ByJosy Joseph, TNN | Mar 13, 2013, 04.14 AM IST
NEW DELHI: A high profile campaign mounted to ensure an extension for the Defence Research and Development Organisation chief has failed to impress the government and it has decided not to extend the tenure of V K Saraswat, who is set to retire in May.
The decision is being seen as part of the ongoing effort to immediately roll out an ambitious roadmap to significantly improve indigenisation of military procurement, pull up military research and minimize corruption in defence deals. The unusual hurry has been brought about by embarrassing revelations about payment of over Rs 350 crore kickbacks in the VVIP helicopter scandal.
The government is finalising a proposal to amend the Defence Procurement Procedure to make ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’ the first priority in defence procurement and thus bring in Indian private sector in a big way into defence manufacture.
There is also a move to remove software and advisory and consultancy services from the list of offset services that foreign defence companies can offer to India. Sources in the military establishment see the move to deny an extension to Saraswat as part of these efforts.
Over the past several months, there has been an aggressive effort by Saraswat and his well-wishers to secure an extension for the missile scientist. Among high profile persons to endorse Saraswat’s extension was former president and the most famous DRDO chief, A P J Abdul Kalam.
Sources said Kalam had sent an eloquent endorsement of Saraswat, who has also been actively seeking to stay in office for a longer period. Besides being the director general of DRDO, he is also the scientific advisor to the defence minister and secretary (defence research and development).
Saraswat’s tenure ran into trouble last year after a special financial audit of DRDO found many lacunae in the way financial powers were exercised by the DRDO chief. The defence ministry later found that a mid-2010 order issued to hike the financial powers of the DRDO chief went against the norms recommended by a high powered committee headed by former defence secretary and present CVC Pradeep Kumar.
The Pradeep Kumar committee had recommended several measures based on the report of Rama Rao committee for overhauling DRDO functioning and improving its efficiency. The financial powers were hiked selectively, but without getting CAG approval as had been recommended, the government later found.
The defence ministry in September 2012 issued an order saying the DRDO chief would take all financial decisions in consultation with the finance division of the ministry. The DRDO chief until then had autonomous power to grant financial approvals up to Rs 50 crore.
Sources said the government is also not happy with the progress made in implementing Rama Rao committee report. An immediate time-bound roadmap is expected for implementation of the report.
WHY DRDO FAILED TO HELP THE INDIAN DEFENCE NEEDS.
Until CORRUPTION is eradicted from DRDO, it is totally a wasteful expenditure to government of India to spend on DRDO. The Government can reshape India into an affluent country in 3 yrs if goes slow on missile program for 5 years and spend that amount on poor.
Defence Laboratory at Jodhpur in Rajasthan was the most CORRUPT and DANGEROUS place for honest researchers in 1980s and 1990s.
ORGANIZED GANG OF TERROR.
Before I was kept under captivity by three members of workers Union in 1992, one undesirable incident took place. In 1980’s the Defence Laboratory was literally under the control of two leaders of workers union. Two Leaders of Workers Union were claiming they were equivalent to Director of the laboratory. The encouragement has come from a top official at DRDO Head Quarters. Some senior scientists who were corrupt have nurtured three union leaders as gang to terrorize me so that I would leave the laboratory in vain. They also misbehaved with others to keep scientists under their grip. A union leader noticed that I went as a visitor to an officers’ flat in the colony within the Defence Laboratory campus. He (D.S.) stood in middle of quarters with a big log of wood and started shouting and threatened me saying “if you dare, come out and see what happens”. I was stranded for nearly one hour. His brother, who was also an employee at the lab’ also stood next to him. None dared to stop him in the entire colony. After 1 hour, a Lt.Colonel, Security Oficer arrived at the scene. The union leader silently walked away to his quarter. No action was taken by the security officer and the Director of the laboratory on the union leader. This is how the laboratory turned into most dangerous place for me for being a serious and honest researcher.
PENSION DELAYED FOR NOT GIVING BRIBE- subjecting me a loss of Rs.50,000/-
The administrative staff at the Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur seems to be taking a bribe of Rs 1000/ from every person who is being retired from the service in DRDO, so as to give pension in time. In 1997, I have requested the Administration to send my pension to Indian Overseas Bank at Noida. For not giving them the required bribe they have sent my pension papers to Gaziabad. Also they have delayed sending my pension papers and payment of my pension for 16 months. I am supposed to get my pension papers and amount due on the day of retirement. The Administrative Officer arranged for himself to get his pension papers and dues on the day of his retirement. For me, my pension was calculated at Gaziabad after 16 months on 16/2/99 instead of immediately receiving in October or November 1997. As a result I am not paid my commutation in October 2012, and I may get next year in February or March 2014, subjecting me a huge loss of nearly Rs 50,000/ .
