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JAMMU, KASHMIR & LADAKH

NCC DIRECTORATE

General

NCC in J&K was raised in the year 1954 with one Senior Division Unit and four Junior Division troops and was controlled by 07 Circle, New Delhi. J&K Dte came into existence in 1960 at Srinagar and was headed by Director (Colonel). A Girls wing unit was raised in the year 1964. In 1982, the post of director was upgraded to Brigadier and in 1985 it was redesignated as Dy Director General (DDG) NCC. Subsequently, it was upgraded to Additional Director General (ADG) NCC in Jun 2012. Now J&K Dte is redesignated as NCC Dte JK&L after bifurcation of State of Jammu Kashmir in two union territories namely Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. The Dte has two group HQs, with a total of 11 NCC Units covering the three geographical regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. The units are covering 22 districts, 398 institutions in 84000 sq km of territory of both the Union Territories.

Trg Activities

Institutional Trg. Institutional Trg is the most important aspect of NCC training and hence great emphasis on institutional trg is given in the trgyr 19-20. As per practise in vogue in NCC Dte JK&L, COs/OCs visit all their institutes at least once during a cycle of three months and Gp Cdrs in a cycle of six months. Regular vis by PI Staff to the institutes during institutional trg has been adhered to.

Camp Training.A Total of 28 ATCs/CATCswere conducted in the yr 2019-20 and approximately 11,200 Cadets attended the same.

SNIC Leh. SNIC Leh was conducted at Leh wef 27 Jun to 08 Jul 2019 with Kargil Diwas as theme. A total of 170 Cadets from all over the country participated in the same.

EBSB Camps. For the trgyr 19-20, NCC Dte JK & L was clubbed with NCC Dte MP&CG. Both the regions (JK&L & MP&CG) are completely different in every aspect and EBSB Camp gives opportunity to Cadets of both the Dtes to know each other’s culture, language and cuisine. Two EBSB Camps at Jammu ie EBSB Camp-I and Camp-II were successfully conducted at NCC Camping Ground Nagrota. 200 Cadets of MP & CG Dte attended these EBSB Camps.

Social Service and Community Development Activities.Cadets of NCC Dte JK&L participated in plethora of Social Service activities during the current year, which includes Tree Plantation, Swachhta Pakhwada, Pollution Pakhwada, Rallies on Drug abuse and illicit trafficking, Cycle Rally visits to old age homes, orphanages and blind schools, Rallies/Awareness pgmes on social issues and cleanliness drives.

International Day of Yoga- 19. 11,388 Cadets of NCC Dte JK&L participated in International Day of Yoga on 21 Jun 19 at 91 venues across Jammu, Srinagar and Ladakh regions.

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Adventure Trg.

Details of Cadets participated in Adventure Trg are as under :-

Sr. No. Activity Participation

(a) Mtn Courses/Skii courses 26(b) RCTC 64(c) Para Basic Courses 05

NSC-19. NCC Dte JK&L stood 7th in All India Nau Sainik Camp-2019. Cadet Bhanu Pratap won gold medal in Best Cadet Competition.

Sailing Expedition. Sailing Expedition of 1 J&K Naval Unit NCC was held at Govind Sagar Lake, Bilaspur, HP in which 60 SD/SW Cadets participated.

Adventure and Skill Development. The Dte has taken the initiative of conducting Adventure activities in collaboration with Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering Gulmarg, free of cost for the Cadets. Apart from adventure, the cadets were provided the skill to organise their own activity and earn money. The cdts have recd certificates by Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India Delhi. The details of Adventure Activities carried out are as under:-

Hot Air Balloon Trg. Hot Air Ballooning Adventure camp was conducted from 10 Dec 2019 to 19 Dec 2019 at Nagrota. 29 NCC cadets participated in this adventure activity

Para Sailing Trg. Parasailing Trg camp commenced from 21 Dec 2019 to 30 Dec 2019 at Vijaypur, Jammu. 60 NCC cadets participated in this adventure activity.

RDC-20. 114 Cadets of JK&L Dte participated in RDC-20 at New Delhi. Dte stood second in Ballet competition, third in Flag Area. Cadet Dhananjay Parmar of 1 J&K NU NCC was adjudged third in Best Cadet Competition during RDC-20.


Following ANOs/Cadets have been awarded DGNCC Commendation Card during RDC-20/PM Rally:-

First Offr Pawan Kumar

Second Offr Bilal Ahmad Sofi

Third Offr Mulkh Raj Sharma

Cadet Rohit Blouria

Cadet Mehrun Nisa

Cadet Mujaffar Ahmad Rather

Cadet Rijvan Umar Lone

YEP/Naval Cruise. Five Cadets of this Dte participated in YEP and OSD. Details are as under :-

Cadet Akash Thakur Kazakhstan

Cadet Vikas Bhagat

SUO Aakriti Sharma - Vietnam

Cadet Keshav Singh - OSD

Cadet GouravPakaya - Singapore

Achievements.

Cadet Sahavetna Sambyal of 2 J&K Girls Bn NCC won Raksha Mantri Padak.

Cadet Priya Sharma was awarded Def Secy Commendation Card during RDC-20 for her acts of exemplary devotion, dedication and sincerity in NCC.

Cadet Akriti Sharma of 1 J&K Girls Bn NCC was adjudged best SW Cadet during Para basic Course –II at PTS Agra.

Cadet Gurjeet Kour of 1 J&K Naval Unit NCC won Gold Medal in the Level I windsurfing at Indian Navy Watermanship Training Centre, Goa.

JUO Mudasir Ashraf of 1 J&K Bn NCC, Srinagar was awarded National Bravery Award by Indian Council for Child Welfare.

Cadet Monika Meenia and Cadet Raghav Sharma won silver medal in GV Mavlankar Shooting Competition.

Two SD and One SW Cadet of Dte has been selected for 63rd National Shooting Competition Championship. Two SD Cadets are qualified for Indian Team Trials.

Six Cadets of Dte joined Army as Officers in the Trgyr 19-20. Their details are as under:-

¸ Sukender Singh - 2 J&K Bn NCC ¸ Rahul Manhas - -do- ¸ Sahil Sharma - -do- ¸ Ashish Ranjan - JD(I) Coy NCC, Nagrota ¸ Achyut Gupta - -do- ¸ Sgt Hansija Sharma - 2 J&K (G) Bn NCC


General

NCC in Karnataka came into being in 1948 with a strength of 10 Officers and 315 Army wing cadets under HQ 10 Circle Cadet Corps in the erstwhile Mysore state. Over a period of time, there have been additions in str, reloc of units and UT of Goa too was brought under the ambit of the Dte. Presently the Dte has six Gp HQs and 56 major/minor units, which covers 1071 educational institutions, which are spread over 30 districts of Kar and Goa. The cdt str stands at 78,091 from all the three wings. NCC in Kar and Goa has always been a big attraction for the youth. They have been traditionally doing well in all NCC activities at national level.

Trg Activities

Institutional trg. Institutional trg forms the backbone of the trg concept and methodology being followed in the Dte. An earnest effort was made by all units under the Dte to complete the NCC syllabus in time and prepare the cadets to not only for the certificate exams but also coach them for entry into Armed Forces.

ATCs/CATCs: 2019-20. A total of 27 ATCs and 65 CATCs were conducted during the trg period to impart basic NCC trg as well as to identify the pool of talent. ATC’s and CATCs were conducted at Bn level and IGC at Dte level.

AINSC. The sele and trg of the cdts for Pre Nau Sainik Camp commenced on 23 Aug to 30 Sep 2019. The All India NCC Nau Sainik Camp-2019 was conducted from 02 Oct to 13 Oct 2019. 36 SD/SW cadets took part. Our cadets won 03 individual Gold medals, 03 Silver and 02 Bronze medals. The Dte won the following event medals:

Ship Modelling - Gold Medal Whaler Boat Rigging - Bronze Medal Boat Pulling-SW - Silver Medal.

AIYR 2019. Preparations for AIYR commenced in right earnest with Pre Yatching Regatta I, II, III being conducted from 29 Sep to 01 Nov 19 in KRS Dam under the aegis of Mysore Gp HQ. The Dte participated in the AIYR 2019 conducted by Odisha Dte from 03 Nov to 10 Nov 19. The cadets performed exceptionally well during the camp.

AIVSC. Three pre-VSC were conducted under the aegis of HQ ‘B’ Gp, Bangalore in Bengaluru from 29 Aug to 02 Oct 19 as a prelude to AIVSC 2019. The cadets from all flying sqns were trained and selected through inter sqn competitions. The AIVSC-2019 was conducted at Jodhpur under the aegis of Raj Dte from 03 Oct to 25 Oct 19. The cdts excelled in Firing & Flying competitions and secured fourth posn.

Special NCC Yatching Training Camp. The Ist Edition of Special NCC Yatching Training Camp in Sailing for proficient Naval NCC cadets was conducted from 20 to 25 May 2019. 46 SD/ SW cadets who qualified level I & II YAI certification in 3rd Edition camp participated for upper level YAI certification. The camp was conducted in INWTC, Vasco, NAD Jetty Goa. Hon’ble RRM Shri Shripad Naik graced the event on 21 Jan 20 and felicitated the cadets

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Over Seas Deployment- Naval Cruise. Cdt Kumara Swamy NS and POC Vivek M of 3 Kar NU NCC Mysore were selected for OSD. They were deployed on INS Tir of 1 TS and sailed to Port Louis (Mauritius) and Port Victoria (Seychelles) from 01 Mar to 19 Apr 2020.

Ocean Sailing Expedition- KONKAN ODYSSEY. An Ocean sailing expedition named KONKAN ODYSSEY-2019 was conducted under the aegis of 1 Goa Naval Unit from 3rd to 12th Oct 2019. 72 NCC cadets of Kar& Goa Dte participated in the expedition with 03 whaler boats and covered the sea route from Goa (INWTC, Vasco) to Chapora (North Goa), Talapona (South Goa) and back. The cadets were trained in handling of DK Whaler boats in open sea and instill a sense of pride, teamwork and the spirit of adventure.

RDC 2020. Kar and Goa contingent performed well during the RDC-2020. The Dte was adjudged fourth in the overall posn and stood first in group song competition. SUO Sreeshma Hegde MP won Gold medal for leading the Rajpath parade as parade commander and CSUO MonishN Aradhya leading the PM Rally parade.

AITSC. Selection and trg forAll India Thal Sena Camp was conducted from 12 Aug 2019 for boys and girls at Bengaluru. 49 SD cadets and 40 SW cadets participated in the final camp held at Delhi from16 Sep to 27 Sep 2019. Dte bagged first posn in obsttrg (SD) and second posn in Judging dist and Fd sig (SW).

IDS. Cadets from the Dte participated in the Inter Directorate shooting competition and sports shooting competitions held at Asansol WB from 14 Aug to 25 Aug 19. The cadets performed well and were adjudged sixth among the 17 Dtes.

