NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, MAY 6
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reviewed the work of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in preventing the spread of COVID-19, the Defence Ministry said.
Reviewed the contribution of 17 NCC Directorates in India’s fight against COVID-19 via VC facility. The NCC cadets played a significant role in assisting the civilian administration by performing various tasks.
I congratulate @HQ_DG_NCC for their positive role and contribution. pic.twitter.com/ja8WdWdbEq— Rajnath Singh (मोदी का परिवार) (@rajnathsingh) May 5, 2020
The minister held a video-conference with 17 NCC Directorates located all over the country. Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra, Director General, NCC, and Ajay Kumar, Defence Secretary, also participated in the conference.
Had a meeting on the expansion of National Cadet Corps (NCC) with the senior officials of MoD today.
Several options were discussed to achieve the objective of promotion of NCC in border and coastal areas. @HQ_DG_NCC pic.twitter.com/jeOCezhToW
— Rajnath Singh (मोदी का परिवार) (@rajnathsingh) May 4, 2020
“The NCC cadets have been engaged in logistics and supply chain management duties, ensuring the supply of essential food material, medicines, assisting in traffic duties, etc,” the ministry said in a press release.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #Porbandar #4GujNavalUnit #ExNCCYogdan Awareness is the key factor #CoronaWarriors doing their best. Using all means.#MoDAgainstCorona @SpokespersonMoD @indiannavy@HQ_DG_NCC @PMOIndia @PIBAhmedabad @airahmedabad pic.twitter.com/Or9806jnfD
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) May 5, 2020
Some of the cadets have also made educational videos for social media, while others have made masks and distributed them locally, the ministry noted.
#NationalCadetCorps #Gujarat #Gandhidham #6GujNavalUnit Cadets educating ppl on social distancing. Helping vegetable vendors 2 understand nuances of hygiene #ExNCCYogdan #CoronaWarriors #MoDAgainstCorona @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_DG_NCC
@PMOIndia @PIBAhmedabad @airahmedabad pic.twitter.com/z46MbXsD4P— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) May 5, 2020
“Shri Rajnath Singh appreciated the vital role that the NCC directorates were playing as more than 60,000 NCC cadets, of whom 25 percent were girl cadets, are assisting the local administration in preventing COVID-19,” the ministry said.
#ArmedForcesSaluteCoronaWarriors #IndianCoastGuard #Gujarat Sailing with a song on lips & thoughts with #CoronaWarriors Josh remains HIGH @SpokespersonMoD @indiannavy @IndiaCoastGuard @DefenceMinIndia @DDNewsGujarati @airnews_abad @PIBAhmedabad @CMOGuj @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/RhsDMEASE0
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) May 5, 2020
While appreciating their role, Singh cautioned that the NCC cadets should be deployed only for the tasks for which they have been trained.
#ExNCCYogdan 2000 hand made masks by girl cdts of 6 Guj Girls Bn Surat / Guj Dte were handed over to Municipal Commissioner Mr Bachnanidhi Pani at his office. The Commissioneris also an Ex NCC cdt and appreciated the efforts of the cdts and also interacted with them.@HQ_DG_NCC pic.twitter.com/9eTXTHVIKR
— NCC_Dte_Gujarat (@NCC_Dte_Gujarat) May 3, 2020
In another press release, the Defence Ministry said all those who want to undertake an aerial survey and require a no-objection certificate from the ministry need to go to its web portal HYPERLINK http://www.modnoc.ncog.gov.in”www.modnoc.ncog.gov.in
The ministry added that since March 1 this year, it is only accepting the online applications for the NOCs.
India has been under lockdown since March 25 to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
