⇒ Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh gave away Raksha Mantri Awards for Excellence 2021 on the occasion of 96th Raising Day of Directorate General Defence Estates in New Delhi on December 16, 2021.
The recipients were awarded for innovation and digital achievements in the fields of health, education and sanitation along with public service and land management.
A new award has been instituted by the Raksha Mantri for achievement in implementation of ‘e-Chhawani’ project in the year 2021.
These categories are:
- Swachh Chhawani Swasth Chhawani
- Digital Accomplishments
- Innovation in Public Services
- Land and Record management
- Improvement in Cantonment General Hospital
- Implementation of ‘e-Chhawani’ Project
» On the occasion, the Raksha Mantri also inaugurated Centre of Excellence in the field of survey technology for capacity building, set up by National Institute of Defence Estates Management (NIDEM).
- National Institute of Defence Estates Management is the apex Central Training Institute to provide professional training to the officers and employees of the Defence Estates department.
- The Centre will focus on new techniques of survey i.e., Drone Surveying and Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) technologies.
» Shri Rajnath Singh also launched Geographic Information System (GIS)-based automated water supply pipeline system under e-Chhawani.