Mountaineering Courses/Expeditions. 25 Cadets attended mountaineering courses in MIS Manali, NIM Uttarkashi, HMI Darjeeling NIM & allied sports, Arunachal Pradesh and JIM & WSPahalgam.

Rock Climbing. A total of 56 cadets participated in two Rock Climbing Camps at RCTC Gwalior.

Belgaum Trek. As per the annual schedule of trg events, on behalf of DG NCC and Dte, Gp HQ, Belagavi organised “ All Indi NCC Trekking Expedition Belgaum Trek” from 14 Dec to 21 Dec 19. 99 SD & JD cadets from all dtes participated in the event.

Youth Exchange Program. 11 cadets from Kar& Goa Dte participated in the Youth Exchange programme to Singapore, Srilanka, Russia, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Vietnam and Maldives.

Swatch Bharat Summer Internship(SBSI) - 2019). In continuation of the clarion call given by Hon’ble PM shri Narendra Modi on 02 Oct 14 for each indl to devote time towards swachhata, as apart of Mission Swatchh Bharat, the Min of Jal Shakti in association with Min of Youth Affairs and sports and NCC HQ launched the Swachh Bharat Summer Internship - 50 Hours of Swachhata. Various activities were org towards generating awareness for better solid and wet waste mgt, swachhatamelas, awareness through wall paintings etc. Mysuru group was at the forefront of the event under the guidance of Dy DG Air Cmde LK Jain. Large no of solid waste mgt activities like waste collection drive, segregation of solid waste, supporting communities to build compost pits and org street cleaning were carried out by the NCC cadets. PO Cadet Ranjitha S of 3 Kar NU was awarded the SBSI Best cadet by the Hon’ble President of India at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 05 Sep 2019.

National Integration EBSB Camp. The States of Karnataka and Goa were paired with Punjab for Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat Camps. This opportunity gave the cadets of all the three states to have an greater insight into the history, culture and traditions of each other. Cadets of this Dte attended 02 camps at Amristsar & Ropar and similarly 02 camps were


organised in Mysore and Ballari as hosts. Due to the on break of COVID-19 pandemic, Kar & Goa Dte went ahead with the conduct of EBSB -IV through webinars.

EX NCC YOGDAAN. Kar & Goa Dte and all units and institutions under its umbrella actively commenced Human Resources Trg and Capacity Building for COVID 19 response activities in sync with the state administration. NCC cadets were deployed for various social works to assist COVID warriors to contain the pandemic. Various events like Mask India Movement, Adopt a Police Barricade, Food distribution, Mask distribution, providing drinking water and refreshment to migrant labourers were some of the activities which brought succour in the far flung areas with limited connectivity. All the above activities were carried out following strict COVID protocols.

Award of RRM Commendation Card. Belgaum witnessed incessant rains resulting in heavy floods in the dist. Flood relief teams were rescuing stranded people from far flung areas. SUO Prathamesh Patil of 26 Kar Bn NCC who was assisting the volunteers received a distress call to save some people stranded on the first floor of a building in Chouglewadi, Belgaum. He reached the building which was submerged up to ground floor in a boat and found a young mother holding a 7 month old baby over her head and crying for help. After struggling with the debris he entered the building. He rescued the mother and baby and brought them to the boat safely. He then swam back to the building and rescued an 80 yr old man and in his third trip he rescued a couple with their 5 yr old baby. The father of the child was a physically challenged person and had to be carried to the boat. The bravery and selflessness displayed by SUO Prathamesh is a shining example for others to emulate. In recognition of his brave and gallant act, SUO Prathamesh Patil was awarded the Raksha Rajya Mantri’s Commendation Card on 20 Oct 20.

Entry Into Armed Forces As Officers. 20 SD/SW NCC cadets from this Dte have joined NDA/IMA/OTA during 2019-20 while 25 SD cadets made entry into the forces as soldiers to serve their motherland.


KERALA & LAKSHADWEEP

NCC Directorate of Kerala & Lakshadweep has grown leaps and bounds from being a “University of Labour Corps” in 1939 in the erstwhile State of Travancore to a full-fledged NCC Directorate in 1962. The strength of the NCC in Kerala has since then risen steadily from 315 cadets to 80770 cadets with 43% girl cadets, which is the highest representation of girl cadets amongst all the NCC Directorates. The NCC Directorate (Ker & L) has 5 Group Headquarters and 42 NCC units encompassing the whole State of Kerala and Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

Institutional Training. NCC Training predominantly is carried out in institutions and in Annual Training Camps. Drill and Weapon Training are the most liked outdoor activities. There are nearly 28 short ranges in the state where cadets carry out their .22 Rifle firing. Apart from that, there are 16 obstacle courses where cadets get trained for enhancing their reflexes and endurance.

Centrally Organised Camps:

Kerala Trek I. Kerala Trek I was conducted at Kulamavu by this Dte wef 06 Oct to 13 Oct 2019. A total of 120 cdts (70 SD & 50 JD) along with 03 ANOs from three Dtes i.e., Maharashtra, Karnataka & Goa and Tamilnadu, Pondicherry & Andaman Nicobar Dtes participated in the camp. In addition, a total of 125 cdts (75 SD & 50 JD) from this Dte attended the camp along with 06 ANOs. Kottayam Gp coordinated the event.

Kerala Trek II. Kerala Trek II was conducted at Kollam (Kulathupuzha) by this Dte wef 22 Dec to 29 Dec 2019. A total of 120 cdts (70 SD & 50 JD) along with 03 ANOs from two Dtes i.e., AP and MP&CG Dtes participated in the camp. In addition a total of 245 cdts (145 SD, 100 JD) from this Dte attended the camp along with 03 ANOs. Kollam Gp coordinated the event.

Kerala EBSB-I. EBSB-I was conducted at Thrissur by this Dte wef 21 Dec 2019 to 01 Jan 2020. A total of 100 cdts (50 SD & 50 SW) from Raj Dte participated in the camp. In addition, a total of 500 cdts (150 SD, 150 SW, 100 JD & 100 JW) from this Dte participated in the camp. Ernakulam Gp coordinated the event.

Kerala EBSB-II. EBSB-II was conducted at Kanhangad by this Dte wef 21 Dec 2019 to 01 Jan 2020. A total of 100 cdts (50 SD & 50 SW) from Raj Dte participated in the camp. In addition a total of 500 cdts (150 SD, 150 SW, 100 JD & 100 JW) from this Dte participated the camp. The 08 cdts of Raj Dte, who participated in the ibid camp were sent to home stay at homes of two local cadets of Kasargod. It helped to inculcate habit of appreciating divergent cultural/cusines/traditions and development of accommodative nature in a cadet. Calicut Gp coordinated the event.

Republic Day Camp (RDC) – 2020. The RDC Kerala contingent comprising of 116 cadets took part in prestigious Republic Day Parade with vigour and josh. The cadets made us proud in Best Cadet Competition & Cultural events. The Dte contingent stood overall Eighth in the RDC - 2020. Prizes/positions in Group and Individual events won by the Kerala & Lakshadweep Dte are given below:-

In the Group events our cdts performed par excellence and got remarkable positions as given below:-

¸ First Position in Best Dte Cultural Competition.

¸ First Position in Gp Dance.

¸ Second Position in Gp Song.

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¸ Best Dte Girls Wing Trophy.

¸ Best Dte Army Wing Trophy.

Individual positions won by cadets and Staffs of Kerala & Lakshadweep Dte are as follows:-

¸ Sgt Bhavana S Pai of Ernakulam Gp - Best Cadet SW (Army) - Gold Medal

¸ SCC Gauri Sankar S of Kollam Gp - Best Cadet SW (Navy) - Silver Medal

¸ PO Cdt Sanath Krishna K of Calicut Gp - Best Cadet JD/JW (Navy) - Bronze Medal

¸ SUO Dipin Divakaran of Trivandrum Gp - DGNCC Commendation Card

¸ Cdt Kathiya Varghese of Ernakulam Gp - DGNCC Commendation Card

¸ CDT Sneha S of Ernakulam Gp - R&V Events - Bronze Medal

¸ SUO Ashley Augustine of Calicut Gp - Best Stick Orderly

¸ SCC Gauri Sankar of Kollam Gp - DGNCC Medallion

¸ Syce KK Madhu of 1(K) R&V Sqn (Staff) - DGNCC Medallion

¸ Lt Raison Sam Raju, ANO of Marthoma College, Thiruvalla under 15(K) Bn NCC - Raksha Mantri Pathak.

¸ Capt Dr. Rajeev Thomas, ANO of Mary Matha College, Mananthavady under 5(K) Bn Wyd. - Raksha Mantri Commendation Card

Youth Exchange Programme (2019-2020). Eight cadets of NCC Dte (Kerala & Lakshadweep) were selected for Youth Exchange Programme -2019. Our cadets have represented India in our Friendly Foreign Nations such as Russia, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Maldives giving them the exposure to interact and learn from other international cadets.

Thal Sainik Camp (TSC) – 2019. The Directorate Team comprising 89 cadets stood first in the National Level Competition. While the TSC (Girls) team was adjudged First among the 17 Directorates, the TSC (Boys) secured third place. Cdt Silmiya Sadique and Cdt Vaishnav of 30(K) Bn were adjudged Best Cadet and also selected to appear for YEP competition in RDC-2020.

Inter Dte Sports Shooting Competiton: In the IDSS Competitions Sgt Priya Joshy (Kozhikode Gp) Won Gold Medal in SW category. UO Yadu S Vijay (14(K) Bn NCC, Kottayam Gp) and Cadet Ashwant BM (30(K) Bn NCC, Kozhikode Gp) won Gold and Bronze Medals in SD Category respectively.

All India Vayu Sainik Camp. All India Vayu Sainik Camp 2019 was conducted from 05 Oct 19 to 15 Oct 19 at Jodhpur under Rajasthan Dte. Cdt Maneesh Mohan of 1(K) Air Sqn secured Silver Medal. Cdt Santosh of 1(K) Air Sqn secured Gold Medal in Health & Hygiene competitions.

Annual Training Camps (ATC) / Combined Annual Training Camps (CATC). In 2019, 102 ATC/


CATC were conducted and 48102 cadets got trained. Firing, Drill and life skills were taught to the cadets along with exposure to three services organisation, modes of entry into armed forces etc.

MENU Sailing Expedition. With an aim to generate a spirit of adventure and sportsmanship, a sailing expedition was conducted from 10 Oct to 23 Oct 19 under the aegis of 7 (K) Naval Unit NCC under NCC Gp HQ, Ernakulam. The expedition was conducted from Kochi to Kottappuram to Kollam (Kochi-Kottapuram-Kochi and Kochi-Kollam-Kochi) as part of “Most Enterprising Naval Unit (MENU)” and had a team of 85 NCC cadets (60 SD & 25 SW) in three whaler boats. The expedition was flagged off by Rear Admiral R J Nadkarni of HQ Southern Naval Command, at Seamanship School Jetty, Naval Base Kochi.

