• Overview (About the Department)
• Supplies Wing
• Ordnance Factories Organization
• Public Sector Undertakings
  • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
  • Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
  • Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)
  • Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL)
  • Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE)
  • Goa Sihipyard Limited (GSL)
  • Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
  • Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI)
• Other Organizations In Department Of Defence Production
  • Directorate General of Quality Assurance(DGQA)
  • Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance(DGAQA)
  • Directorate of Standardisation
  • Directorate of Planning and Coordination
  • Defence Exhibition Organisation(DEO)
• Export Promotion Council
• Selection/identification of Raksha Udyog Ratnas (RURs/Champions) of Industry

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE)

The Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited was incorporated as a joint stock company in 1934, under the name M/s Garden Reach Workshop Limited (GRW).  The Government of India acquired the company in 1960 and was rechristened as “Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE)”.  Since then, it has grown and diversified its activities and is now a multi-unit shipyard with a Shipbuilding Division and an Engineering and Engine Division.  The company builds and repairs warships and auxiliary vessels for the Navy and the Coast Guard.  Its product range includes frigate carrier & oil tankers, patrol vessels, attack craft, high technology ship borne equipment, portable Bailey type steel  bridges, turbine pumps for the agricultural sector, marine sewage treatment plants, diesel engines etc.

Highlights 

Its significant achievements during the year have been:

(i)         Refit/GRDD of four naval ships, INS-Brahmaputra , INS-Tilanchang, INS-Tarmugil and INS-Tarasa was completed.  

(ii)        GRDD of four Coast Guard Hovercrafts (H-182 to H-185) was completed.

(iii)       Received new orders from the Indian Navy for 4 Nos. each of FACs and ASW (Corvettes)

(iv)       An export order of Rs.27 lakh (US$ 54,000) was successfully completed for a South East Asian firm.

For further information visit http://www.grse.nic.in/in

Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)

The Goa Shipyard Limited was established in the year 1957. After the liberation of Goa , it became a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence in 1967. Goa Shipyard Limited builds a variety of modern, medium sized and special purpose ships for the Defence and Civil sectors.

Highlights ­  

Significant achievements of the Goa Shipyard Limited during the year have been as under:

(i)  One Fast Patrol Vessel was delivered to Indian Coast Guard in November, 2002 and another Fast Patrol Vessel in April 2003.

(ii)  The Company has augmented its ship repair facilities by renovating and modernising two slipways with a view to obtain large repair and shipbuilding orders for marine and naval vessels.

(iii)  The Company has been awarded ISO 9001 Certification for Design, Construction and Repair of various types of ships and crafts.

(iv)  The Company has embarked on an export promotion drive through bidding for global tenders and participating abroad in exhibitions, seminars and presentations relating to shipbuilding capacities of the Company.

For further information visit http://www.goashipyard.com/

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)

GLOBALISATION – BDL STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

BDL was established in 1970 and made great strides in the past few decades making contribution in the remarkable achievements in Defence Production and meeting needs of the nation.

In the present globalised market, change usually involves restructuring, repositioning and securing a viable future. Addressing and managing change allows us to remain competitive over the long term Fear of failure, feeling of threatened and paucity of information are issues that reflect upon the basic self-confidence and dealing with these issues requires strategies and agenda for action.

In this context, BDL like any other corporate entity, is also faced with the critical task of making headway in Globalised Defence Market successfully. While the trend of Economic Globalisation will  continue to provide expanded opportunities and challenges, it is incumbent upon BDL to develop a vision and devise strategies for building on its strengths and be prepared to face the upcoming threats.

A fundamental change in business and economic practices has created a flood of knowledge into diverse and changing needs of defence of our nation. BDL is now living in an era where timeframes for decision making have been reduced and rapid change in fragmenting the rules of the game.

For understanding this nature of change requires looking beyond what is fragmenting in the present and focus upon what is coming together as new systems of operations and rules of game.

Sweeping changes are on the anvil which are to be visualised by us and should not tend to focus on limitations set by the prevailing environment. We cannot afford to become prisoners of the present but have to take a hard look of the future.

