Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is undergoing one of its most ambitious transformations since its inception in 1948, with Director General NCC, Lt Gen Virendra Vats, outlining a sweeping vision to modernise the organisation and make it more aspirational for Gen Z.
Tracing the origins of the NCC to the post-Independence era and the NCC Act of 1948, Lt Gen Vats said the organisation was initially conceived as a "second line of defence" in the backdrop of global wars fought largely on manpower. "Primarily, in the beginning, it was a reserve to the armed forces," he said, recalling that the initial strength was just 20,000 cadets.
Today, the NCC has expanded to nearly 20 lakh cadets, with one-third of this...