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Did Indian Army Really Contribute Rs 100 Crore To PM Relief Fund For Kashmir Floods?

Posted on Friday, May 15th, 2015 by Online Editor – Only Kashmir
New Delhi, May 15 (Only Kashmir): Four months after Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag handed over an Rs 100-crore cheque to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for the flood victims of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army has denied information of any such donation.
Army General Suhag had presented the Rs 100-crore cheque, which was claimed to be raised by the soldiers and officers of 1.18 million strong army after donating their day’s salary, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Army Day reception on January 15.
However, an RTI reply from Army headquarters, has confirmed that “no such amount on account of contributions from salary of any Army personnel has yet been donated to the PM’s Relief Fund.”
Three days after the reception day function, it was reported about the army soldiers and officers, fuming over being not asked in advance by the higher officials before deducting their salaries and presenting the collected amount to the relief fund.
Apparently, media reports like these prompted Dehradun-based activist Prabhu Dandriyal to file an RTI on March 20, seeking what happened to the Rs 100 crore cheque donated to the PM’s Relief Fund by army.

Denying any such contribution for the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir, the RTI reply from Public Information Officer, Lt. Col. Rajiv Guleria on Tuesday, May 12, has added that the matter is undInterestingly, press releases with photographs of Suhag handing over the cheque of raised amount to Modi in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, continue to be hosted on the websites of Prime Minister and Press Information Bureau.

Filing his RTI petition now to the Prime Minister’s Office, Dandriyal has sought to know how the Rs 100 crore cheque was utilized.

“When by March 20, no amount of contribution was taken from the salaries, then how did the army chief submit the fund of Rs 100 crore to PM relief fund. This is why I have sought clarification from the PMO by filing another RTI,” Dandriyal said.

The RTI revelation has come in the backdrop of severe financial crises ailing Jammu and Kashmir. Reeling from the post-floods devastation, the summer capital city of Srinagar has witnessed protests, almost on daily basis, from daily wagers and government employees demanding pending salaries and arrears.

After the September 2014 floods, the J&K state government had forwarded a Rs 44,000 crore rehabilitation proposal to the central government, which has not been entertained by the centre till now.

High Level Inquiry on complaints against Dr. A.K. Singh, Director (Personnel), DOP, DRDO HQ, DRDO, Min. of Defence, New Delhi.

To                                                                                                       Date 13th May 2015                 Shri Manohar Parrikar,                                                                                                                     Defence Minister,                                                                                                                               Ministry of Defence,                                                                                                                           Room No -104, South Block                                                                                                             New Delhi-110011

Subject

High Level Inquiry on complaints against Dr. A.K. Singh, Director (Personnel), DOP, DRDO HQ, DRDO, Min. of Defence, New Delhi.

Sir,

I have submitted following complaints against Dr. A.K. Singh, Director (Personnel), DOP, DRDO HQ, DRDO, Min. of Defence, New Delhi to Hon’ble Prime Minister as well as to your office. Details of the complaints are given belowAK Singh remider letter table

As a matter of fact, Dr. A.K. Singh, Scientist ‘G’ is posted in New Delhi since his joining at INMAS, New Delhi since 1988. He is posted at New Delhi continuously since past 27 years and never been transferred out from Delhi.

Being posted as Director (Personnel) at DRDO HQ, Dr. A.K. Singh is misusing his official position to influence the inquiry of complaints filed against him. You may surprise that till date no action has been taken against Dr. A.K. Singh by Ministry of Defence despite my all complaints submitted to PMO were forwarded to MOD by PMO for necessary action.

No action against corrupt officers by competent authority lead frustration in mind of complainant and this forces the complainant to approach to Hon’ble Court by means of PIL to request to Court for action against Corrupt officer(s).

Recently, I was compelled to file one PIL on Corruption cases at DMSRDE, Kanpur against one Dr. A. K. Saxena, while in that case  MOD was helpless because DRDO CVO and DRDO Hqrs did not taken any action against Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur. The two fact finding committees constituted for only for eye wash.

Sir, you will appreciate that our judiciary is overloaded from court cases and whistle blowers and anti-corruption/RTI activists should not be forced to approach again and again to Hon’ble Court for filing PIL for proper action on complaints.

