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Armed forces roped in to tackle soaring COVID cases across the country
The Central government has roped in its armed forces to tackle soaring COVID-19 cases across the country. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviews scene with top Defence officials
NEW DELHI: The Central government has roped in its armed forces to tackle soaring COVID-19 cases across the country.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday afternoon, also reviewed the preparedness of Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces amid spike in COVID-19 cases across the country via a virtual meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday afternoon. Present during the meeting via video conferencing were Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane, Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) Surg Vice Admiral Rajat Datta, Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Raj Kumar, Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairm
Rajnath Singh reviews preparedness of Defence Ministry, Armed Forces amid COVID-19 surge ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 18:48 IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a virtual meeting to review the preparedness of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces to deal with the recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the country.
Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane, Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) Surg Vice Admiral Rajat Datta, Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar, Chairman Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr G Satheesh Reddy and other senior civil and military officers attended the meeting through video conferencing.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asked defence public sector undertakings, DRDO and Ordnance Factory Board to work on a war footing to provide oxygen cylinders and extra beds to state governments at the earliest to help them in dealing with the surging cases of COVID 19. At a virtual meeting with the top defence brass, Singh also granted emergency financial powers to three forces and other defence agencies for procurement of medical equipment and for creation of additional capacities in view of the pandemic, officials said. The defence minister asked the armed forces to be in close contact with the civil administrations across the country and to provide any required assistance.