अमर उजाला ब्यूरो
देहरादून। डीआरडीओ की रक्षा इलेक्ट्रोनिक अनुप्रयोग प्रयोगशाला (डील) में हुए अग्निकांड की नए सिरे से शुरू हुई जांच की आंच में कुछ अधिकारी झुलस सकते हैं। संगठन के अग्नि, विस्फोटक तथा पर्यावरण सुरक्षा केंद्र (सीफीस) तिमरपुर के तीन विशेषज्ञों को अग्निकांड से संबंधित कुछ खामियां मिली हैं। सूत्रों की माने तो लापरवाही के आरोप में कुछ वैज्ञानिकों की जवाबदेही सुनिश्चित हो सकती है।
डील में बीती चार जनवरी को हुए अग्निकांड के लिए चार सदस्यीय जांच टीम ने रिपोर्ट तैयार की थी। संस्थान ने नौ जनवरी को जांच रिपोर्ट मुख्यालय भेज दी। डील के अपने स्तर पर हुई जांच में मामले में लापरवाही मान कर किसी भी अधिकारी की जिम्मेदारी सुनिश्चित नहीं की गई। इस जांच रिपोर्ट से असंतुष्ट रक्षा मंत्रालय के निर्देश पर यहां पहुंचे सीफीस के तीन वैज्ञानिक दो दिन से जांच कर रहे हैं। जांच का मुख्य बिंदु डील में लगी आग से संस्थान की इलेक्ट्रोमैग्नेटिक इंटरफेरेंस इलेक्ट्रोमैग्नेटिक कंपेटिबिलिटी (ईएमआईईएमसी) टेस्टिंग लैब को भारी क्षति पहुंचाने के असल कारणों को जानना है। इस टेस्टिंग लैब का इस्तेमाल संस्थान द्वारा तैयार किए गए उपकरणों के अलावा सेना के लिए अन्यत्र तैयार होने वाले उपकरणों के प्रमाणीकरण के लिए किया जाता था।
दोबारा जांच को लिखा था पत्र
स्थानीय भाजपा नेता रविंद्र जुगरान के पत्र पर रक्षा मंत्री मनोहर परिकर ने डील से जवाब तलब किया था। भाजपा नेता के पत्र में डील ही नहीं बल्कि अन्य प्रयोगशालाओं में अग्निशमन की व्यवस्थाओं पर भी सवाल खड़ा किया गया था।
रक्षा मंत्रालय के आदेश पर घटना के एक माह बाद दोबारा जांच शुरू
एक महत्वपूर्ण टेस्टिंग लैब के जलने में सुनिश्चित होगी जवाबदेही
CVC-CVO-DVS,DRDO Reminder
To Date – 13th February 2015
Chief Vigilance Commissioner
Central Vigilance Commission
Satarkata Bhawan, A Block, GPO Complex, INA
New Delhi – 110004
To
The Joint Secretary (Estt.) and Public Grievances & CVO,
Ministry of Defence, of India,
97, South Block,
New Delhi -110 105.
To
The Director
Directorate of Vigilance & Security
DRDO, Ministry of Defence
DRDO Bhawan, Raja Ji Marg
New Delhi-110011
SUBJECT
INVESTIGATION & INQUIRY OF COMPLAINTS OF CORRUPTION AGAINST DR. A.K. SAXENA, DIRECTOR, DMSRDE, KANPUR UNDER DRDO, MOD.
Sir,
I humbly submit 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 from past 30 years. He was never transferred from DMSRDE, 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 and administrative irregularities that leads corruption in DMSRDE.
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 and financial irregularities that lead corruption in tunes of crores. Several complaints were made against Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena to then Defence Minister.
I am an RTI activist and social worker running a website corruptionindrdo.com to expose the corruption in DRDO. I also made as far as 12 complaints regarding corruption in procurements of various instruments, equipment and materials in DMSRDE by Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director, DMSRDE to Central Vigilance Commission, Hon’ble Defence Minister and DGR&D, DRDO. These complaints were filed by me 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 enclosed as Enclosure-1.
All the aforesaid complaints made by me 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. Letter enclosed as Enclosure-2.
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. Letter enclosed as Enclosure-3.
