President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday greeted the National Cadet Corps (NCC) on its 69th anniversary and said that the…
President Ram Nath Kovind (Photo: AFP)
President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday greeted the National Cadet Corps (NCC) on its 69th anniversary and said that the organisation has played a key role in transforming Indian youth into “agents of change”.
In a tweet, Kovind said: “Greetings to cadets and staff of the NCC on its 69th anniversary. NCC has nurtured the youth of India to become responsible citizens and become agents of change.”
The NCC is the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world aimed towards nation building and open to all students of schools and colleges on a voluntary basis.
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Set up in 1948, the NCC Day is observed on the fourth Sunday of November every year. The raising day is also celebrated all over India with cadets participating in marches, cultural activities and social development programmes.
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