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Request to PM For Legal Assistance to Fight Against Corrupt Practices Prevailing in BEL

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To                                                                                             26th July 2019

Hon’ble Shri Narendra Modi Ji, Prime Minister of India,

Room No -152, PMO, South Block, New Delhi-110011

Respected Narendra Modi Ji,

My humble question is this if any citizen starts exposing the corrupt practices prevailing in government, public sector etc and these organizations using public funds to protect themselves for exposing from citizen (Chowkidar) of India. Then what is the mechanism do you have to protect these volunteer citizens (Chowkidars) of India.

I want to give you an example that since 20 years continue fighting with these corrupt gangs of government servants who for their little greed compromise with national security, and facing lot of time bogus FIRs and other short of pressures and to save my life I have spend lot of money in traveling, hiring lawyers etc.

Currently you may aware that an Rs 7900 Cr IACCS Project of Air Force which is implementing by BEL is exposed due to irregularities in awarding tenders and so many different allegations by media with authentic documentary evidence. First Post, DNA etc

BEL CVO investigated the ongoing 10 underground command centers IACCS Project of Air Force and found lot of irregularities but entire top BEL management trying to buried the issue and unforeseen reasons the recommendations (29th March 2019) of BEL, CVO not processed till date. It seems that corrupt involved top BEL officers trying to manage Ministry of Defence Production, because the available documentary evidences are more than enough to prove the prevailing corrupt practices of BEL officials.

I have also supported the cause because my sole aim is to remove the corruption in defence sector because I believe that corruption in defence is directly impact in national security. For publishing the corrupt practices of BEL management in my website corruptionindrdo.com received a legal notice through law firm Chouta Associates, Bangalore by using poor tax payer’s money.

I request you to kindly provide me a legal assistance officially from PMO as I am now senior citizen and supporting your mission “Mai Bhi Chowkidar”

Your early action is require to fill oxygen in mission “Mai Bhi Chowkidar”

“It is unfortunate that corruption was institutionalized. The time has come to change this. The time for middlemen is over: PM 5:58 PM – 17 Aug 2017

PMO India September 6, 2016 ·

Zero tolerance towards corruption & black money…an issue PM Narendra Modi has been speaking on at the world stage.

PM Modi Urges Supporters to Take ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ Pledge Modi has often described himself as a “chowkidar” who would neither allow corruption nor let himself be corrupted.

Everyone who is fighting corruption, dirt, social evils is a Chowkidar

Jai Bharat, Vande Matram

Regards

Prabhu Dandriyal, 21-Sunderwala, Raipur,Dehradun-248008, 0135-2787750 9411114879 –prabhudoon@gmail.com | website – www.corruptionindrdo.com

Enclosed – Legal Notice received by Law Firm Chouta Associate on behalf of BEL

PMOPG/E/2019/0418698 

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Lobbying on as officers eye top DRDO job

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Abhinandan Mishra
April 8, 2018, Sunday Guardian
With the tenure of the chief of Defence Research and Development Organization Christopher (DRDO) ending next month, the officers eyeing his post have started meeting bureaucrats and politicians to push their candidature.

Even Christopher, who was given a one-year extension on 29 May last year, is interested in another tenure with the premier defence organisation and is banking on Defence Expo 2018, the largest land, naval and internal homeland security systems exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region, which will be held in Chennai from 11 to 14 April.

The defence expo, which will be inaugurated by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will also see the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 April.

Sources said it is during this event that Christopher intends to showcase the “impressive work” done by DRDO under his leadership, ever since he took over as the chief of the organisation in May 2015, to give a message to the PM that he deserves another extension.

The other officers who are fighting it out to lead the DRDO, which has an annual budget of close to Rs 17,900 crore, include P.K. Mehta, who is presently Director General for armament and combat engineering system in the organization; Dr Sudhir Mishra, who is the Director General of BrahMos missile system division of the DRDO; and G. Satheesh Reddy who is presently serving as Director General (Missiles & Strategic Systems) and Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister.

Mehta, according to sources, is being backed by a very powerful leader from a western state, while Mishra is getting the support of some members of Niti Aayog.

