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Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

Government agency · mod.gov.in
The Ministry of Defence is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the ceremonial commander-in-chief of... Wikipedia
Officeholder: Rajnath Singh (Minister)
Headquarters: New Delhi, India
Founded: August 1947
Annual budget: ₹6.21 lakh crore (US$78 billion) (2024)
Employees: 1,400,000 (active personnel) (2023); 700,000 (reserve personnel) (2023); 200,000 (civilian) (2014)
Formed: 15 August 1947; 76 years ago
Jurisdiction: Government of India