It is  requested kindly,  transfer Dr. A.K. Singh, Director (DOP) urgently from DRDO HQ to any other Lab from Life Sciences Cluster and order the High Level Inquiry to investigate my complaints against Dr. A.K. Singh as stated above in speedy and time bound manner.

With humble regards,

Regards

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

LCA will not be able to penetrate enemy lines

Kalyan Ray, New Delhi, May 08,2015, DHNS:
LCA DH 8 may 2015The indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) will experience a major handicap in defeating the enemy due to non-availability and poor performance of three electronic warfare instruments, developed by Indian agencies.

During the trial, the all-important counter measure dispensing system that protects the aircraft against radar and heat-seeking missiles, could not do its job properly, leaving the jet with poor defence. The system was developed by , Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics Limited.

It was not the only faltering system on-board the LCA. The self protection jammer that blocks the enemy radar was too big to be fitted into the Mark-I version of the LCA and the radar warning receiver, which alerts the pilots on hostile enemy signals, perform poorly. Both were developed by Bangaluru-based Defence Avionics Research Establishment.

“LCA Mark-I remains deficient in full electronic warfare capabilities as specified in the Air Staff Requirement (ASR),” the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) says in a review report that was tabled in Parliament on Friday.

The aircraft, which achieved initial operational clearances on December 2013, has as many as 53 shortfalls from the specifications drawn in the ASR.

Some of the shortcomings like increased weight, reduced internal fuel capacity, pilot protection from the front and reduced speed are to be addressed in the Mark-II version that was taken up by the Aeronautical Development Agency in 2009 and scheduled for completion in 2018.

Even after 30 years, the LCA could get only the initial operational clearance (IOC) in December 2013. The full operational clearance (FOC) is now targeted in December, 2015.

The cost is also rising all these years. What began as a Rs 560 crore programme in 1983 has now gone up by almost twenty times. The financial package for LCA now stands at Rs 8294 crore.

The auditor also criticised the Defence Ministry for awarding two commercial contracts to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in 2006 and 2010 for delivering 20 fighter planes in each contract in the IOC and FOC configurations respectively to the IAF.

Both were termed premature because in 2006 LCA design was nowhere near finalisation, whereas in 2010 HAL was yet to supply any aircraft to the force as per the previous contract. Even now, the IAF is not in a position to operationalise the LCA squadron in the absence of a trainer aircraft. Moreover, HAL’s production capacity – four aircraft per year – is only half of what the government wants.
DH News Service

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

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.

PIL status – Fact Finding Inquiry has already been held and he undertakes to place before this Court the inquiry report.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT New Delhi

+ W.P.(C) 3610/2015 & C.M.No.6436/2015 (directions)

PRABHU DANDRIYAL ….. Petitioner

Through: Mr.R.Sathish, Adv. with Mr.Mohan Das K.K., Adv.

 Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS…..

Respondents Through: Mr.Sanjay Jain, ASG

with Mr.Anil Soni, Ms.Aastha Jain, Mr.Akash Nagar, Advs. for R-1 to 3.

Mr.R.V.Sinha, Adv. for R-5/CVC. Mr.R.V.Sinha.

with Mrs.Monica Gupta, Adv. for CBI.

CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW

ORDER  29.04.2015 C.M.No.7764/2015 (exemptions) Exemptions allowed subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) No.3610/2015

The learned ASG appearing for the respondents, on instructions

States that the Fact Finding Inquiry has already been held and he undertakes to place before this Court the inquiry report.

Re-notify on 27.05.2015. CHIEF JUSTICE APRIL 29, 2015/‘anb’ RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW, J

Dear Friends see the DRDO statement in Delhi Court, the whole country is witness the unprecedented delays in all major projects and same manner DRDO misleading the honorable High Court, Delhi

DRDO is applying same tactics in Delhi High Court by stating that Fact Finding Inquiry has already been held and he undertakes to place before this Court the inquiry report in second appearance and again asked for time.

