- He also compliments the Directorate for the maximum number of followers on twitter amongst all the 17 Directorates
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, DEC 29
Union Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar visited the NCC institution of NCC Group Headquarters Vadodara at Surat on Tuesday and also interacted with Officers, Staff and NCC cadets. On arrival at the venue, the Defence Secretary, was given a “Guard of Honour” by the Guards comprising girl NCC Cadets, says a Defence release.
#NationaCadetCorps #AmritMahotsav
Def Secy @drajaykumar_ias addressed & interacted with Offrs, Staff & #NCC Cadets of Vadodara Group at Surat
Def Secy motivated Cadets to give their best towards #Nation Building@drajaykumar_ias@AjaybhattBJP4UK@HQ_DG_NCC@Bhupendrapbjp pic.twitter.com/4lCkfqfjP2
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) December 28, 2021
The Defence Secretary was welcomed by Brigadier DS Rawat, Group Commander, NCC Group HQ Vadodara. The Defence Secretary then addressed the gathering and spoke about NCC being the largest organization comprising uniformed, motivated, trained and purposeful youth of India. He mentioned that NCC is a mission for youth movement in the country which is rendering a great service to the nation by inculcating the spirit of secularism, national integration and selfless service.
Dr. Ajay Kumar said, “NCC, since its inception, has been in the forefront of developing character, leadership, comradeship, discipline, spirit of adventure and ideals of selfless service amongst young citizens of the country and has played a vital role in development of the country’s youth, who represent hope for the future and are an invaluable asset to the Nation.”
The Defence Secretary appreciated the yeoman and effortless service towards their fellow being done by the cadets of NCC Directorate Gujarat, Dadra Naga Haveli, Daman and Diu, under the able guidance of Major General Arvind Kapoor, Additional Director General during Exercise Yogdan, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Blood Donation and spreading awareness about COVID-19 in the twitter campaign #EkMaiSauKeLiye. Recently, #PuneetSagar Abhiyan and Nadi Utsav Abhiyan were launched and cadets of NCC Directorate Gujarat, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu have played a major part in cleaning beaches and river banks of plastic waste and spreading awareness about pollution.
The Defence Secretary said that it was heartening to note that even in the time of the pandemic, the NCC Directorate has successfully completed seven phases of #EkMaiSauKeLiye, which is a social service and community development activity. This achievement was appreciated and accredited by the World Book of Records, London and they conferred “Certificate of Commitment” the Directorate.
On Twitter, the campaign #EkMaiSauKeLiye has gained highest visibility which itself describes that the Campaign has been most popular in spreading awareness across the country. He also complimented the Directorate for the maximum number of followers on twitter amongst all the 17 Directorates. He also highlighted that the recent initiatives of Digital Forum and the NCC Alumni Association will definitely take the NCC to new heights.
A great compliment to lakhs of NCC cadets & personnel working for #PuneetSagar Abhiyaan cleaning beaches creating awareness reg plastic waste@HQ_DG_NCC @NccDteAPandT @NCCDte_TNPAN @ncc_dte @kalinga_sagar @nccwbskm @KER_LAK_DTE @DefencePRO_Guj @NCC_Dte_Gujarat @PMOIndia @dprohyd https://t.co/gvhOAVGypO
— Ajay Kumar (@drajaykumar_ias) December 26, 2021
The Defence Secretary also applauded the efforts of the Directorate for ensuring high standards of training and improvements in the training infrastructure which will bear rich dividends in the future.
Cadets of 3 #Gujarat Girls Bn #NCC undertook #cleaning of Koliyak Beach, Bhavnagar by "Sifting Through Sands of Time" & spread #awareness on #SwachhBharat
15 kgs of waste was collected@AjaybhattBJP4UK@HQ_DG_NCC@GovernorofGuj @Bhupendrapbjp@jitu_vaghani@ANI pic.twitter.com/qr9KDy01ne
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) December 23, 2021
He concluded by reiterating that we must rededicate ourselves and pledge to live by the NCC motto “Unity and Discipline” and extended best wishes to all the Officers, Staff and the NCC Cadets.
