As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Celebrations, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)/ Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) are taking various initiatives towards highlighting the importance of R&D, motivating DRDO fraternity, in particular igniting young minds. NSTL, the premier naval research laboratory of DRDO, in Visakhapatnam, is conducting a Short-term Course on “Reliability Engineering” in association with the Institution of Quality & Reliability (IQR), Pune As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, at Mohapatra Manasi Auditorium, NSTL from 22 Oct to 23 Oct 2021. ‘NSTL Quality Policy’ was released by the Chief Guest on the occasion. Senior Scientists, officers, Members of the NSTL Civil Employees Union & Works Committee and staff of NSTL participated in the event
Dr. Samir V Kamat, Distinguished Scientist & Director General (Naval Systems & Materials) was the Chief Guest for the inaugural session while Rear Admiral Ranjit Singh, Director, Directorate Quality, Reliability & Safety (DQRS) DRDO Headquarters who attended the event through Video Conference and Dr. Y Sreenivas Rao Outstanding Scientist & Director NSTL were the Guest of Honour. Sri Hemant Urdhwareshe, Principal Consultant & Director IQR was the Guest Speaker.
Speaking on the occasion, Rear Admiral Ranjit Singh, Director DQRS, DRDO HQs complimented NSTL for organizing this useful course. He narrated Quality & Reliability as two eyes to an organisation, and with them, Safety is automatically ensured. He told that the released NSTL Quality Policy is well-aligned with DRDO Quality Policy. He concluded by saying that Quality brings Prosperity and hence wished NSTL a prosperous future.
Dr. Y Sreenivas Rao, OS & Director NSTL highlighted the NSTL’s quality structure and brought out how it is unique and apt for the design & development of world-class underwater weapons. He expressed his happiness over incorporating Quality Culture in all phases of realizing a system viz., design, develop, produce, feedback from User (Indian Navy) and improve.
Addressing the participants, the Chief Guest Dr. Samir V Kamat, DS & DG(NS&M) told that DRDO becomes ‘QRS Champion Organisation’ in the nearby future. He told that till now NSTL developed systems, focusing on Quality and now he insisted NSTL, which is in matured phase, to focus on developing reliable systems.