See the facts

The First Fact Finding Inquiry Committee headed by Dr S S Negi, Sc H, members Shri Manoj Bali , Scientist ‘G’ and Shri Jagdeep, Scientist ‘F’ visited A on 13th – 14th, March 2014 for inquiry on the complaint submitted against Dr. A K Saxena

What submitted by First Fact finding Committee

As per Sh D N Tripathi, Sc F, Addl. Director Administration and Finance, DMSRDE, Kanpur submitted supplementary counter affidavit to Honorable  CAT, Allahabad on 4 June 2014

  1. Fact finding not found any truth for complaint submitted by Sh Navin Praksh Gupta and Prabhu Dandriyal and thus dropped and rejected.
  2. Prabhu Dandriyal was terminated by DRDO (Stated without proof and will pay for that will be filed criminal case against Sh D N Tripathi, Sc F, Addl. Director Administration and Finance, DMSRDE, Kanpur in Dehradun Court)
  3. Photo copy of Fact Finding Report submitted in honorable CAT Allahabad as annexure SCA-3. (It means DRDO having readily available fact finding report the why they wasted precious time of honorable Delhi High Court)

As per Dr A K Singh Letter DOP/DS/008/M/01 dated 28 May 2014to Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur.

Brief facts on the basis of Fact Finding committee – Interestingly fact finding was constituted to find out facts of corruption related allegations within the procurement files.

But Chairman FFIC, Dr S S Negi who is Dr (PhD) on Semiconductor Devices turns Dr on psychology and forgot the procurement related corruption allegation, started the analyses of behavior and life style of Sh R P Bhatt, Sc’F’ and Sh N P Gupta, Sc ‘C’

Committee certified that – Sh R P Bhat, Sc’F’ is a habitual drunkenness, misbehavior, threatening and harassment to others, including the transfer to other lab. The question is it was in the purview of Dr. Negi & team or if it is correct than how Sh R.P Bhatt promoted up to Sc ‘F’, is Dr Negi team gone through the last 5 years APAR of Sh R P Bhatt any negative comment of Dr A K Saxena was there?

Committee suggested that – Necessary action to be initiated against Sh R P Bhat, Sc’F’

Dr. Negi & team can able to stand with their statement in front of High Court, Allahabad?

As Sh R P Bhatt challenged is transfer on the basis of recommendations of Fact Finding Committee

Basically Dr. Negi is very good in scientific work but very poor in administration and management, after assumption of charge as Director, IRDE every day he is facing lot of irregularities of employees and scientists, Union running the local administrations of IRDE, like internal posting /transfer, safety shoe purchase without proper specification, who will go for TD, who will be chair for different investigation enquiries, whom to serve warnings, to whom to give AMC, to whom to give man power supplies, who will sit in security and all sundry things

Second Fact finding Committee

Shri Avinash Chander , DGR&D and SA to RM constituted second four members  FFIC under Chairmanship of Dr. D C Pande, Outstanding Scientist, LRDE, Bangalore  and members Shri Hari babu Srivastva, Director, LASTEC, New Delhi, Shri R S Mehta, Joint Director, Dte of Vigilance& Security, DRDO Hqrs, Shri Jagdeep, Scientist ‘F’,Dte of Materials Management DRDO Hqrs  reached at Kanpur on 9th July early morning 5:00 AM at DMSRDE, Guest House, Kanpur by Rewa Express.

As per sources the second Fact finding Committee asked all procurement related files and found lot of irregularities, but the Sh Avinash Chander and Dr A K Singh both were given assurance to Dr A K Saxena, the reason only know to them or GOD.

The website have all documentary evidences to prove the corruption allegations, it is expected that DRDO have no choice to send all these cases for CBI inquiry and website will submit all those evidences to CBI, which website continuously receiving.

See the DRDO efficiency till date DRDO not take any action on the basis of second fact finding committee reports or neither had they submitted the fact finding report to CVO, MOD.

As Director (Vigilance), MOD has sought Director (Vigilance & Security), DRDO for consolidated report by his letter dated 04 August 2014.

Toilet truth hits drive

OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT – The Telegraph
New Delhi, Sept. 3, 2014: Whether the digester bacteria have called cease work or not isn’t clear but the government’s bio-toilet drive in villages is suddenly looking a bit leaky.

