MoD constitutes High Level Expert Committee for a comprehensive review of NCC

Key Highlights:

• Committee to suggest measures to empower NCC cadets to contribute more effectively towards nation building
• To propose ways for gainful engagement of NCC Alumni for betterment of the organisation
• To recommend best practices of similar international youth organisations for inclusion in NCC curriculum
• Former MP Shri Baijayant Panda to be the Chairperson of the Committee; Cricketer MS Dhoni, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra are among the members

Ministry of Defence has constituted a High Level Expert Committee, under the chairmanship of former Member of Parliament Shri Baijayant Panda, for a comprehensive review of National Cadet Corps (NCC) in order to make it more relevant in changed times. The Terms of Reference of the Committee, inter-alia, broadly provide for suggesting measures which can empower NCC cadets to contribute more effectively towards nation building and national developmental efforts in various sectors; propose measures for gainful engagement of its Alumni for betterment of the organisation as a whole and to study/recommend best practices of similar international youth organisations for inclusion in the NCC curriculum.

The members of this Committee are as under:

• Shri Baijayant Panda, former Member of Parliament (Chairperson)
• Col. (Retd) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Member of Parliament (Member)
• Shri Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Member of Parliament (Member)          
• Shri Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group (Member)
• Shri Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Cricketer (Member)  
• Shri Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance (Member)       
• Prof. Najma Akhtar, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia (Member)            
• Prof. Vasudha Kamat, Former VC, SNDT Women’s University (Member)     
• Shri Mukul Kanitkar, National Organizing Secretary, Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal (Member)    
• Maj. Gen. Alok Raj (Retd) (Member)          
• Shri Milind Kamble, Chairman, DICCI (Member)    
• Shri Rituraj Sinha, MD, SIS India Limited    (Member)
• Ms. Vedika Bhandarkar, Chief Operating Officer, Water.org (Member)       
• Shri Anand Shah, CEO, Databook  (Member)          
• Shri Mayank Tewari, JS (Trg), DoD (Member Secretary)

The NCC is the largest uniformed organisation which aims at developing character, discipline, a secular outlook and ideals of selfless service amongst young citizens. It also aims to create a pool of organised, trained and motivated youth with leadership qualities in all walks of life.

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