Government will make sure of best weapons and protective armours to our soldiers

Speaking on the occasion, Raksha Rajya Mantri told that that the Government has honoured its commitment of protecting the lives of our soldiers fighting the enemy. He also told that the government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi places high stress on the operational safety of our soldiers. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik assured that “the Government will make sure that our soldiers will be given the best of weapons and protective armour and such requirements will always remain uppermost in priority.” He praised the manufacturers, M/s SMPP Pvt Ltd for supplying the first one lakh Jackets, four months ahead of the delivery schedule. The Raksha Rajya Mantri 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 supply of such Defence ware in line with the Aatamnirbhar Bharat initiative of the government. He said this Jacket has been praised 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.