Rajnath Singh attends DAD's 279th Raising Day

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the 279th Raising Day celebrations of the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) held at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General NS Raja Subramani and Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth attended the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth were present together at the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth and Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit gathered at DRDO Bhawan for the 279th Raising Day of the DAD on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh joined CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit at the DAD 279th Raising Day event at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh joined Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit at the 279th DAD Raising Day at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

India's top defence leadership — Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, General Dhiraj Seth and Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit — convened at DRDO Bhawan for the DAD's 279th Raising Day on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Six senior officials — Rajnath Singh, General NS Raja Subramani, Krishna Swaminathan, General Dhiraj Seth, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Rajesh Kumar Singh — marked the Defence Accounts Department's 279th Raising Day at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

The 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026 was attended by the full defence contingent: Rajnath Singh, CDS Subramani, Navy Chief Swaminathan, General Seth, Air Marshal Dixit and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

At DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was joined by CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, General Dhiraj Seth, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh for the DAD's 279th Raising Day. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led the tribute at the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department alongside CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, General Dhiraj Seth, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at DRDO Bhawan. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Representatives of all three armed services joined Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

India's defence hierarchy — Rajnath Singh, General NS Raja Subramani, Krishna Swaminathan, General Dhiraj Seth, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Rajesh Kumar Singh — assembled at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026 for the 279th Raising Day of the DAD. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Senior defence officials including CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh joined Rajnath Singh at the DAD's 279th anniversary at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Rajesh Kumar Singh were photographed together at the DAD's 279th Raising Day at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Highlights from the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department included the joint presence of Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, General Dhiraj Seth, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Rajesh Kumar Singh at DRDO Bhawan. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

The full leadership roster at the DAD's 279th Raising Day comprised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, General Dhiraj Seth, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at DRDO Bhawan. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Armed forces top brass — CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and VCAS Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit — joined Rajnath Singh at the DAD's 279th Raising Day at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan and Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth were seen together during the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

At the DAD's 279th Raising Day at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026, Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan and Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth represented India's civilian and military defence leadership. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth was presented a memento during the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit was presented a memento at the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General NS Raja Subramani was presented a memento during the 279th Raising Day celebrations of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was present at the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was seen in conversation with Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan at the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Another frame captures Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in direct conversation with Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan on the sidelines of the DAD's 279th Raising Day at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani and Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan were photographed together at the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A frame from the DAD's 279th Raising Day at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026 featuring Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani and Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan together at the venue. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

The 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026 brought together Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani and Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Rajnath Singh, General NS Raja Subramani and Krishna Swaminathan — representing India's defence ministry, joint defence staff and naval command respectively — marked the DAD's 279th Raising Day at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

CDS General NS Raja Subramani and Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan joined Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the 279th Raising Day fete of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Captured at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026: Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani and Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan at the Defence Accounts Department's 279th Raising Day event. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivered an address at the 279th Raising Day celebrations of the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A second frame shows Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaking at the podium during the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Another moment from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's address at the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A fourth view of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the dais during his address to the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the 279th Raising Day function of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth attended the 279th Raising Day celebrations of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A wider group photograph from the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026, featuring Rajnath Singh, General NS Raja Subramani, Krishna Swaminathan, General Dhiraj Seth, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Rajesh Kumar Singh. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and VCAS Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit assembled at the 279th Raising Day of the DAD at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

From the Defence Minister to the Defence Secretary, six key officials — Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, General Dhiraj Seth, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Rajesh Kumar Singh — marked the DAD's 279th Raising Day at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was photographed at the venue of the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the gathering at the 279th Raising Day celebrations of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

A final frame of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressing the 279th Raising Day audience of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lit a ceremonial lamp as CDS General NS Raja Subramani and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh looked on, marking the formal commencement of the 279th Raising Day of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh posed for an official photograph at the DAD Day celebration in New Delhi on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@SpokespersonMoD)

An official Ministry of Defence image shows Rajnath Singh, CDS General NS Raja Subramani, Navy Chief Krishna Swaminathan, Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at the DAD Day celebration in New Delhi on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@SpokespersonMoD)

A third official Ministry of Defence photograph captures Rajnath Singh, General NS Raja Subramani, Krishna Swaminathan, General Dhiraj Seth and Rajesh Kumar Singh at the Defence Accounts Department Day celebration, New Delhi, 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@SpokespersonMoD)

In an official Ministry of Defence image, Rajnath Singh lights a ceremonial lamp while CDS General NS Raja Subramani and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh look on at the DAD Day celebration in New Delhi on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@SpokespersonMoD)

An official Ministry of Defence photograph shows Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressing the Defence Accounts Department Day celebration in New Delhi on 1 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@SpokespersonMoD)