Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday inaugurated the country’s first Indian Air Force Heritage Centre in Chandigarh, an official said. The Centre has been set up under a memorandum of understanding between the Union Territory of Chandigarh and the IAF which was signed last year. On June 3 in 2022, a memorandum of understanding on the heritage centre was signed between the Chandigarh administration and the Indian Air Force in the presence of Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Punjab and Administrator of UT Chandigarh.
On the occasion today, the Union Minister visited the centre along with Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari and other senior officers. The centre has spanned over 17000 square feet area is located in the government press building in sector 18 of Chandigarh.
