sanjay mitra was the head of defence in india.
sanjay mitra was the head of defence in india.
who is the head of defence in india?
sanjay mitra
defence secretary of india









































the defence secretary is the administrative head of the ministry of defence. this post is held by a senior indian administrative service of the rank of secretary to the government of india. the current defence secretary is sanjay mitra.









































as a secretary to the government of india, the defence secretary ranks 23rd on indian order of precedence.









































section::::powers, responsibilities and postings.









































defence secretary is the administrative head of the ministry of defence, and is the principal adviser to the minister of defence on all matters of policy and administration within the ministry of defence.
defence secretary of india
minister of defence (india)









































the minister of defence is the head of the ministry of defence of the government of india. they are often assisted by a minister of state for defence and less-commonly, the lower-ranked deputy minister of defence. the defence minister additionally serves as president of the institute for defence studies and analyses, and as chancellor of the defence institute of advanced technology and of the national defence university.









































the first defence minister of independent india was baldev singh, who served in prime minister jawaharlal nehru's cabinet during 1947–52. rajnath singh is the current defence minister of india.
minister of defence (india)