Meantime, a Fact Finding Inquiry Committee (FFIC) was constituted by Shri Avinash Chander, DG, DRDO to inquire the complaints against Dr. A.K. Saxena. The Fact Finding Inquiry Committee visited DMSRDE, Kanpur on 13th – 14th, March 2014 for inquiry on the complaints submitted against Dr. A.K. Saxena. The said committee submitted its report to Shri Avinash Chander but no action taken by DRDO against Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director.
Despite since long time all 12 complaints are still pending with Dte of Vigilance & Security (DVS), DRDO HQ, New Delhi and no action has been taken against Dr. A.K. Saxena.
Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director, DMSRDE is going to retire on 31 July 2015 and only five months remain for his superannuation. To give safe passage to safely retire to Dr. A.K. even after making corruption in tunes of croresis totally against the Government policy of “Zero Tolerance for Corruption”.
Therefore to take speedy action in the corruption cases of DMSRDE registered by CVC and forwarded to CVO(MOD) , I kindly request to take appropriate action in the matter and provide the status of complaints.In case the appropriate action on complaints has been taken then kindly provide copy of inquiry report.
Prabhu Dandriyal
21-Sunderwala, Raipur
Dehradun – 248008
Annexure:-
1. List of complaints/cases filed to CVC and Defence Minister against Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur
2. Letter CVC/RTI/13/1862/241925 dated 18.03.2014 from CVC.
3. Letter from CVO(MOD) dated 04 Aug 2014.
रक्षा मंत्रालय ने खारिज की डील अग्निकांड की जांच -दैनिक जागरण
सुमन सेमवाल, देहरादून-रक्षा अनुसंधान के सर्वोच्च डिफेंस रिसर्च एंड डेवलपमेंट आर्गेनाइजेशन (डीआरडीओ) की दून स्थित प्रयोगशाला डील (डिफेंस इलेक्ट्रानिक्स एप्लीकेशंस लैबोरेटरी) में हुए अग्निकांड की विभाग के स्तर पर हुई जांच रिपोर्ट को खारिज कर दिया गया। रक्षा मंत्रलय के निर्देश पर सेंटर फॉर फायर, एक्सप्लोसिव एंड एन्वायरमेंट सेफ्टी (सिफीस) के तीन वरिष्ठ वैज्ञानिकों ने नए सिरे से अग्निकांड की जांच भी शुरू कर दी है।1पिछले माह चार जनवरी रविवार को सुबह डील में आग की घटना सामने आई थी। अग्निकांड में अतिमहत्वपूर्ण इलेक्ट्रोमैग्नेटिक इंटरफेयरेंस इलेक्ट्रोमैग्नेट कंपेटिब्लिटी (ईएमआइईएमसी) टेस्टिंग लैब बुरी तरह जल गई थी। अग्निकांड की वजह व नुकसान के आंकलन के लिए संस्थान निदेशक ने इसकी जांच वरिष्ठ विज्ञानी डॉ. वीपी दत्ता की अध्यक्षता वाली कमेटी को सौंपी। 12 जनवरी को इसकी रिपोर्ट निदेशक को सौंपी गई तो उसमें नुकसान का आंकलन 2.20 करोड़ रुपये आंका गया और घटना की वजह प्रथमदृष्ट्या शॉर्ट-सर्किट होना माना गया। विभाग के स्तर पर जांच के बाद सौंपी गई रिपोर्ट पर उठे सवालों को जागरण ने प्रमुखता उठाया था। सवाल उठा था कि जांच में सिफीस जैसी विशेषज्ञ एजेंसी को दरकिनार किया गया।1रक्षा मंत्री मनोहर पर्रिकर ने इन तथ्यों का न सिर्फ संज्ञान लेकर डील निदेशक को कड़ा पत्र लिखा, बल्कि सिफीस को नए सिरे से जांच के निर्देश भी दिए। सिफीस के वरिष्ठ वैज्ञानिक राजीव नारंग, वीके शर्मा व एमके जैन ने अग्निकांड की जांच शुरू कर हर तथ्य को खंगालना भी शुरू कर दिया है। जानकारी यह भी सामने आई है कि घटना से पहले आखिरी बार लैब की चाभी डील के वैज्ञानिक चंदन कुमार के पास थी, लेकिन संस्थान की जांच में इस बात का जिक्र तक नहीं किया गया।
आग के इसी तरह के तमाम पहलुओं की गहनता से पड़ताल की जा रही है।
