NCC CONFERENCE INAUGURATED
The Minister of State
for Defence Professor Chaman Lal Gupta has said that the final
representation of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) certificate holders
in our armed forces is not very encouraging. While addressing
the two-day Deputy Director General Annual Conference here today,
he said that despite spending years as NCC cadets, only a few
of them chose the defence forces as their prospective career.
Shri Gupta said there is a need to evaluate whether we lack in
motivating our cadets adequately or do we need to improve our
curriculum? These issues have to be gone into thoroughly. Agreeing
with the idea that refinement in the training methods and organizational
matters is an unending and constant process, the Minister hoped
the senior officers of the Directorate General NCC to be proactive
in hastening up these long standing issues. Shri Gupta also expressed
the hope that these issues will be discussed during the conference.
Professor Gupta
said the vibrant and exuberant youth is our asset that has tremendous
potentiality to build a better tomorrow. He said we therefore,
need to nurture our youth and provide them with the right direction
and opportunities to enable them make optimal contribution towards
nation building. Professor Gupta said that it is also our duty
to guard them, especially in the prevailing circumstances, against
unscrupulous elements and channelise their enormous energy in
the most constructive manner.
Commending the
role and contribution of NCC, Professor Gupta said that be it
earthquake, cyclone or drought, the organisation has remained
in the forefront for relief and rehabilitation. NCC has also been
in the forefront of taking up other significant issues of national
importance, such as the AIDS awareness campaign, anti-corruption
drives and the drives to foster communal harmony.
Earlier welcoming
the Minster Director General NCC Lieutenant General BK Boppanna
said that during the two-day Annual Conference various issues
concerning training allowances, recruitment, clothing, etc. would
be discussed.
