Days after taking charge of the Defence Ministry, Nirmala Sitharaman is bringing in new changes to ensure no important issue misses her attention and decisions are taken quickly.

The Defence Ministry said the minister has started a new practice for quick decision making - daily morning meetings with the chief of all three wings (Army, Air Force and Navy).

The new move is aimed at ensuring quick decision making in areas of strategic importance.

During the day, the minister held a number of meetings with senior officials to familiarise herself with the activities and functioning of the Ministry of Defence and gave clear directions on critical issues.

During the meetings, it was also decided that the Defence Acquisition Council, the highest decision making body on defence procurement, would meet on a fortnightly basis to ensure a time-bound clearance of proposals on military acquisition.

Sitharaman would also have a separate meeting with the defence secretary every day, the ministry said in a statement.

"A whole range of meetings has been scheduled with the three defence service chiefs to review defence preparedness and allied issues of strategic interests," it added.

Other areas of focus would be settling all outstanding land-related issues for infrastructure projects and matters relating to the welfare of defence personnel and their families, the ministry said.

Sitharaman has been holding a series of meetings with top officials of the various wings of the defence ministry since taking charge as defence minister on September 7.

She has listed military preparedness, defence indigenisation, resolving long-pending issues and welfare of soldiers as priority areas.

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