डील के स्तर पर जांच कराकर सौंपी गई थी रिपोर्ट
सिफीस के तीन वरिष्ठ वैज्ञानिकों को सौंपी गई नए सिरे से जांच
डील पहुंची टीम, अग्निकांड के तमाम पहलुओं की पड़ताल की जा रही
आइआरडीई के तकनीकी अधिकारी ने भी पीएमओ को पत्र लिखा-डीआरडीओ के दून स्थित एक और एजेंसी यंत्र अनुसंधान एवं विकास संस्थान (आइआरडीई) के तकनीकी अधिकारी वीके गोयल ने जांच पर सवाल खड़े करते हुए प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय को पत्र लिखा था।
उत्तराखंड राज्य निर्माण आंदोलनकारी सम्मान परिषद के पूर्व उपाध्यक्ष रवींद्र जुगरान ने भी रक्षा मंत्री को पत्र लिखकर अग्निकांड की उच्च स्तरीय जांच कराने की मांग उठाई थी।
इन प्रमुख उपकरणों को पहुंचा था आग से नुकसान-ईएमआइईएमसी टेस्टिंग लैब के अलावा हाल ही में जर्मनी से मंगाए गए ईएमआइ टेस्ट रिसीवर व टी-90 टैंक की फायर कंट्रोल यूनिट, डिजिटल ओस्लो स्कोप (करीब आधा दर्जन), एंप्लिफायर (12 से अधिक), स्टैंड एंटीना (विभिन्न फ्रीक्वेंसी के) व दर्जनों अन्य उपकरण।
डील अग्निकांड की दोबारा जांच – अमर उजाला
देहरादून। रक्षा अनुसंधान एवं विकास संगठन (डीआरडीओ) की रक्षा इलेक्ट्रोनिक अनुप्रयोग प्रयोगशाला (डील) में हुए अग्निकांड की जांच नए सिरे से होगी। अग्नि, विस्फोटक तथा पर्यावरण सुरक्षा केंद्र (सीफीस) तिमरपुर को यह जिम्मा सौंपा है। डीआरडीओ की लैब सीफीस के तीन सदस्यीय जांच दल में वैज्ञानिक राजीव नारंग, एनके जैन और वीके शर्मा डील पहुंच चुके हैं। ये विशेषज्ञ अग्निकांड के असल कारणों का पता लगाकर रक्षा मंत्रालय को रिपोर्ट सौपेंगे। बीती चार जनवरी को हुए अग्निकांड से संस्थान की इलेक्ट्रोमैग्नेटिक इंटरफेरेंस इलेक्ट्रोमैग्नेटिक कंपेटिबिलिटी (ईएमआईईएमसी) टेस्टिंग लैब को भारी क्षति पहुंची थी। इसके अलावा लेबर रिकार्ड, कोऑपरेटिव सोसायटी व एनुअल मेंटिनेंस कान्ट्रेक्ट रूम खाक हो गए थे।
निदेशक डील आरसी अग्रवाल ने वैज्ञानिक डा.वीके दत्ता के अधीन चार सदस्यीय जांच कमेटी बनाई थी। 9 जनवरी को डा.दत्ता ने डीआरडीओ मुख्यालय को रिपोर्ट भेज दी। रिपोर्ट के बाद किसी भी अधिकारी के खिलाफ अभी तक जिम्मेदारी सुनिश्चित नहीं की गई है। ब्यूरो
RTI-PMO-DRDO
To Date – 13th February 2015
Shri Syed Ekram Rizwi,
Director & Central Public Information Officer,
Prime Minister’s Office,
South Block, New Delhi – 110011
21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun -248008 Phone 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website www.corruptionindrdo.com
South Block, New Delhi – 110011
Sir. It is requested that kindly give direction to DRDO to honor RTI Act -2005, DRDO blindly refusing all RTI applications without apply the mind. This RTI request is completely related to corruption. No action or late action on corruption is drastically damaging the government image in common man.
Reference:
- My application dated 12 Feb 2014 under RTI Act 2005.
- Your letter No. RTI/01/2091/P/2014/0068 dated 25 Feb 2014
- My 12 complaints against Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur.
CPIO, DRDO
Hello,
With above referenced letters kindly provide me the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information, RTI Act, 2005 in respect of complaints against Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur
- I have submitted 12 complaints on allegations of corruption against Dr. AK Saxena, Director, DMSRDE. [List Enclosed]
- Two FFICs were constituted by Sri Avinash Chander, DG, DRDO to inquire the complaints against Dr. A.K. Saxena.
