Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presided over a meeting of senior officials of his ministry on Friday to review operational matters and procurement issues of the armed forces.
He discussed important revenue procurement cases regardingmaintenance of platforms and assets with the armed forces, the Defence Ministrysaid.
The meeting was attended by Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra,Secretary (Defence Finance) Gargi Kaul and other senior officials of theministry. Singh was briefed by the officers about ongoing infrastructureprojects and plans for future upgradation.
Singh instructed that separate meetings in respect of theIndian Army, Navy and Air Force may be convened to discuss operationalpreparedness.
On Thursday, Singh reviewed defence acquisition issues anddefence cooperation activities with friendly foreign countries (FFCs) and thepolicy matters pertaining to defence diplomacy, including bilateral,multilateral exercises, capacity building, training and material assistance toFFCs.He was briefed about the Defence PlanningCommittee, set up in 2018.