Yachting Regatta. 03 SD & 03 SW cadets participated in the Yachting Regatta at INS Chilka from 02-09 Nov 2019. Also, 03 SD cadets attended Special NCC Yachting Trg camp conducted at Goa 02 to 09 Dec 2019.

Scuba Diving. Scuba diving trg for NCC cadets of Kerala & Lakshadweep Dte was conducted twice at CCDT, Naval Base from 22 Apr 19 to 26 Apr 19 and again from 06 May 19 to 10 May 19. 20 SD and 10 SW Cadets participated in the training. During the training, cadets were exposed to various diving activities such as ‘shallow water diving’, ‘snorkelling’, ‘buddy breathing’, ‘flood mask drills’ etc. Practical training on the aspects of ‘maintenance and set charging preparation’, diving signals, etc were also carried out. Overall, the cadets benefited from the experience and have become more confident for recreational diving.

Air Trg. Flying is an adventure which no one wants to miss out. A total of 4650 cadets enrolled is almost 100% of authorised strength. While 3(K) Air Sqn has two Zen Air Micro light aircrafts, the 1 (K) Air Sqn NCC got two new Micro Light air craft PIPISTREL VIRUS SW-80 “Garud” for training NCC Air wing cadets. Though flying space is not available at Thiruvananthapuram, the training is being imparted from Naval Air Base in Cochin.

Social Service And Nation Building Activities: The social service and community development activities include Swatch Bharat Abhiyan, Environmental Protection, Nature Preservation, Tree Plantation, Pollution Awareness, Drug Awareness, AIDS Awareness, Cancer Awareness, Disaster Relief, Blood Donation, Saving the Girl Child, Care for the Blind, Care for the Aged and Homeless, Road Safety and other similar relevant contemporary social issues.

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Name of Activity Period Aim & Participation

(a) Anti Drug Campaign 03 May 19 Antidrug Awareness to the remotest corners of the state was a joint venture with the Excise Dept.

(b) Flood Relief Activities Aug 2019 Conducted rescue operations in Flood affected areas(c) Mega Cycle Rally 08 Aug to 15 Aug 19 As part of Swacch Bharat Mission and covered a total

distance of 600 Kms. (d) Mega Swachhta

Pakhwada17 Sep to 02 Oct 19 Conducted various activities like rallies, cleanliness

drive, Nukkad Natak and collection drive for Single use Plastic etc. More than 40,000 Cdts/ANOs/PI Staff/Officers participated.

(e) Swachhta Pakhwada 01 – 15 Dec 19 Conducted with the theme “ Plastic Se Raksha, Swachhta hi Suraksha”. During the Pakhwada major event of Plogging was also carried out on 07 Dec 19 at various venues and nearly 4293 Kgs of Plastic waste was collected. A total of 25570 Cdts and 646 ANOs/PI Staff/Officers participated.

(f) World Environment Day

05 Jun 2019 Conducted a tree plantation drive in coordination with Forest Department and participated in the afforestation programme under Haritha Keralam Project on the occasion of World Environment Day observed on 05 Jun 2019. Approx 6250 Cdts/ANOs/PI Staff /Officers participated.


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Name of Activity Period Aim & Participation

(g) International Day of Yoga

21 Jun 2019 International Yoga Day practice was carried out around 628 venues by 49453 cadets of NCC Dte.

(h) Blood Donation 01 Oct 2019 Nearly 420 cadets of various NCC Bns of this Directorate participated in the camps conducted by the State Blood Transfusion Council all over the state and donated nearly 147 Ltrs of Blood.

(j) AIDS Awareness 01 Dec 2019 Conducted AIDS awareness programme and rallies to raise awareness among the students and the community.

(k) Cancer Awareness 04 Feb 2020 Conducted local campaigns and rallies to raise awareness and educate students on healthy lifestyle by avoiding tobacco products and alcohol.

(l) Child Rights Protection

13 Sep 19 Participated in the inauguration of Child Rights Awareness Bike Rally organized by Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights at Koothuparamba, Kerala.

(m) Road Safety 23 - 30 Apr 2019 Nearly 1200 cadets from various Bns actively participated in the week long campaign. The campaign included awareness rally by cadets carrying placards, sloganeering, Street Plays, demonstration and awareness lecture with participation of civil public.

Entry into Armed Forces as Officers & Others. A total of 18 Cdts enrolled into Armed Forces as Officers and total of 26 cadets enrolled into other ranks in Armed Forces.


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The Dte provides NCC Coverage in MP & Chhattisgarh States through 39 major units and 22 minor units and has in its fold 1229 institutions (408 Colleges & 821 Schools). NCC coverage is in all the 52 Districts of Madhya Pradesh and 27 Districts of Chhattisgarh. The cadet strength is approximately 98,179. Out of this figure, more than 30 % are Girl Cadets.

Change of Guard. Maj Gen Sanjay Sharma took over charge of Addl Dir Gen of NCC Dte Madhya Pradesh & Chhattishgarh on 01 Feb 2020.

Insp of ADG (A). Rear Admiral Alok Bhatnagar, NM, ADG (A), HQ DGNCC visited the Dte & units from 25 – 26 Jun 2019.

Combined Annual Training Camps. A total of 108 CATCs were conducted by units during the Trg Year in which 52,686 Cdts attended.

Remount & Veterinary Training. This directorate has four R&V Units. 1 MP R&V Sqn NCC Jabalpur is one of the oldest R&V Unit in the country raised on 19 Jul 1966. The Total strength of cadets undergoing R&V Trg is 908 SD and SW. Apart from imparting Mil Trg to the cdts, the impetus is given on orientation of the cdts in care and management of animals and their equipment.

Most Enterprising Naval Unit (MENU).One expedition was conducted by 1 CG Naval Unit, Raipur from 13 Oct to 22 Oct 19 in Kodar Reservoir. Total sailing distance of 234 kms was covered. 60 Cdts participated in the event.

All India Vayu Sainik Camp. The Dte contingent stood overall third in the competition. The cdts won 02 Gold, 01 Silver and 03 Bronze Medals.

Thal Sainik Camp. The Dte secured Bronze medal in Health and Hygiene competition.

Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat (EBSB).Two EBSB were conducted by this dte. One camp was conducted at Raigarh under aegis of Raipur Gp in which 500 Cdts of this Dte and 100 cdts of J&K Dte participated. The second camp was conducted at Indore wherein 500 Cdts of this Dte and 100 cdts of J&K Dte participated. Cdts benefited from exchange of customs and food preparations of the respective states.

Spl NIC. NIC is a Camp for cadets from all over India to get integrated and helps develop a spirit of National Integration and solidarity and an opportunity of community living and working with cadets of other states. Spl NIC were conducted at Leh, Kakinada, Port Blair & Jaisalmer in which 45 cadets of this Dte participated.


Adventure Trg.The following adventure Camps were held during the current Trg Year by this Dte :

RCTC. Two RCTC were conducted by Gwalior Gp in the yr. A total of 540 cdts of other dte attended the camps.

All India Amarkantak Trek. (Trek I & II) is an important COC held annually by this dte at Amarkantak. Amarkantak region which is the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges with the Maikal hills being the fulcrum has a rich natural heritage. Total 970 Cdts participated.

Twenty four cdts of this Dte attended three Mountaineering Courses.

Mountaineering Expedition.Cdt Mohd Mehraz Khan summited Mount Hanuman Tibba Peak (5982m).

Republic Day Camp (RDC 2020).121 Cadets took part in the prestigious Republic Day Camp with vigour and enthusiasm. The cadets made us proud by their performance in PM Rally and R&V Competitions. Dte got 02 Silver and 05 Bronze Medals in R&V Competitions in various Categories.

At Home function. On return of the RDC contingent, the Hon’ble Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Lalji Tandon hosted the contingent at Raj Bhawan on 03 Feb 2020 where he felicitated the cadets who participated in the RDC.

CM Banner’ Presentation. ‘CM Banner’ Presentation was organised at CM residence on 04 Feb 2020. ‘Chief Minister’s Banner’ is awarded to the Overall Champion Gp in the Dte. The function was presided by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Kamalnath. The Banner for Overall Champion Gp was awarded to NCC Gp, Indore.

National Shooting Championship.63rd NSCC was conducted by NRAI (National Rifle Association of India) at MP State Shooting Range, Bhopal from 07 Dec 19 to 04 Jan 2020. The Dte was given the task of training and fielding the DGNCC team in the Championship. The task was successfully executed by Bhopal Gp wherein 46 cadets of other Dte participated.

Social Service and Community Development Activities.Social Service and Community Development Activities are important aspects of NCC curriculum. The following SSCD activities have been conducted during the Trg Yr: -

Event No Cdts Participated

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan-22 1,603 Swachhata Samaroh-210 17,539 Mega Pollution-01 28,708 Anti Tobacco Day-05 6,390 My Earth My Duty-01 14,611 Kargil Diwas-01 13,016

Tree Plantation-01 51,252 Mega Swachhata Pakhawada-02 1,85,472 Cycle Rally-01 674 Blood Donation-06 724 UN International Day-01 957 World AIDS Day-01 8,597


Youth Exchange Programme. 13 Cdts of the Dte were selected for YEP. They visited several countries to include Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Russia and Singapore.

Naval cruise. One cdt proceeded to Anteseranana (Madagascar), Mombasa (Kenya), and Dar ES Salaam (Tanzania) and two cdts proceeded to (Port Louis (Mauritius), Beira (Mozambique), Port Victoria (Seychelles), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Male (Maldives) on Naval Cruise.

Achievements.

Cadets selected in Army as Officers-04

Cadets selected in IAF as Officer-01

International Day of Yoga.The 5th International Day of Yoga was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 21 Jun 2019. During the event held all across the dte, a total of 39,771 cdts participated with immense zeal and enthusiasm.


MAHARASHTRA

NCC DIRECTORATE

Trg Activities

Brief. The Trg Yr 2019-20 has been productive and satisfactory solely because of the sincere hard work and dedication of all Offrs, WTLO, ANOs, PI Staff, GCI and Civilian staff of all units, Gps and the Dte. There has been perceptible improvement both in the conduct of trg and trg infrastructure.

Camp Trg

Combined Annual Trg Camps (CATC). Out of 162 CATC’s planned by the various Gps, 155 CATC’s were conducted and attended by 57956 Cdts

Centrally Org Camps (COCs). 14 COC’s have been planned for conducting by different Dtes, 342 cadets of Dte attended the COCs in the year.

Social Service and Community Devp Programme. All the Gps and units actively participated in a variety of social causes and community development programs. Swachh Bharat was the centre point of the activities. Work done by the NCC cdts during the Swachhta Pakhwada in particular and as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission was recognized at the national level. Details are as follows:-

Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan An ongoing mission, cadets and other students continued participating and contributing till Pandemic led to lockdown and closure of academic institutions.

Tree Plantation 61301 Cdts participated and 37551 saplings were planted during the year 2019-20.

