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Dr. A K Maini, Director, LASTEC, DRDO finally quitting on 10th June 2014 – A RTI success story
RTI’s revealed the corrupt practices prevailing in various DRDO Labs. In Dr. A K Maini’s case, RTI inputs from CDA revealed the audit objections on project of 20 KW Single Mode Laser development (Rs 21.23 Crores). Dr. A K Maini’s team claimed successful completion of the project and team members got promotions and awards. Following documents revealing the true story of project of 20 KW Single Mode Laser development and before time quitting of Dr. A K Maini, Director, LASTEC, DRDO.
DRDO senior scientists feel that DRDO Admin cadre is the biggest hurdle in their day to day manipulations
In DRDO Directors’ Conference 2010, above mentioned view was unopposed accepted by almost all top brasses of DRDO.
Then to defy DOPT guidelines of FCS (Flexible Complementing Scheme) DRDO started to assign scientists, the admin allied and other non technical jobs as full time. Like Administration, Stores, Library, Conservancy, Works, Security, Motor Transport, etc.
As a result, now you see the chaos created by these incompetent scientists everywhere in DRDO. The number of court cases increased multifold. More than hundreds cases are running in various judiciary bodies all over the India. It can be verified by the amount spending by DRDO after 2010 onward.
Now scientists are running after these non scientific assignments because they witnessed in last several years the promotion jumps of scientists who are engaged in sundry work.
Interestingly, senior scientists who enjoyed these non scientific assignments are also able to pitch their after retirement assignments as consultants on contracts, etc. or members/chairman post of various committees where there are no age limits boundaries.
Recently, scientists also established one more area in the recruitment of admin assistant process for the interview board CEPTAM asked for admin rep. In LASTEC, Dr. A K Maini turned down the name of Sh. Prakash Singh, Senior Administrative Officer -II the single available official for required demand. Instead he sent the name of Ms. Sangeeta Talwar, ineligible for said interview board member as Admin Rep.
Second example that for the same recruitment of admin assistant process for the interview board, Jodhpur, CEPTAM asked for admin rep from DEAL Dehradun. The Director, DEAL, Sh. R C Agarwal proposed the name of his staff officer Sh. Vipin Kaushik, Scientist ‘F’ instead of Sh. K K Mishra, Joint Director, Administration.
There are several examples recently of Sh. Ashok Gupta, Technical Officer ‘C’ INMAS, DRDO who got deputation appointment of Senior Administrative Officer -I through UPSC in SSPL then shifted to DRDO Hqrs., DRDO. This foolish act shows DRDO situation is really very pitiable. How can a technical officer who is recruited for technical job avails the arbitration being a technical person got certified by Director, INMAS and concurrence by DRDO Hqrs that he did administrative /stores assignments.
Government of India has looked in to this DRDO rules manipulation game because these manipulations are a major cause of unproductiveness of this white elephant.
DRDO trying to manage counter the Ex-Defence Minister Sh. A K Antony’s recommendation to scrap RAC with help of ASCI
Ex-Defence Minister Sh. A K Antony recommended reconsideration of DRDO recruitment of scientists again from UPSC channel instead of DRDO’s own Recruitment Assessment Centre (RAC). From 1984 on wards RAC independently recruited scientists as or when required by DRDO. The RAC is managed by DRDO scientists who were under control of DRDO top brasses directly.
CVO, MOD analyzed after receiving several complaints against DRDO top brasses that there were a lot of manipulations done in laid down recruitment rules by RAC & senior DRDO officials to recruit their wards. CVO, MOD proposed CBI enquiries against 10 top DRDO scientists who were involved in such criminal conspiracy. CVO, MOD also suggested that RAC be scrapped and scientists’ recruitment should be done through UPSC again. For this it was suggested that a study is conducted that would evaluate the RAC functionality by XLRI, ASCI Hyderabad, etc.
As DRDO has several experts bluff masters who have already proven their expertise by fooling the nation in different important projects, few are delayed by several years and few are closed unceremoniously.
So again they came forward to counter CVO, MOD suggestion and gave HR audit to Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad. ASCI introduced just one program in DRDO in 2006-07. Today, in 2014, ASCI is running several programs in the name of risk management, basic project management and a lot of other gimmicks in ITM-Mussoorie, DIPAS-Delhi, DRDL, ANURAG and so on. It is essentially a give and take game with no scope for improvement or benefits of DRDO or the officials. This can be seen from HR Audit of DRDO: A Pilot Study, a feedback format by ASCI, Hyderabad enclosed for your ready reference.
