The BJP-led NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has completed nine years today. On this occasion, the BJP has launched a month-long mass outreach campaign from the 30th of this month to mark the completion of nine years of government at the Centre.

Under the campaign, the party will be holding several events and rallies across the country between 30th of May to 30th of next month. Events will be organised at districts, blocks and booth levels across the country. Special campaigns will be run in Parliament constituencies. Union Ministers, BJP office bearers and leaders will popularise the policies and achievements of the Central government during the month-long campaign.

On this occasion, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh said that in the last 9 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has traversed unlimited "Space".

Addressing the India Defence Conclave 2023 here, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Prime Minister Modi has taken several policy initiatives in the past nine years to encourage indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment, thereby promoting Atmanirbharta in defence sector. As a result, there is a quantum jump in Space sector in the last 9 years which surpasses the progress made in the preceding nearly six decades before that, he said.

The minister said, it is pertinent to mention that India’s defence industry is now capable of manufacturing wide variety of high-end requirements like- Tanks, Armoured vehicles, Fighter aircrafts, Helicopters, warships, Submarines, Missiles, Electronic equipment, Special alloys, special purpose steels, and variety of ammunition.

Dr Jitendra Singh said, defence and space sectors are intertwined and both of them got an enabling milieu from the Prime Minister for its faster and indigenous growth by bridging the policy gaps. Referring to the strategic relevance of space in view of recent global conflicts, the minister said, space, a dual-use technology domain, is emerging as an important multi-faceted enabler that provides unprecedented reach. He added that many nations are today focusing on developing their military space capabilities to ensure its safe, secure, and friendly use along with deterrence capability to deny it to adversaries, when necessary.