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Rajnath to inaugurate Controllers’ Conference 2025

New Delhi, July 6 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the Controllers’ Conference 2025 tomorrow, hosted by Defence Accounts Department (DAD).
A flagship forum for policy dialogue, strategic review, and institutional innovation, the Controllers’ Conference brings together top leadership from DAD, civil services, academia, think tanks, and stakeholders across the defence and finance sectors. It serves as a vital platform for evaluating challenges, initiating reform, and advancing the role of financial governance in defence preparedness, a Defence Ministry statement said.
The theme of this year’s conference, ‘Transforming Financial Advice, Payment, Audit and Accounting through Defence Finance and Economics,’ reflects a paradigm shift within the department repositioning DAD from a finance and accounts body to a future-ready institution focused on Defence Finance and Economics.
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