(Delhi 12 MAY21)PM Cares Fund Sanctioned ₹322 Cr For Oxycare From DRDO
Oxycare is a SpO2 based Oxygen Supply System which regulates the oxygen being administered to patients based on the sensed SpO2 levels. Under this sanction, 1,00,000 manual and 50,000 automatic Oxycare systems along with non-rebreather masks are being procured.
The DRDO has transferred the technology to multiple industries in India which will be producing the Oxycare systems.
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PM Cares Fund Sanctioned ₹322 Cr For Oxycare From DRDO
Veterans of Defence Answer Nation’s Call With OPD on Sanjeevani
(New Delhi)Veterans of Defence Answer Nation’s Call With OPD on Sanjeevani
Veterans of Defence Forces will now be available for “Online Consultation Service on e-Sanjeevani OPD” for all citizens of India.
e-Sanjeevani OPD is a Govt of India flagship telemedicine platform developed by the Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC), Mohali under the aegis of MoHFW, Govt of India and is functioning extremely well. It provides free consultations to any Indian citizen. However, with covid cases surging, the demand for doctors is up while the supply has reduced due to doctors being pulled out for covid ward duties. This is where the defence Veterans are stepping in to help.
The Medical Branch of HQ Integrated Defence Staff is providing telemedicine service for the serving and retired defence personnel and has coordinated with MoHFW and NIC to roll out this Ex-Defence OPD for civilian patients. The Dy Chief IDS Medical has urged all retired fraternity of retired AFMS doctors to join this platform and provide valuable consultation to the citizens of India in this time of crisis when the country is going through the difficult time.
There has been a good response from the retired defence doctors and more are expected to join soon. Subsequently, a separate Nationwide Ex Defence Doctors OPD is envisaged. Their vast experience and expertise will help the larger clientele to obtain consultation from their homes and tide over the crisis.
Army Disbands It’s Farms After Completing 132 Yrs
(New Delhi) Army Disbands Military Farms
Army on Wednesday disbanded its military farms after 132 years in service.These farms were set up by the British to ensure supply of milk to Army units.The farms were occupying around 20,000 acres of defence land and the Army was spending around Rs 300 crore annually for their maintenance Army decided to “transfer” all the cattle kept in the farms to government departments or dairy cooperatives at a nominal cost.
And personnel who were employed with the military farms have been redeployed within the Army.A flag ceremony for the closure of the facilities was held at Military Farms Records at Delhi Cantonment,
In August 2017, the defence ministry announced a series of reform measures for the Indian Army that included shutting down of the military farms, housing around 25,000 head of cattle, in the country.
It said the military farms with their dedication and commitment supplied 3.5 crore litres of milk during a period spanning over a century.
“First Military farm was raised on February 1, 1889 at Allahabad. After Independence, military farms flourished with 30,000 head of cattle in 130 military farms all over India in varied agro-climatic conditions,” the Army said.
“It is credited with pioneering the technique of artificial insemination of cattle and introduction of organised dairying in India, providing yeoman service during 1971 war, supplying milk at the Western and Eastern war fronts as well as during Kargil operations to the Northern Command,”
The Army said military farms were even established in Leh and Kargil in late 1990s, with the task of supplying fresh and hygienic milk to troops at their locations on a daily basis.
No Indian Troops Missing in Action:MoD
(New Delhi) Indian Troops Missing in Action.
MoD in a Press Release Clarifies
This is with reference to the article ‘In China – India Clash, Two Nationalist Leaders with Little Room to Give’ by New York Times dated 17 June 2020.
It is clarified that there are no Indian Troops Missing in Action.
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9.6 K Acre Defence Land Under Encroachment #Punjab,240.68 +UP 2.2 k
[New Delhi] 9.6 K Acre Defence Land Under Encroachment #Punjab,240.68 +UP 2.2 k
9622.807 acres of defence land In 31 States/UTs has been reported to be encroached in the country .Five Staes/UTs Are free from this evil.
State/UT-wise details of encroachment of defence land as on 31.12.2018
S. No. State/Union Territory Area of encroachment (in acres)
1 Andhra Pradesh 21.97
2 Andaman & Nicobar 26.521
3 Assam 460.5397
4 Arunachal Pradesh 87.8141
5 Bihar 478.974
6 Chandigarh 0
7 Chhattisgarh 165.768
8 Delhi 111.3013
9 Goa 4.264
10 Gujarat 164.6238
11 Haryana 538.8215
12 Himachal Pradesh 60.1421
13 Jammu & Kashmir 339.2447
14 Jharkhand 304.932
15 Karnataka 131.7923
16 Kerala 2.6839
17 Lakshadweep 0.08
18 Maharashtra 923.5062
19 Madhya Pradesh 1639.83
20 Manipur 6.1308
21 Meghalaya 11.0855
22 Mizoram 0
23 Nagaland 357.53
24 Odisha 0.11
25 Puducherry 0
26 #Punjab 240.68
27 Rajasthan 475.2829
28 Sikkim 0.2903
29 Telangana 146.2478
30 Tamilnadu 101.2418
31 Tripura 1
32 #Uttar Pradesh 2204.836
33 Uttarakhand 57.3982
34 West Bengal 558.165
35 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0
36 Daman & Diu 0
Total 9622.807
Government has undertaken the following steps to check encroachment:
Strengthening of defence land management by way of digitisation of land records, survey, demarcation and verification of defence lands and land Audit.
