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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chairs day-long MoD ‘Chintan Shivir’ in New Delhi

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  • Several innovative proposals emerge to boost domestic defence manufacturing, ex-servicemen welfare, more reforms in Armed Forces & greater collaboration of DRDO with other research bodies

New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a ‘Chintan Shivir’ of Ministry of Defence in New Delhi on July 6, where several innovative proposals emerged to enhance indigenisation content in domestic defence manufacturing; provide better health & pension services & re-settlement to the ex-servicemen; more collaboration of DRDO with other research bodies; performance audit; bringing more efficiency in the functioning Ministry of Defence and future roadmap of different organisations.

Glimpse of ‘Chintan Shivir’ of Ministry of Defence, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on July 06, 2023. Also seen are Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande, Defence Secretary Mr. Giridhar Aramane, Secretary (Ex-Servicemen Welfare) Mr. Vijoy Kumar Singh and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr. Samir V Kamat.

Defence Minister sat through the day-long deliberations, which were spread over six sessions, covering important issues pertaining to Department of Defence (DoD), Department of Defence Production (DDP), MoD (Finance), Department of Military Affairs (DMA), Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW) and Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).

Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande, Defence Secretary Mr. Giridhar Aramane, Secretary (Ex Servicemen Welfare) Mr. Vijoy Kumar Singh, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr. Samir V Kamat and other civil & military officials of MoD from all ranks attended the meeting.

Presentations were made by each department which were followed by frank and free exchange of ideas.

Tweeting after the meeting, the Defence Minister said: “Had extensive discussions during the day-long ‘MoD Chintan Shivir’ today. Several important issues pertaining to strengthening India’s Defence capabilities and the welfare of our Ex-Servicemen were discussed. I have directed all the concerned departments to prepare a time bound action plan and make a presentation on the Action Taken Report within 15 days.”

Defence Minister directed that a detailed action taken report on various issues be submitted to him within a fortnight to take forward these discussions.

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