Digitization 1,101 and 9,187 Cdts participated during 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively.

Blood Donation 209 Cdts during 2019-20 donated blood.

International Yoga Day 86063 Cdts participated in 2019-20.

Vijay Diwas 221 Cdts participated in 2019-20

Adventure Activities. All Gps performed well in various Adventure Activities within the Dte and as well as at DG NCC level. Cadets participated in various Adventure activities like Scuba Diving, Snow Skiing, Mountaineering Courses etc. 21 cadets attended Mountaineering Courses at various Institutes.

Trekking Expeditions. 598 cdts participated in 09 Treks org by various Dtes. In addition Shivaji Trail Trek was conducted by Kolhapur Gp w.e.f 27 Nov to 04 Dec 19 (Trek- I) and 30 Nov to 07 Dec 19 (Trek- II). A six member delegation from Sri Lanka also participated in the above trek.

Achievements. The Dte achieved overall Runners up position in last RDC. The other noteworthy awards and achievements of the Dte are:-

ALL INDIA VAYU SAINIK CAMP 2019 1ST

MAP READING COMPETITION - SD (AITSC BOYS 19) 1ST

LINE AREA COMPETITION (AINSC 19) 1ST

SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 2ND


ALL INDIA THAL SAINIK CAMP (BOYS 19) 2ND

HEALTH & HYGIENE COMPETITION - SD (AITSC BOYS 18) 2ND

TENT PITCHING COMPETITION - SD (AITSC BOYS 19) 2ND

JUDGING DIST& FD SIG COMPETITION - SD (AITSC BOYS 19) 2ND

SEAMANSHIP PRACTICAL COMPETITION (AINSC 19) 2ND

DRILL COMPETITION (AINSC 19) 2ND

FIRING COMPETITION (AIVSC 19) 2ND

STATIC AERO MODELLING COMPETITION (AIVSC 19) 2ND

HEALTH & HYGIENE COMPETITION (AIVSC 19) 2ND

GUARD OF HONOUR BEST GUARD CDR GOLD MEDAL

BEST SD CDT SILVER MEDAL

BEST MASTER OF CEREMONY SILVER MEDAL

BEST SHIP MODELLERS SILVER MEDAL

BEST HORSE RIDER BRONZE MEDAL

GUARD OF HONOUR BEST STICK ORDERLY TROPHY BEST INSTRUMENT TROPHY

Youth Exchange Programme (YEP). A total of 14 cadets were selected for YEP, and they visited various foreign countries. This continues to be one of the most popular activity in the NCC and gives an unparallel lifetime experience to selected cdts. This yr eleven cdts from this Dte visited various countries for YEP.


NORTH EASTERN REGION

NCC DIRECTORATE

Brief History

NCC Bns were raised for the State of Assam less Manipur & Tripura in the year 1948. Post the Sino Indian conflict of 1962, NCC trg was made compulsory for the youth and in Sep 1970, the Dte was redesignated as NCC Dte Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, NEFA and Meghalaya. Consequent to renaming of NEFA as Arunachal Pradesh and creation of a new Union Territory Mizoram, the Dte was redesignated as NCC Dte Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in Mar 1972. On 01 Sep 1977, the Dte was once again redesignated as NCC Dte NER, Shillong. There are 08 NCC Gp HQs and 47 NCC Units.

Trg Year 2019-2020 : Brief Overview

The year 2019-2020 was an extremely hectic and rewarding one for NCC in NER. Various training, adventure, sports and social activities were conducted in the Seven Sisters during the year which contributed immensely towards promoting the aims and vision of NCC. Cdts were trained in Drill, Weapon Handling, Firing, Aero and Ship modeling, Equestrian and also took active parts in social / community work.

Training Activities

NER Lachit-1 Sailing Expedition 17 to 25 Oct 2019.

The First Ever Brahmaputra Sailing Expedition culminated successfully with the Flagging In ceremony graced by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal at Pandu Port, Guwahati. 60 cdts of Assam braved the waters of the mighty Brahmaputra over a gruelling journey of 220 km from Biswanath Charaili to Guwahati using three whaler boats of the NCC Naval Units with safety and support vessels provided by the Head Quarter Eastern Command. It was an ambitious initiative stepping into uncharted territory of sailing in a challenging river, a task never attempted before, and they have overcome all odds to become `Brahmaputra Tamers’, setting a new record in the Northeast Region.

The expedition touched the riverine areas of Tezpur, Silghat, Singrietc and utilized this expedition for spreading social awareness msg to the local populace. The cdts negotiated over the same waters where the valiant Gen of the Ahom Kingdom, Lachit Borphukan had defeated the invading Mughal Navy in 1671.

The other highlight of the event on 25 Oct 19 was the presence of Cdr (IN) Wishwajit Malshe, a serving Naval officer who was the first recipient of the `Lachit Borphukan Medal’ after its introduction, during his passing out parade at NDA, Kadakwasla in May 2000. He was felicitated by the CM and gave the audience a motivational talk. The NCC cdts thereafter enthralled the audience by enacting the Battle of Saraighat, display by the NCC Band and their skills in aero-modelling.

The expedition has featured in the 2020 Edition of “Limca Book of World Records” as stop press entry in Jan 2020 and will have a full coverage in the 2021 edition.

EBSB-1. EBSB-1 was conducted by NCC Gp HQ Silchar at NIT, Silchar wef 08 Dec 19 to 19 Dec 19, where a total of 600 cdts participated consisting of 500 cdts from NER Dte and 100 cdts from Bihar & Jharkhand Dte.

EBSB-II. EBSB-II was conducted by NCC Gp HQ Tezpur at RGU, Doimukh wef 06 Jan 20 to 17 Jan 20,


where a total of 600 cdts participated consisting of 500 cdts from NER Dte and 100 cdts from AP & AT Dte.

ALC-V ALC-V for year 2019-20 for SD/SW cdts of NCC Dte (Gujarat, Dadra Nagar, Haveli & Diu, Ker & Goa, Maharashtra & NER) conducted by 13 Tripura Bn NCC under NCC Gp HQ Silchar at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Youth Hostel, Agartala from 17 Nov 19 to 28 Nov 19, where 68 cdts from Gujarat Dte, 61 from Karnataka Dte, 70 from Maharashtra Dte and 90 cdts from NER Dte participated in the Camp.

NER Trek – I. NER Trek – I 2019 for NCC cdts (JD & SD) was conducted by NCC Gp HQ Shillong from 11 Dec 19 to 18 Dec 19 at Assam Rifles Public School, Shillong. Dte wise cdts participation is as under:-

Sr. No. Dte Cdt StrSD JD

(i) B&J Dte 40 (SD) 25 (JD)(ii) Raj Dte 40 (SD) 25 (JD)(iii) Odisha Dte 40 (SD) 25 (JD)(iv) AP Dte 40 (SD) 25 (JD)(v) UP Dte 40 (SD) 25 (JD)(vi) NER Dte 95 (SD) 65 (JD)

Entry as Offrs into Armed Forces 2019-20. The following NCC cdts joined Armed Forces as Officers:-

Sr. No. Name of the Cdts Unit Remarks

(i) Cdt Adani Hriipuii 41 Megh Arty Bty NCC, Shillong OTA, Chennai 2019

(ii) Cdt Jackson Zaivei 1 Naga Air Sqn (Flg) NCC, Dimapur -do-

Subroto Cup (Girls U-17) : 2019.

16 girls were shortlisted and were put through intensive trg. The tournament commenced on 30 Aug 2019. The NER team was in Pool `C’ alongwith Tripura, MP & BKSP (Bangladesh, Winner 2017 & 18). Results of Pool matches are as under :-

Sr. No. Date Teams Results

(i) 30 Aug 19 BKSP Vs NCC 3-2 BKSP Won(ii) 31 Aug 19 NCC Vs Tripura 9-0 NCC Won(iii) 01 Sep 19 NCC Vs MP 9-1 NCC Won

03 x NCC Girls were selected for Award of Subroto Cup Scholarship amounting to Rs 25,000/- each.

Mountaineering Expedition- 2019. 01 x Cdt (Cpl Max Seltun of 24 Naga (I) Coy NCC) of this Dte scaled Mt Hanuman Tibba (6142 m) on 27 Sep 2019 in the Himachal Region.

RDC 2020 competition

Contingent

¸ 1st In PM Rally

¸ 1st In Rajpath

¸ 1st In GoH

¸ 1st In Flag Area

¸ 1st In NIAP


Individual Prizes

¸ Best Stick Orderly ¸ Best Gd Cdr – PM Rally ¸ Second Best BC ¸ Second Best MC

YEP 2019-20. Details of Cdts who attended the Youth Exchange Programme to various countries are appended below:-

Sr. No

Regtl No. Rank & Name Gp Country visited

Date State

(i) AS/17/SDA/100643

LCPL Shubam Singh

Guwahati Bhutan 12 - 18 Dec 19 Assam

(ii) AS/17/SWA/100647

LCPL Juri Das Guwahati Russia 01- 11 Oct 19 Assam

(iii) AS/17/SWF/100032

Cdt Niharika Kashyap

Guwahati Russia 26 Sep – 06 Oct 19 Assam

(iv) ML/17/SDA/103075

Cdt Arindam Kapinjal

Shillong Kazakhstan 06 - 18 May 19 Meghalaya

(v) ML/17/SDA/104590

Sgt Manoj Singh Yadav

Shillong Singapore 11 - 20 Nov 19 Meghalaya

(vi) NL/17/SDF/101161

Cpl Karipong Kohima Srilanka 31 Oct – 08 Nov 2019 Nagaland

(vii) NL/17/SDF/101161

Sgt Deepak Das Kohima Kazakhstan 01 - 11 Oct 19 Nagaland

(viii) NL/17/SWA/103726

JUO Vinole Kiso Kohima Singapore 11 - 20 Nov 19 Nagaland

Overseas Deployment. AS/18/SDN/100127 Cdt Anand Dural of this Dte was selected for 1st Training Squadron Naval Cruise from 01 Mar to 19 Apr 2020 at Kochi.


ODISHA

NCC DIRECTORATE

Brief History.

NCC Directorate Orissa was raised in 1948 as part of ‘4 CIRCLE NATIONAL CADET CORPS’ which subsequently was renamed as ’13 CIRCLE NATIONAL CADET CORPS’ in the year 1955. On re-organization, this circle was designated as ‘NCC DIRECTORATE ORISSA’ in the year 1962 and the HQ was located at Cuttack. Presently the Directorate has three Groups with enrolled str of 56,774 cadets covering 220 Colleges and 722 Schools in all 30 Districts of Odisha.

Important Training Activities.

Details of Imp Trg activities of this Directorate are as under :-

880 SD/SW cadets participated in EBSBs and Spl NICs held during the trg year 2019-20.

457 Cadets participated in Army Attachment, Naval Attachment and Air Force Attachment camps during the Trg year 2019-20.

All India Coastal Trek-2020. All India Coastal Trek for the Trg Year 2019-20 was conducted by this Directorate wef from 15 Jan to 23 Jan 2020 at Puri, wherein 500 cadets from all over the country participated.