MERIT IS TOTALLY IGNORED
(The credit was suppressed by senior scientists)
DEVELOPED AN ITEM BETTER THAN BRITISH MAKE
I have developed along with my junior colleague a Thin Film Scintillator for better detection of beta particles from radioisotopes like carbon- 14. It could help in detecting even an alpha emitter. In case of any nuclear bombing, say, 5 km away, it can help to know in 10 minutes whether the drinking water supply to the public is safe or not.
Made a ‘better Thin Scintillator’ than the British make: Pictures of British make and locally made scintillator can be seen at http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/1010/resume.html
M. A. Padmanabha Rao , M. R. Patel, Superior performance of a Thin Film Scintillator developed here over the Thin Plastic Scintillator from NE (U.K), Proceedings of the 8th National Symposium on Radiation physics, Bombay, pp.180-183, 17-19 January, 1990.
The development of the item released by the Director as Technical Report was supposed to be sent to the Scientific Advisor at DRDO Head Quarters. When I showed it to the Director of the Defence Laboratory and Chief Controller from DRDO, the latter simply said “ I am not an expert. I am only a chemist”. I was not given any credit for the development of the item. Instead, I got only one promotion in 14 yrs when everyone else got 3 promotions.
PROMOTIONS by making FALSE CLAIMS
In 1983, one chemist purchased electronic items from a firm at Chandigrah and with the help of a firm changed the name from Ph meter into ‘Water dissolved salts meter’ and supplied to army and made simultaneously 10 lakh Rupees. The scientist became Director of the Defence laboratory at Jodhpur.
Another chemist purchased a water purification system from Thermax company at Pune, fitted on to an army truck. The truck was shown to former Prime Minister Chandra Sekhar during DRDO Exhibition at Delhi claiming it as a development at Defence laboratory, at Jodhpur. The scientist two ranks junior to me became my senior by 1997.
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MISUSE OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS AT DEFENCE LABORATORY, JODHPUR
In 1983-1984, the Director called me and verbally instructed me to purchase an apron, shirt, pant, shoes etc for 32 people on the pretext of Radiation Protection for radiation workers but to hand over to grade III workers through in-charge of sweepers. He carefully avoided putting on paper. He slowly started training me into corrupt practices. It has been a dangerous preposition, so I refused to purchase the items.
PROMOTIONS TO FAVOR CLOSE ASSOCIATES
The Director forced me twice and got up-gradation of Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of his two favorite scientists.
1. He called me and my junior officer to his office and asked to fill ACR of an SSA giving excellent grade and ‘out of turn promotion’. I have shown reluctance to recommend him ‘out of turn promotion’ that will make him supersede many of his colleagues. My colleague took advantage and graded the ACR as desired by the Director. As a result, the SSA could supersede many in his rank.
2. In another occasion, the Director called me and a Deputy Director to his office and forced to fill a ACR and up-grade to ‘Excellent grade’ for a Scientist B who has been in Meteorology Department. We did as there was no other way. The person got benefitted thus became my senior by 1997 and downgraded my ACR that is how I lost my last promotion due in 1997. One Stores Officer told me he could make enough money by acting as Officer- in- Charge of Sores. Some people could make Crores of Rupees.
3. One scientist came from Kanpur and appointed as Scientist C got Excellent rank every year. His ACRs were filled in the Director’s residence.
4. (a) One matriculate with a diploma in Engineering got regular promotions and ultimately reached to the rank of Scientist E. In one interview he falsely claimed that he is looking after ‘film badge service’ in the DRDO’s Interview Board at Delhi in connivance of the Director, (b) Another scientist who joined by ‘campus selection’ falsely claimed in the DRDO’s Interview Board for absorbing into permanent post that he is working on neutron radiography, in connivance of the Director. Now he is at Director level at Delhi.
5. One Director Grade I related to Scientific Advisor could serve nearly for 10 yrs even after retirement, while such rarest privilege is denied to others.