Reddy’s appointment, according to sources, was almost finalised last year.

Last year, Christopher, who was given an extension at the last moment, had directed all the labs to remove his photographs from the lab, just two weeks before he was to retire.

Christopher in an internal communication had stated that “Old colonial practice followed by the Services, to display prominently, photos of their Chiefs and Commanders, is followed inadvertently by some of the labs. This practice is also not required. I request all DRDO establishments to display the photos of the President and Prime Minister of India only, and not the Chairman of DRDO. This may please be implemented at the earliest and not later than 15 May 2017”. He had stated that he was among the first few officials in the MoD who never used a red beacon, much before PM’s recent directive came. Sources within the organisation said that all the four people who were in the fray, had an exceptional profile.

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Bio-vacuum toilets will keep the stench away in trains

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Bio-toilets like these will be replaced by bio-vacuum ones

By Richa Sharma | Express News Service | Published: 04th December 2017
NEW DELHI: Stinky toilets in trains will soon be flushed away. Starting January 2018, Indian Railways will roll out first 100 coaches with bio-vacuum toilets like the ones in passenger airplanes. The bio-toilets in trains will be odour free, cut down water usage by one-twentieth and will have much lesser chances of getting blocked.

The Railways has been grappling with upkeep of bio-toilets as there were several complaints of them getting blocked due to dumping of waste such as plastic bottles, paper, cardboard boxes in the pot. Trials of bio-vacuum toilets were done in the Railways’ newly-launched premium train Tejas, and it has now been decided to install them out in other trains.

“To start with, Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF) will roll out 100 coach sets fitted with bio-vacuum toilets starting January 2018. Initially, these toilets will be fitted in AC-I and AC-II tier coaches of select trains

like Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto,” said a senior Railway ministry official. Foul odour and high water consumption were also major reasons that made Railways decide to replace existing bio-toilets with the bio-vacuum ones. Typically, a conventional toilet or bio-toilet uses 10-15 litres of water per flush, whereas the vacuum toilet consumes only approximately 500 ml of water for flushing.

“A bio-vacuum toilet has a suction pump that sucks waste without need for much water to flush it. This will also help in containing the foul smell as bio-digesters will eat up the waste,” the official added.
Initially, the Railways will have to shell out more money to for bio-vacuum toilets as they will have to be imported. A bio-toilet costs Rs 2.5 lakh, while a bio-vacuum one is for Rs 3.25 lakh.

“The cost is likely to come down once we plan to have bio-vaccum toilets in all coaches. The manufacturers have assured us they will set up manufacturing units in India to meet the demand of these units,” the official added.

Over 79,500 bio-toilets have been fitted in more than 22,400 coaches till June this year. In the budget, Indian Railways was allocated Rs 1,155 crore for bio-toilets in passenger trains as part of the Prime Minister’s Swachh Bharat Mission.

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A bio-toilet uses 10-15 litres of water per flush while a bio-vacuum toilet consumes only around 500 ml
A bio-toilet costs Rs 2.5 lakh, a bio-vacuum one is for Rs 3.25 lakh.
Railways was given Rs 1,155 crore for bio-toilets in trains.

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DRDO goes young with Modi

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By Pradip R Sagar
Published: 02 Oct 2016 The Sunday Standard

Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: In order to weed out the dead woods, country’s premier defence research agency Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which is often faced criticism for its tardy performance, is looking for young scientist to head one of its laboratory. It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s advise to DRDO to hire young scientists, not over the age of 35 years to head at least five laboratories of defence research agency.

Following PM’s advise, Uttarakhand based Defence Institute of Bio-energy Research (DIBER), which is engaged in research in the first of bio energy and non conventional energy for defence use, has invited applications from candidates before the age of 35 years to head the lab. Officials claim this is the first step in the chain of events to give important role to young scientists, as Modi government has already banned giving extensions to scientists who have completed their tenure. It is notable that till two years back, DRDO’s top 15 scientists were on extension of service.
drdo-logoPM Modi in his first interaction with DRDO scientists had sent a stern message to defence research agency for their ‘chalta hai’ attitude, as most of DRDO projects, ranging from Tejas light combat aircraft to long-range surface-to-air missile systems have been missing repeated deadlines with huge cost overruns.
But sources in the agency said, appointing youch scientists to head laboratories may not go down well with senior scientists working with defence research.

