Q.2454: ANTRIX DEVAS AGREEMENT

Will the Minister of SPACE be pleased to state:-

(a) whether it is a fact that the scientific community in the country is demoralized because of the action taken against those four top ISRO scientists who were linked with Antrix-Devas agreement on S-band spectrum controversy;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there is any proposal to waive the punishment meted out to those top four ISRO scientists; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER: MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY):

(a) The action taken recently against four former ISRO scientists in connection with the Antrix-Devas agreements has not demoralized the ISRO scientific community. The action in no way affected the space programme.

(b) Does not arise.

(c) & (d) There is no proposal at present to revoke the action taken by the Central Government on the four former ISRO Scientists.

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