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Commodore U.N. Chitnavis, Deputy Director-General, NCC Directorate (TN, P, A and N). While there is the general feeling that lesser number of students joins the National Cadet Corps (NCC) at the school and college level, the situation in Coimbatore is somewhat the other way round. “It is true that more colleges are asking for new units to induct more number of students in the NCC. Shortage of staff, space and logistics, is a glaring problem that should be dealt with to incorporate more units,” Deputy Director-Genera l Commodore U.N. Chitnavis of the Directorate of National Cadets Corps (Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar) tells A mutha Kannan. While agreeing that NCC activities are “more active” in the Southern States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, he laments that the outlay of Rs. 19 crore for Tamil Nadu allotted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Welfare does not ensure smooth functioning of the units. “The money is not everything. State Government has to provide space for housing the units and accommodation for the staff. Separate space for unit offices and camp sites is an immediate requirement. A camp site should be of a minimum of five acres that can house accommodation, cooking, bath and toilet, besides camp activities for nearly 600 cadets at a time,” the Commodore asserts. Once the infrastructure is in place, he feels that the shortage in the area of manpower could be set right by employing retired Defence personnel to take up the various posts that are now being manned by serving personnel and also those that are vacant. “They could be recruited for the posts of camp commandants for training purposes”. Elaborating a little on the vision and activities of the NCC – which is a tri-services organisation, comprising the Army, Air Force and Navy, engaged in grooming the youth of the country into disciplined and patriotic citizens – he says entry is open on a voluntary basis. “The cadets have no liability to join military service”. Pointing out that moves are afloat to increase the number of cadets in the country from 13 lakhs to 15 lakhs, he says the focus is on students from semi-urban and rural areas. “It is true that there is a general reluctance from students in the urban areas. It might have to do with parental pressure. They should not see this as a means to force people into the Defence services. Our training is basically to mould the youth into becoming extroverts and proactive individuals. They should use the disciplined training to develop their personality and make the right career choice,” he concludes.
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