The State School Education and Higher Education Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani stressed on the importance of strengthening the National Cadet Corps in the State considering the strategic importance of Uttarakhand. Chairing a meet with senior officers of the NCC directorate and Education directorate, the minister said that there should be NCC in every school in the State to enable interested and talented students to become cadets in the corps. On the demand of the NCC directorate, Naithani announced 10 acre land at Hindolakhal in Devprayag, Tehri district for setting up NCC training academy.
The land in question would be inspected by the NCC and Education department officers along with the minister within the next two days. Pointing at the importance of the NCC ‘C’ certificate, he also said that NCC instills values of nationalism, discipline and unity in the youngsters.He directed the Education department officials to prepare a proposal for introducing NCC as an optional subject for students in the schools of Uttarakhand.The Minister directed the NCC directorate officers to submit a proposal worth Rs 10 crore for establishing the NCC academy for the chief minister’s approval.Major General Kuldip Singh from NCC directorate informed that the approved strength of NCC cadets in Uttarakhand is 31,544.