India is today seen as a defence exporter: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the country has moved towards self-reliance in the defence sector and now is counted among defence exporters in the world. Singh stated that there was a time when acquisitions were mainly dependent on imports, and the positive impact of defence expenditure on the economy was very limited. He added that due to Modi-led Government’s efforts to attain self-reliance, India is today seen as a defence exporter.

एक समय था, जब हमारे देश में रक्षा क्षेत्र आयात पर पूरी तरह निर्भर था। लेकिन अब स्थिति वैसी नहीं है। अब भारत रक्षा क्षेत्र में आत्मनिर्भरता की ओर तेज़ी से आगे बढ़ रहा है। pic.twitter.com/Wes2o6P0ZF

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 1, 2024

The Defence Minister was addressing the 277th Annual Day of the Defence Accounts Department in New Delhi. He also appreciated the department for adopting the latest technology in its work. He said, that during its entire journey, the objective of the Defence Accounts Department is to bring efficiency in defence accounting.Out of a total of 32 lakh defence pensioners, 30 lakh have been successfully linked to the SPARSH {System for Pension Administration (Raksha)} portal, he said.SPARSH is an initiative of the Ministry of Defence for automating the defence pension ecosystem. The system is embedded with numerous automated checks and controls, with Operational Decision Manager-based rule engine which incorporates over 500 rules and 1,000 on-screen validations. In order to ensure integrity, efficiency and accountability of the system, Internal Audit is essential and helps improve the functionality of SPARSH. It also ensures that necessary controls are in place for integrity and accuracy of pension management processes.