ITANAGAR, 25 Feb: Governor BD Mishra presented the Governor’s Citation to the 307 Medium Regiment of the 56 Artillery Brigade and the 11th battalion of the Kumaon Regiment at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday.
Commanding Officer Col Rahul Vatsyayan, Subedar Major Balram Singh and Gunner Unnikrishna Mohan of the 307 Medium Regiment, and Col Kuber Singh Karki, Commanding Officer Lt Angad Bagga, Subedar Major Sumer Singh and Sepoy Arun Kumar of the 11 Kumaon received the citations from the governor.
The governor cited the army units for their “conspicuous professional proficiency, æcopy;lan and operational preparedness.” He also commended them for effectively performing their operational roles, maintaining exceptionally good relations with the district administrations and creating excellent bonhomie with the civil populations.
The governor called upon the members of the armed forces to motivate the youths and inspire them to join the Indian armed forces. He asked them to “conduct motivational interaction with the students and youths to inculcate nationalism and contribute towards nation-building.”
Mishra also suggested to the officers and men of the army units to select physically fit and eligible youths in their areas of responsibility and conduct pre-recruitment training for them. (Raj Bhavan)
