Yogesh Kumar | TNN | Jun 29, 2016, 10.25 PM IST
DEHRADUN:
A senior woman scientist has filed a sexual harassment complaint against a top-ranking official of the Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), a unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Dehradun. In her complaint to DRDO, the scientist has alleged that the accused official touched her inappropriately on the pretext of checking her I-card. A DRDO spokesperson confirmed they have received the complaint and added that “a fact-finding committee has also been formed.”
According to sources, the scientist had initially approached IRDE officials with her complaint but when she saw no action being taken, she went to the National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC) in Delhi earlier this month. Jagjit Singh, a senior official of NCSC, told TOI, “The complainant had approached us with her problem. We have asked DRDO to look into her case and are now waiting for the response.”
Meanwhile, last week, IRDE officials were summoned by the DRDO top brass in connection with the scientist’s complaint. According to a DRDO spokesperson, “the next course of action will be decided after receiving the recommendations of the fact-finding-committee which has been constituted under a senior woman scientist.”
The case has jolted a number of people in the leafy campus of IRDE in the city where research is undertaken to devise cutting-edge gadgets like night vision cameras, thermal imagers as well as other electro-optical surveillance instruments for the defence forces.
Meanwhile, when TOI contacted the senior official against whom the allegations had been made, he said, “Nothing like what is being claimed by the woman has happened. I have come to know about the fact finding committee but I am yet to be called for giving any statement. I will present my version to them whenever called. 
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LIFE SCIENCES IN DRDO HAS GOT GREAT POTENTIAL TO WORK TOWORD ACHEIVNG DEFENCE GOALS BUT THESE CROOKS DESTROYING DRDO OF ITS CAPABILITIES
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The Goel Story of DRDE: A stark example of Murky Underbelly of Nepotism and Opportunism in DRDO
Nepotism is the major killer of quality research in DRDO, either a scientist is a relative of the boss or he is good at fulfilling all vested interests of the boss to get undue favours and it is the sure shot opportunity to reach to top and spread venom further in the organization. Out of those opportunists, many could manage one or more bosses to get promotion to next ranks, there few crooks in DRDO who can able to mould themselves according to all type of bosses and they can go to any extent to get all undue benefits and eat away the system within. The great Scientist DR AK Singh is the best example till now, but let me introduce DR AK Goel whose crookedness will raise your hair. He is the modern shakuni of many dhuryodhanas of DRDE, the latest one is Dr. Loku, the great feku of gobar gas a.k.a bio toilet.
Let me introduce the humble beginning of Dr AK Goel, the great goel passed out from not so well known Haryana Agricultural University locally called HAU with a PhD in Agri. Microbiology a subject which has more relevance to plant pathology, n least relevant to any defence application. But you all know very well that to enter into life science research labs of DRDO you don’t need to pass any exam, with an interview you can become Sc ’B’. Now our Goel after joining DRDE as Sc ‘B’ being a natural crook have seen that nepotism is prevalent in DRDE during Er. K Sekhar as director started buttering him by fulfilling all wishes of tharki and alcoholic sekhar. All of a sudden the alcoholic sekhar got promoted to CC R&D but he wished to take his saaki along….. what next???? Khuda mehar baan to gadha pehalvaan” Our Goel told the drunkerd “Sir its a prestige issue if a CC’s humwaal sorry staff officer is just a newly promoted Sc ‘C’….. now the drunkard promised him that I will make you ‘D’.
His gang member Dr. Ilavzhagan (Illegal appointment of his wife T Bhanu fame) readily agreed to advertise a vacancy for Sc ‘D’ in bioinformatics. Now our great don’t have any experience in bioinformatics except searching internet for science papers so he requested to the alcoholic boss to fix the interview board with experts from HAU as expected he was directly selected for the post of Sc ‘D’ in bioinformatics without knowing ABCD of bioinformatics and unfortunately the other guy who appeared in the interview holding a post degree and a PhD in Bio informatics was kicked out. Now the real story starts, The great Goel without doing science has jumped from Sc B to D has proudly joined DIPAS at Delhi without even transferring his inventory and lab. He continued to being saaki of CC R&D. Mos interesting point is now all of a sudden even DIPAS felt Bioinformatics is no required so they conveniently transferred Sc ‘D’ Dr Goel to DRDO HQ within six months without even utilizing his great bioinformatics capabilities.