For further information please visit: http://www.bdl.ap.nic.in/

Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI)

The Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), was incorporated as Public Sector Undertaking in 1973 at Hyderabad to achieve self-reliance in the areas of super-alloys, titanium alloys and special purpose steel required for strategic sectors like Aeronautics, Space, Armaments, Atomic Energy, Navy special products like molybdenum wires and plates, titanium and stainless steel tubes, alloys for electrical and electronic application like soft magnetic alloys controlled expansion alloys and resistance alloys.

The achievements during the year have been:-

 (i)        MIDHANI successfully demonstrated the technological capability of producing a sophisticated Niobium alloy required for critical space application.

(ii)        Successfully developed complicated shaped forgings of a special stainless steel as a part of Company’s strategy to move towards value added products.

(iii)       Successfully completed hot rolling of thick plates of titanium alloy for fabrication of  high-pressure ‘Gas Bottles’ for the first time in the country.

(iv)       Successfully productionised a wide range of high quality bio-medical implants made of Titanium as low-cost import substitutes and attained a stage for launching it on commercial scale.

(v)        MIDHANI continued to extend special materials support to programmes of national importance such as LCA, PSLV/GSLV, Armaments in the Defence, Aeronautical, Space & Atomic Energy Sectors.

(vi)        Executed an export order for large size plates / slabs of titanium alloy (Ti-6 Al-4V).

(vii)       MIDHANI has successfully developed and characterized the filler wires and subsequently used them to overlay AB2PK forgings as  per the requirements.

(viii)      MIDHANI exported goods valued at Rs 64.84 lakhs  upto December, 2002,  which  consisted mainly of Molybdenum and Titanium products to Netherlands, Taiwan, Vietnam,  Japan and United States of America .

(ix)       MIDHANI has developed manufacturing process for making titanium alloy hemisphere through super plastic forming, which is a very advanced technology. The specialized Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) facility for making value added items have been commissioned. Welding and testing of weld coupons is in progress.

(x)        Surveillance audit by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for certification of MIDHANI Quality System to IS/ISO 9002, 1994, has been successfully completed during the year.

(xi)       MIDHANI has obtained quality certification of its products from -

•       M/s Boeing Aircraft Company, USA for Titanium and titanium alloys for    C-17 program and MD series,

•       M/s General Electric Aero Engines, USA   and

•       DGCA, DGAQA, DGQA and customers like VSSC.

For further information visit www.mdlindia.com

Other Organisations  In Department Of Defence Production

Directorate General Of Quality Assurance (DGQA)

Brief History

1.      The requirements of the Army for General Stores, Clothing and Armaments were met mostly from United Kingdom since the East India Company days up till the end of World War I. Efforts were, however, made during  this period to set up some production facilities in India so as to supplement the imports from the United Kingdom. It was realized even in those days that in the field   of Defence supplies manufacturing establishments must be covered by adequate inspection units. The following Establishments were accordingly set up: -

•  Inspectorate of the Ammunition Factory, Kirkee 1869

•  Chief Chemical Inspectorate, Nainital (Inspectorate of Explosives and Chemicals , Kirkee -1908)

•   Inspectorate of Guns & Rifles, Jabalpur  1911

•  Inspectorate of Gun Carriages, Jabalpur 1911

•  Inspectorate of General Stores, Kanpur  1912

•   Inspectorate of Ammunition, Kirkee  1921

•   Inspectorate of Small Arms, Ichapur  1921

•   Inspectorate of Guns and Shells, Cossipore 1929

•   Chief Inspectorate of Mechanical Transport, Chakala  1929

•    Inspectorate of Scientific  Stores, Rawalpindi  1939

•     Inspectorate of Metal & Steel, Ichapur 1940

2.      As the tempo of Defence Production and Defence Supplies increased during World War II, the Directorates of Inspection were created under the MGO/DGS&D, New Delhi.