The Odisha government has told the National Human Rights Commission that nine of the 12 bio-digester toilets installed in five villages in Bhadrak district have become defunct, contrary to the Centre’s claims that these toilets don’t need maintenance.

The toilets, developed by defence research organisation DRDO and launched by then rural development minister Jairam Ramesh as part of the Centre’s drive to end open defecation, had been installed in 2012 in two blocks — Dhamara and Basudevpur — all meant for community use.

In a report last month, the state’s rural development department said the Bhadrak district administration had written to the DRDO in July requesting it to repair the toilets — that use bacteria for treating the waste — but has got no response yet.

No one from the DRDO was available for comment.

The report followed a case filed by a lawyer, Radhakanta Tripathy, who complained to the rights panel that the toilets were not helping the common people and the practice of open defecation was continuing as before.

“The people were expecting their miseries would end after the installation of the bio-toilets. These toilets have become defunct and nobody is taking responsibility for their maintenance,” Tripathy said.

The report has come as a “reality check” at a time the Centre is promoting these toilets in a big way as part of its efforts to make India free of open defecation by 2019.

A letter from the ministry of drinking water and sanitation last month to all state secretaries in charge of sanitation said states may be given the option of adopting the DRDO model for safe disposal of human waste. The ministry also sent the names of 39 firms that produce bio-toilets, used mainly by the army in high-altitude areas.

The railways, islands such as Lakshadweep and houseboats also use the technology that involves bacteria converting human waste to odourless compost and biogas. There is no need to replenish the bacteria since they regenerate.

Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of sanitation NGO Sulabh International, said the technology was not foolproof. “The water released from tanks of these bio-digesters is pollutant. The technology should be further developed.”

But Rail Tech, one of the firms mentioned in the government letter, defended the technology. “The technology is working perfectly in trains and army camps in high-altitude areas. There is no reason why they cannot work in the plains,” Rail Tech director Kunal Jain said.

He said the problem lay with the user. “If foreign materials are dropped into the drainage system of the toilets, they will stop working.”

RTI MOD- ADE- Dr V Ramachandra, Sc ‘G’

To                                                                                            27th April 2015                           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 representation submitted by Dr V Ramchandra, Sc G, ADE, DRDO Bangalore through CPGRAMS vide DDRDO/E/2015/00066 dated 8/4/2015, regarding, Harassment  and torture in suitable work assignment.

As per today The New Indian Express Bangalore edition page 4 Director ADE P Srikumar   said he was not aware of any such complaint.

The DOP letter no DOP/11/110/108/CPGRAMS/M/01 dated 9th April 2015 signed by Ms Mukta Chauhan, Dy Director (Pers) for staff grievances officer, DRDO

  1. Provide all action taken in this matter by ADE,DRDO
  2. Provide the date of receiving of above DOP letter by ADE Director, P Sri Kumar
  3. Provide Comment and action of P Sri Kumar, Director, ADE on subject matter.

Note the requested information is in larger interest because ADE is involve in very important projects and country is witnessing the unprecedented delays in LCA, Rustom and day to day corruption cases are coming up. If Dr V Ramachandra senior scientist is suffering from harassment torture then what about the junior scientists and technical staff, it is clear cut violation of human right. It is not single case earlier similarly Dr R K Gupta, Sc H, ASL, Hyderabad also sent representation to PMO.

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         MODEF/R/2015/61052

Submission of the facts of deliberate Acts and omissions of illegality, criminal offences under IPC 1860, misconducts under CCS Conduct Rules, 1964 and criminal misconducts under prevention of corruption Act 1988 committed in 2005 for conducting discreet independent enquiry and for registration of FIR against the prima facie guilty officers of AFHQ Cadre of the O/o JS (T) & CAO, MoD and DRDS officers of DRDO, MoD posted in DRDO HQ in 2005.