This is how promotions are given in DRDO not by merit but on some other reasons.
I have given the necessary feedback to Government of India, but it is impossible to improve from the current situation.
Dear Sir,
M. A. Padmanabha Rao Ph.D (A.I.I.M.S ) DRDO born in British service so that they have practice of corruption there is no limit every drdo lab is corrupt they spend money for our family, promotions are given in DRDO not by merit but on some other reasons.
unfit is fit in drdo only for corruption work drdo need not wont research work only corruption may be need
jaihind………………..
INDIAN DISCOVERER – LOCKED UP within the DEFENCE LABORATORY at JODHPUR, INDIA while working late in the evening.
Institutions are supposed to help and encourage researchers if desired to work late hours after officer hours. The situation at Defence Laboratory, at Jodhpur in Rajasthan was the other way. In 1990s working for 8 hours have been insufficient for me, when I have realized so much of unfinished role as scientific discoverer of optical emission from radioisotopes and XRF (X-ray fluorescent) sources. There was a need to repeat the experiments twice or thrice to ensure that the experimental claims that I am making are flawless from errors and reproducible. And the experiments have to be done in dark room, otherwise if the photomultiplier with which I was working would be damaged in no time, if exposed to light by mistake. So the laboratory door had to be closed. The laboratory security was looked after by an army officer. Routinely, at 5-30 PM an army jawan was in the habit of closing all the rooms of the laboratory one after another. If any scientist wishes to work beyond office hours, he had to take prior permission from the Director of the Laboratory. For few times, I sought permission to work late. The army soldier fed up with me for not allowing him to close my laboratory in time. One evening I was doing my research work seriously without realizing the time and also forgotten to take permission. I was under the presumption that time is not over since the army jawan has not yet visited me. When I looked into my watch, it was 7-30 or 8-00 PM. When I came out of my room I found most lights in the corridor switched off, all other rooms closed, and none of the staff members present in the entire laboratory. The main gates of the laboratory were sealed. I did not know how to get out and go home. In those days cell phones were literally unknown to most people. Fortunately, one telephone was available in my laboratory. I rang up the security to open the gates. After 15 minutes, I could go home.
THIS IS HOW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES WERE DONE BY ME IN INDIA
After few years of research I was able to detect for the first time that radioisotopes and XRF sources emit light. But it was insufficient in science. I had to explain by a previously unknown phenomenon how the light emission takes place. I had to work so hard and at times, I did not know whether it was morning or evening and Monday or Friday. It was the most difficult time for me to explain how light emission is taking place by beta particles within an excited atom. In those days computers were not commercially available in India. I had to use Multichannel analyser to draft my research work. I am trying to explain how X-ray can cause light emission within the same atom, though I need to explain how light emission takes place by gamma, X-ray and beta emission within excited atom. It was an endless task. I did not know the time. I was alone in the entire laboratory when all my colleagues were sleeping at home and when the entire laboratory was closed. Suddenly, I found someone was peeping through a corner of the door to know what I am doing up to midnight in the laboratory. It was frightening scene. It was Giridhar, a security person. He politely told me that he wanted to know what I am doing in the laboratory up to midnight. When I looked at the watch it was 11-30 P.M. I requested him for a glass of water as I was thirsty. He said “sorry, all the taps are closed”. Then I left the laboratory to spend the rest of the night at home with my family.
Ordnance factory Itarsi on the act of HEMRL is not including name of Orion Chem (P) Ltd last supplier of MAPO. Instead OF Board is putting pressure on GM OF Itarsi not to give the tender enquiry to Orion chem (P) Ltd as the director of the said firms does not meet the member A & E in Board . The other competitors have cartel the price and are going to take OF Itarsi for a ride the tender is going to open on 12-1-2010 for 250 Kgs MAPO. Please intervene and help for justice in case the past suppliers name is not included Mr Kajur of account OF Itarsi is also involved.along with few other officers in PV.
The anti-corruption wing of the CBI, Kolkata, on Tuesday arrested former director-general of Ordnance Factory Board, Sudipta Ghosh, following a raid at his Salt Lake residence. Ghosh had also served as the chairman of the board’s Kolkata branch.
He was produced in Bankshal court after his arrest where the CBI judge rejected his bail plea and remanded him in CBI custody till May 27. The CBI also arrested his aide, Kanailal Das. He, too, was produced in the court. Ghosh, who retired from service on April 30, was accused of taking bribe from various suppliers with Das playing the role of a middleman.
