The family members of the martyrs in the armed forces would be felicitated during the Vijay Diwas programme to be held on December 16 to commemorate the victory of the Indian armed forces in the 1971 war with Pakistan and subsequent liberation of the erstwhile East Pakistan Bangladesh. Dehradun district magistrate SA Murugesan chaired a meeting with the district officers on Monday to discuss programme lined up for the day.
After the meeting was over the district Sainik Kalyan officer informed that the family members of those martyred would be felicitated at a programme to be attended by the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.