Current govt taking very good reforms and rapidly pls keep it up we can't run our nation like previous govt running. Thanks Nitin sir for updating us with your genuine way.
Great video, as usual great depth of knowledge was shared by Nitin Sir. Just one request if possible can you make a video on helping startups/msmes understand how to break in to the system at DRDO? Information around certifications, capability demonstration, training etc will help. I am sure there will be a lot of entrepreneurs that would love to be a part of the ecosystem.
DRDO should be Research Development and Design only. Indian firms like Kalyani, Bharat Forge, Tata, L&T etc... should be given mass orders by the Army, Air Force and Navy Time to build a serious military industrial complex.
Also important is to simplify and expedited stores procurement processn in side DRDO. As of now it takes more than 8 months to procure stores taking up almost 1/3 of PDC time.
We should not be moving towards america like war industrial lobby. Private participation is ok but concentration, monopoly and lobbying should be avoided.
Hope these radical recommendations doesn't include IDIOTIC AND STUPID ONES LIKE 1) STOPPING KAVERI ENGINE FUNDING 2) REMOVING TAPAS PROGRAM FROM MOST PRIORITY LIST. ETC.
Initial hesitancy from DRDO is understandable considering it's pioneering work while the Govts were not visionary or honest in their plan of action in making Bharat great again. Now the winds of change must be welcomed by it to keep its good work and resources reflected in many ways to make "Atmanirbhar Bharat" a reality.
Great initiative on the part of DRDO. It high time that the Trainee scientific officers be given training in cutting edge technology by collaborating with top-notch institutes. It's also required to keep a tab on their progress there. It is also recommended that the institues should have a department for defence projects from where they can work remotely on live projects. This idea is taken from the way the ISS astronauts work remotely. The objective is to minimise the project execution time and to expedite the results. Hope the suggessions will be of some use. Thanks and regards. Jai Hind 🙏 🇮🇳
I agree with this change. All those powerful arm manufacturers in US and around the world don’t have lazy people like we have in DRDO. They focus on progress and new technologies, research and pass the developments to others to manufacture them. And we get the high tech stuff
If the plan is just for DERDO to outsource production... that's not enough. DRDO should exit as soon as a technology is mature enough for private industry to absorb it.
An organization wishing to progress faster must go through evaluations and restructuring. Private organizations do it regularly. Efficiency n Effectiveness are different.
Look at the NATO - Russia war: speed of tech change is paramount. Whatever new structure, fast battle field experience adjustments have to be possible. Bureaucracy vs free hand = trust the front line staff.
Iran employs less than 100 defense scientists and technicians with a paltry budget and lots of sanctions it has the ability to produce and reverse engineer the defense equipment. Iran's designers are practical they build economical and scalable products. They have alternatives of very advanced technologies in the form of cheap and efficient technologies ....
Accountability of DRDO ,HAL, ADA, GTRE etc should be mandated if any good has to come forth. Otherwise it's going to remain a white elephant of the Indian economy.
PSUs have "socialist" unions, who can go to extent of sabotaging nation.. we had seen with HAL when China implant Raul Vinci went there, and modi has revamped HAL and allied ecosystem.. absolutely lol salaam controlled ordinance factories Modi has revamped. For anything there is a right time..
It's good that DRDO is revamping to cope up with upcoming defence industry needs but shouldn't financial powers of DRDO be needed to pump up.. we know how much time MoD or PMO taken for approval of AMCA program that too when it was like big program watching by big industries.. i wonder what would happen with other small but incremental programs.. R&D is vey tough business but spending on that i really less from GoI shouldn't DRDO budget be increase so they get cushion of money to procure system instead of going steady progress timeline to not screw 'systems'
@anshsingh9395 , India needs big conglomerates who have the capacity to invest. South Korea grew because of big companies like Samsung, Daewoo, Hyundai, etc. which were supported by the government.
If not the public, as a democracy (doubtful now), such reports should be made available to a parliamentary committee which involves MPs from different political parties. Otherwise, we'll see the rot being hidden until the BJP stays in power. And when they get voted out, the country's security will be in shambles.
Nothing would happen till the army procurement teams are not put right. They are colonial entities who scuttled the Arjun program and destroyed any chances of manufacturing a locally made assault rifle.
