 "Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, and three services chiefs laying wreath to the fallen heroes at National War Memorial on the occasion of 21st anniversary of Karg")
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the proposal to expand the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in 173 border and coastal districts from where 100,000 new cadets will be inducted, an official statement said on Sunday.
The expansion of the NCC was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech on Saturday.
He said the NCC will be expanded in border and coastal districts so that these areas "get trained manpower for disaster management, and the youth will also get skill training for making their career in the armed forces".
The defence ministry's statement said Singh has approved
