Lt Gen Madabushi Krishnamachari took over as Director General Quality Assurance (DGQA) in the Department of Defence Production and Supplies, Ministry of Defence. Lt Gen Krishnamachari took over charge from Lt Gen Amanjit Singh who retired on December 31, last year. Prior to this appointment, Lt Gen Krishnamachari was Director, Quality Assurance (Vehicles).

A post-graduate from IIT Chennai, Lt Gen Krishnamachari was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers in 1967. During the Young Officers Course in 1968 at the College of Military Engineering, Pune, he was awarded the "Silver Grenade" for standing first. As a young Captain he took active part in the 1971 War in mine-clearing, road construction and water supply operations in the desert. He did ME from Pune University with distinction and owing to his brilliant performance in the Post Graduate Mechanical Engineering Course, he was posted as Assistant Professor in the College of Military Engineering, Pune. He taught under-graduate engineers and post graduate students of the Corps of Engineers, EME and Signals of the Indian Army.

As Controller, Controllerate of Quality Assurance (Special Vehicles) Pune in 1998, the officer spearheaded the indigenisation by reverse engineering of a large number of systems, sub systems and spares of imported armoured fighting and special vehicles of east European origin which resulted in saving of valuable foreign exchange.

Lt Gen Krishnamachari also held the prestigious appointment of Technical Adviser to Director General of Quality Assurance for five years. The officer also underwent specialised training abroad in the mechanically launched bridge system which was later produced indigenously in the country. He was awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card for his invaluable contribution to the indigenisation efforts.