Now as staff officer of Sekhar, Goel started getting all undue benefits including weekly trip to Gwalior to meet his family, you all may get astonished our Goels many times Goel’s monthly travel expenses on Govt account to visit his family is more than his own salary. With his boss clout and timidnessof the then Director Raghavan he could able to keep students for him where as all other working scientist were deprived of helping hand, he enjoyed purchasing equipments and earn handful of money from DRDE even being posted at DRDO HQ, Our Goel is also expert in speculating in share market. With the help of his boss Sekhar LSRB was pressurised to grant research project to Jiwaji Univeristy on making fermented jamun drink which has nothing to do with defence or bio defence. He made his wife to get appointed as RA in that project illegally and both husband and wife siphoned off DRDO money conveniently during full tenure of the project. After one your of serving in HQ, he was again transferred to DRDE on public interest, now the Bioinformatics specialization which was initially at DIPAS is required in DRDE. Now came the era of dushyaasan in DRDE the great farzi paper producer Prof. MP. Kaushik (ChemPro scam fame) our Goel could effectively manage him too whom whole DRDE think only a lady can manage. Dr Goel got a super outstanding call for his outstanding contributions as saaki and his great manipulating abilities. No one knows what great services Dr Goel has done to Alcoholic and Tharki Sekhar, just 15 days before his retirement he himself sat in the assessment board and got him super outstanding promoted to Scientist- E. From scientist B to E in just 7 years!!!!! All hard working and patriotic scientists, learn something from his story, DRDO promotes these crooks and kick on your ass.
This great Goel story did not end here, here comes the era of Tuglak in DRDE, the great Dr. Lokendra Singh who is fooling whole country by farzi bio toilets which are nothing but Gobar Gas plants, even this tuglak wihsed a great saaki and manipulator and he knows Dr Goel is the best Choice so now he made him “Officer On Special Duty” in netaji estyle…. Dr Goel is running the show in DRDE as proxy director and he is soon going to get out standing promotion to Sc ‘F’…… I think AK Singh needs to learn more from this AK Goel.
I wonder if our honourable Rakha Mantri can able to do something to weed out these pests from DRDO before it is too late….. These crooks make whole system rotten generations after generations and real and patriotic scientists perish from the system.
LIFE SCIENCES IN DRDO HAS GOT GREAT POTENTIAL TO WORK TOWORD ACHEIVNG DEFENCE GOALS BUT THESE CROOKS DESTROYING DRDO OF ITS CAPABILITIES
‘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
NEW 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.
Uncertainty dogs a leaderless DRDO
Ajai Shukla | New Delhi May 4, 2015 Last Updated at 00:38 IST – Business Standard
A sense of drift is palpable within the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), which has been without a leader for three months since the ouster of its widely respected chief, Avinash Chander, on January 31.
On that day, Defence Secretary R K Mathur was given additional charge of Chander’s post of Secretary, Defence R&D, for three months. That period expired on Thursday.
Mathur had held charge of only one of the three posts that Chander occupied – that of Secretary Defence R&D. The other two posts – Director General, DRDO, and Scientific Advisor to the Raksha Mantri – have lain vacant for three months.
The defence ministry is not alone in having key positions without incumbents. There has been no Chief Information Commissioner since August 22, and no Chief Vigilance Commissioner since September 28.
Without a chief, there are problems in coordinating between the DRDO’s seven technology clusters, each relating to a specific subject – e.g. aeronautics, missiles or naval systems. While cluster heads. called directors general, can function independently within their clusters, major development projects involve several clusters.
Among the programmes suffering from this lack of leadership is the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project. While the DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Agency oversees the Tejas project, it has no authority over the four technology clusters that feed into the LCA project. That coordination was always facilitated by the DRDO chief, who personally oversaw the LCA programme.
Another problem, say senior DRDO scientists, is professional insecurity caused by Chander’s unceremonious removal. On November 28, the defence ministry had granted him an 18-month service extension to head the DRDO till May 31, 2016. Forty-five days later, that extension was withdrawn.
The insecurity is most obvious among junior scientists, most of whom looked to Chander as an icon of the DRDO’s successful missile programme. “With such an accomplished scientist removed so arbitrarily, what job security do we have?” wonders a young scientist bitterly. Nor is there any clarity about who might succeed Chander. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had said while removing Chander, he wanted someone good from the DRDO who has the urge for development. Parrikar also stated he wanted a younger scientist to head DRDO.
With almost all the DRDO’s top scientists already on extension, or nearing the retirement age of 60, 11 of the DRDO’s 12 top scientists might soon retire.