To                                                                                                       14th April 2015                         Hon’ble Shri Manohar Parrikar,                                                                                                     Defence Minister,Room No -104,                                                                                                   South Block,New Delhi-110011

Subject: Submission of the facts of deliberate Acts and omissions of illegality, criminal offences under IPC 1860, misconducts under CCS Conduct Rules, 1964 and criminal misconducts under prevention of corruption Act 1988 committed in 2005 for conducting discreet independent enquiry and for registration of FIR against the prima facie guilty officers of AFHQ Cadre of the O/o JS (T) & CAO, MoD and DRDS officers of DRDO, MoD posted in DRDO HQ in 2005.

Sir,                                                                                                                                                                 Please find the facts of deliberate Acts and omissions of illegality, criminal offences under IPC 1860, misconducts under CCS Conduct Rules, 1964 and criminal misconducts under prevention of corruption Act 1988 committed in 2005 for conducting discreet independent enquiry and for registration of FIR against the prima facie guilty officers of AFHQ Cadre of the O/o JS(T) & CAO, MoD and DRDS officers of DRDO, MoD posted in DRDO HQ in 2005. The Acts & Omissions are enclosed herewith in Annexure ‘A’ in a tabular form containing pages.

It is requested to conducted discreet complete enquiry in this regard exclusively from an independent authority like CVO of MoD and kindly register FIR against all those concerned retired and serving officers of AFHQ Cadre and DRDS Cadre of DRDO posted in DRDO HQ in 2005 if it is corroborated on documentary basis that they indeed committed the offences & misconducts mentioned in the Annexure ‘A’ enclosed herewith.

It is additionally request and caution your good self that the present regime in DRDO headed by Scientists in the O/o DOP, DHRD, CC R&D (HR) are in habit not to supply or adopt dilatory tactics in supplying the concerned original documents to the inquiry committee or they might even dilute the whole issue by constituting high power fact finding committee of scientists of DRDO who always put their best efforts to save the prima facie guilty officers.

It is therefore requested that all the concerned original documents available in DRDO HQ, New Delhi may kindly be called for in the O/o CVO, MoD at a very short notice within in a maximum period of a week so that saviors & sympathizers of the prima facie guilty officers are not able to protect the guilty officers.

I may kindly be intimated about the final outcome of my formal complaint at address for communication.

Regards

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

Enclosures:-

  1. Annexure ‘A’ (containing 04 (four) pages)
  2. Annexure ‘B’ (containing 04  (four) pages) of the copy of the Advt. published at page no 28 of the employment news dated 06-12 August 2005, copy of the RTI application dated 25-04-2014 submitted to the CPIO of DRDO HQ, New Delhi and copy of the RTI Reply dated 01-05-2014annexure A page1annexure A page2annexure A page3annexure A page4
    RTI DRDO 25 April 2014
    RTI DRDO 25 April 2014
    RTI DRDO page 2 25 April 2014
    RTI DRDO 25 April 2014
    rti reply DRDO
    rti reply DRDO

    advt t chndrabanu case

     

Intimation about deliberate illegal acts and omissions done in DRDO

To                                                                                                               12th April 2015                 Hon’ble Shri Manohar Parrikar,                                                                                                   Defence Minister,Room No -104,                                                                                                   South Block,New Delhi-110011

Subject: Intimation about deliberate illegal acts and omissions done in DRDO.

Sir,                                                                                                                                                     Please find following informations about the intentional unlawful acts and omissions made in DRDO, MOD

