Delayed Projects of DRDO

As on date, there are 294 on-going projects (cost >Rs.2 Crore each) in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

As on date, there are 294 on-going projects (cost >Rs.2 Crore each) in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The details of these projects are given below:-

	Mission Mode (MM)	-	60
	Technology Development (TD)	-	144
	Science & Technology (S&T)	-	62
	Product Support (PS)	-	5
	Infrastructure & Facilities (IF)	-	23

Some of the ongoing projects are delayed due to the following reasons:-
 

         Ab-initio development of state-of-the-art technologies.

         Technical / technological complexities.

         Non-availability of infrastructure / test facilities in the country.

         Non-availability of critical components / equipment / materials in the country and denial of technologies by the technologically advanced countries.

         Failure of some of the components during trials / testing.

         Increase in the scope of work during developmental phase.

 
The following steps have been taken for timely completion of ongoing projects:-
 

         Consortium approach is being used for design, development and fabrication of critical components.

         Three-tier project monitoring approach has been instituted in the major projects/ programmes.

         Project Monitoring Review Committee (PMRC) and Project Appraisal and Review Committee (PARC) meetings are held regularly to monitor the progress of ongoing projects / programmes.

         Concurrent engineering approach has been adopted in technology intensive projects to minimize time-lag between development and productionisation of the systems.

         Information Technology and modern management techniques are being applied.

         Encouraging joint funding by users to ensure their commitment towards earliest completion.

         Promoting synergy and better co-ordination among User Services, DRDO and production agencies through cluster meetings.

 
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During the last three years (2011-2013) and current year (2014), DRDO has successfully completed 45 projects (cost>Rs.2 Crore each).
 
Government had constituted an Independent Review Committee headed by Dr. P Rama Rao to improve the functioning of DRDO. DRDO has implemented the following recommendations of the Committee within DRDOs powers to expedite its on-going projects:-
 

         Nomination of Nodal Officers for structured interaction between DRDO and Services.

         Introduction of Integrated Financial Advice (IFA) Scheme for financial decentralization.

         Appointment of a dedicated Chief Controller for Human Resources (HR).

         Creation of Seven Technology Domain based Clusters headed by Directors General, Restructuring of DRDO HQrs, Creation of Directorate of Systems Analysis and Modelling (SAM) and Directorate of Quality, Reliability and Safety (QR&S).

         Increase in budget for Extramural Research.
 

DRDO is involved in the development of technologies / systems primarily for Armed Forces. However, some of the weapons / systems developed for Armed Forces are being utilized by various Government agencies, like State Police, Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), etc.
 
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya in Rajya Sabha today.
HH/RAJ