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‘DRDO Chariot’ Donation Issue Reaches Parliament, Parrikar Says Probe Ongoing

By Pradip R Sagar Published: 09th May 2015 05:00 AM – The New Indian Express

Parrikar2-PTINEW DELHI: A probe is on into allegations that a Pune-based laboratory of the country’s premier defence research agency DRDO had developed and donated a hi-tech chariot to a temple, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed Parliament on Friday.

Express in its report dated November 23 had reported that the DRDO laboratory had spent `5 crore to develop a hi-tech chariot and donated it to Alandi Temple in Pune.

Responding to a` question raised in the Lok Sabha by TDP MP C H Malla Reddy on the matter, Parrikar said in a written reply that the matter is “under inquiry”.

“Further action would be taken thereafter,” he added.

This shocking piece of information came out after a scientist of the same laboratory moved the Bombay High Court over the absurd venture and filed a complaint with the CVC.

The scientist, was made to pay for raising his voice. The DRDO, in turn, not only stripped him off from ongoing projects, but also transferred him from the centre.

Dr S Guruprasad, Director of the laboratory Research and Development Establishment (engineers), Pune, had told Express that they had built the battery-operated chariot over a year’s time and the DRDO carried out the project under the head of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

The chariot can run for about 12 hours and the battery takes six hours to get fully charged. The chariot is made of carbon fibre, which has reduced its weight considerably to 1,900 kg from about 4,000 kg of the old chariot.

R&DE, Pune, has a mandate to design and develop combat engineering systems such as military bridging and mine warfare systems, development of field defence systems and, design and development of weapon launch systems such as Prithvi, Agni, Brahmos, Nirbhay, among others.

While numerous DRDO projects such as the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, Nag missile, long-range surface-to-air missile and the airborne early warning and control system have been delayed and have cost much higher than their original estimates, indulging in such an expensive “religious” project have raised many eyebrows.

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Hi-tech chariot: Role of DRDO lab under lens, govt tells Parl

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Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi , May 8, 2015 – Business Standard

A probe is on into allegations that a Pune-based DRDO lab had donated to a temple a ‘hi-tech chariot’ made by its scientists, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed Parliament today.

Responding to a question in Lok Sabha whether Pune-based DRDO lab, Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) had developed a hi-tech battery-operated chariot and subsequently donated it, the minister said in a written reply that the matter is “under inquiry”.

“Further action would be taken thereafter,” he added.

News reports had it that the lab had developed the chariot for a temple and donated it under its corporate social responsibility.

The battery-operated chariot can reportedly run for about 12 hours and the battery can be fully charged in six hours.

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DRDO Pulled Temple Rath on ‘Inspiration’ Bullock Power

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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.

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Why do people want to go private organizations? Is it because they do good work and they are rewarded? Do you have any method of incentives for good work done by scientists? Please elaborate – (CC R&D HR)

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As per the reply in Parliament ( LOK SABHA) against UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 596, ANSWERED ON 09.12.2013, the total 487 scientists left from DRDO from 2008 to 30th November 2013. Scientist B- 289, Scientist C- 152, Scientist D – 26, Scientist E-  13, Scientist F – 7.

Why they left – Financial reasons – very few, most young scientists join this great premier scientific organization with great enthusiasm that they will contribute their best to serve the nation, but unfortunately they encounter incompetent, greedy, bosses who got these higher posts on the basis of flattering/corruption /nepotism.

Examples are numerous but this is one real reason “I grew up in a small town called ———— and my father works for ——. All my childhood I spent in scientific community and I dreamt of becoming a scientist one day. I did that and I ignored offers from private sector and Joined DRDO.

The establishment that I joined promised me excellent work in my field of analysis and designing. At 21, I joined and things of course were very indifferent to what I dreamt of.

We had bureaucracy and people were not happy. The organization was something like a hierarchy controlled rather than intellectual oriented. I had an excellent team and my STA’s are one of the best. People never cared to harness their potential. Have no idea why.

Most of the works that we were supposed to do were outsourced; this is one thing that I fought with everybody. I did not want to work for my salary; I wanted to work for pleasure.

Finally, my team was able to deliver some engineering marvels that my superiors said it was impossible to do. My growing frustration with outsourcing was a big issue for me. A single step ahead in the project is like fighting with in.