Is there any information on increasing research budgets and implementation of outcome based rather than requirements based development? If we are relying on GSQRs then development will always be -1 generation. DRDO needs to lead QSR not the other way round .
Rather than improving, it will lead to more licensed production. With an abysmal investment in R&D of 0.6% GDP there is no capability of research outside of a handful of institutions like DRDO, ISRO, some CSIR labs etc. in India.
I still don’t understand. The same employees who have made DRDO so incompetent and ineffective are still there. So is this just old wine in a new bottle? How do you deal with such employees. Processes can only do so much..
you can free up hierarchical pyramid and bureaucracy which was a major contributor to timelines being delayed. also staff restructuring including taking on new personnel and letting go of non relevant people falls within the restructuring schedule.
The urgency and need for major surgery in our defence development and production has still not sunk in as it seems that the babus have convinced the polilticians that the answer is new committees manned by the same people. A resentful and angry DRDO and Ministry of Defence who tried to scuttle the changes being given the responsibility to restructure themselves is strange at best and foolhardy at worst, betraying a half-heartedness on the part of the PMO. Finally, what is this obsession with medium and small industries as opposed to the biggest and most capable industrial companies in India? Is is because these MSMEs are easier to control by the Defence Ministry/DRDO? Unless this changes, nothing will come of this shuffling of the same old pieces around the table.
Importan Read :US desperate for a Military Base in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina disclosed this when she told leaders of the 14-party alliance that a plot is on to carve out “a Christian state like East Timor,” taking parts from Bangladesh and Myanmar. She refrained from mentioning the name of India. She also said a white man offered her a hassle-free reelection in the 7 January polls provided she allowed a foreign country to establish an air base in Bangladesh territory. Here again, the Bangladesh Prime Minister did not name the nationality of that “white man.”
India is world not 4th in firepower but 9th..as india have no own drones submarines and fighter jet ...plus all the critical engines too...india is 40 to 50 years behind usa in all known parameters
If DRDO is incompetent, then how do you attribute the success of major programs like Agni, Prithvi, LCA, Nuke Sub program, Indigenous Aircraft Carrier program and other missiles programs....?
Change is the only permanent thing Anywhere and DRDO should not become another Govt job mindset liability...Else Babus & Bureaucrats will make Indian National Security fail.. Why An IAS be the Secretary for MoD ? First remove that Make a Defence Person as Secretary ..Not bureaucratic lunatics
Like for instance rhienmetal s new mounted gun system and US MGS? What are we doing match up? Also what are doing on 6th gen fighter? US has started work on 7th gen fighter! There are new technologies in the market for adaptive cycle engines and pre-cooled engines that have a minimum heat signature.
Current govt taking very good reforms and rapidly pls keep it up we can't run our nation like previous govt running. Thanks Nitin sir for updating us with your genuine way.
Incompetent DRDO needs to be made competent. Let us hope these steps come to fruition.
Eagerly waiting to the implementation of this plan
Great video, as usual great depth of knowledge was shared by Nitin Sir. Just one request if possible can you make a video on helping startups/msmes understand how to break in to the system at DRDO? Information around certifications, capability demonstration, training etc will help. I am sure there will be a lot of entrepreneurs that would love to be a part of the ecosystem.
DRDO should be Research Development and Design only.
Indian firms like Kalyani, Bharat Forge, Tata, L&T etc... should be given mass orders by the Army, Air Force and Navy
Time to build a serious military industrial complex.
Thank you Nitin ji doing a good job and keeping the rest of the country well informed. 🙏
Also important is to simplify and expedited stores procurement processn in side DRDO. As of now it takes more than 8 months to procure stores taking up almost 1/3 of PDC time.
We should not be moving towards america like war industrial lobby. Private participation is ok but concentration, monopoly and lobbying should be avoided.
Excellent presentation, as usual
Thank you Nitin.
No, you are right. DRDO must be led to modernization . If needed it must be corporatized, for the betterment.
Thank you for your service 🙏
Hope these radical recommendations doesn't include IDIOTIC AND STUPID ONES LIKE
1) STOPPING KAVERI ENGINE FUNDING
2) REMOVING TAPAS PROGRAM FROM MOST PRIORITY LIST.
ETC.
Very nice in depth session. Keep the good work going.
