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Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh were inducted as the first women fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force on Saturday.
Updated : Jun 18, 2016, 09:20 PM IST
As three women were inducted into IAF as fighter pilots on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed it as a "matter of immense pride and joy".
"It is a matter of immense pride & joy to see the first batch of women fighter pilots being inducted in our Air Force. More power to them," Modi tweeted.
It is a matter of immense pride & joy to see the first batch of women fighter pilots being inducted in our Air Force. More power to them.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2016
He was commenting on the induction of three women -- Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh -- as the first women fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force. They were commissioned at a function at Air Force Academy in Dundigal on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
"It is a golden letter day...," said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, asserting that "step-by-step", "total gender parity" will be achieved in the armed forces in the coming years.
Happy to see the first batch of 3 women pilots entering into combat role in Indian Air Force. #TransformingIndia pic.twitter.com/fldt689YIL
— Manohar Parrikar (@manoharparrikar) June 18, 2016