After 5 years of service, I came to US to pursue my further studies.”

The absolute power to Lab Directors is also a big reason to derail the organizations.

The training of young scientist started with collecting quotations, making specifications, filing indents of not required instruments & items on direction of their bosses to get good APAR and promotions. If the scientist not compromise with his integrity for helping out the corruption of his bosses and Director, then immediately his harassment started by all means including transfers.

One scientist from GTRE, Bangalore genuinely approached the Director for his transfer but the egoist Director after receiving transfer order from DRDO Hqrs told him “ I will see who is going to relieve you if you pressurized me. Your dead body only can only be relieved” It is not a joke and this is the real scenario of DRDO.

The individual  ask transfer without having GOD father in DRDO always get same treatment, his carrier start spoiling by Lab Directors, if Lab Directors is annoyed with any individual of lab means he will going to face social boycott by  whole lab because one try to help him means he will also come under threat zone. Targeted individual start facing each and every step of his day to day work like NO TD, No support for project work, no recommendation for good work, APAR/ACR dropped to average and many more obstacles are common.

If Lab Director sniff that the individual is watching corruption or raising voice for that, it means that that individual is now going to get a kick without following the rules to remotest area with instruction that make sure that this man does not get peace at all.

DRDO has an unwritten thumb rule that when any Lab Director is not happy with any individual it means that he must be transferred to other destination without justifying the reason and the best part of this is that entire DRDO HQRS backsthat egoist corrupt director. This has resulted in the DRDO we know today.

All 25 questions raised by the Cabinet/PMO / Parliament Committee are really the honest approach to make DRDO a productive organization. DRDO is wasting more than two lakh crores worth of infrastructure without any mentionable output. DRDO should accept Genral Mallik’s comment after KARGIL WAR “casualties in the conflict could have been reduced had the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) not come in the way.”

Unfortunately, DRDO still does not understand the importance of the country’s needs. It still wastes money on SDR type of technologies, which already exist, and DRDO is ready to give second extension for PDC, like Sh R C Agarwal, who got a second extension without output.

It is requested DRDO Hqrs now Modi Ji giving full opportunity to save and grow DRDO in real means, अब तो जागो औरभ्रष्टाचार, भाई भतीजावाद, अयोग्य लोगो को आगे बढ़ाने का कार्य बंद करो।  देश के विकास की और देखो।  जय हिन्द 

DR Gausal Khan’s, DIPAS representation also throws light of DRDO culture please go through the following pages.

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DRDO gave bogus answer to Hon’ble Parliament via then Defence Minister Shri A.K. Antony

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Parliament of India is supreme constitutional institution in which Hon’ble Member of Parliament (MP) can ask questions to Government Ministries regarding issues of public welfare, working of Government, issues of national interest and others as specified by Parliament rules &  procedures with permission of chair.

It is expected that concerned ministries will provide true and correct information to Parliament through concerned minister of the ministry of GOI. The Hon’ble ministers provide the reply to parliament questions based on inputs provided to them by the concerned department. Hon’ble Members of Parliament very frequently put questions in Parliament related to DRDO.

DRDO was having its own cell for preparing the reply to Parliament Questions headed by Dr. J.P. Singh, Scientist ‘F’ under Dte. of Planning & Coordination. Now after implementation of Rama Rao Committee, DRDO has restructure its organization setup and a new Dte of Parliamentary Affairs has been created with effect from 01 Sept 2013 under CCR&D(R&M) and Dr. J.P. Singh, Scientist ‘G’ is the first Director of this Directorate of Parliamentary Affairs. As a matter of fact Dr. J.P. Sigh is highly qualified scientist of DRDO with M.Sc. (Physics), MLISC and Ph.D. but since several years he is posted at DRDO HQ and looking after Parliamentary Affairs in DRDO. Dr. J.P. Singh was promoted as Scientist ‘G’ wef 01 July 2012 and having seniority no. 346 among all Scientist ‘G’ of DRDO as seniority roll as on November 2013,  still by superseding all his seniors he was appointed as Director, Dte of Parliamentary Affairs , DRDO HQ with blessings of his God Father.

