General m m naravane, Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army

Minister of State for Defence Shripad Yesso Naik handed over One Hundredth thousandth Bullet Proof Jacket (BPJ) to Army chief General M M Naravane in a ceremony held in New Delhi on Wednesday.Speaking on the occasion, the ministry said that the government has honoured its commitment of protecting the precious lives of our soldiers fighting the enemy.He said the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi places high emphasis on the operational safety of our soldiers."The Government will ensure that our soldiers will be provided with the best of weapons and protective armour and such requirements will always remain uppermost in priority," Naik said.According to a release by the Ministry of Defence, he appreciated the manufacturers, M/s SMPP Pvt Ltd for supplying the first one lakh Jackets, four months ahead of the delivery schedule.The minister also said that the BPJ being supplied is an indigenous product under Make in India and the company is even exporting the product all over the world making India a global hub for the supply of such Defence ware in line with the Aatamnirbhar Bharat initiative of the government.He said the jacket has been appreciated by our soldiers who are using them on the borders and in countering insurgency.The ceremony was also attended by Shri Raj Kumar Secretary (Defence Production), Lt Gen A K Samantara, DG Infantry, Lt Gen R K Malhotra DG DGQA and Lt Gen H S Kahlon, DG CD.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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