Acting on a tip-off, the CBI conducted a raid at his Salt Lake residence and seized cash and certificates worth Rs 1.5 crore. Some foreign exchange was also seized. A source in the CBI said Ghosh may be involved in illegal arms deals and this would be clear after interrogation. Opposing his bail plea, a counsel of the CBI said Ghosh was involved in corruption for the last few years. The counsel pleaded that Ghosh be remanded in its custody so that he can be interrogated further about the racket Ghosh’s counsel Amitava Das pleaded that since his client was not well, the court should grant him bail on health grounds. He also pointed out that Ghosh was residing at his quarters at Alipore but the CBI had confiscated the cash and other items from his Salt Lake residence. He added that the CBI had seized the cash and other articles without adhering to legal provisions as the officers did not hand over the list of seized items to Ghosh.After hearing the arguments, CBI judge Indrajit Chatterjee rejected the bail plea of both accused (Ghosh and Kanailal Das) and directed that they be produced in court on May 27.
This is march end & time to making more & more money DRDO old Scientist try to this benefit of government seam .HEMRL arrange money for SA to RM’s visit to young scientist meet day in pune, dance & other party arrange the Director HEMRL team large number money arrange from IDST & GOCO or other Vendor which is ready to corruption in HEMRL live video & photo is available please uplode on this web page so all poor taxpayer view this event.
It is really worthy, that What is going in all labs of DRDO, plz need its clear cut budget reconciliation, where is money going (Expenditure) on, and why is going (expenses) on, here are many anamolies, top most post enjoying on such as ROSE ON BED, but lower staff, just passing time, whyyyyyyyyyy,
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This for only for extension of service to the SA to RM he not want to leave his chair .
and life time money through his corrupt system.
Who is corrupt in HEMRL about Pinaka CBI Case ? this very big corruption case in DRDO, Government big loss in this matter ?
Very recently Mr. P.BEJ. DOMR. DRDL Had collected Rs.35,00,000 /- from Protech Systems. Chennai. Case value is 5.5 Cr. Ultrasonic Machining Center.
Mr.P.Bej is in DRDL only for corruption Purpose not for research work.
Since 9 years he is in DMR Position at DRDL. He don’t want leave this chair at present.
Mr. P.Bej BIG Corrupted Person in DRDL.
To,
V K Saraswat,
A high profile campaign mounted to ensure an extension for the Defence Research and Development Organisation chief has failed to impress the government and it has decided not to extend the tenure of V K Saraswat, who is set to retire in May.
Before your retirement give the answer
1) Who is owner of SEC Industry & what is turnover this company ?
2) What is your total pay in service ?
3) what type action taken against Ex Director of HEMRL ?
4) what action against A.S. Rao about the corruption in HEMRL ?
April 17, 2013 12:57:10 AM | By OUR STAFF REPORTER BHOPAL
Blast in Ordnance factory: 3 sustain severe burns, critical
BHOPAL/ HOSHANGABAD: Three employees of the ordnance factory, Itarsi were seriously injured in a massive blast on Tuesday morning.
The injured were rushed to Bhopal where they were admitted to the intensive care unit of Career Hospital. They would be taken to Bombay by air ambulance. An investigation would be carried out to find out the reasons behind the explosion.
According to sources, a fire broke out in building number 1166 of the factory after a blast during the shift change around 10.30 am. Three employees of the factory sustained severe burns in the incident and they were taken to the hospital of the ordnance factory. The two artisans Balaram and Ram Singh with 90% and 60% burns respectively were admitted to ICU of Career Hospital. Arrangements are being made to airlift them to National Burn Centre, Mumbai. The condition of all three injured is said to be critical. The deputy general manager of the ordnance factory Paikara said the management is focusing to provide better treatment facilties to the injured employees.
He said he was also in Bhopal. A probe committee has been set up by the management to investigate the causes behind the blast.
V K Saraswat is corrupt policy maker of drdo . on his service he was not take any action against corrupt & corruption. only making more & more money , nonsense service provider of drdo corrupt project boss now leave the chair & go to god house for Audit you balance sheet .
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It is profusely hinted in the DRDO top circles at New Delhi that the prospective DG of DRDO may be selected from a Bangalore Based DRDO laboratory. Various changes in portfolios of the current CC(R&D)’s are also on the cards.