Interestingly the format is very good but the process of feedback is very bad.
The ASCI approaches each lab/establishment of DRDO with the feedback format. I don’t know whether ASCI knows about the absolute power of DRDO directors or not. Example of LASTEC, when ASCI approached Director, LASTEC, Dr. A K Maini and asked for 20 volunteer names of DRDS, DRTC and Admin allied, he gave names of 20 chamchas (yes-men) in all categories. Can you imagine that ASCI will get the real picture of DRDO work scenario by using such methodology of assessment? It is impossible. These things repeat everywhere and this futile exercise is for countering CVO, MOD suggestion only.
The major check points for ASCI
Section 2 Point No. 1. (c) Working for nation attitude – Totally missing very few young scientists having such thinking.
(f) Professional freedom – Nil and this is the main reason of the exodus of nearly 700 in the last three years. You can verify this from continuous questions in the parliament on this issue.
(i) Rewards and recognition – Only reserved for chamachas. Please see the last ten years award list (in case of LASTEC local annual awards when Chairman award committee was Dr. R K Tyagi he gave award to himself and when Chairman award committee was Mrs. Neelam Malhan she gave the award to herself. It is not a joke; it is the great award culture of DRDO, which is followed in all awards of DRDO.
(t)Opportunity of Promotion – Only reserved for chamachas. Almost 90% results of every assessment were known by labs officials before assessment. In DRDO, officials are divided in three parts, one whom the director makes sure their promotions, second part those if get clear promotion line or not cleared director doesn’t bother and third part are those for them director makes sure that in any case they have to be deprived for promotion. This is a well known truth of today’s DRDO.
(u)Training – Only reserved for chamachas. Only name of selected officials cleared by Director’s office. It is immaterial whether person selected for training is related with his assigned work or field.
Remaining points are useless.
Point No 3.
(h) Workload – there are more than 50 % workforce (nearly 30000 personal) that has no work load due to outsourcing for minting money. It can be proved by analyzing their specific individual output.
(i) Grievances redressal mechanism – Very poor it can judged by the increasing number of court cases and representations received by Scientific Adviser , ASCI will not get clear picture from an individual feedback of chamchas.
ASCI will take money and forget but the nation who is going to pay for this HR Audit; it will get a big zero.
It is requested to DRDO’s honest officials to fill the following formats and send to ASCI mail address, nirmalya@asci.org.in to show the clear picture of DRDO to ASCI.
Fight Against Corruption prevailing at DMSRDE, Kanpur – Act of Desperate D G DRDO
To 20th May 2014
Sh Avinash Chander,
DG DRDO, DRDO Bhawan,
Rajaji Marg, New Delhi-110105
Dear Sir,
This website has been reporting the several cases of corruption/ nepotism and anarchy against SC/ST and weaker section of the society prevailing in DRDO.
The legacy followed from early 80’s has shown that instead of to counter the corruption / nepotism the top brasses of DRDO has carved out a mechanism to disseminate the whistle blowers.
The whistle blowers of DMSRDE, Kanpur who had been helping the DRDO Hqrs to keep an eagle eye on corrupt practices of senior officials and Director of DMSRDE has been served transfer orders to Timbuktu.
DRDO Hqrs thinks the transfer order is a only weapon to solve the problem and divert attention from corruption, but those days are over now.
Sh R P Bhat, Scientist ’F’ and Sh Naveen Prakash Gupta, Scientist ’C’ both were awarded transfer order on 19th May 2014 afternoon and immediately relived on account of their fight against corruption of Dr A K Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur.
The transfer shows that DRDO Hqrs is deaf and dumb and bunch of corrupt officials who are protecting corrupt officials of DMSRDE are not able to hear the Modi’s Hunkar against corruption. The clear mandate by 125 crores people of India for eradication of corruption and corrupts only.
In similar case Sh Prakash Singh, SAO-II, LASTEC, DRDO, Delhi, who exposed the corrupt practices of Dr A K Maini, Director, LASTEC. Sh Prakash Singh was dismissed by service on the wrong feedback of Dr A K Maini. Defence Minister noticed the truth and reinstated Sh Prakash Singh and ordered high level inquiry against corrupt officials. To avoid the consequences of investigation Dr Maini took the VRS and the current position of the case is on your table as CVO, MOD was not satisfied with DRDO Hqrs reply in Dr Maini’s case.
