Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visited DG NCC Republic Day camp and conferred Raksha Mantri Padak and Commendation Cards to selected NCC cadets for their exemplary courage and devotion to duty in an impressive ‘Investiture Ceremony’ held at DG NCC Republic Day Camp at Delhi Cantt. He was received by the director general National Cadet Corps, lieutenant General A Chakravarty, VSM. Smartly turned out NCC cadets drawn from the three wings namely Army, Navy and Air Force presented an impressive Guard of Honour to Minister. Raksha Mantri Padak was instituted in 1989 and since then is awarded to the most deserving cadets every year for bravery or exceptional service of highest order.
This year the RM Padak has been awarded to cadet Sergeant Shubham Bairagi of Rajasthan Directorate.