Stating that NCC Academy will be built on 15 acres of land of Defense Ministry in Gharaunda, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Wednesday said the National Cadets Corps teaches ‘Unity and Discipline’ to youth and motivates every youngster to do something extraordinary for the nation.
He said the youth of Haryana already have the zeal to join the army and now the NCC Academy to be built in Gharaunda will give a strong foundation to the state youth to move forward in this direction.
Chairing a meeting with the Additional Director, NCC Directorate Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, Major General Rajiv Chhibber and Ambala NCC Group Commander Brigadier A S Brar regarding NCC Academy, Gharaunda, Khattar said that the State Government has decided to give 15 acres of land to the Defense Ministry in Gharaunda for the construction of NCC Academy and the directions regarding completion of all the necessary formalities for the same have been issued so that its work can be completed at the earliest.
Ambala NCC Group Commander Brigadier A S Brar apprised the Chief Minister that in Haryana, NCC wings are operational in 233 colleges and 397 schools. The number of NCC cadets at the national level is 14.96 lakh, while in Haryana the number of cadets is 43,498, of which 29,110 are boys and 14,388 are girls.
He said that the Academy would be constructed with modern technology. Every year, 40 NCC camps are organized by the NCC Directorate and till now these camps used to be organized at different places on rent, but now with the setting up of the academy it will save unnecessary expenditure. He informed that apart from Haryana, 2 NCC Academies are coming up in Punjab and one in Himachal.