- The three member first Fact Finding Inquiry Committee (FFIC) constituted by Sri Avinash Chander was consisted of Chairman as Sri S.S. Negi, Scientist ‘H’ , Sri Manoj Bali, Scientist ‘G’ and Sri Jagdeep, Scientist ‘F’. First Fact Finding Inquiry Committee visited DMSRDE, Kanpur on 13th – 14th, and March 2014 for inquiry on the complaints submitted by me against Dr. A.K. Saxena.
- Sri Avinash Chander again set up four membered second Fact Finding Inquiry Committee. The second FFIC was constituted under chairmanship of Dr. D.C. Pandey, Scientist ‘H’ and three members Sri Hari Babu Srivastava, Scientist ‘G’, Sri Jagdeep, Scientist ‘F’ and Sri R.S. Mehta, Joint Director. The said committee visited DMSRDE, Kanpur on 9-10 July 2014.
- It is also observed that few order cancelled for which complaint was submitted, it is perfect evidence that FFIC found some manipulations in procurements.
Information Sought
- FFC Inquiry Report submitted by Sri S.S. Negi, OS, Chairman of Ist
- FFC Inquiry Report submitted by Dr. D.C. Pandey, OS, Chairman of IInd
- File noting of the action taken by DG, DRDO on first and second FFC Inquiry Reports.
Note : Matter is directly related to corruption and not exempted under Section 24 (1), as two fact finding committee is already constituted by director general DRDO
Regards
Prabhu Dandriyal,21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun -248008 Phone 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website www.corruptionindrdo.com
Registration Number PMOIN/R/2015/60398
RTI-CVO-MOD-DMSRDE
To 13th February 2015
Shri Sekhar Ranjan Amin,
Under Secretary & CPIO,
Room No – 340, Office of Director of Vigilance,
B- Wing, Sena Bhawan, Rajaji Marg,
New Delhi -110105
21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun -248008 0135- 2787750, 9411114879, prabhudoon@gmail.com www.corruptionindrdo.com
Reference:
- Your letter No. 11/DO (Vig.)/RTI/2014 dated 05 August 2014.
- My application under RTI Act 2005 submitted online with Registration Number MODEF/R/2014/61766 dated 24 September 2014.
Hello,
With above referenced letters kindly provide me the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information, RTI Act, 2005 in respect of respect of complaints against Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur that was forwarded from CVC to Director (Vig.) & CVO (MOD) for necessary action. A complete list of complaints is enclosed as Enclosure-1 for your ready reference
- Status report of the complaints.
- Whether consolidated report on the complaints against Dr. AK Saxena & others of DMSRDE, DRDO, Kanpur has been received by Director (Vig.) and CVO (MOD) from DRDO as sought by your MOD ID no. 63/DO(Vig.)/CVC/2014 dated 04.08.2014 to Director (Vigilance & Security), DRDO. (Yes/No)
- If answer to point (1) is yes then provide the copy of the consolidated report received from Director (Vigilance & Security), DRDO.
- The action taken by Director (Vigilance) and CVO (MOD) on the report received from Director (Vigilance & Security), DRDO.
- Copy of Action Taken Report (ATR).
- The inquiry on complaints is completed or still cases are under inquiry
Regards
Prabhu Dandriyal,21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun -248008 0135- 2787750, 9411114879, prabhudoon@gmail.com www.corruptionindrdo.com
Registration Number MODEF/R/2015/60347
REQUEST FOR CONSTITUTION OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATING TEAM (SIT) FOR INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS OF CORRUPTION AGAINST DR. A.K. SAXENA, DIRECTOR, DMSRDE, KANPUR UNDER DRDO, MIN. OF DEFENCE
To 13th February 2015
Hon’ble
Shri Manohar Parrikar,
Defence Minister,
104- South Block
New Delhi-110011
To
Shri R K Mathur
Defence Secretary & Defence R&D
101-A, South Block
New Delhi-110011
21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Phone 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website www.corruptionindrdo.com
SUBJECT : REQUEST FOR CONSTITUTION OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATING TEAM (SIT) FOR INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS OF CORRUPTION AGAINST DR. A.K. SAXENA, DIRECTOR, DMSRDE, KANPUR UNDER DRDO, MIN. OF DEFENCE.
Sir,
I humbly submit 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 from past 30 years. He was never transferred from DMSRDE, 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 and administrative irregularities that leads corruption in DMSRDE.
