Indigestion ?

Indigenization or Indigestion?

During my tenure in BEL, I worked in various departments. Wherever I worked, one extra job always added to my work i.e.; Government Audit. I had the opportunity and privilege to work with senior officers of C&AG, COPU (Committee on Public Sector Undertakings) etc. I was entrusted with the job of replying to Government Audit queries/ reports etc. Since my handwriting was poor (or very poor?) the PA of my Boss was prepared to take dictation from me, (though I was never been a Dictator) because he felt that it was far better than reading the illegitimate handwritten note.

Once there was an Audit Enquiry regarding Indegenisatioin. The company had given an understanding to the Government that it will gradually indigenize the products and within- years it will be completely indigenized. However, indigenization was moving at a snail pace. I sent the enquiry to all the concerned departments, but nobody gave a reply leave alone convincing reply. Then I enquired from the concerned the department as to the total number of items in the equipment including nuts, bolts and screws. It was running into thousands and I was told that small items have been indigenized and now they are assembling the equipment in the factory. (Screw driver technology?). I gave a reply to Audit that -% of the items have been indigenized. (Though the value of items indigenized is negligible). When the first draft reply was made the heading went like this

“Government Audit Enquiry on Indigestion”