Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Controllers’ Conference 2025

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to inaugurate the Controllers’ Conference 2025 in New Delhi on Monday. The three-day conference is being hosted by the Defence Accounts Department (DAD).

The Ministry of Defence, in a statement, said that the event will feature eight high-level business sessions, covering areas such as budget and accounts reform, internal audit restructuring, collaborative research, pricing innovation, and capacity building.

It added that these sessions will explore the evolving role of Integrated Financial Advisors in balancing fiscal prudence with strategic support for a competitive and



self-reliant defence industry. Leadership from DAD, civil services, academia, think tanks, and stakeholders across the defence and finance sectors will join the conference.

The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Transforming Financial Advice, Payment, Audit, and Accounting through Defence Finance and Economics.’ Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, the three service chiefs, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, Financial Adviser of Defence Services S. G. Dastidar, and Controller General of Defence Accounts Dr. Mayank Sharma are also scheduled to attend the inaugural session on Monday.