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 and financial irregularities that lead corruption in tunes of crores. Several complaints were made against Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena to then Defence Minister.
I am an RTI activist and social worker running a website corruptionindrdo.com to expose the corruption in DRDO. I also made as far as 12 complaints regarding corruption in procurements of various instruments, equipment and materials in DMSRDE by DMSRDE officials to Central Vigilance Commission, Hon’ble Defence Minister and DGR&D, DRDO. These complaints were filed by me 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 enclosed as Enclosure-1.
All the aforesaid complaints made by me 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. Letter enclosed as Enclosure-2.
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. Letter enclosed as Enclosure-3.
Meantime, a Fact Finding Inquiry Committee (FFIC) was constituted by Shri Avinash Chander, DG, DRDO under chairmanship of Dr S S Negi to inquire the complaints against Dr. A.K. Saxena. The Fact Finding Inquiry Committee visited DMSRDE, Kanpur on 13th – 14th, March 2014 for inquiry on the complaints submitted against Dr. A.K. Saxena. The said committee submitted its report to Shri Avinash Chander action only GOD knows the truth.
Shri Avinash Chander again set up second Fact Finding Inquiry Committee in which Chairman was equivalent rank to Dr. Saxena and three junior officers were members of the Fact Finding Inquiry Committee. The second FFIC was constituted under chairmanship of Dr. D.C. Pandey, Scientist ‘H’, LRDE, Bangalore and three members Sri Hari Babu Srivastava, Scientist ‘G’, 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. A.K. 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.
Sir , Shri Avinash Chander was supporting the corrupt practices at DMSRDE, Kanpur. In this connection I again submitted complaints to Hon’ble Prime Minister and Hon’ble Defence Minister in October-November 2014.
Despite since long time all 12 complaints are still pending with Director (Vig.) & CVO (MOD), South Block, New Delhi and no action has been taken so far.
Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director, DMSRDE is going to retire on 31 July 2015 and only five months remain for his superannuation. To give safe passage to safely retire to Dr. A.K. Saxena even after making corruption in tunes of crores is totally against the Government policy of “Zero Tolerance for Corruption”.
Therefore to take speedy action in the corruption cases of DMSRDE registered by CVC and forwarded to CVO (MOD), I kindly request high level Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigation and speedy action against corrupt officials of DMSRDE, Kanpur.
Regards
Prabhu Dandriyal,21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Phone 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website www.corruptionindrdo.com
Annexure:-
- List of complaints/cases filed to CVC and Defence Minister against Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur.
- Letter CVC/RTI/13/1862/241925 dated 18.03.2014 from CVC.
- Letter from CVO(MOD) dated 04 Aug 2014.
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CVC ON COMPLAINTS AGAINST ARVIND KUMAR SAXENA, DIRECTOR, DMSRDE, KANPURRTI was filed to CVC on 29 Jan 2014 and ACPIO replied vide letter No. CVC/RTI/13/1862-24017 that “Information has been gathered, a suitable reply will be sent shortly”.Vide letter No. CVC/RTI/13/1862/241925 dated 18.03.2014 CPIO, CVC informed that:
- Complaint dated 29.11.2013 was sent for necessary action to CVO, MOD vide OM No. 1323/2014/V9 dated 30.01.2014.
- Compliant dated 17.12.2013 was sent for necessary action to CVO, MOD vides OM No. 2056/2014/V9 dated 19.02.2014.
- Complaints dated 24.12.2013, 26.12.2013, 22.01.2014 have been received in the Commission and their complaint Nos. are 5022/2014/Vigilance9, 4967/2014/ Vigilance9 & 5387/2014/Vigilance9 respectively. These complaints are under consideration in the Commission.
- Complaints dated 28.12.2013, 06.01.2014 & 09.01.2014 have been received and these have been sent to CVO, MOD for necessary action vide Commissions OM No. 30714/2013/Vigilance9 dated 26.12.2013, 3617/2014/Vigilance9 dated 10.03.2014 respectively.
- Complaints dated 12 Jan 2014, 06 Feb 2014 & 03 March 2014 are consideration of Commission.
- Complaint dated 11 June 2014 has been forwarded to CVO (MOD) for further action.
