Lok Sabha Question No. 428 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Contribution of DRDO
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.428

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## CONTRIBUTION  OF  DRDO

*428.  DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) the  details  of  contribution  made  by  the  Defence  Research  and  Development Organization (DRDO) for the development and upgradation of defence equipment in the country;
- (b) the  total  expenditure  incurred  by  DRDO for various defence projects during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether there are adequate number of scientists  and  other  employees  in DRDO and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor and the corrective measures taken in this regard; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up any commission to suggest measures to improve functioning of DRDO and if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                   (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 428 FOR ANSWER ON 16.12.2016

- (a) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), an R&D wing of Ministry of Defence, is primarily involved in design and development of strategic, complex and security sensitive systems in the fields of missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles,  radars,  electronic warfare  systems,  sonars,    combat  vehicles,  combat aircraft,  sensors,  etc  for  the  Armed  Forces  as  per  their  specific  Qualitative Requirements. Over  the  past  five  decades,  DRDO  has  developed / upgraded a  number  of  systems / products / technologies, a large number of which have already been productionised. Value of systems/products/technologies developed / upgraded by DRDO and inducted into the Services or in the process of induction stands over Rs 2.50 lakh Cr. This figure does not include Strategic Systems.

## (b) Total expenditure incurred by the DRDO on various projects during the last three years and current year are given below:-

| Year                       |   Expenditure (Rs. in Crore) |
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2013-14                    |                      3568.53 |
| 2014-15                    |                      3936.78 |
| 2015-16                    |                      4418.6  |
| 2016-17 (Till 30 Nov 2016) |                      2588.57 |

- (c) The present manpower strength of DRDO is based on authorised strength sanctioned  by  the  Government.  Being  a  Mission  Mode  Organisation,  DRDO follows a dynamic system of manpower planning. Authorised Regular Establishment (RE) is  reviewed periodically to meet the contingent requirements  on  account  of  workload  and  new  projects undertaken by the laboratories  of  DRDO.  The  Organisation  optimally  utilizes  manpower  through dynamic manpower  management system. Present strength of  DRDO manpower in various cadres is

## shown in the following Table:

| Cadre                                           |   Strength |
|-------------------------------------------------|------------|
| Defence Research and Development Service (DRDS) |       7427 |
| Defence Research and Technical Cadre (DRTC)     |       9220 |
| Administration Cadre                            |       2936 |
| Allied Cadre                                    |       2880 |
| Service Officers                                |        327 |
| Other Service Personnel                         |       1617 |
| Total                                           |      24407 |

- (d) At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  setup  any  Commission  to  suggest measures to improve functioning of DRDO.

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