Certificate Examination : A total of 19121 cdts qualified in the certificate examination held during the training year 2019-20 :-

¸ ‘A’ Cert Exam - 15965 ¸ ‘B’ Cert Exam - 2387 ¸ ‘C’ Cert Exam - 769

RDC & PM’s Rally – 2020. Odisha Dte Contingent comprising of 116 cdts, 01x Offr, 02x ANOs, 07x PI Staff, 01x GCI and 07xCiv Staff participated in the RDC & PM’s Rally- 2020 and bagged 02 Gold, 01 Silver and 01 Bronze (R&V) in various competitions. Also won Best Rider Girls Trophy and DG,RVS Trophy.

All India Thal Sainik Camp – 2020. All India TSC 2019 (Boys) and All India TSC 2019 (Girls) were conducted by UP Dte & PHHP&C Dte respectively at New Delhi from 16 Sep To 27 Sep 2019. 42xSD, 07xJD, 32x SW and 08x JW cdts from Odisha Dte participated in the camp.Won Gold Medal in SD Firing, Gold Medal in SW Shooting and Silver Medal in Map Reading and Group Dance.

Sailing Expedition. Chilika Lake Sailing Expedition was conducted at INS Chilka from 21 Sep to 02 Oct 2019. 20xSD & 10 SW cdts participated in the event.

All India Yachting Regatta. All India Yachting Regatta was conducted by this Dte at INS Chilka from 02 Nov to 09 Nov 2019. NCC Dte Odisha was declared 2nd in the Inter Dte Competitions.

All India Nau Sainik Camp 2019 (AINSC-19). All India Nau Sainik Camp 2019 (AINSC-19) was conducted by AP&T Dte at Visakhapatnam from 02 Oct to 13 Oct 2019. 24 SD & 12 SW from Odisha Dte participated in the camp.


All India Vayu Sainik Camp 2019 (AIVSC-19). All India Nau Sainik Camp 2019 (AIVSC-19) was conducted by Rajasthan Dte at Jodhpur from 05 Oct to 15 Oct 2019. 24 SD & 13 SW Cdts from Odisha Dte participated in the camp.

NCC Day Celebration. 71th NCC Day on was celebrated on 24 Nov 2019. Shri Tushar Kanti Behera, Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt of Odisha was the chief guest. Kalinga Journal - 2019, an annual magazine of the Dte, was released by the Chief Guest on the occasion.. Various activities, like Drill by Marching Contingents, Section Battle Drill, Show Jumping, Control line Flying by Aero Modelers and Cultural Dance were displayed by cadets.

J N Hockey Tournament – 2019. Odisha Dte fielded under 17 (Boys) hockey team for Jawahar Lal Nehru Hockey Tournament-2019 at New Delhi wef from 13 Dec to 25 Dec 2019. Odisha Dte Hockey Team was declared as Runners-Up.

Subroto Cup Football Tournament-2019. Odisha Dte fielded under 14 (Boys) Foot Ball team for Subroto Cup Football Tournament -2019 at New Delhi wef from 07-18 Sep 2019.

Social Service & Community Development Programme. A number of rallies/ discussion / talks were organized on the following issues by the Gp HQs/Units :-

Swachh Bharat Campaign. Swachh Bharat Campaigns were carried out by all Gp HQs under this Dte every month. During the campaign cleanliness drives were carried out at Hospitals/ Institutional Areas/ Temple Areas/ Market complexes /Village Ponds/Village Roads /Sea Beach, Monument Areas etc .

“World Health Day”. World Health Day was observed by various units under this Dte on 07 Apr 2019 in which 435 NCC cadets participated. Awareness rally on consumption of safe drinking water to all was also carried out by the cadets.

“World Earth Day”. World Earth Day was observed by various units of this Dte on 22 Apr 2019. 626 NCC cadets took out rallies to make people aware of water conservation.

“World Environment Day”. World Environment Day Rally was org by all units under Odisha Dte on 05 Jun 2019 in which 7178 Cdts and 1254 ANOs participated. 25,000 saplings were planted by cdts and rallies org to aware the general public .

“International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking”. The day was observed by all Gps / Units on 26 Jun 2019. 1322 cdts participated in the awareness rally.

Kargil Vijay Divas 2019. “Kargil Vijay Diwas” was celebrated on 26 Jul 19 by all NCC Gp HQs and NCC Units under this Dte to commemorate the sacrifice made by our brave soldiers. 10157 Cdts, 72 ANOs and 48 PI Staff participated. Various activities like Tree Plantation, Blood Donation, Rallies, Debate, Essay Painting, Slogan and Poster making and Quiz Pgmes were carried out to commemorate the event.

“Awareness on Digital Payment”. Awareness campaign on Digital Payment was carried out by units under Odisha Dte in 27 Aug 2019. 878 cdts participated in the event.

“Awareness on Road Safety” . Awareness campaign on Road Safety was carried out by all units under Odisha Dte in the month of Oct 2019. 533 cdts participated in the Rally.

‘Cancer Awareness Rally’. A ‘Cancer Awareness Rally’ was conducted by Cuttack Gp on 07 Nov 2019. A total of 448 cadets participated displaying placards, banner and slogans.

‘World AIDS Day”. A rally on ‘World AIDS Day’ was carried out by Cuttack Gp on 01 Dec 2019. A total of 452 cadets participated displaying placards, banner and slogans.


DG NCC RVC TROPHY - 2020

NCC Day Celebration – 2019 at Bhubaneswar

World Environment Day

Chilika Lake Sailing Expedition Tree Plantation

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

Blood Donation During Kargil Vijay Diwas Celebration

Plogging During Swachh Bharat Abhiyan


PUNJAB, HIMACHAL PRADESH, HARYANA & CHANDIGARH

NCC DIRECTORATE

NCC was started in Punjab in Oct 1948 with three Bns, one Indep Coy and one Arty Bty with a total cdt str of 1624. By 1949, the number of units increased to eight, numbers of NCC cadets to 6,628 and the number of Officers managing these units to 218. The Punjab region was designated as No 8 Circle Cadet Corps with its HQ located at Shimla and commanded by Maj SN Nigam. Later, in 1956, the Circle HQ was shifted to Chandigarh. In 1964, the Circle HQ was converted into NCC Dte Punjab commanded by a Director NCC of the rank of Brig. On 1st Jul 1964, the jurisdiction of NCC Dte Punjab was extended to the State of Himachal Pradesh (HP) and the Directorate was redesignated as NCC Directorate Punjab & HP.

To cope up with the increased work load, decentralize and facilitate comd and control, the whole of unified Punjab and HP were divided into eight Gp HQ commanded by Lt Cols. These Gp HQ were and are still located at Chandigarh, Ambala, Rohtak, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Shimla. The NCC Gp Cdrs were given the responsibility to exercise control and to co-ordinate activities of NCC Units under their comd.

On 01 Nov 1966, consequent to re-organisation of Punjab State into Punjab, Haryana, HP States, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, the designation of this Dte was changed to NCC Dte Punjab, Haryana, HP and Chandigarh (PHHP&C Dte). The names of NCC Units located in different States were also changed, accordingly.

NCC in this Dte has now grown into a large org comprising 40 NCC Bns, 12 Girl Bns, 3 R&V Sqns, 6 Naval Units and 8 Air Sqns covering 1,50,361 sq kms in 56 districts. NCC units under the Dte are imparting trg to a total of 1,25,480 cdts, both boys and girls, in 1,877 Colleges and Schools.

Despite bifurcation of the erstwhile State of Punjab into four States (including UT of Chandigarh), within the NCC, the Dte is still popularly known as the “Punjab Dte”. Presently the NCC Dte PHHP&C is being commanded by Maj Gen Beji Mathews.

The PM’s Champion Dte Banner and trophy was presented by the Hon’ble Prime Minster Shri Narendra Modi at the PM’s NCC Rally New Delhi on 28 Jan 2020 to Brig J S Samyal offg ADG. The Dte has been a Champion Dte for six times (1976, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2020).


SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 2019-20

Summary of Social Service and Community Devp Activities. This Dte conducted the following social service and community devp activities :-

No Tobacco Day. International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Tree Plantation Drive. Energy Conservation and use of Alternative energy. International Day of the Girls Child. Swachh Bharat Campaign. Adoption of village and statues. Synergy youth organization. Cycle Rally. International Day of Yoga (A total No of 28380 cadets participated in ‘Yoga from Home’).

RDC-2020

PHHP & C Dte participated in RDC-2020 with full zeal and vigour with 166 Cadets. This Dte got the 1st posn and won the Inter Dte Championship Banner for the Year 2019-20. During this camp, a large number of competitions were held and cadets from this Dte have come out with flying colours. Dte has won the Republic Day Banner fifth time out of last six years.

Dte also achieved the following successes :-

Dte judged Second Best Dte in RD Contingent. Dte judged Second Best Dte in NIAP Competition. Dte judged Second Best Dte in Best Cadet Competition. Five medals won by the cadets of the

Dte.

Cadets of this Dte won 05 Gold Medals, 02 Silver Medals and 01 Bronze Medal during various competitions held during RDC-2020. The details are as under :-

S. No Name of Cadet Bn Gp Posn/ Medal Event

RD Contingent 1 Cdt Amrita Sahani 1 Chd Naval unit NCC, Chd Chd Gold Sailing

Model 2 Cdt Shubham 2 PB Naval unit NC, Amritsar Asr Gold 3 Cdt Shivam 1 PB Naval unit NCC, Naya

NangalPat Gold

4 UO Devika 1 Chd Naval Unit NCC, Chd Chd Gold Best Cadet5 Cdt Aditi 1 Chd Air Sqn NCC, Chd Chd Silver

6 Cdt Anushka Sharma 6 HP (I) Coy NCC, Una Sml Gold 7 Cdt Nevin Mehta 1 HAR Naval Unit NCC,

FaridabadRtk Silver

8 Cdt Abhishek Sharma 8 PB BN NCC, PHAGWARA Jal Bronze9 SUO Amol Kumar 2 Chd Bn NCC, Chd Chd First Runner Up NIAP10 CC Ashish Jha 1 Chd Naval Unit NCC, Chd Chd First Runner Up11 UO Devika 1 Chd Naval Unit NCC, Chd Chd First Runner Up12 Cdt Aditi 1 Chd Air Sqn NCC, Chd Chd First Runner Up13 Cdt Ankit Chauhan 1 HP (B) Bn NCC, Solan Sml First Runner Up14 Cdt Harish 1 HP (B) Bn NCC, Solan Sml First Runner Up


