The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the ceremonial commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the country. The Ministry of Defence provides policy framework and resources to the armed forces to discharge their responsibility in the context of the country's defence. The Indian Armed Forces and Indian Coast Guard under the Ministry of Defence are primarily responsible for ensuring the territorial integrity of India.
The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Day of India is a day dedicated to honouring the soldiers and veterans of India's armed forces. It has been observed annually in India on December 7 since 1949.
Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of AYUSH since 2024. He is a member of the Shiv Sena party and has been elected to the Lok Sabha from the Buldhana constituency in Maharashtra for four consecutive terms since 2009. Jadhav began his political career in 1986 and served three terms as a Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2009. During this period, he also held the position of Minister of State for Sports, Youth Welfare, and Irrigation in the Shiv Sena-BJP government of Maharashtra from 1997 to 1999. In addition to his political roles, Jadhav is actively involved in various community initiatives and social welfare programmes.
Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party. Deshmukh served as the Minister for Home Affairs in Government of Maharashtra between 2019 and 2021. Deshmukh resigned in 2021 as the Home Minister of Maharashtra due to allegations of money laundering and other charges by Param Bir Singh. He was arrested by ED and was kept in custody for 1 year before being released by a court order.
Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare is a department in the Ministry of Defence, India. It was set up in 2004. The head of Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare since its inception has been a bureaucrat from the IAS. Veteran have for long demanded that DEWS be headed by a serving officers or a retired officer, like in other countries, including the United States, in which the Department of Veterans, is invariably headed by veteran with active duty military experience, with a cabinet rank. For instance the current head of the department is graduate of West Point, and has served in the army.
One Rank One Pension (OROP), or "same pension, for same rank, for same length of service, irrespective of the date of retirement", is a longstanding demand of the Indian armed forces and veterans. The demand for pay-pension equity, which underlies the OROP concept, was provoked by the exparte decision by the Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress (INC) government, in 1973, two years after the historic victory in the 1971 Bangladesh war.
Dadaji Dagadu Bhuse is a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Malegaon Outer Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Shiv Sena. It is Bhuse's fourth term as Member of Legislative Assembly. In December 2014, he was appointed Minister of State for Co-operation.
Indian Ex Servicemen Movement (IESM) is a "All India Federation of Ex Servicemen's organizations" and individual veterans of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. IESM was established in August 2008, in the wake of the UPA Government decision to implement Sixth Central Pay Commission, which depressed military pays and pensions, and ranks, relative to civilian Government employees, especially in the Ministry of Defence and Police led security services. The IESM has been at the forefront in identifying, and advocating veteran causes, principally issues affecting veteran honor and izzat, and the implementation of One Rank One pension for the armed forces of India. Its founder member is Lt Colonel Inderjit Singh, former Commanding Officer 14 Grenadiers, who retired from the army in 1978.
Anna Dange was an Indian politician and member of the Nationalist Congress Party. Dange is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and also minister of Rural Development, Water supply, Retired Servicemen welfare in Manohar Joshi's ministry from 1995 to 1999 as well as minister in Narayan Rane's ministry
Bharati Pravin Pawar is an Indian politician. She served as the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare of India from 7 July 2021 to 11 June 2024and Minister of State for Tribal Affairs from 7 December 2023 to 11 June 2024. She was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Dindori Loksabha Constituency, Maharashtra in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Dr. Satish Chaturvedi is an active Indian politician of the Maharashtra state. He has represented the Nagpur East assembly constituency for 5 terms in the Maharashtra legislative assembly.
The Ministry of tourism is a ministry in Government of Maharashtra. Ministry is responsible for promotion of travel and tourism in Maharashtra.
The Ministry of Public Health and Family Welfare is a ministry in the Government of Maharashtra. Ministry looks after health policy.
The Ministry of Social Justice is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized sections of society.
The Ministry of Special Assistance is a ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized sections of society.
The Ministry of Department of Animal Husbandry is a department of Government of Maharashtra to regulate animal husbandry in Maharashtra.
The Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. state.
The Ministry of Special Backward Classes Welfare is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. state.
The Ministry of Majority Welfare Development is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra State.
The Department of Public is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.
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