The National Cadet Corps will be encouraged in the State as a campaign. The NCC cadets should also be trained in dealing with natural disasters in addition to which they should also be prepared along with the police for the Ardh Kumbh Mela in 2016.
The message of discipline must be promoted amongst youngsters through NCC. Chief Minister Harish Rawat said this at a programme organised by the NCC directorate to introduce to him the cadets selected to represent the State in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2015.
Speaking on the occasion, the CM announced a special aid of Rstwo lakh for the NCC Cadets selected to participate in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. Besides this, he spoke about giving consideration to demands placed by the NCC officers. The CM assured all support for NCC Training Academy in the State. Till the time the Training Academy is set up, training activities can be carried out in Maharana Pratap Sports College. The officials of the sports department will be given directions for facilitating this.
The CM said that NCC is a disciplined institution and can be used to instill discipline among youngsters. This will also help create employment opportunities for youngsters. The CM directed the NCC officers to connect youngsters to NCC through a drive in five border area districts of Uttarakhand. NCC Cadets must also be trained for disaster situations so that they can contribute when required. Along with this they must also be trained for Ardh Kumbh 2016 so that they can participate along with police force. The government has increased the refreshment fund for NCC. Besides this, serious consideration is being accorded to the NCC’s demands. The CM on the occasion also felicitated the cadet leading the parade.
The Education minister Mantri Prasad Naithani also addressed the gathering. He asked for support to establish the NCC Training Academy. Present on the occasion were Group Commander NCC RK Dahiya, Col SK Sahni, Col Gagan Singh and advisor to the CM Dr Sanjay Chaudhary.