Delayed Projects of DRDO
Some of the major delayed projects of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) with original and revised cost, and Probable Date of Completion (PDC) are given below:-
(i) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Full Scale Engineering Development (FSED) Programme – Phase II:
Date of sanction - 20 November 2001
Original PDC - 31 December 2008
Revised PDC - 31 December 2012
Original Cost - Rs. 3301.78 cr
Revised Cost - Rs. 5777.56 cr
(ii) Full Scale Engineering Development (FSED) Programme of Naval Light Combat Aircraft (LCA-Navy):
Date of sanction - 28 March 2003
Original PDC - 27 March 2010
Revised PDC - 27 December 2014
Original Cost - Rs. 948.90 cr
Revised Cost - Rs. 1714.98 cr
(iii) Interception, Monitoring, Direction Finding and Analysis system (IMDFAS) – Divyadrishti:
Date of sanction - 27 August 2002
Original PDC - 26 February 2008
Revised PDC - 26 August 2010
Original Cost - Rs. 560.00 cr
Revised Cost - Rs. 670.60 cr
(iv) Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP):
Date of sanction - 26 July 1983
Original PDC - 30 July 1995
Revised PDC - 31 December 2010
(Projects for development of Prithvi, Agni, Dhanush, Akash and Trishul missiles have been completed, whereas PDC for only Nag missile has been extended upto to December 2010)
Original Cost - Rs. 388.83 cr
Revised Cost - Rs. 1771.43 cr
(v) Kaveri Engine for LCA:
Date of sanction - 30 March 1989
Original PDC - 31 December 1996
Revised PDC - 31 December 2010
Original Cost - Rs. 383.81 cr
Revised Cost - Rs. 2839.00 cr
The reasons for delay in completion of the above projects and their cost escalation are due to technical / technological complexities; Sanctions imposed by technologically advanced countries and various control regimes; increase in scope of work in terms of creation of more infrastructure, test facilities and their maintenance; change/enhancement in user requirements during development; deviations/failures during testing; extended and long-drawn user trials; etc.
Following efforts have been made to complete these projects without any further delay:
(i) Consortium approach has been used for design, development and fabrication of critical components.
(ii) Three-tier project monitoring approach is being followed in the major projects / programmes.
(iii) Project Monitoring Review committee (PMRC); and Project Appraisal and Review Committee (PARC) meeting are held regularly to monitor the progress of the ongoing projects.
(iv) Concurrent engineering approach has been adopted in technology intensive projects to minimize time-lag between development and productionisation of the systems, and Information Technology and modern management techniques have been applied.
(v) Encouraging joint funding by Services to ensure their commitment towards early completion.
(vi) Promoting synergy and better coordination among user Services, DRDO and production agencies through cluster meetings.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in written reply to Shri Kalraj Mishra in Rajya Sabha today.
Samir / PK / RAJ
(Release ID :61467)