NCC plea to return to education dept
KOLKATA: The National Cadet Corps (NCC) in West Bengal is trying to return to the education department.
In most states in the country, the NCC is under the education department. In West Bengal too, it was the same till 1996 when the Left Front government shifted it to the civil defence department. Since then the organization in the state has been facing problems.
Things have started looking up after the new government took over and efforts are being made to shift it back to the education department.
“We did face some problems with the previous government which did not pay due importance to NCC. However, after the change of guards, we have been getting alot of support. Both the civil defence minister and the chief minister are very keen to sort out our problems. I have suggested to the state civil defence minister and the education minister to bring NCC back to the education department. I will submit a formal proposal after I discuss the matter with Mamata Banerjee.
Several ministers, including Firhad Hakim, are former NCC cadets and are very cooperative,” Maj Gen M P Singh, additional director general, NCC (West Bengal and Sikkim directorate) said. According to Singh, the performance of NCC cadets from Bengal has improved significantly in the last few months, thanks to the motivation.
On Tuesday, Governor M K Narayanan gave away medals to NCC cadets who have excelled in several fields. “NCC should be made compulsory in schools. Children should go through the NCC discipline as it will make them better citizens,” Narayanan said.
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