But, officials said that hiring of Director of lab below the age of 35 years will send message to everyone working in DRDO to deliver. Modi has last year short listed Satish Reddy, the youngest ever scientific advisor to the defence minsitry.

“Certainly it’s an effort to get rid of non-performing scientists. Merely age seniority will not matter. If India wants to be a superpower, our defence research has to be cutting edge. India remains to be top buyer of military hardware globally with nearly 70 per cent defence requirements meet by imports,” said an officer. It is the successful government’s failure to build a strong domestic defence industrial base due to sluggish performance of 52 DRDO laboratories, five defence PSUs , four shipyards and 39 Ordnance factories.diber-director

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DRDO sets timeline for fixing grievances to discourage direct complaint to PM Modi

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By Pradip R. Sagar 14 September 2016 The New Indian Express
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NEW DELHI: As scientists involved in defence research continue to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with their grievances, DRDO headquarters has asked all its department heads to take timely action on these complaints to avoid direct communication with PM or Defence minister.

Following series of complaints, the DRDO’s vigilance department has now fixed a deadline to complete probe into any grievance within in ten days of receipt of complaint.

Days after assuming office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked government officials to give their suggestions directly to his office. But, within months, the PMO’s desk handling grievances was flooded with hundreds of representations. To address complaints, Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, in August 2015 issued an instruction that writing directly to the PMO by violating the prescribed channel of communication has to be viewed ‘seriously’ and is liable for ‘disciplinary action’.

But, despite strict instructions from the Cabinet Secretariat, several scientists have been continuously approaching prime minister’s office and defence minister.

“In absence of appropriate action to be taken on such complaints, the complainant addresses his grievances to various authorities including the Raksha Mantri (defence minister) and Prime Minister’s Office,” according to an stinker from the vigilance department head of the DRDO, Dr. JP Singh, Director, Vigilance and security writes..

“It has been noted with concern that neither any timely action is taken by the head of Clusters or establishment on complaints which are addressed to them, nor any action taken report is forwarded by them headquarters,”

Vigilance department believe that because of in-action by concerned Clusters or Establishments in the DRDO, ‘copious correspondence among various government agencies take place as all the complaints were processed as per extant of guidelines of the DoPT.

“All heads of Clusters/ Laboratories/ Establishments and Units are requested to take timely action on complaint directly addressed to them and forward Action Taken Report to the Chief Comptroller with ten days of the receipt of complaint,” Dr. JP Singh, Director, Vigilance and security writes.

Citing a Cabinet Secretary note on official communication channel, the DRDO headquarters in August last year, had issued detailed instructions to all its laboratories for strict compliance regarding representations being sent directly to higher authorities bypassing the prescribed channel of communication.14-sept-16-the-new-indian-express

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DRDO’s cause for Agni test delay under cloud

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By Hemant Kumar Rout Published: 04th July 2016
BHUBANESWAR:The clarification of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the inordinate delay in test firing of India’s most potent and longest range nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-V has put a question mark on the competency of the premier arms research and development agency.

DRDO Chief Selvin Christopher has been quoted by a news agency that Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V has been stuck due to a technical snag with its battery and not because of any other considerations. Christopher, however, did not respond to confirm the report. Other senior scientists involved in the Agni-V programme also refused to comment.
The fourth test of the home-grown missile, already tested successfully thrice, has been postponed twice. The test holds significance as it would pave way for the missile’s early induction in the armed forces.
On May 8, The Express had run a story titled ‘PM’s US visit trips Agni-V launch plans’ citing that the test was postponed due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit. Dismissing it, the DRDO Chief was quoted saying there is a problem with the battery and the issue can be resolved. This has, however, raised eyebrows as it appears that the organisation has failed to rectify the fault for the last several months.

Battery is required for on-board electronics which need power. Defence experts said the glitch could not be that big which will take so much time to be rectified.

As it pertains to the defence armaments of the nation, can the DRDO devote so much time for rectifying the glitch?

