From disaster response during Operation Sindoor to shaping disciplined youth at the national level, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) continues to play a pivotal role in nation-building, NCC Director-General Lieutenant General Virendra Vats said on Saturday (January 3, 2026).
Addressing the media, Lt. Gen. Vats highlighted the organisation’s expanding footprint, with NCC units now present in over 90 per cent of the districts nationwide, and emphasised its role in inculcating character, discipline and national integration among youth. He also highlighted the strong and growing participation of girl cadets, who now constitute 40 per cent of the nearly 20 lakh-strong NCC.
He said that during Operation Sindoor, approximately 75,000 NCC cadets assisted the civil administration, providing crucial support, including medical assistance and voluntary blood donation, underscoring the organisation’s operational readiness and social commitment. (India launched the operation against Pakistan on May 7, 2025, in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. The conflict ended four days later.)
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