Big boost for military as Modi govt gives officers powers of additional & joint secretaries
Formal appointment means the officers can now dispose of files at their levels under powers delegated to them, instead of routing them through Secretary, DMA, Gen. Bipin Rawat.
Snehesh Alex Philip 6 May, 2021 9:32 am IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: In a landmark move in the country’s armed forces history, uniformed personnel from the Army, Air Force and Navy have been for the first time formally appointed as additional secretary and joint secretaries in the Ministry of Defence.
In a late evening order Monday, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appointed Lt Gen. Anil Puri as the Additional Secretary in the Department of Military Affairs (DMA).
Bomb disposal teams of the Pulgaon based Central Ammunition Depot were tasked with clearing stockpiles of seized explosives and dangerous scrap material, following the Beirut port explosion last year, which raised awareness about the danger of such materials at yards close to inhabited areas.
Centre allocates COVID -19 supplies received from global community ANI | Updated: May 04, 2021 16:18 IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The health infrastructure of several States and UTs has been overwhelmed by the high number of daily COVID-19 cases and increased mortality in the country.
To help India during the crisis, the global community has extended a helping hand in supporting the efforts of the Government of India in this collective fight against the global COVID19 pandemic by providing medical equipment, medicines, oxygen concentrators, ventilators among other necessities.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a streamlined and systematic mechanism for allocation of the support supplies received by India has been put into place, for effective distribution of the medical and other relief and support material.