•   Directorate of Armaments, MGO’s Branch

•    Directorate of Mechanisation, MGO’s Branch

•     Controllerate General of Inspection, DGS&D, Ministry of Industry and Supplies.    

3.      They were given the overall responsibility of ensuring the quality of stores manufactured by the Ordnance Factories / Trade and supplied to troops. These organisations were grouped in 1946 to form a composite inspection, research and development organisation known as the Directorate of Technical Development in the MGO’s Branch. It was the first time that the full control of all functions relating to inspection, testing and research and development of armaments, instruments, electronic stores, vehicles and engineering stores, medical stores, POL, jute goods etc. were vested in a single technical-cum-administrative authority. An ISSPO (Inter Services Store Preservation Organisation) was subsequently created and placed under the MGO. In 1947, the MGO’s post in the Army HQ was abolished and the Directorate of Technical Development Organisation was placed under the General Staff Branch. When the MGO’s Branch was  re-established in April 1949, the Directorate of Technical Development came under the MGO’s control once again. In 1955, on the recommendations of the armed Forces Reorganisation Committee, the Directorate of Technical Development was transferred from the Army HQ and placed under the MoD under the newly created Controller General of Defence Production (CGDP). The Directorate of Technical Development was bifurcated in 1956 into two separate Directorates i.e. Armaments and General. In 1958, a beginning was made to bifurcate the research / development and Inspection functions of these two Directorates. The re-organised Directorate of R&D Organisation. The Inspection Organisation was placed under the Controller General of Defence Production and was re-organised into:-

•           Directorate of Inspection Armaments

•     Directorate of Vehicles and Engineering

•     Directorate of R&D (General)

•      Directorate of Production and Inspection Electronics

•      Directorate of Stores Production (Navy)

 4.      Director General of Inspection has been re-designated as Director General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) on 04 Jul 1987.

 Role and Functions

 5.      Role. To ensure that the entire range of Armaments, Stores and Equipment used by the Army and those stores of the Navy and Air Force for which DGQA is responsible, are of the specified quality and reliability so as to enhance the combat efficiency of the Armed Forces.

 6.      Functions.   To perform the above role, DGQA organisation has to carry out multifarious functions.  Some of these are: -

         ¨           Quality Assurance of Defence Stores & Equipment

¨           Undertake investigations of defects and complaints.

¨           Render technical advice to Service HQs.

¨           Investigation of Defects, Complaints and advice remedial measures.

¨           AHSP functions to include:- 

•         Issue of DGQA Approvals / Assignment Lists and Cataloguing of Defence Stores.

•        Preparation, Updating and issue of Drawings, Specifications, Technical Publications and Quality Related Instructions etc.

¨           Provide support in the process of Standardisation.

¨           Render Quality Assurance and testing assistance to MHA and private agencies.

 Documentation 

 7.      Framing / adoption of specification to meet user’s requirements and then continuously updating them to keep them abreast with the latest technology available in the country. This includes preparation of detailed specifications, drawings and various other technical documents. In doing so the DGQA Organisation maintains a close liaison and professional links with other technical bodies in the country such as BIS.

 Technical Consultancy and Guidance Services 

 8.      Vetting of indents (less those of OFB & Def PSUs), Qualifying / Testing of advance samples and pilot samples and providing complete technical guidance / liaison with the production agencies, carrying out quality audit and granting of concessions / deviations to the Suppliers as per the merit of the case. Identification of stores for the users / indentor and recommending reutilization of surplus stores and material.  Providing guidance to users regarding any technical aspects pertaining to the usage, maintenance, revalidation and exploitation of equipment.

 Post Procurement Services 

 9.      Investigation into cases of defects in equipment reported by Army units and suggesting remedial measures to prevent recurrence of such defects and in the   process, also suggest modifications to the existing equipment wherever required. The Defect Investigation reports serve as feed back to the designer and producer to ensure that suggested improvements are incorporated in future production.

 Other Technical Activities

 10.    These include cataloguing, standardisation, preparation of Illustrated Parts Lists, Users Hand Books, Operating Manuals etc.

