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Good news as NCC decides to increase intake of cadets

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At present, 73,000 cadets are enrolled with it in the State

— Photo: G.P. Sampath Kumar

DISCIPLINED: Cadets participating in the All India Vayu Sainik Camp at Jakkur in Bangalore on Thursday.

BANGALORE: For those of you who have been waiting to join the National Cadet Corps (NCC), here is some good news. The NCC is all set to increase its intake across the country that would also benefit a large number of students in Karnataka. At present, 73,000 cadets are enrolled with NCC in Karnataka.

The strength of NCC that is set to be increased from 13 lakh to 15 lakh will benefit students who are on the waiting list. Besides, restructuring of senior division by reducing a year would help accommodating another lakh cadets.

Director General of NCC Lt. Gen. Prakash Choudhary told presspersons that only four per cent of the students across the country are in the NCC, and that the changes would help more students to join. He said 8,000 schools and colleges are in the waiting list, and the focus would be on the tribal and backward areas, and regions that do not have communication.

He said that the NCC has launched a special drive to enrol more girl cadets and hopes to increase the share to 33 per cent from the 22 per cent of the cadets. On the share for Karnataka, Lt. Gen. Choudhary said that the State would be allocated its share on the pro-rata basis. Stating that the NCC is gaining momentum, he said that reservation for the NCC cadets has been increased in the armed forces.

UNICEF project

The NCC, in association with UNICEF, has taken up a programme to educate illiterate girls who either could not afford school or dropped out due to social pressure. Girl cadets of NCC will be involved in educating illiterate girls and UNICEF would make the resources such as reading material available.

He said the programme was launched in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in September as a pilot project. It would be extended to other States, including Karnataka. The NCC has its reach in 607 districts across the country, he added.

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