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BANGALORE: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is hit by a strange phenomenon. Often in the news for delayed and derailed projects, the DRDO top brass are now on cloud nine, with hundreds of NRI scientists making a beeline to be part of Indias gen-next defence projects. Confirming this, DRDO chief V K Saraswat said requests are pouring in from NRIs from the US, Canada and the UK. We have a better system for R&D in India now and that makes the difference, says Saraswat.
But even Saraswat agrees that DRDO will have to mend its ways to create the much-needed brand identity. If we stick to our deadlines and set realistic targets, our projects will brand for ourselves. And our customers will be our brand ambassadors, says Saraswat. W Selvamurthy, chief controller (R&D), DRDO, says the reforms being initiated following the P Rama Rao Committee recommendations are slowly showing results. Decision-making has become faster with directors getting more power. NRI scientists watching us closely have realised the changing philosophies of DRDO. Last year, we hired 40 NRIs and 400-plus are waiting to get in, says Selvamurthy. DRDO is now in the process of recruiting 2,000 more scientists and hopes to get the nod by the beginning of the 12th Plan. Defence Minister A K Antony has cleared the proposal, which is now with the Finance Ministry. The file will then move to the Cabinet Committee on Security for final approval. DRDO needs mighty brains to work on its big-ticket missile projects, including the Rs 10,000-crore Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile and the Rs 30,000-crore Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile.
Indias late, but light fighter jet Tejas programme too is witnessing the getting-back-trend. Scientists who left us for a brighter future want to make a comeback. We have taken people paying salaries that match industry standards, says a senior HR official with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). ADA has already hired 30 people as Scientific Fellows in the 30-67 age group.
Now, DRDO 2.0 triggers a reverse brain drain - The New Indian Express
But even Saraswat agrees that DRDO will have to mend its ways to create the much-needed brand identity. If we stick to our deadlines and set realistic targets, our projects will brand for ourselves. And our customers will be our brand ambassadors, says Saraswat. W Selvamurthy, chief controller (R&D), DRDO, says the reforms being initiated following the P Rama Rao Committee recommendations are slowly showing results. Decision-making has become faster with directors getting more power. NRI scientists watching us closely have realised the changing philosophies of DRDO. Last year, we hired 40 NRIs and 400-plus are waiting to get in, says Selvamurthy. DRDO is now in the process of recruiting 2,000 more scientists and hopes to get the nod by the beginning of the 12th Plan. Defence Minister A K Antony has cleared the proposal, which is now with the Finance Ministry. The file will then move to the Cabinet Committee on Security for final approval. DRDO needs mighty brains to work on its big-ticket missile projects, including the Rs 10,000-crore Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile and the Rs 30,000-crore Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile.
Indias late, but light fighter jet Tejas programme too is witnessing the getting-back-trend. Scientists who left us for a brighter future want to make a comeback. We have taken people paying salaries that match industry standards, says a senior HR official with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). ADA has already hired 30 people as Scientific Fellows in the 30-67 age group.
Now, DRDO 2.0 triggers a reverse brain drain - The New Indian Express