 Organisation  

 11.    In order to carry out its functions effectively and efficiently, the DGQA Organisation is functionally organized into disciplines according to the nature of stores / equipment. Accordingly, the organisation consists of ten Technical Directorates, one Administrative Directorate and a Directorate of Policy, Planning and Training, as follows:-

         (a)     Directorate of Quality Assurance (Armaments)-DQA(A) .    This           discipline           is       responsible for the Quality Assurance and related activities   

           with   respect to different types of Armaments and concerned areas.

•                          Weapons

•         Small Arms

•         Ammunition

•         Instruments and Optical and Opto-Electronics Equipment. 

(b)     Directorate of Quality Assurance (Metallurgy & Explosives)- DQA (M&E).       This discipline is responsible for Quality Assurance of stores relating to the following:-

•         Metallurgy.

•         Explosives.

(c)     Directorate of Quality Assurance (Vehicles) – DQA(V).               It is           responsible for the Quality Assurance of all kinds of vehicles needed by     the Army, less Armoured Fighting Vehicles.

           (d)     Directorate of Quality Assurance (Combat Vehicles) – DQA        (CV).     It       is responsible for Quality Assurance of Armoured Fighting        Vehicles and their variants.

           (e)     Directorate of Quality Assurance (Electronics) – DQA (L).           This           discipline deals with the entire range of Electronic and Electrical,        Electro-Mechanical / Chemical Equipment and Stores required by the   Army. The main areas are:-

•          Telecommunication Equipmen

•         Electronic Equipment of the various Weapon Systems and Combat Vehicles, including      Tanks.

•         Electronic Warfare Equipment

•         Computers and Micro-processors

•         Laser

•         Infra-red stores

•         Electrical Equipment

           (f)      Directorate of Quality Assurance (Radar & Systems) –       DQA(R&S).   This discipline deals with the following equipment:-

•         Radar

•         Missiles

•         Weapon Systems

•         Simulators.

•         Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).

            (g)     Directorate of Quality Assurance (Stores) – DQA(S).  This discipline is responsible for all items of Textile and Clothing, Chemicals,      Petroleum and General  Stores as under:- 

•      Textiles including heavy textiles, tentage stores, fabrics made out of wool, silk, man made fibres, Bullet Proof Jackets etc.

•       Rubber items

•       Footwear and leather stores

•       Petroleum products- lubricants, fuel and preservatives

•       Drugs and pharmaceuticals

•        Paints, varnishes, chemicals and chemical stores such as insecticides, polishes, soaps, oils, fats etc.

•        All kinds of heating, lighting and cooking equipment for use in field

•        Hand tools

•        Timber and timber products

•        Glass, plastic and ceramics

•        Barrack and hospital equipment for Mountain Warfare and Aerial Delivery

          (h)     Directorate of Quality Assurance (Engineering Equipment)–           DQA(EE).  Various types of Engineering Equipment are dealt with by  DQA (EE) as under:-

•        Fire Fighting Equipment

           Bridging Equipment and Water Craft

•         Transportation and Material Handling Equipment

•         Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Equipment

•         Compressors and Pneumatic tools

•         Workshop Equipment including Machine Tools

•         Engineering Construction Plant

•         Pre-fabricated Structures

•         Electrical Equipment such as Transformers and Transmission Equipment

•         Nuclear, Chemical, Biological Warfare items.

                    (j)      Directorate of Quality Assurance (Naval)- DQA (N).     This discipline is responsible for Quality Assurance and acceptance inspection   of the entire range of stores / spares used in the Indian Navy. It is also     responsible for indigenous development of sophisticated complex Naval Stores e.g. hull, general engineering, electrical  & electronic items, oils, lubricants, consumable stores, ship’s main engines and guided fire control  systems, radar and communication systems and the dockyard plant    machinery and equipment used for the maintenance and repair     of ships. 

           (k)     Directorate of Quality Assurance (Warship Project) – DQA (WP).         It is responsible for  Quality Assurance of all items      which are required for fitment in new construction ships        including Leander Frigates and other      smaller ships being constructed at     Garden Reach Workshop and other       shipyards in the country.