  1. Shri Krishan Kumar and Shri J B Singh retired joint Directors of AFHQ Cadre of the o/o JS (T) & CAO, MOD have been appointed as consultants in the ADA, Bangalore (an autonomous body under the administrative control of DRDO, MOD.) soon after their retirement on superannuation for the regular official work of ADA Bangalore and they have been illegally posted in the very sensitive establishment of DRDO i.e. RAC, Delhi. these two (02) consultants are used illegally to attend the court cases at CAT Delhi & High Court of Delhi filed by regular employees of the DRDO like court case of retired Scientist ’G’ Shri Virender Kumar of DEAL Dehradun. These consultants even illegally screen the applications of direct recruitments of scientist in DRDO & in such screening no meticulous screening is carried out by these consultants resulting selection of ineligible & relatives of senior scientist of DRDO as a quid –pro-que. Moreover there is imminent danger of favoritism and leakage of confidential and sensitive documents/information of RAC Delhi.
  2. Shri S T Rajan & Shri R Natrajan retired joint Directors of AFHQ Cadre of the o/o JS (T) & CAO, MOD have been appointed as consultants in the program office of DRDO HQ New Delhi in the missiles program for carrying out routine works for which already their relievers in the form of regular employees have been posted in DRDO HQ. these retired GOVT. servants are also appointed against the vacancies of ADA Bangalore and posted in DRDO HQ New Delhi. they don’t belong to scientific or technical cadre. There is imminent danger of the leakage of the sensitive informations at their level.
  3. Shri V K Shrama retired joint Directors of AFHQ Cadre of the o/o JS (T) & CAO, MOD has been appointed as consultants in the o/o DOP, DRDO HQ New Delhi with the approval of the then defence minister of GOI by misrepresentation & distortion of the material facts particularly with regard to the actual need of hiring him as consultant. His services have been utilized for the assignments  for which he has not been appointed. There is imminent danger of leakage of the sensitive information.
  4. Dr. A K Singh, present DOP of DRDO HQ New Delhi has played an active role in illegal extension of the periods of consultancy and in new engagements of consultancies of the retired GOVT. servants which he carried out with deliberate misrepresentation and distortion of the material facts submitted to the various senior authorities of DRDO, MOD & to the defence minister.
  5. Shri A K Singh present DOP of DRDO HQ New Delhi did not take any initiative to suspend Shri G Malakondiah, the then CC R&D (HR of DRDO HQ) for his conviction in a contempt of court case of the high court of the judicature of Chennai on 24-sept-2014 although this conviction news came in almost all the important daily newspapers including Hindusthan times New Delhi edition. No convicted person can be retained in GOVT. service even for a single day if the news of his conviction comes to the notice of the concerned public authority through formal or informal channel. The stay granted to Shri Malakondiah on 26-09-2014 by the apex court was restricted to the implementation of the imprisonment and not his conviction. The convicted person was deliberately allowed an opportunity to influence the witnesses and to tamper, mend, amend, destroy, replace & concealment of the concerned documents against the public interest due to lake of devotion to duty and possession of doubtful integrity of the concerned officials of the DRDO HQ New Delhi.
  6. the number of retired officials of DRDO, AFHQ Cadre appointed as consultants, directly violating the rules of consultancy, for the regular work of DRDO has reached to the alarming point where regular employees are considering illegal interference of the consultants in their regular sphere of duties and are also feeling frustrated and de-motivated which is playing havoc on the output of the DRDO as an organization.

I hope that some appropriate concrete action would be taken against the concerned guilty officers of DRDO & all Deviations and distortions would be set right in the national interest.

Regards

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

 

Corruption in Procurement of Universal Testing Machine (UTM ) at DMSRDE,DRDO, Kanpur by Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director.

To                                                                                                                    8th April 2015             Hon’ble  Shri Narendra Modi                                                                                                           Prime Minister                                                                                                                                 PMO, Room No 152 South Block                                                                                                     New Delhi-110011

 

SUBJECT: Corruption in Procurement of Universal Testing Machine                                   (UTM) at DMSRDE,DRDO, Kanpur by Dr. Arvind Kumar                                     Saxena, Director.

Sir,

DRDO corruption is challenge for your new government; continue constructions without utilizing the existing infrastructure and unnecessary procurement of systems/equipments without justification of needs are the common mechanisms of DRDO officials for minting money.

DRDO Directors are above the all constitution provisions like Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, DRDO, Kanpur still continue the corrupt practices on last leg of his service, despite several complaints (12 complaints) at CVC and Defence Minister, DG, DRDO etc.

DG, DRDO made two fact finding committees and it seems that those committees were managed by Dr. A.K. Saxena.

CAG make observation about corrupt practices at DMSRDE in its Report No. 24 (2011-2012)

Dr.  A.K. Saxena several highly costly equipment and instruments have been purchased and some are under procurement process having no utility in any project and scientific activity in DMSRDE. Method of Repeat Order is being mis-utilised for getting fatty commission from vendors of his choice.

