The automation plan worth Rs.2.32 Crore of Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA) to link all Technical Directorates, Adm Directorate and Units of R&S Directorates to provide online Quality Assurance Services to users and production agencies is in the final stage. Disclosing this in New Delhi today the Director General of DGQA Lt Gen G Sridhran said that the testing capabilities of various laboratories of DGQA are being strengthened. He said a Predictive technology lab to ascertain the remaining shelf life of ammunition is being established at Controllert of Quality Assurance (Armaments) Pune. He also informed that testing facilities of night vision devices at Controllert Quality Assurance (Instruments), Dehradun are being strengthened. Gen Sridharan informed that DGQA has entered into Reciprocal Govt Quality Assurance (RGQA) agreement with various countries. Similar agreements are in offing with other countries. This would be beneficial for DGQA to align its working with prevalent international Quality Assurance practices. Considerable savings have been achieved by revising proof schedules thereby cutting down proof expenditure. A Committee has also been constituted to further reduce expenditure on proof.
DGQA is celebrating its Raising Day tomorrow. DGQA traces its roots to Inspectorate of Armaments established at Ammunition Factory Kirkee in 1869. With the transformation in portfolio of Weapons & Equipments, the Organisation has undergone many changes over the decades. The existing semblance of the Organisation structure dates back to 27th Sep 1957 when the Controller General of Defence Production was raised under Maj Gen Pratap Narain.
DGQA is service provider with multi disciplinary, multi-location organization with multi technology orientation. The organization is very important component of the Defence Equipment Management as it provides total QA cover for all types of arms, ammunition, equipment & stores required by the Armed Forces. DGQA is responsible for quality assurance of defence stores produced by Ordnance Factories, Public & private sector units as also procured through import. It initiates all actions necessary to ensure that the Armed Forces get the entire range of arms, ammunition, equipment & stores of the desired quality so as to enhance combat efficiency & effectiveness of the fighting forces. DGQA provides quality assurance services not only to the Army but also marine engineering, weapon sensors & support systems of the Navy. The services are also extended to Air Force for common user items.
The other customers of DGQA Quality Assurance Services are suppliers i.e., Ordnance Factories, DPSU & private sector units. DGQA carries out quality assurance activities for foreign vendors under Reciprocal Government Quality Agreements. It has skilled manpower and wide network of laboratories having NABL accreditation to carry out its task effectively. It has its own dedicated Proof Ranges for carrying out proof of armament, stores manufactured indigenously as well as through import.
The organisation has kept itself alive abreast with emerging technologies having potential for its adoption in Military Equipment and contemporary Quality Management Systems to ensure that one of the finest Army of the world gets the best quality assured equipments. The organisation also provides its services for entire life cycle of ammunition & equipment.
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