           (l)      Directorate of Administration.   Directorate of Administration is      located at HQ DGQA alongwith most of the HQ Technical Directorates. It                          is   responsible for providing complete administration cover to the entire           organisation. It includes all aspects of Personnel Management e.g.          formulation of policy regarding recruitment, posting / transfers, promotion,      budgeting and finances, accommodation, review of Peace Establishments,   etc.

           (m)    Directorate of Policy, Planning and Training -  Directorate of       Policy, Planning   and   Training  is  responsible  for  HRD  being  done          in DGQA Organisation.  It also acts as the Central coordinating agency for        all  technical, policy matters, security, cataloguing and standardization    as well.      

 Structure   

 12.    DGQA organisation is vertically structured on a three-tiered system

•                     Headquarters Technical Directorates

•         Authorities Holding Sealed Particulars

•         Field Quality Assurance Establishments

 13.    The tasks performed by each of the above are complementary to one another and are integrated to achieve maximum efficiency. The duties of each level are given in the following paragraphs.

 14.    Headquarters Technical Directorates. These function as the Apex Body in each Technical Discipline and are responsible for planning, direction, coordination and control of various activities as pertinent to each discipline. It culminates in laying down policy with respect to the Quality Assurance and related areas. Headquarter also performs a very important function of liaison and inter-action with other connected agencies such as indenters / users in the Service Headquarters, manufacturers e.g. DGOF and Public / Private Sector, purchase officers, i.e. DGS&D and numerous other agencies.

 15.    Authority Holding Sealed Particulars Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP) is a unit which is responsible for collecting, collating, developing, amending and updating the entire history and technical data and information of the store. There are 29 AsHSP in DGQA Organisation dealing with different types/ranges of Stores/Equipment.  They possess the complete know-how with respect to all the technical aspects of the store and its Quality Assurance. Salient features of their duties are:-

         Preparation, Updation and Issue of Drawings, Specifications, Technical Publications and Quality Related Instructions etc.

        Vetting of Documents like Indents (less those of OFB), DDLs / FDLs, Supply Orders etc.

        Formulation and Standardisation of Quality Assurance Procedures / Audit Programmes.

        Product Development / Improvement Projects.

        Assistance in Standardisation & Codification.

        Defect Investigation, Analysis and advice on remedial measures.

        Technical evaluation of equipment prior to introduction.

        Assistance in User Trials.

        Technical guidance to Procurement and Production Agencies.

 16.    Field Quality Assurance Establishments (QAEs) Field Quality Assurance Establishments are located all over the country. They may either be alongwith Ordnance Factories or Public Sector Undertakings, or in the region from where  a large quantity of defence supplies are obtained through Private Sector Industries. Field QA Estts are responsible for Quality Assurance by way of Quality Audit & Surveillance of all stores supplied by OFs, Def PSUs and the Private Sector. Quality Assurance Establishments are organized into Wings / Detachments for smooth functioning.

 Proof Establishments

 17.    Proof Establishments are peculiar to Armaments discipline and are situated at places considered suitable for carrying out Proofing of Weapons, filled and empty Ammunition and Explosives manufactured by Ordnance Factories, Private Sector firms, or procured from foreign sources.

 Defence Institute of Quality Assurance (DIQA) - Bangalore

 18.    Defence  Institute  of  Quality  Assurance  (DIQA)  was established  to meet  a long  felt  need  for  an institutional in-house  training to DGQA Personnel in  the  field of  Quality  Management  Concepts  and   Quality Engineering.  DIQA  was inaugurated in Nov 1992 at  Bangalore. The present charter as approved by    Ministry of Defence prescribes the following role for DIQA:- 

•         Plan and conduct Foundation / Orientation Training for newly inducted Officers, as also to conduct refresher training courses periodically to update the knowledge of Officers / staff of DGQA Organisation.

•        Guide the Training Schools run by AsHSP of DGQA.

