conduct Rules)
Under the provisions of Rule 12 of CCS (Conducts) Rules 1964 – Subscriptions – No Government servant shall, except with the previous sanction of the Government or of the prescribed authority, ask for or accept contributions to, or otherwise associate himself with the raising of, any funds or other collections in cash or in kind in pursuance of any object whatsoever.
Thereby, Mr. Hirendra Pratap Singh, SAA grossly violated Rule 12 of CCS (Conducts) Rules 1964 with consent of Dr. AK Saxena, Director.
It can be imagined the situation of the Defence Establishment where one employee is collecting funds to please the Director of the Establishment.
Kindly take disciplinary action against Mr. Hirendra Pratap Singh, SAA and appropriate inquiry on illegal paisa vasooli.
Monday, 24 February 2014 – 7:32pm IST | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA
DNA Correspondent
Young scientists are leaving India’s premier defence research agency in large numbers.
Defence Research Development Organisation (Drdo), responsible for developing indigenous defence systems, has not been able to retain its young scientists over the last seven years or so.
Close to 1,000 scientists have resigned from Drdo since 2007, but it is the exit of young scientists (Scientist ‘B’ and Scientist ‘C’ grades) that is a cause of concern.
The scientists in these grades are critical for research and development of a number of indigenous defence projects in areas such as aeronautics, armaments, combat vehicles, electronics and missiles.
Between 2007 and 2009, around 285 scientists in ‘B’ grade and 162 in ‘C’ resigned. Over the next four years, between 2010 and 2013, there was a small drop as 162 in grade ‘B’ and 77 in ‘C’ resigned.
The flight of the younger scientists is in complete contrast to the resignation to the senior scientists in ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’ ‘G’ ‘Outstanding’ ‘Distinguished’ categories, as between 2007 and 2013 only 86 resigned.
Following the high attrition rate in 2012, mainly due to availability better opportunities and incentives in the private sector, the ministry of defence (MoD) announced a few incentives and corrective measures to retain scientists.
The measures included two additional increments on promotion to each Grade, up to six variable increments on promotion granted on fast track, professional update allowance to all scientists, fast track promotions through assessments, opportunity to acquire higher qualifications at reputed institutes viz. IIT`s / IISc, etc. as Drdo sponsored candidate, young Scientists, Scientist of the Year and other Drdo awards in recognition to their contributions and creation of excellent infrastructure facilities at work places and residential complexes.
The incentives, however, have not been able to stop the exodus. Defence minister AK Antony said in Parliament recently that ‘personal and for pursuing higher studies’ as the reason for the scientists leaving the organisation.
Drdo has a sanctioned strength of 7,500 and is currently short of a few hundred scientists.
Appeal to clean DRDO of corrupt and anti-national officials
