Question – On 20 January 2022, who inaugurated the Virtual Museum on Gallantry Award Portal?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Jitendra Singh
(c) M. Venkaiah Naidu
(d) Ajay Bhatt
Answer—(d)
Related facts—
- On 20 January 2022, Union Minister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt inaugurated a virtual museum on the Gallantry Awards portal.
- The stories of commitment and sacrifice of gallantry award winners have been kept in this museum in an innovative and user-friendly format.
- It includes 3-D Walk Through Experience, Gallery Building, Lobby, Wall of Fame, Visit to War Memorial, War Room, Resource Center, Selfie Booth and Demonstration Equipment etc.
- It has been jointly developed by the Ministry of Defence, Society of Indian Defense Manufacturers, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics.
- It is a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ organized on the completion of 75 years of independence.
- It is to be known that the ‘Gallantry Award Portal’ was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the year 2017.
- The new version of this portal was launched by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
- The portal is a repository of information on award winners, battles and wars, and educational material for the general public.
By -Pankaj Pandey
Link:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1791212