Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chairs Parliament's meeting of Consultative Committee

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of the Consultative Committee of Parliament for the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi yesterday. The subject of the meeting was Border Roads Organisation, BRO. Director General BRO Lt Gen Harpal Singh gave a detailed presentation on the working of the organisation, especially on maintaining operational road infrastructure for the armed forces in border areas.

The Ministry said in a statement that Defence Minister lauded the efforts of BRO in building border



infrastructure and contributing to the improvement of lives of people residing in the border areas. It said, during the course of discussion Members gave valuable suggestions, which Defence Minister appreciated.

The meeting was also attended by Minister of State for defence Shripad Yasso Naik and Members of Parliament Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Manish Tewari, A. Raja, K. J. Alphons, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, V. Lakshmikantha Rao, Supriya Sule, Saugata Roy and Pushpendra Singh Chandel.