The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd clarified on Saturday that no consulting company has ended to compare its research and development processes (R&D).
The clarification occurs in response to some publications on social networks that claim that it has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) for the task.
“Some publications on social networks (X) have falsely declared that Hall has ended the selection of a consulting firm, PWC to compare its R&D activities,” said the HAL in a statement.
“Hal would like to affirm that no company has a leg finals for the comparative evaluation of its R&D processes,” he added.
According to Hall, he had issued a price request (RFQ) to deceive a consulting firm to carry out a comparative evaluation study of its R&D frame against global aerospace and defense companies.
The decision to initiate this comparative evaluation exercise were the tasks based on the recommendations made by the High Power Committee on public ventures as part of the continuous efforts of improvement and modernization of HAL.
“The selection process is being carried out through a transparent and competitive methodology on the GEM portal of the Indian government in accordance with all applications acquisition patterns. The process is currently Onoeing,” said the PSU of Defense.
Reiterating that no official work award has held so far and any information suggestion otherwise is premature and incorrect, Hall said that it remains committed to defending transparency and equity in all its acquisition actions.
Posted on April 12, 2025