•      Maintain active interaction and liaison within India and International Institutions and Organisations associated with Training on Quality Assurance activities.

•       Undertake studies and Consultancy assignments for Development and Installation of Quality Systems / Management Tools at Suppliers premises.

 Heads of Organisation    

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 General

 19.   

E-MAIL ID :  DGQA  ESTABLISHMENT

 DIRECTORATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE  (ARMAMENTS) 

DIRECTORATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE  (METALS  & EXPLOSIVES) 

DIRECTORATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE  (ELECTRONICS) 

 DIRECTORATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE  (RADARS& SYSTEMS) 

 DIRECTORATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE  (VEHICLES)

 DIRECTORATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE  (COMBAT VEHICLES) 

DIRECTORATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE  (ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT)

 DIRECTORATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE  (STORES) 

 DIRECTORATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE  (NAVAL) 

 DIRECTORATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE  (WARSHIP PROJECT) 

DIRECTORATE OF ADMINISTRATION 

 DIRECTORATE OF POLICY,  PLANNING & TRAINING (PP&T) 

 20   ROLE OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION CELL (SDCC) & DGQA AUTOMATION PROJECT

 Role of SDCC.   SDCC / Central Data Bank (CDB) is the nodal agency for implementation of IT projects,  software development &  maintaining central data bank in DGQA.  SDCC/CDB  also advises all Directorates & their establishments,  regarding  IT training &  IT systems implementation.

 DGQA Automation Project .        DGQA Automation Project  is proceeding in a systematic manner & Rs. 2.32 Crores have been approved in the Eleventh Defence Plan.  In Phase I,  a pilot project implementation in one Directorate including its establishments is being implemented.  The Technical Directorates & Adm Directorate located in Delhi have been connected with Local Area Network (LAN).  The Units have also been instructed to establish LAN in their location.

21.    Defence equipment and stores are subjected to a wide variety of end uses under varying operational and climatic conditions. Defence also has very special and critical requirements of storage, transportation, ease of maintenance/repair and ever changing personnel to operate and maintain the equipments. It is, therefore, essential that Quality and Reliability of Defence equipment should be of a very high order. To a large extent, the quality and reliability of products depend on the technical competence, expertise, experience and the capacity of the vendors. A vital step for assuring the quality and reliability is to lay down a systematic and institutionalised Quality System and procedure for assessment of vendors so that potential vendors for Defence supplies can be assessed in a comprehensive manner. It is in this background that the DGQA has evolved Joint Services Guidelines JSG 015:02:1995 for the Assessment and Registration of Defence vendors. The aim is to select and register only the capable and competent vendors/suppliers for development, Indigenisation and bulk supply of specific products and to lay down guidelines for rating their performance.

22.    JSG 015:02:1995 is a priced document and can be obtained from:-

          Director

          Directorate of Standardisation

          ‘H’ Block, DHQ PO,

          New Delhi – 110 011

Assessment and Registration process.

23.    The registration of all firms who have their own manufacturing and Quality Assurance Systems is done in accordance with JSG- 015:02:1995. The procedure for Vendor Assessment comprises of a number of stages as described below:- 

(a)     An intending Vendor may initiate his case by filling up Vendor Assessment Application Form for Registration (VAAR) and forwarding it to the designated AHSP. 

(b)     Assessment will be carried out by a team of officers detailed.

(c)     Before assessment, the SQAE/AHSP will obtain information in accordance with Appendix ‘B’ to JSG guidelines. 

(d)     Acceptance/Rejection, Registration and Enrolment (in the Compendium) of the firms will be done by the concerned AHSP/ Technical Directors. Written information will then be sent to the firm (with certificate, if applicable). 

Eligibility.

24.    (a) The firm shall have a well documented Quality System aligned to ISO 9000 and the product specific capability. 

(b) The firm shall have minimum of 3 years of operational experience in the industry and should have verifiable manufacturing and Quality Assurance infrastructure. 