Of these 12 “distinguished scientists”, the DRDO’s top rank, equivalent to a lieutenant general, six have already crossed 60 years and are serving on extensions. Another five are 59 years of age, knocking on the doors of retirement.
The only candidate who fits Parrikar’s twin conditions – being from the DRDO, and also young – is Satheesh Reddy, the highly regarded chief of Research Centre Imarat, a missile technology laboratory outside Hyderabad. Reddy is just 52 years old.
Even so, MoD sources do not rule out bringing in an outsider, possibly from the Atomic Energy Agency, to head the DRDO.
There is also speculation that the three hats the DRDO chief traditionally wore might be split into two or more posts. Opinion on this is divided. The Rama Rao Committee, which proposed reorganising the DRDO, recommended the three posts remain vested in a single person. The subsequent Naresh Chandra Committee recommended separation, though not trifurcation.
The departments of space and atomic energy, which are often held up as models the DRDO could emulate, centralise powers in a single chief. The chairman of the Space Commission also heads the Indian Space Research Organisation, while simultaneously advising the prime minister on space matters.
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
- Provide all action taken in this matter by ADE,DRDO
- Provide the date of receiving of above DOP letter by ADE Director, P Sri Kumar
- 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
Scientist Alleges Harassment, Knocks on PMO Doors
by Sharan Poovanna Published: 27th April 2015 06:02 AM The New Indian Express
BENGALURU: A senior scientist of a DRDO lab has knocked on the doors of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Defence Minister and Ministry of Defence among others over alleged harassment, torture and humiliation meted out to him by his superiors at the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE).
Though he has complained to the authorities, no action has been taken. Meanwhile, Raghavan (name changed), the G-category scientist who has over 30 years of experience, authored 180 technical papers and worked on almost all Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) projects of ADE, remains without an assignment for the last four months.
In his complaint, Raghavan alleged that ADE Director P Srikumar is trying to push junior scientists (below G category) to senior positions before he retires later this year. In two letters dated 31-1-2015 and 31-3-2015, Raghavan has told the Defence Minister and DRDO headquarters that “In order to promote some inefficient and less experienced individuals, I have been pushed out of ADE work. This is done due to partiality and favoritism”.
On December 8, 2014, the ADE Director signed a directive attaching Raghavan to ‘Project Ghatak’ at Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), a nodal agency for design and development of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). But ADA has refused to accept the deputation as proper government approval and procedure was not followed, the scientist alleged.
When contacted, ADE director Srikumar said he was not aware of any such complaint. “This does not call for a story,” he said.
On April 9, the DRDO Director (Personnel) has forwarded the complaint back to ADE to resolve the matter. The status on the letter states ‘under process’.
“Since no justice is provided and harassment and insult continued, I made a formal representation to Director, ADE, ADG Aero, Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri, and Defence Minister through letter dated 21.1.2015. Till today, my grievance is not addressed and sorted out,” he stated.
When contacted, ADE director Srikumar said he was not aware of any such complaint. “This does not call for a story,” he said.
the above statement of ADE director Srikumar – see the DOP letter on subject matter
Dr.Shashi Bala Singh life science scientist is inspired from Ms Anne Holt famous top detective of Europe
Dr.Shashi Bala Singh’s forgot DIPAS directorship and turned into lady detective after tussle with Dr.Gausal Azam Khan, Sc ‘D’ NRI quota. She is so egoist lady that she can not ready to digest any scientists reorganization especially those scientists who are not ready to salute her in each and every occasion.
First she illegally approached conference organizer in Japan without taking DRDO Hqrs and Ministry of External affairs in confidence. The way she written e-mail to conference organizer like ask them where Dr.Gausal Azam Khan stayed, how many days he was in Japan, only thing she doesn’t ask that what he had eaten in Lunch/Dinner or where he prayed his Namaz.
