NATIONAL CADET CORPS

NATIONAL CADET CORPS

Subject : Current Events

Context : In a landmark judgment, the Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Centre and the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to amend the enrolment criteria under Section 6 of the National Cadet Corps Act and include transgender persons for enrolment.

Concept :

• The NCC was formed in 1948 (on the recommendation of H. N. Kunzru Committee-1946), and has its roots to British era uniformed youth entities like University Corps or University Officer Training Corps.
• Currently it has a strength of around 14 lakh cadets from Army, Navy and Air Force wings.
• The NCC falls under the purview of the Ministry of Defence and is headed by a Director General of three-star military rank.
• It enrolls cadets at high school and college level and also awards certificates on completion of various phases.
• The NCC cadets receive basic military training at various levels and also have academic curriculum basics related to Armed forces and their functioning.
• Various training camps, adventure activities and military training camps are an important aspect of NCC training.

Significance

• NCC cadets have played an important role over the years in relief efforts during various emergency situations.
• During the ongoing pandemic, over 60,000 NCC cadets have been deployed for voluntary relief work in coordination with district and state authorities across the country.