Rajnath Commends DRDO on Its 67th Foundation Day, Hails Achievements

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited DRDO Headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday and interacted with senior scientists and officials on the 67th Foundation Day of the organisation.

In his address, Rajnath Singh commended DRDO for developing the indigenous capabilities of the country by equipping the Armed Forces with state-of-the-art technologies, and equipment and bolstering the defence sector through collaboration with the private sector.

On 2025 being declared as the 'Year of Reforms', Rajnath Singh asserted that DRDO will play a crucial role in achieving the set objectives.

Rajnath Singh called upon DRDO to continue moving ahead in sync with the rapidly evolving technological ecosystem and keep coming out with products that are relevant to the changing times.

He urged the scientists to keep an eye on the products and processes being adopted by the technologically advanced countries and develop niche technologies to make DRDO one of the strongest R&D organisations in the world.

He also expressed his view that each lab of DRDO should identify 2-3 critical projects, which should be completed by 2025. "By the next foundation year, we should have 100 such projects completed," he said.