New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today called upon the Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) officers to strive for the development of Cantonment Boards into smart, green and sustainable urban ecosystems in sync with the Government's vision of transforming India into a developed country, and aspire to achieve the target by 2035.
Address 'Manthan 2025', a two-day national conference organised by the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) on the central theme 'Strategic Roadmap to Viksit Bharat @2047' here, Rajnath appreciated IDES officers for successfully fulfilling a dual responsibility of managing over 18 lakh acres of defence land and ensuring the welfare of civilians residing in 61 cantonments pan-India, a D...