NCC
– DEFENCE
News:
NCC Republic Day Camp
2024 Begins with Largest Participation of Girls
What's
in the news?
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The National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic
Day Camp 2024 got under way at the Cariappa Parade Ground in Delhi Cantonment
with a 'Sarva Dharma Puja'.
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A total of 2,274 cadets from all 28 states
and eight union territories will be participating in the month-long camp this
year.
Key
takeaways:
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As many as 907 girls are in attendance,
which marks the highest number of female
participants in the history of the NCC Republic Day Camp, a press release
from the Ministry of Defence said.
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In 2023, the number of girl cadets at the
camp was 710.
NCC:
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NCC is the largest uniformed youth organization in the world and was raised in
1948 under the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948.
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It is a voluntary organization that
recruits cadets from high schools,
colleges and universities all over India.
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Motto of NCC is “Unity and Discipline”.
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The Union
Defence Ministry deals with NCC at the National level.
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The Union
Education Ministry deals with NCC in all states.
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Directorate
General NCC:
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It is the national level HQ located at New
Delhi. It is headed by the Director General (DG), an Army Officer of the rank
of Lieutenant General