<span style="color: #222222;">Three-day Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv will be held in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh from 17th of this month as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahaotsav celebrations. Briefing media in New Delhi, Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the Nation a number of schemes in a grand ceremony being organised in the precincts of Jhansi Fort on 19th of November. </span><br />''<br />''He said 19th of this month is the Birth Anniversary of Rani Lakshmi Bai, the epitome of bravery and courage and a great National icon of Rashtra Raksha and India's Independence struggle. Dr Kumar said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the event on Wednesday. He said the Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv is being organised along with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries will be present.<br />''<br />''The new initiatives to be launched or dedicated to the Nation include, setting up of hundred new Sainik Schools, launch of NCC Border and Coastal Scheme, NCC Alumni Association and National Programme of Simulation Training for NCC cadets. NCC Alumni Association will be launched by enrolling the Prime Minister, a former NCC cadet, as the first member of the Association. There will be laying of foundation stone of 400 crore rupees project of Bharat Dynamics Limited at Jhansi node of Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In boost to Aatmanirbhar Bharat, the Prime Minister will hand over Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, HAL-designed and developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) to Chief of the Air Staff. He will also hand over drones or UAVs designed and developed by Indian start-ups to Chief of the Army Staff. The Prime Minister will also handover DRDO designed and Bharat Electronics Limited manufactured Advanced EW suite for naval ships including that for Indian Aircraft Carrier Vikrant. There will be launch of digital kiosk at National War Memorial to pay tribute to fallen heroes and National War Memorial mobile app.</span><br />