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=== Plans for reforms ===
The [[Government of India]] has plans to overhaul and reform DRDO, and a committee was formed in 2023<ref>https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/panel-formed-for-restructuring-and-redefining-role-of-drdo/article67227736.ece</ref> to suggest reforms and overhauls.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sagar |first=Pradip R. |date=2024-10-03 |title=DRDO rejig hits internal huddle: What’s delaying this key Modi govt reform |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/drdo-rejig-hits-internal-huddle-whats-delaying-this-key-narendra-modi-govt-reform-2610664-2024-10-03 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Press Trust of India |date=6 August 2024 |title='Committee has suggested certain reforms to overhaul functioning of DRDO' |url=https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/committee-has-suggested-certain-reforms-to-overhaul-functioning-of-drdo-124080501488_1.html |access-date=23 October 2024 |website=Business Standard}}</ref> The 9-member committee, which was under the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister’s Office]] (PMO), was led by former [[Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India]], [[K. Vijayraghavan]]. The committee submitted its report on the reforms for DRDO in July 2024.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Pandit |first=Rajat |date=2024-07-30 |title=DRDO overhaul on course, government to also take final call on 'contentious' reforms |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/drdo-overhaul-on-course-government-to-also-take-final-call-on-contentious-reforms/articleshow/112118013.cms |access-date=2024-10-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Reportedly, the recommendations from the committee have been described as contentious and it was also reported that the DRDO has agreed to implement approximately 60% of the major reforms.<ref name=":2" /> As of October 2024, the implementation of structural reforms has been delayed due to opposition from senior DRDO officials.<ref name=":1" />
== Organisation ==
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