S. No Name of Cadet Bn Gp Posn/ Medal Event

15 Cdt Nitesh 1 HP (B) Bn NCC, Solan Sml First Runner Up NIAP16 Cdt Priyanka Verma 1 HP (G) Bn NCC, Solan Sml First Runner Up17 Cdt Madhur Rajput 1 HP Air Sqn NCC, Kullu Sml First Runner Up18 Cdt Anushka Sharma 6 HP (I) Coy NCC, Una Sml First Runner Up19 Sgt Vinay Thakur 1 HP Air Sqn NCC, Kullu Sml First Runner Up20 Cdt Bhaumika Gupta 10 HR Bn NCC, Kurukshetra Rtk First Runner Up21 Cdt Arshdeep Kaur 10 HR Bn NCC, Kurukshetra Rtk First Runner Up22 Cdt Durga 15 HR Bn NCC, Jind Rtk First Runner Up23 Cdt Nevin Mehta 1 HAR Naval Unit NCC,

FaridabadRtk First Runner Up

24 Cdt Amrinder Singh 8 PB Bn NCC, Jalandhar Jal First Runner Up25 Cdt Vaishali Yadav 8 PB Bn NCC, Phagwara Jal First Runner Up26 Cdt Abhishek Sharma 8 PB Bn NCC, Phagwara Jal First Runner Up27 Cdt Anuja Singh 5 PB Bn NCC, Patiala Pat First Runner Up

The Dte’s R&V Cadets stole the show and left the spectators spellbound with their performance in horse jumping and tent pegging. This extra ordinary show resulted in Five Gold, Four Silver and Three Bronze Medals apart from that three trophies were also awarded by DGNCC. The details are as under :-

Sr. No

Name of Cadet Bn Gp Posn/ Medal Event

R&V Contingent 1 SUO Gurarshbir Singh 1 Pb R&V Sqn NCC, Ldh Ldh Gold Hacks2 Sgt Mamta Chahal 1 Har R&V Sqn NCC, Hisar Rtk Gold Jumping3 SUO Pankaj Soni 1 Har R&V Sqn NCC, Hisar Rtk Gold Top

Score4 SUO Pankaj Soni 1 Har R&V Sqn NCC, Hisar Rtk Silver Best

Rider5 SUO Gurarshbir Singh 1 Pb R&V Sqn NCC, Ldh Ldh Silver DGRVS 6 SUO Pankaj Soni 1 Har R&V Sqn NCC, Hisar Rtk Silver Horse

show7 SUO Pankaj Soni 1 Har R&V Sqn NCC, Hisar Rtk Silver Show

Jumping8 SUO Shweta Sabharwal 1 Har R&V Sqn NCC, Hisar Rtk Bronze Dressage9 Cdt Pawandeep Kaur 1 Pb R&V Sqn NCC, Ldh Ldh Bronze Hacks10 SUO Shweta Sabharwal 1 Har R&V Sqn NCC, Hisar Rtk Bronze Show

Jumping11 SUO Gurarshbir Singh 1 Pb R&V Sqn NCC, Ldh Ldh Bronze Show

Jumping12 Cdt Arshdeep Sharma 2 Pb R&V Sqn NCC, Ghudda Pat Bronze Tent

Pegging13 SUO Pankaj Soni 1 Har R&V Sqn NCC, Hisar Rtk 4th Tent

Pegging

YEP 2019-20

It is a matter of pride for Dte that 15 Cdts of this Dte were selected to represent our country under Youth Exchange Programme.


Sr.. No Cadet No Rank Name NCC Group HQ

SD Cadets

1 HR/SDN/17/269601 Cdt Aditya Raj Rohtak

2 PB/SDA/17/136849 Cdt Nandeep Singh Hada Jalandhar

3 PB/SDA/17/136850 Cdt Neeraj Bhatt Jalandhar

4 PB/SDA/17/136862 Cdt Hitesh Kumar Sharma Jalandhar

5 PB/SDA/17/197049 Cdt Chandan Singh Patiala

6 PB/SDA/17/200777 Cdt Kunal Sagar Patiala

7 PB/SDF/17/135124 Cdt Tanveer Singh Jalandhar

8 PB/SDA/17/136866 Cdt Tasbir Singh Jalandhar

9 PB/SDA/17/136836 Cdt Pratik V Kukudhar Jalandhar

S. No Cadet No Rank Name NCC Group HQ

SW Cadets

1 HP/SWA/17/288021 Cdt Aanchal Abhilashi Shimla

2 HR/SWF/17/268761 Cdt Mehak Bhardwaj Rohtak

3 PB/SWA/17/130010 Cdt Ankita Rana Jalandhar

4 PB/SWA/17/136892 SUO Shahnaz Banu Jalandhar

5 PB/SWA/17/165698 Cdt Rishita Rana Ludhiana

6 PB/SWF/17/135196 Cdt Parneet Kaur Jalandhar

EBSB

The Directorate conducted two EBSB at Amritsar and Jalandhar from 04 - 15 Jun 2019 and 13 - 24 Jan 2020 respectively during 2019-20.

DEFENCE INTAKE

A total of 59 cadets from this Dte were selected for the Defence Forces in various Academies during 2019-20.

HIM TREK I & II - 2019

Him Trek I & II was conducted in the salubrious surroundings of Distt Paprola (HP) from 27 May to 17 Jun 19. A total of 485 cadets and 15 ANOs of this Dte were participated. The bonding developed between the participating cadets was there for all to see.

INTER DTE SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2019-20

Inter Dte Shooting Championship was conducted at Asansol, Burdwan from 14 Aug to 25 Aug 2020. 17 Dte participated in the event. NCC Dte PHHP&C emerged as Second Runner up, winning 05 medals (01 Gold, 02 Silver & 02 Bronze).

ALL INDIA GV MAVALANKAR SHOOTING CHMAPIONSHIP-2019-20

The Dte performed well in the 29th All India GV Mavalankar Shooting Chmapionship-2019 by winning One Gold, Two Silver and One Bronze medals.

THAL SENA CAMP 2019-20

All India Thal Sainik Camp 2019-20 was held at Delhi wef 16 - 27 Sep 20 in which the Dte secured the following posn:-


TSC (B) - 1st TSC (G) - 3rd Service Shooting - 7th Overall Posn - 1st

Cadets of this Dte won 27 Gold Medal, 08 Silver Medals, 58 Bronze Medals and 04 Trophies during various competitions held during TSC-2019.

ALL INDIA NAU SAINIK CAMP 2019-20

All India Nau Sainik Camp 2019-20 was held at Karwar (Banglore) wef 02 - 13 Oct 20. During the All India Nau Sainik Camp dte won 28 trophies and 28 medals. Overall our Dte secured 5th position.

ALL INDIA VAYU SAINIK CAMP 2019-20

All India Vayu Sainik Camp 2019-20 was held at Jodhpur wef 05 - 15 Oct 19. During the All India Vayu Sainik Camp dte won 01 trophy and 08 medals. Overall our Dte secured 5th position.


RAJASTHAN

General

NCC started in Rajasthan in 1949 with 3 NCC units at Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur (600 cdts) with HQ 7 Circle Cadet Corps, Delhi. In 1954, HQ 14 Circle Cadet Corps raised at Jaipur with 7 NCC Units. In 1963 redesignated as NCC Directorate Rajasthan, Command raised to Air Cmde. Today the Directorate has 4 Gps & 37 NCC Units.

The year 2019-20 was an extremely rewarding year for the NCC in Rajasthan. The National Cadet Corps conducted various training and adventure activities in Rajasthan during the year and all the activities and the events organized contributed immensely towards promoting the aims of the NCC. The cadets were trained in Drill, Weapon Handling, Firing, Flying in Microlite aircraft, Aeromodelling, Ship Modeling, Horse Riding and Mountaineering. Cadets also took part in social/community work and environment development activities in the form of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, adopting villages, adult education, health care, anti dowry drives and making the surroundings green by planting trees, looking after wildlife and saving the environment.

Training and Adventure

The NCC Directorate Rajasthan has a strength of 48,653 cadets, of which 15,662 are girls cadets. The activities of the Directorate are spread across five Universities, 209 colleges and 519 schools. Many important activities were conducted during the training year 2019-20 which included Trekking expeditions to various parts of the country including Sikkim and North East, Mountaineering Courses at HMI Darjeeling, NIM Uttarkashi and MAS Manali. Apart from this, Cadets of Rajasthan Directorate participated in Attachment Training Camps at IMA Dehradun, AF Academy Dundigal & Naval Attachment at Vishakhapatnam.

Jodhpur Gp on behalf of the Dte successfully conducted the All India Vayu Sainik Camp 2019. The SNIC at Jaisalmer, National Integration Camps at Bharatpur and Udaipur saw keen participation by cadets from various Directorates. Besides these, a Camel Safari was undertaken at Jaisalmer from 01 Nov to 12 Nov 2019, in which 20 Indian cadets, Cdts from friendly countries participated Singapore-12, Russia-15, Kazakisthan-10 and Bangladesh-8.

International Day of Yoga 2019. 22,132 cdts of the Dte participated in the International Day of Yoga.

NCC Day Celebrations. The NCC Day was celebrated with pomp and show at Maharaja College Ground Jaipur on 20 Nov 2019 with the Governor being the Chief Guest after a gap of 25 yrs. The State also had the honour of DG NCC himself being present for the NCC Day celebrations.

Achievements

Achievements during the year . There are 17 NCC Directorate in the Country. This Directorate secured the following positions in various events during the year:-

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Shooting Championship : 10th posn All India NauSainik Championship : 4th posn All India Vayu Sainik Championship : 8th posn All India ThalSainik Camp (Boys) : 6th posn Overall RDC position : 10th posn Cadet Hament Bichar of 3 Raj Bn NCC, Sikar was selected for National Shooting Championship

RDC-2020. “Republic Day Camp” was organised by DG NCC at New Delhi from 31 Dec 2019 to 31 Jan 2020.

167 selected cadets of Rajasthan Directorate NCC including band of Junior Wing cadets of Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani took part in Republic Day Camp 2020 at New Delhi and participated in different Inter Directorate competitions and performed well. Event wise achievements of our brilliant cadets are as under:-

Inter Directorate Ship Modeling : 1st posn Cultural : 6th posn NIAP : 9th posn Dte won trophy in General Proficiency and Mandatory report. Cdt Himanshu Singh Chauhan won Bronze Medal in All India Best cdt (Air) Category. Cdt Bhanushree Gupta, Cdt Aashtha Singh and Cdt Charu Surana won DG NCC Commendation

card for their performance in RDC R & V Cadets won two Gold medals and three silver medals in R & V competitions and overall

secured 3rd position. The pride of Rajasthan Directorate Pilani Girls Band participated in the Republic Day parade for

the 60th year without a break.

“ AT HOME” function for RDC contingent. An “At Home” function was organised to felicitate the RDC contingent by Governor of Rajasthan State and a felicitation function was organised by Army Cdr, South Western Comd on 03 Feb 2020. The Army Cdr admired and congratulated the cadets for their participation and performance in the various events during RDC-20.