The same bunch of officials of DRDO Hqrs who suggested the termination of Sh Prakash Singh, SAO-II is instrumental in recent transfer orders of DMSRDE scientists. You very well know the then DG Dr V K Saraswat did not apply his mind in Sh Prakash Singh’s case and trusted those bunch of flatterers and result he was out unceremoniously and CBI sword is also hanging.
Sir, if at all you can prove your worthiness, please gives your reaction in turn help the organization.
With warm regards
Prabhu Dandriyal 21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun-248008 Phone – 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879, e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website – www.corruptionindrdo.comHeights of Ego of Retiring Director, LASTEC, DRDO
It is heartening to inform you all that Director, LASTEC, DRDO has such caliber that he has written more than a dozen books and some are not even of his field.
Beside this he is an expert in down grading APAR marks of honest officers. Before the paper reaches him he compels the assessing and reviewing officer to downgrade APAR marks.
On 5th May 2014 he exercised his absolute power, which is with him up to 3rd June 2014, and compelled assessing officer to downgrade APAR marks of Sh. Prakash Singh, SAO-II who was certified as an honest officer by Honorable Defence Minister Sh. A. K. Antony. Assessing officer initially gave 90 Marks to Sh. Prakash Singh, SAO-II. However, Director, LASTEC, DRDO Dr. Anil Kumar Maini terrorized the assessing officer and the 90 marks became 83 and whitener was used on 8 places.
Amazingly, Dr. Anil Kumar Maini not satisfied even after down grading APAR of Sh Prakash Singh, SAO-II. He again called assessing officer on 13th May 2014 and threatened to use Official Secret Act, 1923 on him, this was the retort of Dr Maini as stated by reliable sources after seeing the 5th May comments on website www. corruptionindrdo.com.
These 8 white blots are basically not on the APAR of Sh. Prakash Singh SAO-II but they are in your bag which you are carrying with you after superannuation (VRS).
Hope Sh. Avinash Chander, DG, DRDO will protect the assessing officer from the sharp horns of ? for the sake of dignity of DRDO.
खुदा जाने ये ईगोइस्ट डीआरडीडीओ डायरेक्टर्स डीआरडीडीओ को किस रसातल तक ले जायेंगे ?
Ego & high handedness of Lab Directors ruined the Defence Preparedness.
To 5th May 2014
Sh A K Antony,
Defence Minister
Room -104, South Block,
New Delhi – 110011
Subject: Ego & high handedness of Lab Directors ruined the defence preparedness.
There are several cases of such criminal offences of DRDO Directors where, the day he assumes charge, he becomes an authority without accountability, capable of implementing corruption and nepotism under his control. He deceives the organizational goal.
Dr. Anil Kumar Maini, Director LASTEC, DRDO has set an example of personal vendetta against an honest hard working officer Sh. Prakash Singh, Senior Administrative Officer – II (SAO-II), LASTEC, DRDO
Dr. Maini is frustrated because Sh. Prakash Singh exposed his corrupt practices to CBI. Dr. Maini mislead DRDO Hqrs. managing Compulsory Retirement Orders (CRS) for Sh. Prakash Singh.
After one year, honorable Defence Minister noticed this injustice and Sh. Prakash Singh was reinstated.
For three years in successive prior to 2014 Sh. Prakash Singh was given 65 marks only in APAR. After reinstatement the responsible officer under whom Sh. Prakash Singh reporting Joint Director (AFHQ Cadre) is well versed with the criticality of work assigned to Sh. Prakash Singh and his committed involvement towards day to day administrative work has evaluated him with 90 marks.
When Dr. Anil Kumar Maini came to know about the APAR marks of Sh. Prakash Singh, he was annoyed with the assessing officer, the Joint Director (AFHQ Cadre) and told him to give a justification/presentation in front of board of senior scientists of LASTEC.
Such irresponsible act of Dr. Anil Kumar Maini for ego satisfaction may create a divide in DRDO cadre.
It has been brought to the notice of honorable Defence Minister several times, that administrative responsibilities given to scientists are not being performed according to laid down constitutional provisions. Most of the time, “Chamchas” follow the director’s verbal orders blindly. The DRDO lab directors busy with settle their personal vendetta they don’t have time to see the national interest.
It is requested that appropriate directive may be issued to Dr. Anil Kumar Maini to stop the harassing of honest officials of LASTEC, DRDO.