The process of defence land audit has been institutionalised from 2011-12 as a continuing process.
Court cases are being pursued to evict encroachers.
Close liaison is being maintained with revenue and civil police authorities to detect attempt to encroach upon the defence land by encroachers.
Defence lands located in isolated locations are being fenced and regular patrolling is being carried out to safeguard the lands from encroachers and unauthorized construction.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik in a written reply to ShriSushil Kumar Gupta in Rajya Sabha today.
Admiral Karambir Singh Takes Baton From 23rd C O N S
[New Delhi] Admiral Karambir Singh Takes Baton From OutGoing 23rd Chief Of The Naval Staff
In the rank of Vice Admiral, he has been Director General Project Seabird, in-charge of infrastructure development of the Navy’s expansive and modern base at Karwar. At the Integrated Headquarters Ministry of Defence (Navy), the Admiral has been the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and, subsequently, the Vice Chief of Naval Staff. He was the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam, prior taking over helm as the Chief of the Naval Staff on 31 May 19.
The Admiral enjoys cycling, running, swimming and golf
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The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh being handed over the baton by the outgoing Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019.
Navy Gets New Chief In Karambir Singh
[New Delhi]Navy Gets New Chief In Karambir Singh wef 31st May
Karambir Singh, presently is Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Eastern Naval Command The present Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba retires on the 31st May
Born on November 03, 1959, Vice Admiral Karambir Singh was commissioned on July 01, 1980 into the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy.
During his long and distinguished service spanning nearly 19 years, he has served in a variety of Command, Staff and Instructional appointments. Vice Admiral Singh’s Sea Command includes Guided Missile Destroyers INS Rana and INS Delhi. He also served as Fleet Operations Officer of the Western Fleet and was Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra and Gujrat area. Before taking over as FOC-in-C Eastern Naval Command in October 2017, he was Director General Project Seabird, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff and Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. Vice Admiral Karambir Singh has been decorated with the Param VishishtSeva Medal (PVSM) and the AtiVishishtSeva Medal (AVSM).
Lt General Malhotra Takes Over as DG Of NCC
[New Delhi]Lt General Malhotra Takes Over as DG Of NCC
Lieutenant General PP Malhotra assumed charge as Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC)
Lt Gen Malhotra’s distinguished professional career includes various regimental, staff and command appointments. Prior to assuming his present appointment, he was the Chief Engineer of the Army’s premier Northern Command.
Defence A/Cs Deptt Releases Handbook on P&A of JCOs & ORs
[New Delhi]Defence A/Cs Releases Handbook on P&A of JCOs & ORs.
This handbook was conceptualized with the aim to provide more grasp on the rules of entitlement as well as to have complete transparency of procedures in the Pay Accounts Offices[PAOs].
This first edition contains all the procedures right from the inception stage of publishing and processing of the daily Part II orders, till the final processing and disbursement of entitlements.
The book also details the functional boundaries and constraints of PAOs.
The Defence Accounts Department [DAD]is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining the pay accounts of million plus Jawans and JCOs of Indian Army. The Pay Accounts Offices (PAOs) of this department are at the forefront of the concerted efforts that are being put in to ensure that these men get their correct dues within reasonable time frame.
The book has sought to cover all the parameters of pay and allowances of JCOs/ORs, incorporating the 7th CPC entitlements as well, wherever available on the date of publication. This book in pdf format is also available on the website of PAO(OR) AMC & 11 GRRC as well as of PCDA(CC), Lucknow.
Indian Defence industry Received FDI @ 0.18 Million US $ in 3 Yrs
[New Delhi] Indian Defence industry Received FDI @ 0.18 Million US $ in Three Years
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of amount US $ 0.18 million has been received in defence industry sector from April 2014 to December 2017. Detail Below
M/s Samtel Thales Avionics Limited, Uttar Pradesh.
M/s Maini Precision Products Private Limited, Karnataka.
M/s Bharti Shipyard Ltd., Maharashtra.
M/s Solar Industries India Limited, Maharashtra.
M/s Verdant Telemetry & Antenna Systems Pvt. Ltd., Kerala.
M/s Quest Global Manufacturing Private Limited, Karnataka.
M/s Ideaforge Technology Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra.
M/s Punj Lloyd Limited, Haryana.
M/s Sasmos Het Technologies Ltd., Karnataka.
M/s Dynamatic Technologies Ltd., Karnataka.
M/s Mahindra Telephonic Integrated Systems Limited, Maharashtra.
M/s Indian Rotorcraft Limited, Maharashtra.
M/s BF Elbit Advanced Systems Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra.
M/s Safran Engineering Services India Pvt. Ltd., Karnataka.
M/s Tata Sikorsky Aerospace Limited, Telangana.
M/s Quantum Simulators Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat.
M/s Ideaforge Technology Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra.
M/s Alpha-Elsec Defence and Aerospace Systems Pvt. Ltd., Karnataka.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Rajesh Kumar Diwaker in Lok Sabha today.
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