To provide false and misleading information to Hon’ble MP’s by any ministry on behalf of the hon’ble minister is disrespect to Parliament and against the decorum of the House. As per Chapter 8: Privileges of Rajya Sabha Manual to provide false & misleading information to Parliament is breach of privileges and contempt of Parliament.

In 15th Lok Sabha, a Parliamentary Question No. 2732 was raised by Hon’ble members of Lok Sabha Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shri Kirti (Jha) Azad and Dr. M.Jagannath which was answered by then Defence Minister Shri A. K. Antony on 10.12.2012. (Copy Annexed as downloaded from Lok Sabha website). The subject of the question sought was “WORKING CONDITIONS OF SCIENTISTS AT DRDO” (Very much relevant to present condition of DRDO)

Ex Defence Minister Shri A. K. Antony answered parliament question no. 2732 regarding extended tenure of DRDO Scientistsand as a practice the answer was prepared by DRDO Parliamentary Affair expert awardee scientist Dr. J. P. Singh who was looking Parliamentary Affairsin Directorate of Planning and Coordination, DRDO HQ in the year 2012.

Dr. J. P. Singh awarded in June 2011 for“Disseminating Information pertaining to DRDO’s Contributions” to the Parliament and its Committees. Subsequently he was also promoted as Scientist ‘G’ after superseding so many scientists who are actually doing science in various Lab/Estt of DRDO and his promotion is clear cut violation of FCS (Flexible Complementary Scheme) guide lines which says FCS benefits strictly for those scientists who are doing science or totally involved in scientific & technical assignments.

The justification for granting service extensions to so called scientists of DRDO now totally exposed and Modi Ji’s Government is taking stern action no output, no undue benefits.

But in respect of answer of  “Whether the Government favours the policy of retaining officers or specialists after their retirement; “ was totally false –DRDO never ever justified the extensions of their scientists, if you see the DOPT guidelines for service extensions FR 56 (d) it is clearly mentioned“the expertise of individuals should be of international stature” but 99% of service extensions given by DRDO to those scientists who has no patents, no international papers, no awards, even their own town does not know about his existence. DRDO posed them like without him the ongoing project will not move a single step but in reality all scientist on extensions 62-64 are either holding the post of DG or CCR&D at DRDO HQ and busy in administrative work only and not contributing in scientific activities (R&D) of DRDO.

It can be found in bio-data of all Distinguished Scientists/Outstanding Scientists on extension after age of 60 years that paper published are from in- house DRDO publications, awards in- house DRDO awards or the awards sponsored ones like by deemed universities who receiving funds from DRDO or societies who also received funds for their day to day activities from DRDO. The gang of bluffer scientists made a grip (मकड़जाल) to confuse and mislead the politicians in the name of indigenous technology development related to Defence.

The one example of the service extension of the so called great scientist as Shri Antony mentioned in his answer “This extension is grantedkeeping in view their knowledge and meritin theconcerned fields. Therefore, DRDO is utilizing rich experience and knowledge of these scientists in on-going research works” is of Shri R. C. Agarwal, Director, DEAL, DRDO, Raipur Road, Dehradun.

As per information of DRDO website he joined DRDO after B. Tech and subsequently he did M. Tech while working in LRDE and he got DRDO various in-house awards but not mentioned the name of awards and type of awards in his bio-data(whether local lab awards). Similarly it is mentioned that he contributed in so many projects (as a team member everyone in DRDO contributed with various project what is special). It is also mentioned that he published number of technical papers in national and international journals (no numbers, no details whether as main author or as co-author). Hence, big question mark is on his bio-data and extension in service)

This great scientist of DRDO nobody knows him in Dehradun what is his national or international existence, only SA knows who forwarded his name to ACC.

He got 60 to 62 years extension in June 2011 just after his bypass surgery in Feb 2011– see the DRDO top HR capability. ( Now everyone knows the capability of DRDO HR as Madras High Court punished  Sh.G MALAKONDIAH, CC (R&D) HR, DRDO with Simple Imprisonment for a period of three weeks and also pay a fine of Rs.2,000/)

In the name of 100 Cr project Software Defined Radio (SDR) (PDC 36 Months) the status of project till date same as in the time of sanction. He purchased SDR 3000, SDR 5000 that was the achievement and spends 57% of funds in his first extension. Take lot of leaves, availed LTC to J&K, second LTC Sikkim etc and wasted precious money of poor tax payers.

