The Manohar lal Khattar-led Haryana Government has decided to constitute Haryana Cadet Corps on the lines of the National Cadet Corps.
Haryana Cadet Corps will provide assistance in natural and man-made disasters besides making the youth a patriotic citizen. The State Government has proposed to constitute Haryana Cadet Corps (HCC) next year, which will be celebrated as state’s golden jubilee year.
“The HCC will be a voluntary organisation which will recruit cadets from high schools, colleges and universities all over the State,” said a senior official of Haryana Government.
The official said that the recruitment will be started in all educational institutions to provide opportunities to the youth of the state for their all-round development with a sense of duty and discipline, commitment, dedication, and moral values. It is proposed that the cadets will be given basic training in law and order maintenance, traffic control, disaster management, first aid, prevention of drug trafficking etc. HCC also aims to inculcate social welfare spirit among students and youths and to provide service to society without bias to ensure that everyone who is needy gets help.
The senior official said that the HCC will also be trained in social marketing of welfare programmes,
Haryana Cadet corps is proposed to be constituted to break down the barrier between the people and the police force, to achieve better cooperation and understanding of police duties by the public in general, besides instilling a greater sense of discipline in youth and a stronger sense of civic responsibility, said the official.