DRDO Pulled Temple Rath on ‘Inspiration’ Bullock Power
By Pradip Kumar
Published: 08th Feb 2015 05:57:37 AM – The Sunday Standard
NEW DELHI: It’s a bullock-load of inspiration pushing technology. DRDO’s controversial Rs 5 crore expenditure on a silver chariot for a religious Rath Yatra, was an “inspired” decision to save the chariot bullock from carrying the burden, India’s premier defence technology developer has said in a revealing internal communication.
In response to a question raised by two parliamentarian in the LS for seeking details of DRDO’s spending on a chariot for a temple in Zero hour during last session, the RD&E, Pune laboratory, which manufactured this chariot claims in the last week that ‘making of Rath was not just a devotional activity but also an interesting technical task.’ They went into saying that Chariot became a reason and inspiration for technology development.
RDO claims they only spend Rs 17 lack from its budget and rest of amount came as donation from devotees.
DRDO initiated the project after the bullock pulling the Rath died in front of the DRDO laboratory. Interestingly, the DRDO believes that the expenditure on the “battery-operated Rath” which was donated to a Pune temple after the temple’s Rath puller, a bullock, died, presumably because of carrying heavy burden, was not a religious activity or waste of public money but a technological wonder which can solve the problem of “transporting heavy burden in difficult terrains.”
S. Guruprasad, Director of Research and Development Establishment Labrotary, Pune(R&DE), which manufactured the chariot, has written to the DRDO headquarters in response to matter raised in the Lok Sabha during the zero hour by two members. In a four page official communication dated January 27, 2015 (seen by The Sunday Standard), Guruprasad, while defending his decision said that ‘the making of Rath (chariot) was not just a devotional activity, but also an interesting technical task. Apart from saving the bullock the burden, there were technology developments of immense value directly as a result of this engagement’.
Explaining the technology used for developing the battery-operated chariot, DRDO said that the battery power is drawn when going uphill, and the battery gets charged while downhill. “The technology hence developed has a defense application. The trailer-based system can be taken to difficult terrain which is currently no possible…The social significance of the design concept and technology especially for the burdened bullock carts are immense,” Director explained.
He said, ‘Even, if the chariot was not built, the technology development involves building lab prototypes, many times, a number of them until desired results are obtained. In this case, the chariot became a reason and ‘inspiration’ for technology development. The expenditure would have happened anyway for technology development.”
Shiv Sena MP from Nasik Hemant Tukaram Godse and a MP from Patiala Dharam Veer Ghandhi of AAP had asked on December 18, 2014, about ‘gifting of chariot to Alandi temple out of DRDO fund. DRDO maintained that the approximate cost of the technology of Rs 20 lakh was sanctioned from the financial powers of the Laboratory Director under “build up revenue” and rest of the money came from devotees, who approached R&DE for doing the decorative work to the convert the trailer into a Rath. In the end, Guruprasad has written that after the Yatra of 2014(June, 2014), the chariot is under the custody of R&DE and in the inventory of the laboratory.
I smell malicious intention by DRDO officials, claims former Agni V programme director RK Gupta
Pranay Upadhyay, CNN-IBN Feb 06, 2015 at 12:35pm IST
New Delhi: A day after the project director of nuclear-capable Agni 5 missile programme at DRDO RK Gupta was removed, a letter has surfaced in which he has claimed that he was targeted by former DRDO chief Avinash Chander.
“I feel dishonoured the way I was treated. I smell malicious intention. My whole family is undergoing mental agony. In case of any untoward incident or accident, I fix responsibility on Dr Avinash Chander and Dr VG Sekaran,” Gupta writes in his letter.
Gupta was removed as director of Agni V programme a day after a successful test. While DRDO sources termed the transfer as “routine”, the officer alleged that he was singled out by two senior officials within the organisation including former chief Avinash Chander, who demitted his office on January 31.
Gupta has complained to the Defence Ministry that he received the letter, dated January 9, only on February 2 when he reached his office after the successful launch.
“With all humility and respect, I wish to bring to your notice that on February 2, I was relinquished from the post of project director Agni-V. I am shocked that such bad treatment is meted out to such a senior scientist with an excellent track record throughout service tenure,” he said in his letter to Defence Secretary RK Mathur, who is also holding the additional charge of DRDO.
Incidentally, Gupta’s name had come up in connection with the sudden termination of Chander’s contract by the government, 15 months ahead of his tenure.
It was then rumoured that one of the reasons for Chander’s removal was three complaints filed by individuals including by Gupta who has denied any such move.
Shacking Shame in DRDO Post-Favour Complaints