Further regarding these irregularities at DMSRDE, Kanpur, The Comptroller & Accounts General (CAG) in its report No. 24 of 2011-12 (Defence Services) Chapter 6-DRDO Para 6.2 – Procurement/receipt of equipment after the closure or at the fag end of a project mentioned that “Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE) procured equipment worth 1.52 crore after technical completion of the project or at the fag end of a project. The project was completed with the facilities available in DMSRDE and other Labs implying that the procurement was avoidable”.  

Corruption is criminal offence under Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, Indian Penal Code and CCS (Conducts) Rules 1964. On issues of Corruption the anti-corruption establishments like CVC, CBI, CVO & Ministries should be more serious as Corruption is crime against Government not against any individual. Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It is like rust that weakens the foundation of the Government System. Corruption is a termite to society and present in every system.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court said in its judgment dated 02 January 2013. Quoted here from judgment passed by a bench of justices B S Chauhan and F M Ibrahim Kalifulla in Civil Appeal Nos. 8814-8815 of 2012 the court said “Corruption in a civilised society is a disease like cancer, which if not detected in time, is sure to spread its malignancy among the polity of the country, leading to disastrous consequences,”.

Government is having policy of “Zero Tolerance for Corruption” as stated in DO letter No. 11017/04/2010-AIS-III dated March 3, 2010 which clearly states in para (3) that “The issue of corruption needs to be addressed fairly and squarely. The Government’s policy of zero tolerance for corruption must be implemented fully and effectively. Preventive vigilance should be strengthened. Transparency must be introduced in decision making and in all our systems. Stringent action must be taken against officers found guilty. Disciplinary proceedings must be expedited“.

Corruption is authority plus monopoly minus transparency. Despite my 12 complaints on corruption costing about 7.5 crores , no action has been taken against Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur by CVC, CVO MOD and Director, Vigilance & Security (CVO), DRDO HQ and Ministry of Defence.

This attitude of anti-corruption agencies towards Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena encourages him upto the extent that he again started corrupt practices in procurement at DMSRDE, Kanpur.

It is very relevant to mention here that based on my compliant to CVC on the subject “Complaint to CVC – DMSRDE FUME HOOD Procurement Case” dated 22 Jan 2014 costing Rs 45,76,005.00 the supply order was cancelled by Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena and till date Fume Hoods were not purchased in DMSRDE as there was no requirement of the said item. Fume Hoods were procured from China and these Fume Hoods are still lying at Airport, New Delhi. Based on my complaint in said case the public money of Rs. 46 Lacs was saved as Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena , Director, DMSRDE was procuring the said item on 300% high prices and getting about Rs 25 Lac as commission. The Million Dollar Question is that if there was no corruption in procurement of fume Hood then why the said Supply Order was cancelled?

On the same line a case was again indented on orders of Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena in DMSRDE, Kanpur for procurement of UTM with following details.

UTM purchase details
UTM purchase details

The same instrument was again procured by Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena who being Competent Financial Authority (CFA) gave sanction the procurement through Rubber & Adhesive Division in the year 2014 under Repeat Order. The supply order (Repeat Order) was placed to Pal Enterprises in Jan-Feb 2015 for the same item Precision UTM for Ceramic Composite (Tech. Spec. Attached) as stated above .

The following irregularities, violation of the Purchase Management 2006 (Purchase Manual of DRDO (PM 2006), criminal conspiracy and corruption establish in procurement of two UTM in DMSRDE, Kanpur on following grounds.