Again he got second service extension 62 to 64 years same in the name of Software Defined Radio (SDR) (PDC 36 Months) but nothing mentionable has been done so far, currently project review is going on in Bangalore and the best part is that as Shri Antony told “DRDO utilizing rich experience of scientist” and so called scientist is in 27 days vacation to US and again wasting precious money of poor tax payers.

Can DRDO justifies the extension game –never but who cares to common man question? But Modi ji give hope that now no extension without proper justifications and cases should be initiated at least four months before retirement.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF     DEFENCE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED       QUESTION NO   2732

ANSWERED ON                 10.12.2012

WORKING CONDITIONS OF SCIENTISTS AT DRDO

2732 .   

Singh Shri Pradeep Kumar

Azad Shri Kirti (Jha)

Jagannath Dr. M.

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:-

(a)                Whether dozens of top scientists at the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) are working on extended tenures;

(b)               Whether DRDO is facing the problem of human resource especially shortage of scientists for their projects;

(c)                If so, the details thereof;

(d)               Whether the Government favours the policy of retaining officers or specialists after their retirement; and

(e)               If so, the reasons for retaining them and steps being taken to impart training to new scientists and improve efficiency of DRDO?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)

(a)                Presently, 11 Distinguished (top) Scientists are working in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on extended tenures.

(b)               (b) & (c): There is no critical shortage of manpower in DRDO. However, a case has been taken up with Government for augmentation of its manpower to meet the requirements of ongoing and future projects.

(c)                (d) & (e): As per existing provision, scientists and technologists can be given extension in service. This extension is granted keeping in view their knowledge and merit in the concerned fields. Therefore, DRDO is utilizing rich experience and knowledge of these scientists in on-going research works.

DRDO has been giving due importance to training. The Organization has dedicated training institutes, such as Targeted Training Centre at Bangalore, Institute of Technology Management (ITM) at Mussoorie, Training Institute at Jodhpur, Military Institute of Training (MILIT) at Pune. DRDO has a well established training policy, whereby training programmes for scientists are organized / sponsored in technical and techno-managerial areas through renowned academic institutes / universities / other organizations from India and abroad.

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The people of India looking forward to Sh Avinash Chander, DG, DRDO for his next visit to US for Signed MOU with “The Cookie Lady,”

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The Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) was launched at the US Chamber of Commerce building in Washington. The event welcomed by all print and electronic media across the globe. Even our honorable parliament also noticed and SHRI A.K. ANTONY informed parliament against UNSTARRED Lok Sabha QUESTION NO 2583 that “The kit was launched by a US Company, Crowe & Co. On 2nd August, 2013. DRDO has granted a license on non-exclusive basis to sell EDK in countries other than India and on exclusive basis for manufacture & sales in US”

The Indian premier defence organization DRDO having annual budget of more than 10000 crores and the US firm having $ 100000 annual turnover.

What are the hidden agenda behind this event by spending crores of crores rupees as almost 10 to twelve persons along with Sh Avinash Chander’s wife ( may be own expenses) also went to US. Govt of India spends a hefty some of amount for the event to please the family of Ms Fay A Crowe, CEO, Crowe & Co, LLC without having no credential and subsequently the whole Crowe family enjoyed the dinner at Ambassador’s residence with poor tax payers money.

In India to purchase Rs 10000 item the department ask the previous experience / cliental list / turn over etc? But in the case of Crowe & Co who verified the credentials from DRDO only GOD knows.

How much money received by DRDO/ Govt of India against licensing /rights for manufacturing of EDK in USA?

Does DRDO think that this Crowe & Co with annual turnover $ 100000 can manufactured the EDK?

Please go through the launching program photographs which are available in Crowe & co Face book, the face book profile was created on 5th August 2013, which tells all stories behind the scene.

