Raksha Mantri approves financial incentive for Service athletes who bagged medals in 2023 Asian Games & Asian Para Games

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved a financial incentive for the Armed Forces personnel who bagged medals in the 19th Asian Games and 4th Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou, China in September-October 2023. For both Asian Games as well as Asian Para Games, Gold medal winners will receive a cash reward of Rs 25 lakh […]

Raksha Mantri & Netherlands Defence Minister discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation during talks in New Delhi

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with the Netherlands Defence Minister Ms Kajsa Ollongren in New Delhi on February 23, 2024. Both Ministers discussed the possibilities for expanding their bilateral defence cooperation, particularly in maritime and industrial domains. They noted the increased interaction between the two Navies and expressed keenness to work together to enhance […]

‘ओडिशा को डबल इंजन वाली सरकार की जरूरत’, ओडनवरंगपुर में गरजे रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह

लोकसभा चुनाव 2024 के साथ ओडिशा में विधानसभा का भी चुनाव होना है। इसे लेकर भाजपा ने पूरी ताकत झोंक रही है। ओडिशा में लोकसभा की 21 सीटें हैं। भाजपा इस बार के लोकसभा चुनाव में चार सौ पार का लक्ष्य रखा है। इसे हासिल करने के लिए भाजपा ओडिशा की ज्यादा से ज्यादा लोकसभा […]

In Odisha, Rajnath Singh talks of double-engine government

BHUBANESWAR: Confident of returning to govt at Centre for a third straight term, defence minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday he was of the “firm conviction” that PM Narendra Modi would secure a third term. “Here, in the sacred land of Lord Jagannath, I express my wi .. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/107924048.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Global community must collectively aspire for peace in this age of democratic & rules-based world order: Raksha Mantri

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the international community to collectively aspire for peace in this age of democratic and rules-based world order, where individual countries proactively collaborate for shared peace & prosperity. He was addressing the formal opening ceremony of the 12th edition of the multi-nation Exercise MILAN in Visakhapatnam on February […]

Raksha Mantri unveils the statue of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff late General Bipin Rawat in Dehradun

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh unveiled a life-size statue of late General Bipin Rawat – the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) – at TonsBridge School, Dehradun in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami on February 12, 2024. He paid floral tributes to General Rawat at the statue, terming him […]

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves waiver of provision for BRO’s Casual Paid Labourers to complete 179 working days for payment of ex-gratia lump sum compensation

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for waiver of the provision to complete 179 working days, at the time of accident, for payment of ex-gratia lump sum compensation to Casual Paid Labourers (CPLs) working in Border Roads Organisation (BRO)/General Engineering Reserve Force (GREF). As per the existing instructions, the CPLs, who have […]

Text of RM’s speech at the Commissioning Ceremony of INS Sandhayak in Visakhapatnam

आज, विशाखापत्तनम में, survey vessel large class के पोतों में सबसे पहले पोत, “INS संधायक” की commissioning समारोह में, आप सबके बीच उपस्थित होकर मुझे अत्यंत प्रसन्नता हो रही है।   साथियों, भारतीय नौसेना के लिए, आज का दिन ऐतिहासिक है। INS संधायक का हमारी नौसेना में शामिल होना, निश्चित रूप से हमारी नौसेना की, […]

Raksha Mantri Shir Rajnath Singh’s statement on Interim Budget 2024

Congratulations to Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman for presenting a positive and encouraging ‘Interim Budget’ which outlines the vision for a confident, strong, and self-reliant #ViksitBharat. Inspired by PM Shri @narendramodi’s vision of making India a developed nation by 2047, this Budget gives a glimpse of India’s rapid economic transformation. There is something in this Budget […]

India-US cooperation will act as force multiplier for rules-based world order: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh

The capital and technological know-how from the US can help India to achieve its goal of becoming a developed country by 2047, while investments here can give the American companies high returns and an avenue of de-risking. This was stated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh while addressing a conference on ‘Strengthening Indo-US Relationship in Amrit […]