Rajnath Singh
After the formation of the 18th Parliament of the country, Rajnath Singh has once again taken over the responsibility of the Defense Minister. He took charge in Delhi on Thursday. He has been given this responsibility for the second consecutive time. Rajnath Singh, who took over the responsibility of Home Minister in 2014, has been handling the Defense Ministry since 2019. On getting the Defense Ministry for the second consecutive time, he said that in the next five years, his goal will be to keep the country safe and take forward self-reliant India. In this way, he has also set a goal to contribute to the country’s economy.
After taking over as Defence Minister for the second time, Rajnath Singh said, “PM Modi has once again given me the responsibility of the Defence Ministry. Our priorities will remain the same as before. There will be full focus on the security of the country. We want to build a strong self-reliant India. We want to be self-reliant in defence manufacturing. We have exported weapons and security equipment worth more than Rs 21,000 crore. Our target is to take this figure to Rs 50,000 crore in the next five years. We are proud of our three forces – Army, Navy and Air Force.”
Dharmendra Pradhan also took charge
Apart from Rajnath Singh, Dharmendra Pradhan also took charge as Education Minister. Regarding the alleged rigging in the NEET exam, he said that there has been no scam. The matter is in court and investigation is going on. I would like to assure all the children and their parents that no irregularities have taken place. We will accept the court’s order. Along with Dharmendra Pradhan, Jayant Chaudhary of Rashtriya Lok Dal has also been given the responsibility of Minister of State in the Education Ministry. However, Jayant Chaudhary’s job will be to assist Dharmendra Pradhan.
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