  1. The item supplied by Pal Enterprises was of INSTRON make which is OEM of the said UTM purchased at DMSRDE. INSTRON (an ITW company) is a Massachusetts based manufacturer of test equipment designed to evaluate the mechanical properties of materials and components, such as Universal Testing Machines (UTM). INSTRON is having its subsidiary in India known as INSTRON INDIA PVT. LTD., 3-C, P.M. TOWER, 37, GREAMS ROAD, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  2. Tender inquiry under Limited Tendering was not given to INSTRON India despite it was representative/Subsidiary of OEM in India.
  3. M/s Pal Enterprises, New Delhi was registered in DMSRDE on 30 July 2013 in category of Glassware & Hardware under 20 Lac capacities. Case was initiated on 13 August 2013 and this vendor was given tender inquiry on 04 September 2013 for Scientific Instrument costing Rs. 48,37,500.00 despite this vendor not supplied in category of Scientific Instruments and even not supplied any single item in DMSRDE.
  4. R.K. Jain, Scientist E’ was appointed as Chairman, Committee for Registration of Vendors in DMSRDE vide DO No. 10/AD dated 17.01.2013 with gross violation of PM 2006 as Chairman should be of rank Scientist ‘F’ or above.He registered Pal Enterprises on 30 July 2013 in capacity of 20 L under category Glassware and Hardware with registration number DMSRDE 013/02C/42 – 20L.
  5. The case of Precision UTM for Ceramic Composite was indented by Dr. Suresh Kumar, Scientist ‘E’ with demand No. DMSRDE/14ACD013 dated 13 Aug 2013 and demand cost was 45 Lakh .
  6. The case was processed under Limited Tender, although the cost of item was Rs. 45 Lakh and as per Purchase Management 2006 of DRDO, the case should be processed under open tender/Global Tender.
  7. The tender enquiry was send to Pal Enterprises and its dummy firms despite Pal Enterprises were registered in category Glassware and Hardware under capacity of 20Lakh.
  8. In Dec 2013-Jan 2014, for procurement of another case of Tensile Tester (UTM) from FFIT Division, Global Tender was published in News Papers for demand No. DMSRDE/TEX053 with estimated cost Rs. 49 Lac. Copy of advertisement for procurement under Global Tender is enclosed.
  9. It clearly establish conspiracy that to procure the UTM under Limited Tender was corruption and placing the Repeat Order establish splitting of the cases as there was demand of two UTM then these should be purchased in single case but since Director Financial powers is limited upto 50 Lac and total of 02 UTM were about 97 Lac which was beyond the Director Financial Limit so bring the case within Director limit the case was spitted in two parts. One UTM was procured through Limited Tender while other through Repeat Order by pet vendor of Dr. A.K. Saxena, M/s Pal Enterprises, New Delhi.
  10. Pal Enterprises is registered at Department of Trade & Taxes, Government of NCT, New Delhi with TIN No. 07700196997. Details are enclosed.
  11. The detailed documents like Supply Order, Receipt & Inspection Note (RIN) and specification of the Precision UTM for Ceramic Composite purchased in Applied Chemistry Division are enclosed
  12. CLAUSE 7.29(b) REPEAT ORDERS of PM 2006- “The repeat order is not placed to split the requirement to avoid sanction of the next higher CFA” was grossly violated as the purpose to place Repeat Order was to split the demands of two UTMs in two cases.
  13. The Financial Powers of Directors are sanctioned vide letter No. No. DRDO/DBFA/F A/83226/M/OI /2031 /D(R&D) dated 30 July 2010. Accordingly on page 5 of the letter it has been clearly mentioned that extent of financial powers delegated to Lab Director without concurrence of Finance is upto(i) Rs.50 Lakhs in each case Labs/Estts. On Open, Global or Limited Tender basis. (ii) Upto Rs 20 Lakhs in each case concurrence of on PAC basis. (iii) Up to Rs.2 Lakh in each case on Single Tender basis. Copy of the page (5) of the letter dated 3o July 2010 is enclosed.
  14. CENTRAL ANALYTICAL FACILTY DIVISION is exiting in DMSRDE where all costly scientific instruments and equipment are placed in centralised place to be used for the scientists of DMSRDE. Then why two UTMs costing about Rs. 97 Lakhs were purchased at DMSRDE.

This supply order has been issued on behalf of President of India, it clearly means that the Dr. A.K. Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur was involved in criminal misconduct and breach of trust against Government.

It is requested that issue orders for through investigation and corrective measures to stop mishandling of public funds by Dr. Arvind Kumar Saxena, Director, DMSRDE, DRDO, Kanpur  

Regards

Prabhu Dandriyal,
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To
The Joint Secretary (Estt.) and Public Grievances & CVO,
Ministry of Defence, of India,
97, South Block,
New Delhi -110 105.

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