An eminent national security expert and professor at New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research (CPR) Bharat Karnad termed it a lame excuse by the DG of DRDO.

“The Agni-V test was originally slated during Autumn of 2015. Is it Christopher’s contention that the supposed battery ‘snag’ is so grievous in nature that ASL, Hyderabad has been unable to fix it for the last nine months?” he wondered.

Actually, Karnad observed that the clarification of the DRDO chief confirms the suspicion that Agni-V testing has been stalled for political reasons to avoid friction with the US.
Indian Express 4 July 2016

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Corruption in Centre For Air Borne System (CABS), DRDO, Bangalore

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To                                                                                          23rd  June 2015

Hon’ble Shri Manohar Parrikar,

Defence Minister,

Room No -104, South Block,

New Delhi-110011

Subject: Corruption in Centre For Air Borne System (CABS), DRDO, Bangalore

Sir,

DRDO is infamous for awarding or routing tenders and contract to their kith & kin. Right from conservancy contracts to any specialized components/sub system/system.  Some of cases, if they are not able to develop any family based firm, than groom as his/her pet vender.

The procurement data of DRDO are self explanatory, these families/relatives or pet firms supplies any damn item irrespective of their field or expertise.

It is also observed the manufacturer always quote higher than pet firm, If any manufacturer has to do business with DRDO then should smell or identify these families/relatives or pet firms and routed his business through these firm only.

In case of Dr V K Sarswat, famous Ex DG, DRDO & SA to RM, presently member of Niti Ayog, GOI, Hon Madras High Court convicted, lot of cases pending in CVO, MoD, the pet firm was M/s SEC Industries Private Limited, Hyderabad, In case of Dr A Subhananda Rao, Ex Director, HEMRL, the pet firm was M/s Resin & Allied, Vijaywada, In case of Dr K Tamilmani, DG (Aero) the pet firm is M/s Aero Space Engineers, Salem, In case of  Dr A K Saxena,DMSRDE, Kanpur the pet firm is M/s Manglam Traders, Kanpur. It is just for example any lay man can spot the pet firm for each lab. DRL, Tezpur found a power supply firm of Hyderabad for their Poly Houses worth corers business.

Website received a letter today from Bangalore which exposes the above expertise in Centre For Air Borne System (CABS), DRDO, Bangalore. Our new Director General cum Secretary belongs to this lab only and might be aware of credentials of this firm of Mrs Suma Verughees’s husband Thomas Verughees the owner of  M/s DRD Software and Systems India Private Limited, Kerala, M/s WAVE MECHANICS PRIVATE LIMITED,Bangalore. M/s COM AVIA , these firms have big business association with DARE, ADA & CABS and some little with ADE

Like his predecessor Dr S Christopher will accommodate this firm in 2015 DRDO award as Technology absorption Award.

Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh presented the DRDO Awards for the year 2007 M/s SEC Industries Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad got Defence Technology Absorption Award

Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh conferred the DRDO Technology Awards-2003 and 2004 and M/s Resins & Allied Products, Vijayawada got Defence Technology Absorption Award.

Prime Minister, Sh Narendra Modi conferred the DRDO Technology Awards-2013    M/s Aero Space Engineers, Salem got Defence Technology Absorption Award.

Sir, countrymen closely watching you’re cleaning and correcting steps in DRDO, results are coming from various fields like restriction the uses of transportation/ curtailing the contract recruitments, controlling procurements, DG warning to Lab Directors, not come with unfeasible projects, identifications of corrupt officials and removing them from important post, approvals for appropriate actions on corrupt senior officials.

Sir, It is requested that give the clear cut directions to PCDA (R&D) to rotate JCDA officials because all procurement manipulation only possible with the help of these IDSA officials. In some places they are occupying these creamy posts more than 10 years and enjoying all legal and illegal facilities from DRDO.

Hope you will analyze the following letter and take appropriate measures to stop these families/relatives or pet firms business in DRDO, which directly affecting the progress of DRDO projects because with these families/relatives or pet firms labs accepting lower quality items.

