IAF guarding skies, making paramount contribution to space programme: Murmu

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu on Friday said the Indian Air Force’s contribution to the nation’s service is etched in “golden letters” and it is not only guarding the skies but also making a paramount contribution to the country’s space programme. In her address at a ceremony held at the Hindan Air Force Station to award President’s Standard and Colours to four units of the IAF, Murmu said she believed that more and more women will sign up for the force and serve the nation and emphasised that increased representation of women in the force will make it “more inclusive”.

 

She also extended her wishes to women on International Women’s Day. The President is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. The IAF’s contribution to the nation’s service in protecting the country is “etched in golden letters”, she said. “It is a matter of joy that the IAF is not only guarding our skies but also making a paramount contribution to India’s space programme,” the President said. The President said the four astronauts chosen to be part of the Gaganyaan mission are IAF officers.