Honouring the NCC cadets on Wednesday at Punjab Raj Bhawan, who have brought laurels to the State by participating in Republic Day parade and Prime Minister’s rally held in New Delhi, the Governor of Punjab, Haryana Kaptan Singh Solanki gave Rs11,000 each to 47 NCC cadets from Punjab and Chandigarh from his discretionary fund.
A total of 32 boys and 15 girls from Punjab and five boys and three girls from Chandigarh participated in Republic Day Parade and Prime Minister’s Rally. Congratulating the NCC Directorate, Chandigarh, for securing first position in the country after a gap of 38 years and for banner and trophy being presented by the PM, Solanki said that he was pleased to learn that out of a strong contingent of 166 cadets, 98 cadets were from Punjab and eight from Chandigarh.