Entry into Armd Forces

As Officers (2019):

Commission in Army (OTA) - 03 PBORs - 609

Youth Exchange Programme

The undermentioned cdts participated in Youth Exchange Programme as indicated against country :-

Cdt Divesh Dabad - Vietnam Cdt Manoj Nehra - Russia Cdt Keshav Solanki - Kazakhastan Cdt Vijeta Shekhawat - Singapore Cdt Harshita Bhati - Sri-Lanka

Mountaineering Expedition 2019

Girls Mountaineering Expedition 2019 For Mt Tenchenkhang (6010) Sikkim

Cdt C hhavi Pratap - 3 Raj Girls Bn NCC Jaipur Cdt Mahima Choudhary - 3 Raj Bn NCC Sikar Cdt Neha Rathore - 1 Raj Girls Bn NCC Jaipur


Cdt priyanshi Shekhawat - 1 Raj Girls Bn NCC Jaipur Cdt Sapna Kumari - 1 Raj Girls Bn NCC Jaipur Cdt Manshi Shishodia - 1 Raj Air Sqn NCC Jaipur

All India Girls Trekking Expedition

02 Treks were conducted by this Dte for 500 Girls Cdts each wef 05 Nov to 12 Nov 2019 (Ist) & 15 Nov to 22 Nov 2019 (IInd) at Ajmer.

Swachhata Pakhwara Pan India Cycle Rally

A Pan India Cycle Rally was conducted by all State Dtes and culminated at Delhi on 27 Sep 2019. The Cycle Rally was a relay Cycle Rally and it continued on all days. Rajasthan Dte was responsible to receive Rally from Gujarat Dte (Route 2A) and MP & CG Dte (Route 2B). Baton was received by this Dte on 11 Sep 2019 on Route 2A and 13 Sep 2019 on Route 2B at Shamlaji (Gujarat) and Jhalawar (Rajasthan) respectively. Route 2A & 2B reached at Jaipur on 20 Sep & 19 Sep 2019 respectively. The rally was flagged off from Jaipur as Raj Dte team on 23 Sep 2019 and reached New Delhi on 27 Sep 2019. The Pan India Cycle Rally was great success as it instilled the sense of Swachhta amongst the cadets which participated and the approx 70 villages, towns, cities of the Rajasthan State across which the rally crossed by, through Nukked Nataks & Interactions enroute, Media coverage of the events added up the effect of awareness. Total distance covered 1163 Kms and 507 cdts have participated.

Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat Camp

Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat Camp are being organised for SD/SW NCC cadets of all Directorates at National level to foster a sense of unity and nationality amongst cadets hailing from different regions of the country with varying cultural background and traditions. EBSB Camp for SD/SW Cadets of all NCC Directorates was held at Bharatpur from 11 Nov to 22 Nov 2019 under the aegis of NCC Gp HQ Kota on behalf of NCC Dte Rajasthan. The actual conduct and administrative support was provided by 3 Raj Arty Bty NCC Bharatpur. Total vacancy allotted 600 and cadets reported 586.

Liaison and Co-ordination with State Government

The NCC Directorate Rajasthan has carried out close liaison and co-ordination with the State Government during 2019 to resolve all the issues pertaining to NCC activities in the state.


NCC DIRECTORATETAMILNADU, PUDUCHERRY,

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR

General

NCC Directorate Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Andaman & Nicobar,as always,has been at the forefront of all activities. The Directorate has 6 Group Headquarters and 59 major / minor units with an enrolled strength of 1,01,960 cadets in 902 Schools and 498 Colleges. The Directorate has infused energy and josh in all the activities undertaken by the young cadets to ensure that they imbibe the qualities of leadership, comradeship and selfless service.

Camp Training. The cadets apply theoretical knowledge gained in institutional training during camps. Camp training imbibes in cadets regimental way of life where they develop comradeship, team work, leadership qualities, self-confidence and self-reliance. A total of 139 CATCs / ATCs were conducted this year in which 61194 cadets participated with exuberance.

National Integration Camps

SNICs. SNIC Port Blair was conducted from 18 to 29 Nov 2019. A total of 178 cadets from all over India participated in the Camp.

EBSB. The Directorate has conducted EBSB-I and EBSB II at Vallam and at Nagercoil from 11 – 22 Nov 2019. The Directorate was paired with Bihar and Chhattisgarh Directorate for conduct of EBSB. EBSB camp has helped the cadets in knowing the importance of diversity and made them open minded towards different culture, belief and values.

Republic Day Parade at Marina. 102 SD/SW cadets from the Directorate participated in Republic Day Parade at Marina Beach, Chennai.

International Day of Yoga. On the Fifth International Day of Yoga, 61,005 NCC cadets participated over 597 centers across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman Nicobar.

Attachment Trg. Attachment Trg for SD Army, Navy and Air wing cadets was held at different locations and the cadets participated with full enthusiasm. A total 998 SD and 126 SW cadets participated in the attachment training all over India.

Social Service Activities. The cadets played a vital role in creating awareness by undertaking various social service activities like Swachh Bharat Summer Internship, Mega Swachhta Pakhwada, Mega Pollution Pakhwada Awareness, Tree plantation, Kargil Diwas, Jal Shakti Abhiyan, International Drug Abuse., Blood Donation, Anti-Tobacco rally, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Coastal cleaning, Parks & Monument cleaning.

Adventure Training

Mountaineering Courses. 24 cadets of Directorate have under-taken mountaineering training at various specialised institutes namely Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, HMI Darjeeling, MAS Manali and Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports, Pahalgam, MAS Dirang, West Kameng, Arunachalal Pradesh, JUM & WS Pahalgam.

Mountaineering Expedition. 06 SD Cadets of this Dte participated in Boys Mountaineering Expedition held from 20 Aug to 28 Sep 2019 and climbed Mt Hanuman Tibbu (5982 mtr) in Himachal Pradesh. 01 SW Cadet participated in Girls Mountaineering Expedition held from 13 May to 22 Jun 2019 and climbed Mount Tenchenkhang (19718 Ft) in West Sikkim.


Rock Climbing. 76 cadets participated in RCTC camp at Gwalior.

Ocean Sailing Expedition. 35 SD & 25 SW Naval Wing cadets took part Ocean Sailing Expedition ‘Samudra Gami” from Puducherry to Karaikal and back from 09 Jul to 19 Jul 2019. covering a distance of 389 kms in 11 days.

Shooting:

Inter Dte Sports Shooting Competition : 02 cadets won Bronze medal in Inter Dte Sports Shooting Competition at Asansol from 14 Aug to 25 Aug 2019.

All India GVMavalankar Shooting Competition-2019. 05 Cadets attended All India G V Mavlankar Shooting at Ahmedabad.

National Shooting Competition – 2018. 03 cadets got selected for National Shooting Competition as part of DG NCC team and attended National Shooting Competition at Bhopal.

Inter National Shooting Trials : 02 SW cadets took part in International Shooting trials which was conducted from 04 to 08 Feb 20 at Trivandrum.

Scuba Diving. 50 SD & 14 SW cadets took part in Scuba Driving held at Anna Swimming Pool, Chennai.

YEP 2019. 09 cadets of the Directorate participated in various Youth Exchange Programme and visited Bangladesh, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Bhutan and Vietnam.

Naval Cruise. 02 cadets participated in overseas deployment with Indian Navy. The cadets visited Port Louis (Mauritius), Durban (South Africa) and Port Victoria (Seychelles) from 28 Feb to 18 April 2019.

Achievements

Thal Sainik Camp (TSC). The Shooting team of the Directorate was adjudged over all third in the Inter Dte Service Shooting at Thal Sena Camp. 01 SD cadet won silver medal in Snap Shooting , The JW Girls shooting team won Second position in Service Shooting. The TSC girls contingent was not to be left behind and won Silver and Bronze medals in Obstacle course and Health and Hygiene competition.

All India Vayu Sainik Camp Competition (AIVSC). Like in the previous year, the Air Wing cadets made the Directorate proud yet again by winning individual medals in Flying and Aero modeling competition and the contingent was placed overall Second at all India level.

All India Nau Sainik Camp Competition (NSC) . The Naval Wing cadets secured overall trophy in Health and Hygiene, Semaphore, Drill and in firing competition. The Dte secured overall first position at All India level.

Republic Day Camp (2020) at Delhi. The Directorate was adjudged overall THIRD position in RDC Banner Competition. The Directorate won 04 Gold Medals, 01 Silver Medal, 02 Bronze Medals in individual events and was adjudged First position in Ballet &Second position in EQPT Modelling in team event.

Cadets Induction into Armed Forces. Directorate is providing a suitable environment and motivating the youth of TN,P & AN to take up career in Armed Forces. During the year 2019 a total no of 06 cadets joined the prestigious National Defence Academy and 10 cadets joined the Officers Training Academy, Indian Military Academy & Air force Academy for training.


UTTAR PRADESH

Brief of Dte.

NCC Dte (UP) was raised on 17 Jan 1950 by Lt Col Dilbagh Singh and was then known as “HQ No.6 Circle NCC”. With the passage of time, NCC underwent rapid changes and by the turn of century, the Dte comprised of 14 Gp HQs and 123 NCC Units spread all over the states of UP and present day Uttarakhand. After the creation of Uttaranchal State in Nov 2001, three Gp HQs (Dehradun, Nainital & Roorkee) and sixteen units were tfr to the new state and the remaining 11 Gps and 107 units remained in UP. Three new units were raised in 2010, 2012 & 2014 respectively.

As on date, the Dte comprises of 11 Gp HQ and 110 NCC Units/Subunits with the auth str of 252 Offrs, 1763 PI Staff, 1612 ANOs and 1,29,711 Cdts. NCC units are dispersed in 53 stations across the state covering 1561 institutes with footprints in all 75 districts. The footprints are likely to furthrt incr with allotment of fully self financed scheme and expansion plan in border regions.

Trg Activities

Institutional Trg. Institutional trg was conducted in respective schools colleges by ANOs and PI Staff as part of the school curriculum. 120852 cadets out of 126645 enrolled cadets attended during the year 2019-20.

Camp Trg. Each major unit organizes two basic camp and minor unit one basic camp during a trg yr. Of the 205 ATCs/CATCs planned, only 178 CATCs were conducted in which 69,761 cdts attended.

Special National Integration Camps (SNIC). Out of 71 SD/SW vac allotted, 41 SD/SW cadets attended SNIC in Leh, Kakinada, Jaisalmer and Port Blair.

Social Security and Community Drives (SSCD). All SSCD activates are being enthusiastically carried out by all the cadets of the Dte. During the Trg yr, 59,438 cadets participated in tree plantation drives planting 55,131 saplings, 14,849 cadets in Rd safety awareness and 25,552 in Swach Bharat Drives.

Digitization. Digitization awareness drives are being continuously conducted and cadets are encouraged to access and utilize mail and various social and trg app. 30,898 cadets opened email ID, 18,325 have downloaded BHIM App and 22,293 NAMO App.

