V P Jagdeep Dhankhar formally inaugurates NCC Republic Day Camp-2024.

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RAJOURI/NEW DELHI JANUARY 05:-Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday formally inaugurated the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp-2024 at New Delhi.
The Vice President lauded the NCC for heralding a new era of youth development and national progress by channelising the youth’s energy for positivity.
While fondly recalling his days as an NCC cadet, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said; “The cadet spirit is eternal and lasting”.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said this while addressing the gathering, including NCC cadets, during the formal inauguration of NCC Republic Day Camp-2024.
Urging the cadets to maintain the highest standards of dignity, the Vice President said: “Work with the enthusiasm, valour, and dedication to make our Bharat a truly developed nation & a world leader by 2047,”.
“The qualities of discipline and patriotism must remain alive in your hearts, this is the greatest tribute we can pay to our motherland,” he told them.
Recollecting a piece of advice tendered by him to the NCC Cadets last year, Vice President Jagdeesh Dhankhar was delighted to note their impactful involvement in ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, ‘digital transactions’, ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’, and ‘environmental contribution’.
“NCC ensures your organic growth as ambassadors for national awareness campaigns, fostering integration across cultural, religious, and geographical lines,” the Vice President observed.
Commending the increased female participation within the NCC, Vice President Dhankhar stated that female cadets will proudly march down the Kartavya Path in two exclusive contingents with two female bands on this Republic Day.
“Pro-women change is taking place very impactfully within the NCC,” he added.
During the inauguration of NCC Camp, he also visited the flag area which displayed tableaus of different NCC directorates.
Thereafter he visited the NCC’s ‘Hall of Fame’ and witnessed mesmerising cultural performance by the cadets.
DG NCC Lieutenant General, Gurbirpal Singh, senior officials from tri-services, NCC cadets from across the country participated in the ceremony.
In a post on X (earlier Tweeter) PRO Defence Jammu said, “Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar applauds the growing female participation in NCC. Highlighting the inclusion of two exclusive female contingents & bands for Republic Day. Acknowledges impactful pro-women changes within the NCC .”