Ministry of Defence (India)

Ministry of Defence
	Flag of the Ministry of Defence
	; South Block, Secretariat Building, New Delhi
Ministry overview
Formed	15 August 1947
Preceding Ministry	Department of Defence (1938–47);
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Secretariat Building; Raisina Hill, New Delhi; 28°36′50″N 77°12′32″E
Employees	1,400,000 (active personnel) (2023); 700,000 (reserve personnel) (2023); 200,000 (civilian) (2014)
Annual budget	₹6.21 lakh crore (US$78 billion) (2024)
Minister responsible	Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence;
Deputy Minister responsible	Ajay Bhatt, Minister of State for Defence;
Ministry executive	General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff, Secretary, Department of Military Affairs; Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee; Giridhar Aramane, I.A.S., Defence Secretary; Secretary (Defence Production); Vijoy Kumar Sing, IAS, Secretary (Ex-Servicemen Welfare); Dr. Sameer V kamath, Secretary (Defence Research and Development); Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister; Rashika Chawbe, IDAS, Financial Advisor;
Child agencies	Department of Defence; Department of Defence Production; Department of Defence Research and Development; Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare; Department of Military Affairs; Defence Accounts Department 'or' Controller General of Defence Accounts ; National Defence Law Division;
Website	mod.gov.in

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) (IAST: Rakshā Mantrālaya) 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 defence of the country. The Indian Armed Forces (including Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy) and Indian Coast Guard under the Ministry of Defence are primarily responsible for ensuring the territorial integrity of India.

As per Statista, MoD is the largest employer in the world with 29.2 lakh (2.92 million) employees.

At present, the undergoing new creation of National Defence University, for training of military officials and concerned civilian officials, will be administered and overseen by the Ministry. The Ministry organises and runs Republic Day celebrations and parade every year in January at Rajpath, hosting a chief guest. The Ministry has the largest budget among the federal departments of India and currently stands third in military expenditure in the world, among countries of the world.

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