Adventure Activity. 20 cadets attended basic and adv mountaineering course in various mountaineering institutes in the country, in addn to 04 cadets who underwent basic skiing course in Pahalgam, J & K. 767 JD/SD and 368 JW/SW cadets of the Dte also participated in various treks org by other State Dtes.

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YEP. 25 cadets from the Dte were nominated for YEP 2019-20 and vis 08 different countries.

RDC. Highlights of RDC 20 pertaining to NCC Dte UP are as under:- .

Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Padak- One. Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Commendation card – One GCI. DG NCC commendation card - 02. Horse Riding Competition- One Bronze medal posn. 11 Boys & 11 Girls of this Dte were part of marching contingent. One cadet was selected as pl Cdr

of Army contingent and one cadet was marker for the parade on Rajpath.

Four cadets out of 12 were selected for Guard of Honour and one commanded the Guard of Honour during visit of Chief of Air Staff.

One cadet briefed all VIPs in Hall of Fame.Group dance of UP Dte was selected for Hon’ble RM Parade.

Achievements

The fwg cadets of the Dte were selected as offr cadets in various institutions :-

Sr. No Name Unit Year Institution2019-20

(i) Cdt Monika Trivedi 8 UP(G) Bn NCC 2019 OTA, Chennai (NCC)-46(ii) Cdt Ajay Singh 59 UP Bn NCC -do- SSB CAPF(iii) Swapnil Srivastava 5 Air Sqn NCC -do- IMA (PC)(iv) Cdt Tejashvi Saharan 70 UP Bn NCC -do- OTS SSC Course Sr. No. 107(v) Cdt Prakhayat Singh Masand 70 UP Bn NCC -do- 147 NDA

2020-21

(i) Cdt Rahul Tyagi 1 UP Bn NCC 2020 OTA Chennai(ii) Cdt Indrajeet Sikarwar -do- -do- -do-(iii) Cdt Udit Singh Rawat 2 UP Bn NCC -do- -do-(iv) Cdt Richa Parashar 1 UP (G) Bn -do- -do-(v) SUO Shashindra Kr Singh 7 UP Air Sqn NCC -do- AFA (AF Cat)(vi) Cdt Rishabh Ojha 64 UP Bn NCC -do- OTA (CDS)(vii) Cdt Ashok Kushwaha 56 UP Bn NCC -do- OTA Chennai


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UTTARAKHAND

Consequent to the formation of Uttarakhand State, NCC Dte Uttarakhand was raised at Dehradun on 08 Aug 2006 by the then Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri N D Tiwari. This event was of great historic imp because in 1948, as at the time of est of NCC in Indep India, only 16 Circle HQ (later re-designated as Dtes) were created to control NCC activities in the various States and Union Territories of our country. NCC Dte, Uttarakhand is the 17th NCC Dte, the only one to be added since 1948. Brig RK Kaushal was the first DDG of the Uttarakhand Dte.

The Uttarakhand Dte was re-organised to be commanded by a Maj Gen rk offr and Maj Gen Kuldip Singh, VSM** was posted as the first Additional Director General wef 14 Oct 2012.

NCC Dte, Uttarakhand is resp to org, cont and monitor NCC activities in all the 13 Distts of Uttarakhand. Approval of HQ DG NCC was obtained for a more balanced reorbatting, on 31 Jan 2018. The reorbatting has been implemented from 01 Apr 18. At present, the Dte comprises three Gp HQ and 18 units as under:-

NCC Gp HQ, Roorkee (04 x Units and 03 x Indep Coy).

NCC Gp HQ, Nainital (04 x Units and 02 x Indep Coy).

NCC Gp HQ, Dehradun (03 x Units and 02 x Indep Coy).

Expansion of NCC in Uttarakhand State. NCC Dte, Uttarakhand, though being the youngest and smallest Dte, has grown significantly since raising (almost 20%). As on date NCC has a foot print in 416 colleges / schools throughout the state and 324 colleges / schools are on the waiting list.

NCC Group Headquarters, Dehradun. NCC Group Headquarters, Dehradun was raised in May 1963. Seven NCC Battalions including one Girls Battalion and four Independent Companies were allotted to the Group at the time of raising. Consequent to the formation of Uttarakhand State in Nov 2000, two NCC Battalions i.e. 30 UP Bn NCC, Bijnor and 32 UP Bn NCC, Dhampur were allotted to NCC Group Headquarters Bareilly. On further reorganization of Group Headquarters in Uttaranchal State, 31 UK Bn Haridwar, 4 UK (I) Coy Pauri and 2 UK (I) Coy Ranipur (later disbanded) were allotted to NCC Group Headquarters, Roorkee. This HQ was upgraded to UK Dte NCC at Dehradun on raising of the later. Subsequently, it was disbanded on 25 May 07. It was re - raised on 08 Dec 10 at Nanoorkhera, Tapovan Marg, Dehradun i.e. the present location.

11 UK (G) Bn NCC, Dehradun

Trg Activities. Institutional Trg has been carried out throughout the year as per Trg Pgme. Four camps have been held by this unit. Proper trg, selection and dispatch of cadets has been done by the Bn. In NICs all the vacswere utilized by this Bn. All the community development pgmes are being conducted in all the institutions. 72 Cdts of the unit participated in the adventure trg.

RDC. 08 Cdts participated at RDC for the year 2019 – 20.

29 UK Bn NCC, Dehradun

Trg Activities. Institutional Trg has been carried out throughout the year as per Trg Pgme. Four camps have been held by this unit. Proper trg, selection and dispatch of cadets has been done by the Bn. In NICs all the vacswere utilized by this Bn. All the community development pgmes are being conducted in all the institutions. 40 Cdts of the unit participated in the adventure trg.


RDC. 22 SD/JD & 09 SW/JW Cdts has been participated at RDC for the year 2019 – 20.

YEP.

¸ UKSD/17/A/100914 Cdt Nitesh Rawat visited Vietnam. ¸ UKSD/17/A/101024 Cdt Amartya Dhami visited Russia.

UK (I) Coy NCC, Uttarkashi

Trg Activities. Institutional Trg has been done throughout the year as per Trg Pgme. Four camps have been held by this unit. Proper trg, selection and dispatch of cadets has been done by the Bn. 58 vacs of EBSB were allotted & all the vacs were utilized by this unit. All the community development pgmes are being conducted in all the institutions. 65 Cdts participated in the adventure trg.

1 UK (I) Coy NCC, Gopeshwar


81 UK Bn NCC, Bageshwar


RDC. 02 SD & 01 JW Cdts has been participated at RDC for the year 2019 – 20.

NCC Group Headquarters, Roorkee : NCC Gp HQ, Roorkee comprises of seven Units/ Sub Units / Sqn with footprints in the the districts of Dehradun, Tehri, Haridwar, Pauri, Rudrapur, Nainital & Udham Singh Nagar. 114 institutions are affiliated with the Gp with an auth str of 10461 cadets.

Trg Activities.

Institutional Trg for cdts in the near vicinity of the unit (upto 30 km) is conducted on weekly basis and for institutions located more than 30 Kms from the unit on a monthly basis. The trg methodology is by lecture and demonstration to cadets. Trg aids are used extensively for imparting meaningful trg to the cdt. The trg subject such as Drill, wpn Trg, FC/BC, Map Reading etc are taken by PI staff while trg pertaining to Health & Hygiene, Social Service, National Integration and Disaster Mgt etc are taken by the ANOs.

The Gp conducted 11 CATCs and two COCs during the trg year 2019 – 20. The COCs incl a EBSB camp conducted at Chamba in the Garhwal hills & UK Trek conducted in the Kumaon Hills. 500 cdts from other Dtes participated in the COCs. Cdts of this Gp correspondingly participated in four EBSB camps & three Spl NICs in other Dtes.


Besides the routine trg & camps, cdts of the Gp actively participated in important national social activities like Swach Bharat Drive, Tree plantation, Awareness Campaigne for Digital Payment & Road safety Awareness.

Cdts of the Gp also participated in TSC & RDC camps, performing commendably in both events.

Cdt Soumaya Tiwari & SUO Ravinder Samant participated in YEP Singapur & Kyrgystan. Article & photos on the same are att as Appx B.

Misc Achievement. Seven cdts of this Gp were selected for PCT during the trg yr. The details are as under

Cdt Akash Gautam, 31 UK Bn NCC

Cdt Himanshu Rana , 78 UK Bn NCC

Cdt Nishan Singh , 84 UK Bn NCC

Dr Piyush Bisht, 1 UK R&V NCC

Dr Aman Sharma , 1 UK R&V NCC

Cdt Rohan Singh Bisht , 4 UK (I) Coy NCC

Cdt Gaurav Chaudhary, 4 UK (I) Coy NCC


WEST BENGAL & SIKKIM

NCC DIRECTORATE

General

The NCC Directorate West Bengal & Sikkim is located at New Alipore, Kolkata. It has six Gp HQs with 54 units, is covering all the districts of West Bengal & Sikkim, spread over 260 colleges and 800 schools with an enrolled strength of more than One lakh five thousand plus cadets.

Training Activities

The unflinching will, determination, untiring efforts and hard work by Cdts and all ranks under effective leader ship at all levels, made it possible for the West Bengal & Sikkim Directorate to achieve the desired goals and complete NCC trg activities with high std and exemplary manner. The undermentioned trg activities were conducted during the trg year which fetched wide exposure to the participating cadets.

Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat II & III Camp. Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat II &III Camps of WB & Sikkim Directorate were conducted at Bhuj and New Delhi from 20 Jan to 31 Jan 2020 and 18 Jan to 29 Jan 2020 respectively. In both the EBSBs Cadets underwent a successful amalgamation program of acquainting with each other’s culture, heritage and tradition. The cadets performed cultural programmes highlighting speciality of respective states, participated in group discussions and lecturette on relevant national issues and visited places of importance in and around the location of the camps.

Mount Everest Expdn 2020. Selection of cadets for the much awaited event, Mt Everest Expdn was carried out at Namchi from 06 Feb to 15 Mar 2020. A total of 50 cadets participated in the selection, out of which 12 cadets were shortlisted for the expdn.

East Zone Shooting Capsule - 2019. The East Zone Shooting Capsule – 2019 was conducted by this Dte at Asansol from 21 May 19 to 30 May 19. 16 Cadets each from NER, Orissa, Bihar & Jharkhand and West Bengal and Sikkim Dte participated in this camp.

Inter Directorate Shooting Championship 2019. Shooting has been the forte of this Dte. 16 Cadets of this Directorate participated in Inter Directorate Shooting championship 2019 conducted at Asansol from 07 Aug to 18 Aug 2020. WB & Sikkim NCC Directorate Scored 42 Points and won the Championship by winning 04 Gold, 04 Silver, 01 Bronze medal and 8 Cdts Scored MQS. The dte performed with flying colours and the cadets bought laurels to the dte by their talent. 12 Cdts of this Dte were selected for DG NCC Team to participate AII India GV Mavlankar Shooting Championship

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