With warm regards
Prabhu Dayal Dandriyal 21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun-248008 Phone – 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879, e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website – www.corruptionindrdo.comDr Maini bhaiya quitting DRDO – LASTEC ko kiske Bharose Chode ja rahe ho – Bade Bade LASER Projecto ka kya hoga, PRS ke Russian suppliers ka kya hoga?
It is very interesting case of VRS of Dr Anil Kumar Maini, Director, Lastec , where senior DRDO scientists are busy for managing extension per extension 60 ke 62 aur 62 ke bad 64 aur 64 ke bad 65 and so on.
But other hand like Dr Anil Kumar Maini, Director, Lastec silently quitting before 8 months of his superannuation
Dr Anil Kumar Maini, Director, Lastec, DRDO was the main accused in complaint of Sh Prakash Singh, SAO –II and DRDO sacked Sh Prakash Singh with comments “Sh Prakash Singh was sacked the allegation leveled by him was baseless”
Defence Minister A K Antony reinstated Sh Prakash Singh and ordered CBI intervention but Dr Anil Kumar Maini’s case was in pipeline with CVO, MoD.
Dr Anil Kumar Maini, Director, Lastec, DRDO was submitted his VRS paper silently and got sanction by competent authority and leaving DRDO on 31st May 2014. Dr A K Singh extended his all efforts to arrange farzi vigilance clearance like in the case of top corrupt DRDO official Dr W Selvamurhty’s vigilance clearance. The local DRDO vigilance cell’s vigilance clearance was put with pension paper and till date Dr W Selvamurthy not got vigilance clearance from CVO, MoD. As everyone knows that CVO, MoD raised note sheet with request of action against 10 top DRDO officials from CBI and Defence Minister A K Antony approved, so how can Dr W Selvamurthy got vigilance clearance from CVO, MoD at the time of his superannuation.
Exclusive: Whistleblower DRDO officer sacked for highlighting corruption Gautam Datt | Mail Today | New Delhi, November 3, 2012
However, reliable sources said Singh was ‘punished’ for highlighting widespread corruption in DRDO. The officer had filed a complaint with the CBI against three senior functionaries: Manas Kumar Mandal Technology Centre) and Dr Arun Kumar (director, personnel, at the headquarters). The CBI referred his complaint to the vigilance department of DRDO.
‘Punished for highlighting corruption?’ DRDO officer ‘who knew too much’ sacked – By GAUTAM DATT – 2 November 2012 mail online India
But the DRDO inquiry dismissed the charges of irregularities levelled against the three officials and recommended disciplinary action against Singh for making false complaints.
Defence Minister A K Antony defends former Defence Research and Development Organisation employee – PUBLISHED: 22:28 GMT, 24 May 2013 mail online India
Singh was forced to go on premature retirement last year for alleging that his boss A.K. Maini had indulged in malpractices in the recruitment process. He had forwarded the complaint to the CBI
RTI – CVO- MoD- Dr Anil Kumar Maini, Director, LASTEC, DRDO.
To 10th March 2014
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 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.
Registration Number MODEF/R/2014/60703
Assessment call for promotion to delinquent Scientists of DMSRDE Kanpur
To 28th March 2014
Shri A.K. Antony
Defence Minister
Govt. of India, Min. of Defence
104, South Block, New Delhi
21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun -248008 Phone 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website www.corruptionindrdo.com Enclosed: 1. RTI reply regarding FFI 2. Fax letter of Dr S S Negi, Sc ‘H’, IRDE, Dehradun
Subject : Assessment call for promotion to delinquent Scientists of DMSRDE Kanpur
Sir,
I have submitted eleven complaints to you regarding Corruption cases meted out by Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director, Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur and several other Scientistsof this establishment working under Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Min. of Defence. Details of complaints along with involved Scientists are as follows:
Based on my complaints to you a Fact Finding Committee was constituted by DGR&D and Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri to investigate my complaints and I have been informed by CPIO, DRDO regarding this. Copy of the letter No. RTI/01/2091/P/2014/0068 25 Feb 2014 from CPIO, DRDO is enclosed, Fact Finding Committee of DRDO yet to submit his report to DGR&D, DRDO.
The Fact Finding Committee under Chairmanship of Dr, S S Negi, Sc ‘H’, IRDE with as member Sh Manoj Bali, Sc ‘G’, Director, LIC, DRDO Hqrs and Sh Jagdeep, Sc ‘F’ Additional Director, DMM, DRDO Hqrs visited DMSRDE and inspected few files and interacted with scientists of DMSRDE. It is observed that the demeanor of Fact Finding Committee was not appreciable, they treated the complainants unfairly because their mindset was prejudice and it is standard procedure in DRDO if someone want to give feedback about corrupt practice of top officials they try to do their best for victimize such personnels. In this case the protest from complainants already present to DG, DRDO.
