Ministry of Defense
Type of ministry responsible for the armed forces and related agencies, military measures, or resources. This is discharged through the Ministry of Defense, which provides the policy framework and wherewithal to the Armed Forces to discharge their responsibilities in the context of the defense of the country.
The principal task of the Defense Ministry is to obtain policy directions from the Government on all defense and security-related matters and communicate them for implementation to the Services Headquarters, Inter-Services Organizations, Production Establishments, and Research and Development Organizations.[About the ministry]
It is also required to ensure the effective implementation of the Government's policy directions and the execution of approved programs within the allocated resources. The Ministry of Defense comprises five Departments viz. Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Defense Production (DDP), the Department of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D), and the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare and also Finance Division.[Ministry of Defence]
Ministry of Defense (2022). About the ministry. Retrieved from: https://mod.gov.in/about--ministry
Ministry of Defence (2012). History of the Ministry of Defence. London: Mod.