She managed to serve charge sheet to Dr.Gausal Azam Khan with help of his great brother who is also a big manipulator. Now she is not leaving any stone unturned to catch Dr. Gausal Azam Khan, like searching his all procurements, bills, movements, entry data in security, CCTV footage and finally creating false evidences by using two security guards with help of Security Officer Col Rajiv Malhotra. Col Rajiv Malhotra and poor security guards may be not aware that Dr.Gausal Azam Khan already reported matter to Timarpur Police Thana and today is date in Tis Hazari court. Poor Dr.Shashi Bala Singh (DRDO’s Ms Anne Holt)
Dr S. Majumadar, Sc ‘G’ was trapped by DIPAS coterie only because their boss was afraid that Dr S. Majumadar, Sc ‘G’ may support Dr.Gausal Azam Khan. Dr.Shashi Bala Singh created history by transfer Dr Majumadar to DRDE so hurriedly, inquiry started 11: 00 Hrs and by 15:00 Hrs transfer order of Dr Majumadar, Sc ‘G’ was delivered to his hand. Again it was the made possible by his brother Dr A K Singh as he is Director of Personnel, DRDO Hqrs.
DIPAS chaplus gang started campaign against Dr Majumadar under direction of Dr.Shashi Bala Singh because such activities are not permissible in office campus. Some scientists and JRF was signed because of APAR season. This attempt was failed, now she is start harassing those JRF who gave affidavit in support of Dr S. Majumadar, Sc ‘G’, again a wrong move.
Dr S. Majumadar, Sc ‘G’ defeated both duo brother sisters by cancellation of his transfer order and joined INMAS on Monday 20 April 2015.
Dr.Shashi Bala Singh is not taking seriously the fate of Dr Arun Kumar, Ex DOP, Sh Avinash Chander, SA to RM, Dr S M Veerbhadrpa, Ex Director, DTRL, Smt. Chandra Banu, but she and her brother both are believes in Dr W Selvamurthy, Ex CC(R&D) HR who successfully went out scout free. Now time has change, government, minister, system changed only thing right time for action.
Jai Ho DRDO
SUBMISSION OF THE FACTS OF COLLUSIN OF THE DOP, DRDO HQRS Dr. A.K. SINGH WITH THE ILLEGALLY APPOINTED RELATIVE SCIENTIST OF THE DRDO etc.
To 12th April 2015 Hon’ble Shri Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister,Room No -104, South Block,New Delhi-110011
SUBJECT:- SUBMISSION OF THE FACTS OF COLLUSION OF THE DOP, DRDO HQRS Dr. A.K. SINGH WITH THE ILLEGALLY APPOINTED RELATIVE SCIENTIST OF THE DRDO etc.
Sir,
- DOP, Dr. A.K. Singh did not take timely action on the letters of cvc and cvo of mod on the illegal Appointments of blood relatives of senior scientist of DRDO as scientists namely SMT. T chandrabanu, Ms Swati Sriwastava, Ms Dolly Bansal & SMT. S Geetha to illegally retain them for the period as much as possible. He did not carry out his duty meticulously against illegal appointment of SMT. S Geetha to please his ex-boss Dr.W. Selvamurthy.
- He did not take the following actions as expected from him in the capacity of DOP to know the truth of the experience certificate, got issued from Dr.Ambedkar centre for Bio-Medical research of Delhi university (ACBR of DU) by SMT. S Geetha D/O Dr.W. Selvamurthy Ex- CC R&D, HR
- Has not called for any explanation as yet from SMT. S. Geetha to tell the organization about the name of the projects & names & designations of the principal investigators of the projects of the ACBR of DU in which she worked during November 1999 to January 2000 and for the same she was issued a experience certificate.
- Has not called for any explanation as yet from SMT. S. Geetha about the date on which SMT. S. Geetha applied for the post of temporary research assistant in ACBR of DU in 1999.
- Has not called for any explanation as yet from SMT. S. Geetha about the procedure and mode of selection to the post of temporary research assistant in ACBR of DU in 1999
- Did not produce the original copy of the experienced issued to SMT. S Geetha by officiating Director Dr.Veena Brahamchari of ACBR of DU to the high power committee of Shri Bhujanga Rao & Shri Anup Malhotra set up on the orders of defence minister in which DOP was himself a member.
- Did not call for any explanation as yet from SMT. S. Geetha, SC-D of DIPAS, Delhi to know all the facts for issuance of the experience certificate to her by ACBR of DU.
- Has been instrumental in sending delayed & distorted replies to the CBI since 01-10-2012 (the date from which he is holding the charge of DOP) in respect of the ongoing through inquiry against 04 illegal appointed relatives of the senior scientist of DRDO i.e. against SMT. T Chandrabanu, Swati Sriwastava, Dolly Bansal & SMT. S Geetha.
- Has been instrumental in transferring DRDS Cadre Scientists by pick & choose rule without following any uniform policy.
- Has harassing the husband-wife scientists by not posting them at a convenient place violating the GOVT. policy.