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At the Indian Ambassador's residence with Ambassador Rao — with Jennifer Crowe, Eudoxie Merchant Broussard, Fay Crowe and Germaine Broussard.
At the Indian Ambassador’s residence with Ambassador Rao — with Jennifer Crowe, Eudoxie Merchant Broussard, Fay Crowe and Germaine Broussard.
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Mission successfully accomplished
“The Cookie Lady,"
“The Cookie Lady,”Germaine Broussard, “The Cookie Lady,” takes a sheet of cookies out of her oven in her McLean, Va., home. Broussard has been baking cookies for troops overseas for a year and a half. Photo by Sgt. Sara Wood, USA
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झूठ बोले —-  काटे काले — से डरियो

 

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Ten key DRDO projects delayed: Arun Jaitley

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PTI | Jul 18, 2014, 02.44 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Ten major projects of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), including the LCA Tejas aircraft and several key missile programmes, have been delayed due to various reasons, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

Giving details of DRDO’s delayed projects, defence minister Arun Jaitley said during Question Hour that “corrective/ remedial” measures are being taken to address the issue of delays.

Besides Light Combat Aircraft, other delayed projects include Naval Light Combat Aircraft, Aero Engine Kaveri, Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft and Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile.

The Air-to-Air Missile Astra, Advanced Light Weight Torpedo, Dual Colour Missile Approach Warning System for Fighter Aircraft, among others, have also been delayed, the minister said.

On remedial measures to complete the projects, Jaitley said that consortium approach is being used for design, development and fabrication of critical components.

According to him, synergy and better co-ordination were being promoted among user services, DRDO and production agencies through cluster meetings.

Jaitley also said the general impression that DRDO is lagging behind and that government is not providing enough support “may not be very accurate”.

“It is not fair to say that activities of DRDO have been curtailed by paucity of funds,” he said.

On proposal to allow 49 per cent foreign direct investment in the defence sector, Jaitley said the objective is to bring in best technologies into the country.

The government has decided that now it would be “Indian majority controlled” and it will bring the best technologies in the defence sector, the minister said.

The country has to come out of the situation where India is the largest buyer of defence equipment and ensure that “we have domestic capacity within India”, he noted.

“Government is making all efforts to grant Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) to DRDO scientists on par with scientists of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),” Jaitley added.

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RTI- EDK- MOD- DRDO Fake Drama

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To                                                                                            5th July 2014
Sh A. M. Manichan,
Under Secretary (IC-IV), CPIO,
Ministry of Defence,
Department of Defence,
Sena Bhavan, New Delhi

 

Hello,

Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 in respect of UNSTARRED Lok Sabha QUESTION NO 2583 of asked by Honorable members Shri RUDRAMADHAB RAY, Shri MANICKA TAGORE.

Question   – whether DRDO has developed a kit to instantly identify explosive typically used in bomb blasts and plans to sell the explosive detector in USA

ANSWER

MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)

Yes, Madam. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) capable of detecting and identifying explosives commonly used for destructive purposes. The kit was launched by a US Company, Crowe & Co. On 2nd August, 2013. DRDO has granted a license on non-exclusive basis to sell EDK in countries other than India and on exclusive basis for manufacture & sales in US..

  1. Please provide the complete certified copy of papers supplied by DRDO to MINISTER OF DEFENCE SHRI A.K. ANTONY against above question.
  2. Please provide the annexure supplied to Honorable MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY) by DRDO regarding US Company, Crowe & Co

Regards

Prabhu Dandriyal
21-Sunderwala, Raipur, Dehradun-248008
Phone – 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,
e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com  website – www.corruptionindrdo.com

Enclosed  –  copy of UNSTARRED Lok Sabha QUESTION NO 2583 and Answer available in Lok Sabha Website.

Registration Number     MODEF/R/2014/61215

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As per available records of Ms Faye Crowe, CEO, Crowe and Company 975 Bacons Bridge Road Summerville, SC 29485 USA in Internet is following

Crowe And Company, LLC

975 Bacons Bridge Road

Summerville, SC 29485  

Phone: (843) 991-6759

Company Contacts – Fay Crowe

Business Information

Website: crowderscustomizing.com

Location Type            – Single Location

State of Incorporation          South Carolina

Year Established        2007

Annual Revenue Estimate    100000

Employees      2

SIC Code         8742, Management Consulting Services

NAICS Code    541613, Marketing Consulting Services

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