Regards

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

M/s DRD Software and Systems India Private Limited, Registered in Kerala

M/s WAVE MECHANICS PRIVATE LIMITED Registered in Karnataka

Both firms owned by Thomas Varughese husband of Mrs Suma Varughese, Scietist ‘G’ CABS, DRDO, Seniority 277 in Scientist ‘G’,

Enclosed – copy of letter received from Centre For Air Borne System (CABS), DRDO, Bangalore

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Donation Without Consent Leaves Army Offices Fuming Against Chief

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 – Ex-serviceman welfare – Blog                                   Chiefhttp://ex-servicemenwelfare.blogspot.in/2015/01/donation-without-consent-leaves-army.html

NEW DELHI: Forced charity can pinch. Indian army, the world’s second largest, experienced this pinch when they recently came to know of the cutting of a day’s salary. They later found that Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag didn’t consider it necessary to issue a note informing army’s officials before deducting their salaries and presenting the collected amount of `100 Crore for the Prime Minister’s relief fund.

Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on behalf of  the 1.3 million strong Indian Army on Thursday donated a cheque of over `100 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund after forgoing their one-day salary at the traditional ‘At Home’ at the Army House on the occasion of 76th Army Day. However, the prime minister was not even aware of it.

The Indian army played a major role in the relief and rescue operation in last year’s flood in Jammu and Kashmir by rescuing over 2 lakh stranded people in an operation which lasted for two weeks. The issue has now raised a controversy on the social media, as army officials are claiming that they were not informed about their salary cut and it was not made ‘voluntary’. Caught unaware of the chief’s arbitrary decision, some of the top army officials are even planning to file RTIs to the army headquarters to find out under whose orders the salary cut is being done.

Sources told the Sunday Standard that instructions were issued from the office of the Adjutant General who handles service matter of army, to the Controller of Defiance Account to do the salary cut of one day of every army personnel.  With this order, one day salary of the month January will be deducted to the relief fund.  When contacted for the Army’s version, sources said that army regularly contributes for natural calamity and will continue to do so. “Army followed procedures and rules and this is not the first time, we are doing it,” army sources said. This time, donation was for the Jammu and Kashmir flood relief fund. But, the army officials were surprised with the timing of the donation. It was after six months of the disaster.

“It Can Happen Only In India….!!!! On the occasion of Army Day our Chief Of Army Staff presents a Cheque worth ` 100 Crores to the Prime Minister as PM Releif Fund. The money has been generated by cutting One Day Salary of everybody working in the Indian Army. What an Irony .… Our war widows struggle for their day to day living… Our jawans are not able to afford good education for their Children… and here we become so large hearted to donate money to the politicians… Did the COAS take our permission before doing this…??? When did he start having rights on our hard earned Money…??? Has any Civilian / Politician ever donated his salary for us..? It is time we raise our voice and stop this nonsense before it becomes precedence. Why should we pay for their future Goals,” an official said on WhatsApp.

And he is not the only one, annoyed with it. “Our jawans, who battle under hostile weather conditions with poorly equipped weapons and armory, and his family, survives on the salary. If you are deducting his salary, it has to be voluntary. One cannot do it arbitrarily,” another official said. Even three months back, the Indian air force had also made donation of ` 8.43 crore to the PM Relief fund through donation of a day’s salary of its over 1.7 lakh officers and med deployed across the country. The IAF headquarters had taken consent of its officials before going for the salary cut.

(Source – Jottings blog)

http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Donation-Without-Consent-Leaves-Army-Offices-Fuming-Against-Chief/2015/01/18/article2623931.ece

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14 comments:

Anonymous January 20, 2015 at 9:54 PM

Our present COAS certainly will get some cubernational appointment on retirement. One should not ask any one for donation. It is up to the individual concerned. If someone wants he can donate directly to the PM Relief Fund or whatsoever.

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Anonymous January 20, 2015 at 10:12 PM

This happens only in india

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pka1971 January 20, 2015 at 11:26 PM

HE HAS GIVEN BRIBE OF 100 CR TO BECOME GOVERNOR

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pka1971 January 20, 2015 at 11:27 PM

HE HAS PAID BRIBE FROM OUR POCKETS OF RS 100 CR TO BECOME GOVERNOR

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pka1971January 20, 2015 at 11:27 PM

100 CR BRIBE TO BECOME AMBASSADER

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Ashok January 21, 2015 at 10:32 AM

Really how so cheap they are?

