New Delhi: India is quickly shifting in the direction of jointness of the three companies of the armed forces and energy is to have frequent logistic nodes in order that assets of 1 service could be seamlessly made accessible to the opposite, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh mentioned on Monday.

Addressing a seminar on Military logistics right here, the Union minister additionally mentioned that India has made speedy progress within the rail sector, and over 9,000 km traces have been doubled within the final seven years. The corresponding determine was only one,900 km within the 5 years previous 2014, he mentioned.

The opening ceremony of the seminar was attended by Military Chief Gen Manoj Pande, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari and Navy chief Admirk R Hari Kumar and NITI Aayog member V Ok Saraswat, amongst others.

The defence minister, in his handle, spoke of the synergy and fusion wanted between the civil and army stakeholders, and asserted that presence of representatives from completely different sectors of the 2 sides confirmed the “dedication” to realize the aim as India stood on the edge of an ‘Amrit Kaal’.

“We’re quickly shifting in the direction of jointness of the three companies,” Singh mentioned, and added that “our effort is to have frequent logistic nodes in order that assets of 1 service could be seamlessly made accessible to different companies”.

And, logistics is among the many fields that benefited probably the most from this jointness, he mentioned on the occasion held at Manekshaw Centre in Delhi Cantonment. 

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