Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the expansion of National Cadet Corps (NCC) in his Independence Day speech on 15 August 2020, so that these areas “get trained manpower for disaster management, and the youth will also get skill training for making their career in the armed forces”.
Addressing the country from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi had said, “About 173 districts in our border areas, our coastal areas share their boundaries with some or the other nation’s border or coastline. In the coming days, NCC would be extended in those border districts for the youth there.”
Following the prime minister’s announcement, defence minister Rajnath Singh approved the proposal to expand the NCC in 173 border and coastal districts from where one lakh new cadets will be inducted.
1000 schools identified
“More than 1,000 schools and colleges have been identified in border and coastal districts where NCC will be introduced,” the defence ministry said.
A total of one lakh cadets from 173 border and coastal districts will be inducted into the NCC, it said, adding that one-third of them will be girls.
“As part of the expansion plan, a total of 83 NCC units will be upgraded (Army 53, Navy 20, Air Force 10) to impart NCC training to the cadets in the border and coastal areas,” the ministry noted.
The Army will provide training and administrative support to NCC units located in border areas, it said.
The Navy will provide support to NCC units in coastal areas and the Air Force will provide support to those located close to its stations, it added.
About NCC
The NCC is a youth development movement managed by the armed forces. It also provides exposure to cadets in a wide range of activities, with a distinct emphasis on social services, discipline and adventure training.
It is open to all regular students of schools and colleges on a voluntary basis.
The NCC expansion plan will be implemented in partnership with state governments, the ministry said.
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