- Has been adopting dilatory tactics to harass the employees of DRDO (who submit genuine grievances on service matters to DRDO HQ to obtain justice through administrative channel) by unnecessarily seeking opinions of the nodal departments even in the matters where the rule position is expressively clear.
- Remains dormant in redressing the genuine grievances & acts super actively to help the dishonest employees & officers of the DRDO which shows his possession of doubtful integrity.
- Appointed retired officers of AFHQ Cadre, DRDS Cadre, service officers & DRDS Cadre officers as consultants during his tenure as DOP for the regular jobs for which either replacement have joined in DRDO or for the jobs for which no such appointments is permissible under concerned. He even allowed continuation of the tenure of such illegally appointed consultants.
- Has been implementing the special pay to the scientist ‘G’ & counting of the special pay in the fixation of Scientist ‘H’ & tapering of the variable increments of the Scientists by violating the concerned express rules of DOP&T & ministry of Finance.
- Has omitted his duty as DOP with regard to misconducts of Shri A.K. Maini retired Director of LASTEC to save him from vigilance action.
- Dr A K Singh deliberately delayed in processing the case of misconduct prima facie against Dr A K Tyagi, Sc ‘G’ so he could get promotion to the post of Sc ‘G’ before issuance of formal charge sheet. He did not propose his suspension of Dr.A K Tyagi even when charges of corruption were forwarded by CVC for investigation to DRDO through CVO, MoD
It is requested that do needful in this with above all reference to save the DRDO.
Regards
Prabhu Dandriyal,
21-Sunderwala, Raipur,Dehradun -248008 Phone 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879, e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website www.corruptionindrdo.com
Compliant against the deliberate misconduct of Dr. A K Maini voluntarily retired scientist ‘H’ & Director of LASTEC, Delhi, DRDO, MOD.
To 12th April 2015 Hon’ble Shri Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister,Room No -104, South Block,New Delhi-110011
Subject: Compliant against the deliberate misconduct of Dr. A K Maini voluntarily retired scientist ‘H’ & Director of LASTEC, Delhi, DRDO, MOD.
Sir,
Please find following informations of deliberate misconducts committed by Dr. A K Maini voluntarily retired scientist ‘H’ & Director of LASTEC, Delhi, DRDO, MOD.
- A K Maini had been submitting false “Nil” immovable returns in his entire service of 36 years rendered in DRDO as Group ‘A’ Gazette officer with effect from 1978 to 09-06-2014.
- Didn’t submit his permanent home town declaration during his entire service still he illegally availed Home town LTCs to Jammu many times.
- Made entry in his own handwriting on 02-12-1999 on the 2nd page of the 2nd volume of his service book about his permanent home town after 21 years from the date of his initial joining in DRDO in 1978.
- Deliberately made another entry about his Permanent Home Town after some years during his tenure of Directorship of LASTEC, Delhi (changing his earlier entered Pmt. Home Town) on the same 2nd page of the 2nd volume of his service Book, without formal submission of a request for change of his Permanent Home Town, with a clear motive to create confusion in his initial entry made on 02-12-1999.
- Changed his name from Anil Kumar to Anil Kumar Maini in official records without submitting any formal request in this regard & without undergoing the prescribed procedure in vogue.
- Even gave Laboratory Awards to those Scientists of LASTEC, Delhi in 2011 who were members of the Award Selection Committee of LASTEC, Delhi
- Even nominated ineligible officer of LASTEC, Delhi i.e. Smt. Sangeeta Talwar, Accounts Officer of LASTEC Delhi to represent LASTEC Delhi in the interview board of the CEPTEM, Delhi for the interviews of the candidates of admin and allied cadre who passed written examination of CEPTEM 06 since minimum level of nomination was SAO-II of DRDO. Proposal of eligible SAO-II of LASTEC Delhi was formally moved but Dr. A K Maini not only did not approve it but he pressurized his sub-ordinate officers to initiate new proposal so that he could nominate the ineligible favorite officer thereby snatching a rightful opportunity of the rightful claimant.
- Deliberately did not make routine transfers of the officials and officers of LASTEC Delhi during his tenure of directorship of LASTEC Delhi who was holding sensitive posting/appointments thereby directly violated the standing policy of the DOP&T and CVC. He even did not comply the express orders of the DRDO HQ issued from time to time in this regard thereby created opportunities for corruption and nepotism.
