NCC - Nurturing the youth to be responsible citizens
The National Cadet Corps
(NCC), a premier uniformed youth organization, is gradually getting popular
among the youth in Jammu and Kashmir like as in other parts of the country.
There are over 24000 cadets, of which nearly 8000 are girl cadets. It is significant
that the number of cadets in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions
haveincreased, NCC activities have evoked positive response from young boys as
well as girls.
The NCC Day is
observed on November 24, 2013. On this day several functions are held in which
the young boys and girls participate with enthusiasm and gaiety.
The NCC, operating in
different educational institutions including schools and colleges imparts
regularly elementary trainings in tri-Services comprising the Army, Navy and
Air Force and for grooming them into disciplined and patriotic citizens. Its
main objective is to develop character, comradeship, discipline, leadership,
national outlook, spirit of adventure, and ideals of selfless service. The
purpose is to create a human resource of organized, trained and motivated boys
and girls to provide leadership in all walks of life and also to prepare them
for careers in the Armed Forces.
In
an exclusive interview, Maj. Gen. Neeraj Verma, Additional Director
General, NCC, Jammu and Kashmir, stated: “Sustained efforts are being made
to revamp and revitalize NCC as an organization in the State. Gradually
activities are being accelerated”. The J&K NCC chief is regularly
conducting the camps to make NCC visible even in remote areas of this border
and sensitive State.
Gen. Verma,
who has taken over only in July this year stated that our objective is directed
towards instilling qualities of nationalism, patriotism, discipline, team
spirit, spirit-de-corps, leadership and self confidence and promoting overall
personality and added that NCC gives tremendous opportunity to one and all for
betterment, irrespective of caste, creed, religion or economic status.
Noble Objectives
In
Jammu and Kashmir, NCC was introduced first in Srinagar, during 1954 and later,
one NCC battalion was raised at Jammu in September 1959 with sanctioned cadet
strength of 6560 in the State. The girl wing of NCC was introduced in the year
1962 when two J&K (Girls) Battalion were raised at Jammu. Subsequently
there was diversification and intensification of NCC activities at various
locations in the State. Significantly during the current year, NCC activities
have been expanded in Ladakh area especially and also other parts of
Jammu and Kashmir.
In
view of the ever increasing aspirations of student community, the State NCC
Directorate has taken up with the State Government as also with the NCC
headquarters for raising new units and further up-gradation of existing
infrastructure.
During Indo-Pak conflicts of 1965 and 1971, NCC cadets were second line of
defence as they organized camps at various fronts. The NCC cadets also worked
hand-in-hand on Civil Defence duty.
The
need to create a youth organization at national level to train the young boys
and girls to be better citizen and future leaders of our country in all walks
of life including defence forces led to the creation of NCC after passage of
the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948. The NCC movement was launched on July 15,
1948 and is presently headed by Directorate General headquartered at New Delhi.
The NCC is today the largest uniformed youth organization in the world and has
carved out a niche for itself as a unique organization in nation building and
grooming the youth of our country. The motto of NCC is ‘Unity and Discipline’
and is shaping our youth into disciplined citizens. The NCC has its own flag,
crest and also a melodious and patriotic song ‘Hum Sab BhartiyaHain’.
NCC
undoubtedly is making progress but it needs to be given a massive thrust to
canalize the energy and enthusiasm of our young boys and girls for purposeful
and productive national activities. The youth must be more actively involved in
NCC to enable them to meet the challenges on various fronts. It is heartening
that the young boys and girls in Jammu and Kashmir are also eager to be in the
fold of NCC for greater good of this nation.
Recently
two national level camps have been conducted with high participation and
positive results obtained in Jammu and Kashmir.
The
Government must consider rapid advancement of NCC activities in the sensitive
and border Jammu and Kashmir State so that the young boys and girls are properly
inspired and motivated for maintaining permanent peace and accelerating pace of
socio-economic development.
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