Nowadays, DRDO’s Corporate Directors are running the organization like their own personal fiefdom, with AFHQ cadre personal acting as their courtiers.
DRDO is rapidly heading towards a downward spiral; the organization’s Corporate Director shows no regard for the institution and is blatantly flouting rules to engineer new arrangements that secure personal perks and safeguard their own future.
The current nexus of DRDO’s Corporate Directors is with the help of the Additional Financial Advisor, who, for unseen reasons or vested interests, also appears to support these Corporate Directors. The DG BrahMos agenda is an open example, where the Additional Financial Advisor attended the Board meeting and supported the DG BrahMos for an unprecedented proposal, which, as alleged, formed part of an anti-institutional agenda involving the removal of DG MSS from the BrahMos Board.
As Additional Financial Advisor, he was aware that Mr. Nanda Company opposed the proposal and resigned because it was against the laid-down provisions of the Company Act.
• The same Distinguished Scientist promotion case is also the same: its own rules are being ignored, disregarding the DRDO’s laid-down rules, because no one is taking responsibility for running the organization properly.
This happening is also giving a new thought to DRDO Chairmanship aspirants: if they want to become DRDO Secretary, they should follow the DG BrahMos’ steps — you have to not approach the Minister, but make happy the Minister’s son and OSD, especially political OSDs, etc.
It is not a secret thing; only observe the tenders, works allotted by the DG BrahMos since he got the post.
Each order, whether Lucknow BrahMos, from constructions to till date — who got the order, then sublet to whom — everything, from pin to missile parts, each order was rigged and is still going in the same manner.
This is up to GOI that it can be verified thoroughly by calling records and other available means, with the help of a dedicated IB officers. Only if the DG BrahMos is focused upon, that will prove how many new vendors were created by the DG, what their backgrounds and experiences are, and, specially, how much production was actually completed during his tenure. And the best part is, it is observed that since last one year, the Russian part is not certified even for one single missile till date.
Hope it is enough to open the eyes of MoD.
Rest still waiting for Honorable Prime Minister’s blessing for DRDO.
Jai Hind.
DS Distinguished Scientists promotion Case
The main problem is that there is no transparency and accountability in the system. With these two things totally missing and full Bureaucratic Control over the entire system ensures that the corrupt ecosystem which exists in DRDO and DPSUs supported by the Bureaucracy and political dispensation rules and carries out decisions and changes which suits their end gains (which is to fleece public money and to ensure post retirement benefits).
The Prime Minister is also totally helpless. Example is the corruption in Rs 7900 Cr IACCS project of IAF where the Prime Minister himself gave the directive for a CBI enquiry into the corruption reported in implementing the project (with DRDO directly involved). However even after CBI filing a FIR against ex CMD BEL and others in Dec’22 no action has been taken in the case.
The corrupt ecosystem is so strong that even the PrimeMinister has to compromise since the PMO is also ruled by the Bureaucracy!
Only God can save this country from this corrupt ecosystem.