- Even made undue favor to the Amity University, Noida, UP, for his personal gain in the form of obtaining PhD from same University, which includes inviting the students of Amity university & its Chairman Dr. Ashok Chauhan as Chief Guest in the annual raising day of LASTEC Delhi in 2010 & giving them lunch and other hospitalities from the funds of the state exchequer besides breaching the security of METCALFE House Complex of Civil Lines Delhi.
- Even availed leave for repair of his House in Delhi still he submitted false Nil immovable property return for the same calendar year.
- Never formally intimated administration division of LASTEC Delhi about his local tours during the entire period of his directorship of LASTEC Delhi thereby showed himself present on duty even on those dates when he remained at his home for personal work/reasons etc. he thereby blocked the opportunity of the DDO of LASTEC Delhi to make his salary only for those days when he was either on duty or on sanctioned leave. This is evident also from the number of the days leave availed by him in immediate 03 preceding years before his elevation to the post of Director LASDTEC Delhi and the leave taken by him during the tenure of his Directorship of LASTEC Delhi.
- Castigated the legitimate powers of the senior most officer of admin cadre of DRDO posted in LASTEC Delhi by depriving him from opening the official DAK received from outside by instructing verbally the officer in-charge of Diary & dispatch section of LASTEC Delhi to send the official DAK received from outside to his personal assistant thereby creating an opportunity for himself to not to bring some official DAK in the records of LASTEC Delhi. this illegal practice is still being continued in LASTEC Delhi in addition to many other laboratories of DRDO to serve the vested interest of the directors of the LABs of DRDO.
- Even tacitly got issued repeat supply orders many times in succession at very short intervals for purchase of stores in LASTEC Delhi through his sub-ordinate officers by splitting the supply order to avoid sanction of the higher authorities of DRDO HQ during his entire tenure of Director of LASTEC Delhi.
- Even tacitly got issued supply orders in favor of those firms who were either in collusion with other suppliers/firms or which were fake firms.
- Even deliberately delayed in according his approvals to the projects Dr M N Ready Scientist ‘G’ of LASTEC Delhi which attracted audit objections which are still pending.
- Gave outstanding comments in the APRS of Shri Ghai, the then scientist ‘F’ & present scientist ‘G’ of LASTEC Delhi on extraneous considerations/ grounds simply because Shri Ghai mentioned the research done by him & by other scientist of LASTEC as joint research of him & of Son of Shri A K Maini. The outstanding comments given by Dr. A K Maini in the APAR of Shri Ghai on the above mentioned extraneous grounds begged promotion to the post of Scientist ‘G’ to Shri Ghai & other deserving scientist ‘F’ of LASTEC felt let down.
- A K Maini was instrumental to select Shri Amit Kumar Chawla office Assistant to the post of STA-B in LASTEC through LDCE by putting illegal pressure on the concerned selection committee constituted in LASTEC in 2011 although the diploma in Engg. Discipline awarded by Janaradan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur (deemed to be university) & obtained through distance education mode from the off campus study center of Delhi is not valid Diploma to make him eligible to the post of STA-B in DRDO through LDCE exam.
- A K Maini even approved illegal permission to Shri Amit Kumar Chawla to attend classes for study of LLB up 09:00 AM even on working days in an education institution which is not less than 15 kms away from the office campus of LASTEC delhi disregarding the fact that the working hours of LASTEC are 09:00 AM to 05:30 PM. This favor was extended to Shri Amit Chawla just because he was working in the secretariat of Dr. A K Maini.
- The above mentioned deliberate misconducts of Dr. A K Maini were not only deliberately overlooked by the vigilance officer of LASTEC Delhi but also by the director of vigilance and security of DRDO HQ New Delhi which paved the way for acceptance of his voluntary retirement from service but also it made him immune from any vigilance/disciplinary inquiry against his deliberate misconducts and illegal acts.
I therefore request you to kindly ensure conducting of discreet inquiry on each and every issue raised in this complain from a independent authority specifically dis-associating any scientist & technical officer of DRDO to bring the prima-facie guilty Dr. A K Maini to the book before he goes scot free by getting his pension & other retirement benefits since his pension case is still under scrutiny containing one of the misconduct of Dr. A K Maini mentioned above.
Regards
Prabhu Dandriyal,
21-Sunderwala, Raipur,Dehradun-248008, Phone 0135- 2787750, Mobile- 9411114879,e-mail id prabhudoon@gmail.com website www.corruptionindrdo.com
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
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