All the best!!
Initial hesitancy from DRDO is understandable considering it's pioneering work while the Govts were not visionary or honest in their plan of action in making Bharat great again.
Now the winds of change must be welcomed by it to keep its good work and resources reflected in many ways to make "Atmanirbhar Bharat" a reality.
Great initiative on the part of DRDO. It high time that the Trainee scientific officers be given training in cutting edge technology by collaborating with top-notch institutes. It's also required to keep a tab on their progress there. It is also recommended that the institues should have a department for defence projects from where they can work remotely on live projects. This idea is taken from the way the ISS astronauts work remotely. The objective is to minimise the project execution time and to expedite the results. Hope the suggessions will be of some use. Thanks and regards. Jai Hind 🙏 🇮🇳
I hope the revamped DRDO should be headed by experts like Nitin who has vast experience in defence
I agree with this change.
All those powerful arm manufacturers in US and around the world don’t have lazy people like we have in DRDO. They focus on progress and new technologies, research and pass the developments to others to manufacture them.
And we get the high tech stuff
Sour grapes... well said
One can hope and pray that DRDO actually metamorphs into a efficient cutting edge org rather than the white elephant it is presently perceived to be
Very Good Initiative. Nice Video.
Can include IITs also into the drdo team is ideal ! ( Due to modern warfare!)
For any organization reorganization at appropriate times is a necessary to stay relevant as other wise you will become redundant.
If the plan is just for DERDO to outsource production... that's not enough.
DRDO should exit as soon as a technology is mature enough for private industry to absorb it.
it is a much needed reform, if we have to do export in defense & become 100% indigenous with at par technology then reform has to be made
We must overhaul our procurement process first.
An organization wishing to progress faster must go through evaluations and restructuring. Private organizations do it regularly. Efficiency n Effectiveness are different.
Look at the NATO - Russia war: speed of tech change is paramount. Whatever new structure, fast battle field experience adjustments have to be possible. Bureaucracy vs free hand = trust the front line staff.
People don’t realize how many jobs drdo providing. Unlike automobiles, compliances are less and quality requirement are high. So many msme providers
I recommend Mr Nitin as next DRDO chief 😂
Iran employs less than 100 defense scientists and technicians with a paltry budget and lots of sanctions it has the ability to produce and reverse engineer the defense equipment. Iran's designers are practical they build economical and scalable products. They have alternatives of very advanced technologies in the form of cheap and efficient technologies ....
Accountability of DRDO ,HAL, ADA, GTRE etc should be mandated if any good has to come forth. Otherwise it's going to remain a white elephant of the Indian economy.
Modi govt already has delayed the required reform in DRDO, even though the govt knows DRDO management from the beginning.
PSUs have "socialist" unions, who can go to extent of sabotaging nation.. we had seen with HAL when China implant Raul Vinci went there, and modi has revamped HAL and allied ecosystem.. absolutely lol salaam controlled ordinance factories Modi has revamped. For anything there is a right time..
It's good that DRDO is revamping to cope up with upcoming defence industry needs but shouldn't financial powers of DRDO be needed to pump up..
we know how much time MoD or PMO taken for approval of AMCA program that too when it was like big program watching by big industries.. i wonder what would happen with other small but incremental programs.. R&D is vey tough business but spending on that i really less from GoI shouldn't DRDO budget be increase so they get cushion of money to procure system instead of going steady progress timeline to not screw 'systems'
Drdo will look for all options for bluffing and fooling government just like Rama rao committee recommendations.
Nitin said DRDO had been fulfilling the army’s needs. Then why it needs reforms now?😂
Please show the correct Map of India... On duration 08:45
What do you think is “not “ going on with MRFA
What's IITs research contribution to the country, show us noble prizes won🤔
Judicial reforms no 1 priority hona chaiye essay bhijwata h supreme court m nito
a govt with strong majority is required
DRDO itself should be dismantled and that money should be routed to private sector to do R&D
Totally agree. These inefficient white elephants just eat taxpayers' money.
You mean pvt sector like adani lol.
@@anshsingh9395 Yes
@@anshsingh9395
Today’s adani is tomorrow’s TATA. 20 yrs back Tata was derided the same way as ambani and adani today.
