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Matter of immense pride: PM Modi on induction of women fighter pilots
New Delhi, June 18: As three women were inducted as into IAF as fighter pilots today, 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.
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.
PTI
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