Rajnath Singh launches digital, financial management initiatives at DAD's 279th Annual Day

New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Defence Accounts Department (DAD) must strive for "maximum digitisation, maximum automation and maximum transparency" while integrating the financial systems of the three Services to enable real-time monitoring and informed decision-making, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Addressing the 279th Annual Day celebration of the Defence Accounts Department at DRDO Bhawan here, Singh called for a shift from "annual review" to "any time review" of defence finances, with real-time data enabling timely assessment of budgetary balances and expenditure. He also called for a greater focus on transparency, quality audit, digital data cleaning and prompt resolution…