(c) Traders, Sole Selling/authorised agents and Sick units as defined in the “Sick Industries & Companies” (Special Provision act 1985) and which have been declared Sick by competent Central/State Govt authorities are not eligible. 

Registration Fee.

25.    A registration fee of  Rs 2000/- for SSI and Rs 5000/- for MSI/LSI   is required to be paid by the Vendor to the concerned Senior Quality Assurance Establishment after receipt of instructions from the concerned SQAE/AHSP. 

Categorisation of Vendors.

26.    Vendors are categorised into three different groups viz.,

(a) DDP – those having potential for Design, Development and Production.

(b) DP – for Development & Production and

(c) P – for Production only. 

Vendor Rating.

27.    For purpose of continuous monitoring, the performance of a vendor registered on the compendium of Approved Suppliers, a system of Vendor Rating and its periodical review is being carried out. All vendors will be given a Vendor Rating as a percentage score based on their actual performance against each completed performance by the concerned AHSP. Incomplete orders will not be Vendor Rated. Vendor Rating will be based on Quality Rating, Delivery Rating and Experience Rating. 

Single Point  for Registration of Firms.

28.    Usually firms approach the nearest Senior Quality Assurance Establishment (SQAE) for initial registration and the actual processes of assessment/recommendation is carried out by this SQAE. After initial registration, in case the vendor desires for registration of additional items with more than one discipline, he has to contact different SQAEs and go through the entire registration process all over again. To overcome this, ‘Single Point’ concept has been introduced. Under this scheme, the SQAE that has initially registered the firm will act as the “ NODAL “ or “SINGLE POINT” contact  for all purposes of future assessments/registration. 

INDIGENISATION 

29.    The responsibility of indigenisation is under transfer to Service HQs (EME)

For further information visit : http://www.dgqadefence.gov.in/

Directorate General Of Aeronautical Quality Assurance(DGAQA)

The Directorate General of Aeronautical Assurance (DGAQA) was established in 1954 under the Ministry of Defence, as Directorate of Technical Development & Production (Air) [ DTD&P(Air) ] which was subsequently renamed as DGAQA in 1996. The role envisaged for the organization initially included Research and Development (R&D) activities and inspection in the field of military aircraft and other aeronautical stores. In the initial stages, it included R&D organisations such as Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) and Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE).  In the subsequent organisational changes, it continued as a QA organization for military aviation with additional duties such as indigenisation, vendor development, and related activities. Over the years, the organization has acquired necessary strength and has grown into an active QA regulatory authority, working in tandem with counterparts in the field of military aircraft and related stores .......................................................................................................more  

Directorate of Standardisation

1.         Directorate of Standardisation was set-up in 1962 with the objective of controlling items proliferation within Defence Services.  Nine Standardisation Cells and four Detachments have been located at nodal stations in the country to give a boost to the Standardisation and Codification activities.  The prime objective of Directorate of Standardisation is to establish commonality in equipment and components among the three Services so that the overall inventory of Defence Services is reduced to the minimum.  This objective is sought to be achieved through :-

(i)                 Preparation of Standardisation documents such as Joint Services Specifications (JSSs), Joint Services Preferred Ranges (JSPRs), Joint Services Rationalised Lists (JSRLs), Joint Services Guides (JSGs), Joint Services Policy Statements (JSPSs) & Joint Services Qualitative Requirements (JSQRs).

(ii)               Codification & Cataloguing of Defence Inventory. 

(iii)             Entry Control. 

  2.       Standardisation activities are done through 13 Standardisation Sub- Committees, Panels/Working Groups under these Sub-Committees and several Specialist Technical Panels (STPs).

Major achievements during the quarter Jan to Mar 07 are as under :-

(i)                 127 documents, which had completed 5 years life, have been revised

      (ii)        201 standard documents have been formulated during the quarter Jan to Mar 07.   Total number of documents formulated during 2006-07 is 723 against the annual target of 685. So far the Directorate has formulated 4,440 Standardisation documents

(iii)       380 items were considered for variety reduction under seven Joint Services Rationalised Lists during Jan 07 to Mar 07.  This quantity was reduced by 329 items, thus bringing about a 24.87% reduction.

