Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticises DRDO for ‘chalta hai’ attitude
21 Aug 2014 10:33 AM IST
He asked DRDO to finish major projects by 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the DRDO Awards 2013 function in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sent out a strong message to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) by flaying the ‘chalta hai’ attitude and asked it to complete projects before time to put India ahead in the world.
Underlining that technology in defence sector is changing fast, the Prime Minister said that India is left behind because products which are ‘two steps ahead” come into the market “even before we conceptualise a system.”
The PM also said that it is not that India lacks the talent pool and added, “I think there is this ‘chalta hai’ (lackadaisical) attitude. We can be the world leader by not following but by showing the way.”
“The world will not wait for us. We have to run ahead of time. That is why whatever we do, we should try hard to do it before time. It should not be so that a project is conceived in 1992 and in 2014 (we say) it will take some more time. The world will go ahead,” Mr Modi said at a DRDO award function.
He said the challenge before India is “how do we complete work before time. If the world is coming up with some products in 2020, can we come in the field prepared with products in 2018.”
( Source : dc correspondent )
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