NCC to raise three new battalions in Gujarat
March 23, 2014
Ahmedabad, 23 March 2014
Gujarat will have three new National Cadets Corps(NCC) battalions. They will be located at Porbandar, Palanpur and Amreli. Major General Dilawarsinh who heads NCC in Gujarat told media persons in Surat.
He said 65,000 young cadets have joined NCC in Gujarat. With three new battalions, 10,000 new cadets will be added to this. He said NCC helps Gujarat students appearing in UPSC National Defense Academy exam. NCC helped 11 students this time. Gujarat is on fifth rank when it comes to number of cadets. The highest number of cadets are in Uttar Pradesh(1.25 lakh).
He said NCC will be included in school and university syllabus as elective subject in future.
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