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Sudesan January 21, 2015 at 1:29 PM

The chief of Army has no power to order forceful donation to any one. So he has committed a crime under Army Act. Had the same thing done by any body other than chief the fellow would have faced action under Army Act. Very shame full act he has done for which who can take action against him. Govt has to think over it proceed suitably so that such kind of action is not under taken by any Chief of the Army in future.

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Anonymous January 21, 2015 at 7:55 PM

There is no power vested on him to deduct somebody’s hard earned salary like this. He should have remembered the widows of soldiers on that day. Had Fd Marshal Manekshaw would have passed orders like this or Fd Marshal Cariappa for that matter? There is a requirement of taking disciplinary action against this COAS AND THE AMOUNT SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE PERSONNELS’ SALARY FROM WHOSE SALARY IT WAS DEDUCTED.

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Manikandan KJ anuary 21, 2015 at 11:09 PM

It is very simple. Volunteers are always detailed in Defense Forces.

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Anonymous January 22, 2015 at 6:17 AM

new version of apple polishing ( CHAMACHAGIRI)

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Anonymous January 22, 2015 at 8:26 AM

Defence forces doesn’t get fat pays to part with, that should be a voluntarily done not by detailing as someone pointed out in the previous comments. Detailing in defence language is nothing but compulsory

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AnonymousJanuary 22, 2015 at 3:13 PM

we the all esm will donate the one year pension in PM relief fund if the orop shoulkd be implemented wef 01Jan 2006.

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Anonymous January 22, 2015 at 8:03 PM

Dear Veterans of our armed forces,

If the chiefs of three forces insist the prime minster,who is very good orator in HIndi,he orop will be immediately implemented.But they will not! Why?After retirement they too want good posts in govt,like governors etc.Who authorised the COA to cut the salary for making donations to PM,?Did the PM aske him personally?Let him donate his one year salary to him if he is so much worried about this nation.Even president of India does not have power to cut the salary and need not to mentiion about COAS? WHO IS HE?

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Mani Kandan January 23, 2015 at 10:23 PM

Do u expect the three chiefs to talk in one voice? That is not correct Sir. That is mutiny Sir. No Sir. They r highly disciplined officers. They don’t talk. They roar like a lion to men placed below them. But to political masters, they give a smart salute and say ‘yes Sir, yes Sir’ Talking in one voice? How to do that sir? After all we have three mouths!

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

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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.

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Not a Penny from Army in PM’s Flood Relief Fund Yet as General Idea to Dock Pay Backfires

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By Pradip R Sagar Published: 15th May 2015 06:00 AM The New Indian Express
Indain ExpressNEW DELHI: Drawing flak for its decision to cut a day’s salary of all its staff for donations to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, the Army headquarters is now in the process of collecting consent letters for the same from each of its personnel.

Express was the first to report on January 18, 2015 that several of the officers were upset with the decision of Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag in ordering a day’s pay cut to contribute Rs 100 crore to the PM’s Relief Fund to help the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Subsequently, some of the officers even wrote to the Controller of Defence Accounts (CDA), not giving approval for any deduction from their salaries. Realizing the discontent among its officers, the Army headquarters approached the office of the Controller of Defence Accounts, which eventually advised them that a consent letter was required from every Army person for deduction of salary.

“It has been intimated by the agency concerned that no amount on account of contributions from salary of any Army personnel has yet been donated to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. The matter is under consideration,” Army Central Public Information Officer Lt Col Rajiv Guleria said in reply to an RTI query filed by activist Prabhu Dandriyal, based on the Express report.

“We are in the process of collecting consent letters from everyone. It is purely on a voluntary basis and the amount will be deposited in the PM Relief Fund soon,” said a senior officer of South Block. Interestingly, the photos of the 67th Army Day event posted on the website of the PMO show Army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag presenting a cheque titled ‘one day’s pay of all ranks of Indian Army’, to Narendra Modi, in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.