(iv)       Total number of items codified during the quarter Jan – Mar 07 is 2,278, thus making the number of items codified during 2006-07 to be 15,865 against the target of 15,110.  The total number of provisioning items codified till date is 2,45,190

(v)        976 items were updated during the quarter ending Mar 07 making the total number of items updated during the year 2006-07 to be 3,436 against the annual target of 3,106.  Number of items updated till date is 3,60,427.

(vi)       CCSSC Meeting.    The 1(2007) CCSSC meeting, under the chairmanship of Addl Secy (DP) was held on 30 Mar 07 for reviewing the progress of Standardisation documents made during the year 2006-07 and to fix the target for the year 2007-08 which has been fixed as 900 and 597 for Standard and Revision documents respectively.

(vii)      DECC Meeting.   1(2007) DECC meetings, under the chairmanship of Jt Secy (Supplies) was held on 19 Mar 07 to review the progress on Codification activities during the year 2006-07 and to fix the Codification targets for the year 2007-08.  Codification target for the year 2007-08 has been fixed as 11,017 while the Updation target is 3,764.

Networking and Website :   The Directorate of Standardisation has established Standardisation Enterprise Network interconnecting all it’s Cells with Headquarters for speeding up the process of Standardisation and Codification activities as well as to provide value added services to defence organization viz the three Services, DGQA, DRDO and Defence PSUs.  The Directorate had already initiated process for e-Governance and paperless office through this Enterprise Network.  The Internet website of the Directorate of Standardisation (http/www.defstand.gov.in) has various Indian and Foreign Standards.  The website and its Hindi version has a new home page and link pages have been installed.  Oracle 9i Database and Oracle 9i Application Server have been installed at Directorate of Standardisation and at the Defence Standardisation Cells. Existing Codification applications are being converted/modified to function with the Oracle 9i database.  The website is now available 24x7 for the registered users.

Directorate of Planning & Co-ordination

The Directorate of Planning and Coordination was set up in 1964 with the primary objective of preparing the overall plans for production of defence equipment in the country.  It acts as a catalyst in the defence production efforts by providing a dynamic link between the production organisations, the users, the Research & Development (R&D) agencies and the quality assurance organisations thereby facilitating Transfer of Technology (ToT) and the modernisation plan of Ordnance Factory Board.  In furtherance of its role, the Directorate represents the Department of Defence Production in the General Staff Equipment Policy Committee, the R&D panels and Standardisation Committees.  The Directorate also represents the Department of Defence Production in the Licensing Committee meetings of the Ministry of Industry to ensure that there is no overlap in  the  capacities  created  elsewhere and  under  the  Ministry  of Defence.  The cases for setting up of Ordnance Factories in the country at the green field sites as well as progressing electronics related projects for the defence forces are processed by the Directorate.  The Directorate is also the nodal point in the Department for international co-operation on defence production and defence exports. 

Defence Exhibition Organisation (DEO)  

Introduction:

The Defence Exhibition Organisation (DEO) was established in 1981 and is primarily responsible for organising and coordinating Defence Exhibitions in India and abroad. The DEO maintains a permanent Defence Pavilion at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi to provide an overview of the wide range of Defence infrastructure in the country. The DEO also assists the Deptt. of Defence Production  (DDP) in vendor awareness and development programmes of the production units in cooperation with the Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA). The details of Fairs/ Exhibitions regularly organised /participated by DEO are as under:

AERO INDIA  

India's first ever international Aerospace Exposition 'Aero India -96' was organised at Air Force Station, Yelahanka near Bangalore in Dec 1996. From its somewhat modest beginning in 1996, Aero India has grown substantially to occupy a place of pride amongst similar exhibitions in the region. Continuous additions and improvements in the infrastructural facilities have been made during subsequent editions in 1998, 2001 & 2003, making it increasingly attractive for both exhibitors and the business visitors.

For more details and information, please visit the website http://www.aeroindia.gov.in/