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19/01/21 09:00 AM IST

NCC’s Swachhata Pakhwada

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Defence Secretary Inaugurates NCC’s Swachhata Pakhwada at India Gate and Rajpath

Theme: "Clean India, Green India, Yeh Hai Mera Dream India"

National Cadet Corps
  • The National Cadet Corps is the youth wing of Armed Forces with its headquarters at New Delhi, Delhi, India.
  • It is open to school and college students on voluntary basis. National Cadet Corps is a Tri-Services Organisation, comprising the Army, Navy and Air Wing, engaged in grooming the youth of the country into disciplined and patriotic citizens.
  • The National Cadet Corps in India is a voluntary organisation which recruits cadets from high schools, higher secondary, colleges and universities all over India.
  • The Cadets are given basic military training in small arms and drill. The officers and cadets have no liability for active military service once they complete their course.
Aim
  • The ‘Aims’ of the NCC laid out in 1988 have stood the test of time and continue to meet the requirements expected of it in the current socio–economic scenario of the country.
  • The NCC aims at developing character, comradeship, discipline, a secular outlook, the spirit of adventure and ideals of selfless service amongst young citizens.
  • Further, it aims at creating a pool of organized, trained and motivated youth with leadership qualities in all walks of life, who will serve the Nation regardless of which career they choose.
  • Needless to say, the NCC also provides an environment conducive to motivating young Indians to join the armed forces.
Source: PIB

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