There are n numbers of examples, recently Sh Prakash Singh, SAO-II, LASTEC, who gave feedback of corrupt practices of Dr Anil Kumar Maini, Director, LASTEC and others, the whole DRDO sit aside and they forcibly gave CRS to Sh Prakash Singh but grace of GOD you intervene the situation and save the service of honest person. Surprisingly, Dr Anil Kumar Maini is living DRDO from 31st May 2014 as he applied VRS and got sanctioned. His retirement was due on 31st Jan 2015, Big question what is the hurry, or he is maintain the LASTEC legacy, his predecessor was also took VRS.
In this case the Fact Finding Committee Chairman Dr, S S Negi, Sc ‘H’, IRDE is a pro management, yes man recently in Dehradun he set a unprecedented example as Chairman of ASCODAR committee. While handling a very sensitive issue of SC Community he tried to harass Sh Jagdish Kumar, TO ‘C’ by pressurizing him to give power point presentation to prove himself for 94 marks in APAR, which was not in the purview of ASCODAR. This act was done only in pressure of Sh R C Agarwal, Director, DEAL, Dehradun (Fax copy enclosed)
How can honest persons believe that Dr, S S Negi, Sc ‘H’, IRDE will give justice to his assignment of Chairmanship of Fact Finding Committee. Hope GOD will give him strength to come out from grip of corrupt gang of DRDO.
Besides this above mentioned my all complaints has been registered at CVC and Director (VIG.), Ministry of Defence is inquiring the complaints. In this connection I got letter No. CVC/RTI/13/1862/249925 dated 18th March 2014 from CVC. “All complaints sent to CVO, MoD for further action.
Sir, this year in DRDO following delinquent Scientists of DMSRDE involved in Corruption got assessment call for promotion vide RAC, DRDO letter No. RAC/08/05/AB/M/2014 dated 12 March 2014. Details are as follows:
Sir, DRDS Rules 1979 as amended are applicable for Recruitment & Promotion in case of DRDS cadre (Scientists) and FCS is fully applicable in DRDO. As per DOPT OM No. AB-14017_37_2008-Estt-RR.pdf dated 10 September 2010 page 6 Para (ix) and Page 9 Para(4) it is clearly stated that “Scientists/ Technical experts doing management/ administrative work in the Ministries should not be considered for up gradation under FCS, they should only be given benefit of up gradation under MACP”. Then how these corrupt officers got outstanding report and outstanding call despite being involved in Administrative/Management/Non-Scientific work. These officers got reward from Dr. AK Saxena, Director for indenting and clearing the cases of procurement that resulted Corruption in tunes of crores.
Sir, I therefore kindly request you to issue order to DGR&D, DRDO and Chairman, RAC to take appropriate action as per laid down direction of GOI for appearing in Assessment-2014 for DRDS till they got clearance from Vigilance (MOD) and Fact Finding Committee of DRDO.
Sh Avinash Chander in his reply to press question regarding engaging scientists in allied work justified but he forgot that VI Pay commission gave all incentives to scientists who are engaged in scientific work not for those who are working as clerk and wasting our country’s poor tax payers money.
Unfortunately, DRDO top management encouraging scientists to work as managerial task, like HR, Admin, Stores, Security etc for long durations and scientists who are involved in such tasks are getting outstanding promotions without any scientific contributions. Dr A K Singh, DOP, Dr R K Jain, Director, RAC are exemplary examples to all DRDS scientists. Result the real scientists either leaving the organization or dumped un-utilized or frustrated and every ugly acts are coming out from organisation.
Appropriate early action is requested, I would like to thanks you for recommendation of CBI investigation in DRDO recruitment scam for 10 top DRDO officials and also recommendation for alternate recruitment mechanism instead of RAC.
Regards
Prabhu Dandriyal,21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun -248008 Phone 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website www.corruptionindrdo.com Enclosed: 1. RTI reply regarding FFI 2. Fax letter of Dr S S Negi, Sc ‘H’, IRDE, Dehradun
CC:
- Chairman, RAC, Timarpur, Delhi-54
- DGR&D, DRDO and SA to RM, DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi-110011
