NCC share in Armed Forces up 30 pc

Confirming the figures,Brigadier Rajendra Singh,Deputy Director General,NCC Directorate (Punjab,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh),said,“One of the aims of the NCC is to provide suitable environment to motivate the youth to take up a career in the Armed Forces. We expect the numbers to go up further. One of the reasons for this increase can be the revised salary structure of the Armed Forces under the Sixth Pay Commission.”

It must be be noted that there was no increase in the induction when the years 2007 and 2008 are compared. The total induction number was 75 in 2007,which remained at 74 in the year 2008. The figure includes the induction from the four Sainik Schools (Kunjpura,Kapurthala,Chail and Tira) under the directorate,and eight groups constituted across the region. While the number of inductions from the Sainik Schools remained constant,it has increased from the eight groups over the previous year. From 25,the number increased to 47 this year.

The NCC in this directorate comprises 38 boys’ battalions,nine girls’ battalions,two remount and veterinary squadrons,five naval units and eight air squadrons,covering 49 districts. NCC units under the directorate are spread over eight groups — Chandigarh,Ambala,Rohtak,Amritsar,Jalandhar,Ludhiana,Patiala and Shimla. These are imparting training to total of 1,12,420 cadets in 1,178 colleges and schools.