The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday released reports of two committees on the controversial Antrix-Devas deal on the basis of which former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair and three other scientists were barred from holding any government posts.
The reports clearly indict the four scientists and say the Antrix-Devas deal lacked transparency.
The panel further recommended that action needs to be taken against Nair and the three other scientists.
The five-member high level team, which was set up to examine the deal and identify the acts of omission and commission by government officials, stated in its report, “…there have not only been serious administrative and procedural lapses but also suggestion of collusive behaviour on the part of certain individuals and accordingly, responsibilities have to be fixed for taking action…”
Apart from Nair, the three other top scientists who figured in the list of permanent exclusion from government appointment in future are K Bhaskaranarayana, former scientific secretary at ISRO; K R Sridharamurthi, former managing director of Antrix, commercial arm of ISRO; and K N Shankara, former director of the ISRO satellite centre.
The government had on February 10, 2011 set up the High Powered Review Committee with BK Chaturvedi and Prof Roddam Narasimha as members to review the technical, commercial, procedural and financial aspects of the Antrix-Devas agreement of January 2005.
The five-member high level team, headed by former Central Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha, was set up on May 31, 2011 to examine the deal and identify the acts of omission and commission by government officials.
The reports clearly indict the four scientists and say the Antrix-Devas deal lacked transparency.
The panel further recommended that action needs to be taken against Nair and the three other scientists.
The five-member high level team, which was set up to examine the deal and identify the acts of omission and commission by government officials, stated in its report, “…there have not only been serious administrative and procedural lapses but also suggestion of collusive behaviour on the part of certain individuals and accordingly, responsibilities have to be fixed for taking action…”
Apart from Nair, the three other top scientists who figured in the list of permanent exclusion from government appointment in future are K Bhaskaranarayana, former scientific secretary at ISRO; K R Sridharamurthi, former managing director of Antrix, commercial arm of ISRO; and K N Shankara, former director of the ISRO satellite centre.
The government had on February 10, 2011 set up the High Powered Review Committee with BK Chaturvedi and Prof Roddam Narasimha as members to review the technical, commercial, procedural and financial aspects of the Antrix-Devas agreement of January 2005.
The five-member high level team, headed by former Central Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha, was set up on May 31, 2011 to examine the deal and identify the acts of omission and commission by government officials.
