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New Delhi: Soon after taking charge as the Defence Minister here on Thursday, Nirmala Sitharaman got a new twitter handle in the name of Raksha Mantri @DefenceMinIndia.
She preferred to use Raksha Mantri instead of Defence Ministry in her twitter handle.
Earlier, Sitharaman got 1,40, 7300 new Twitter followers within just 24 hours of her appointment as the Defence Minister on Sunday. Currently, she has 1.55 million followers on her personal twitter handle.
On her first day in office, she granted financial assistance of over Rs 13 crore for as many as 8685 ex-servicemen from the Rakshya Mantri Ex Servicemen Fund.
Immediately after taking charge, Smt @nsitharaman approved financial assistance out of Raksha Mantri Ex-Servicemen Fund (RMEWF) (1/2) pic.twitter.com/SCgla8Jhze
— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) September 7, 2017
Grant of more than Rs 13 cr will be released for 8685 ex-servicemen, widows and dependants out of the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (2/2) pic.twitter.com/DdjrLddkxE
— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) September 7, 2017
Sitharamam is the first full time woman Defence Minister of India.She was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister on Sunday. She was serving as Commerce and Industry Minister since May 2014.
Earlier, Indira Gandhi had held the portfolio in 1975 and from 1980-1982, but only as an additional charge.
Sitharamam also becomes the member of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which decides on India’s defence expenditure, matters of National Security, and makes significant appointments.