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NCC To Increase Cadet Strength By 46 Per Cent In Jammu-Kashmir And Ladakh After Recent Terrorist Attacks
NCC cadets in a parade. (Image via @proshillong/twitter)
The Ministry announced on Monday (8 January) that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has sanctioned a plan to establish four additional National Cadet Corps (NCC) Units in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, thereby increasing the cadet count by 12,860.
The sanction has been given for a single co-ed Army battalion at both Udhampur and Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Kargil in Ladakh, in addition to one Air Squadron at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Ministry announced in a statement that there will be a 46.1 per cent increase in the strength of cadets in Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh. This signifies an addition of 12,860 to the existing 27,870 cadets.
At present, the Directorate manages two Group Headquarters, encompassing a total of 10 NCC Units that span across all three geographical regions, as reported by The Hindu.
This comes after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's recent visit to Jammu-Kashmir to undertake a security assessment visit, following a recent terrorist attack on Army vehicles in Poonch that resulted in the death of four soldiers.
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