@anshsingh9395 , India needs big conglomerates who have the capacity to invest. South Korea grew because of big companies like Samsung, Daewoo, Hyundai, etc. which were supported by the government.
Are there any plans to make the report public or to create the a non-classified version?
If not the public, as a democracy (doubtful now), such reports should be made available to a parliamentary committee which involves MPs from different political parties.
Otherwise, we'll see the rot being hidden until the BJP stays in power. And when they get voted out, the country's security will be in shambles.
@@nemokat09 The rot was introduced over 50 years of your Con-grease party rule. Suck it up.
Nothing would happen till the army procurement teams are not put right.
They are colonial entities who scuttled the Arjun program and destroyed any chances of manufacturing a locally made assault rifle.
Is there any information on increasing research budgets and implementation of outcome based rather than requirements based development? If we are relying on GSQRs then development will always be -1 generation. DRDO needs to lead QSR not the other way round .
Rather than improving, it will lead to more licensed production. With an abysmal investment in R&D of 0.6% GDP there is no capability of research outside of a handful of institutions like DRDO, ISRO, some CSIR labs etc. in India.
By the time Babus form the committee and make decisions it will be another 10 yrs and we'll see the same drama repeat.
More privatisation is better
I still don’t understand. The same employees who have made DRDO so incompetent and ineffective are still there. So is this just old wine in a new bottle?
How do you deal with such employees. Processes can only do so much..
you can free up hierarchical pyramid and bureaucracy which was a major contributor to timelines being delayed. also staff restructuring including taking on new personnel and letting go of non relevant people falls within the restructuring schedule.
@@subhadeep129 Letting go non relevant people 🙂. When did this happen ever in our govt sector
@@srikanth85in wait for the given timelines and see for yourself. once the elections are over the PM and CCS will have thier eye over this.
Babus needs to be kicked out of drdo.. let drdo do some better work for god sake now
Only Modi / majority government can do. Thank modi 3.o
The urgency and need for major surgery in our defence development and production has still not sunk in as it seems that the babus have convinced the polilticians that the answer is new committees manned by the same people. A resentful and angry DRDO and Ministry of Defence who tried to scuttle the changes being given the responsibility to restructure themselves is strange at best and foolhardy at worst, betraying a half-heartedness on the part of the PMO. Finally, what is this obsession with medium and small industries as opposed to the biggest and most capable industrial companies in India? Is is because these MSMEs are easier to control by the Defence Ministry/DRDO? Unless this changes, nothing will come of this shuffling of the same old pieces around the table.
Importan Read :US desperate for a Military Base in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina disclosed this when she told leaders of the 14-party alliance that a plot is on to carve out “a Christian state like East Timor,” taking parts from Bangladesh and Myanmar. She refrained from mentioning the name of India.
She also said a white man offered her a hassle-free reelection in the 7 January polls provided she allowed a foreign country to establish an air base in Bangladesh territory. Here again, the Bangladesh Prime Minister did not name the nationality of that “white man.”
Nitin Gokhale- u look sick, when u start speaking..Sorry personal opinion of an 85+ IITian in a joke
India is world not 4th in firepower but 9th..as india have no own drones submarines and fighter jet ...plus all the critical engines too...india is 40 to 50 years behind usa in all known parameters
Most PSUs are incompetent..what is Modi doing about those? we have 50+ CSIR labs..what are their achievments?
ve not covered ICDFE 2023 ?????
drdo was always incompetent
If DRDO is incompetent, then how do you attribute the success of major programs like Agni, Prithvi, LCA, Nuke Sub program, Indigenous Aircraft Carrier program and other missiles programs....?
Change is the only permanent thing Anywhere and DRDO should not become another Govt job mindset liability...Else Babus & Bureaucrats will make Indian National Security fail.. Why An IAS be the Secretary for MoD ? First remove that Make a Defence Person as Secretary ..Not bureaucratic lunatics
Excellent presentation! Tan you! It would be heartning to see some platform being made available for Q&A and suggestions.
Like for instance rhienmetal s new mounted gun system and US MGS?
What are we doing match up?
Also what are doing on 6th gen fighter? US has started work on 7th gen fighter!
There are new technologies in the market for adaptive cycle engines and pre-cooled engines that have a minimum heat signature.
Jai Hind Jai Bharat