NCC cadets strength
has recently been increased from 12 to 13 lakhs. The entire
expenditure on camp and training activities for the additional
25000 cadets allocated to Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern
Region (NER) states is also being incurred by the Central Government.
An additional amount of Rs. 53.70 lakhs for J&K and Rs.
214.80 lakhs for NER amounting to Rs. 268.50 lakhs have been
proposed for the whole financial year 2003-2004.
Funding of National
Cadet Corps (NCC) activities is the joint responsibility of
the Central and State Governments. The Central Government provides
budgetary support for pay and allowances of Service Officers,
Junior Commissioned Officers and other ranks and also for Central
Government civilian employees. The Central Government also provides
budgetary support for movement of personnel/stores, purchase
of store items such as clothing/equipment/vehicles, training
of cadets in centrally organized camps, office contingency grant
for National Cadet Corps (NCC) Directorates, Purchase and maintenance
of items of information technology and for revenue/capital works.
The Central Government also bears 50 % of annual training expenditure
on other than centrally organized camps.
State Governments
provide budgetary support for pay and allowances of State Government
civilian employees, allowances for Associate NCC Officers /
NCC cadets, 50 % of other than centrally organized NCC camp
expenditure and miscellaneous expenses of Group Headquarters
and NCC units.
This information
was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a
written reply to Shri KP Singh Deo in Lok Sabha today.
