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Updated September 16th, 2021 at 20:26 IST

MS Dhoni, Anand Mahindra members of MoD's high level expert committee to review NCC

The Ministry of Defence has constituted a high level expert committee for a comprehensive review of NCC under the chairmanship of Baijayant Panda.

Reported by: Gargi Rohatgi
Defence Ministry
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The Ministry of Defence has constituted a high level expert committee for a comprehensive review of the National Cadet Corps to make it more relevant in the changing times. The committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of former Member of Parliament Baijayant Panda, and the members will include Indian cricketer MS Dhoni, Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra. 

The official release reads, "The Terms of Reference of the Committee, inter-alia, broadly provide for suggesting measures which can empower NCC cadets to contribute more effectively towards nation-building and national developmental efforts in various sectors; propose measures for gainful engagement of its Alumni for the betterment of the organisation as a whole and to study/recommend best practices of similar international youth organisations for inclusion in the NCC curriculum."

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is the largest uniformed organisation that aims at developing character, discipline, a secular outlook and ideals of selfless service amongst young citizens. It also aims to create a pool of organised, trained and motivated youth with leadership qualities in all walks of life.

The members of this Committee are as under:

  • Baijayant Panda
  • Col. (Retd) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
  • Vinay Sahasrabuddhe
  • Anand Mahindra 
  • Mahendra Singh Dhoni
  • Sanjeev Sanyal
  • Prof. Najma Akhtar
  • Prof. Vasudha Kamat 
  • Mukul Kanitkar
  • Maj. Gen. Alok Raj (Retd)
  • Milind Kamble
  • Rituraj Sinha 
  • Vedika Bhandarkar
  • Anand Shah
  • Mayank Tewari

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Published September 16th, 2021 at 20:00 IST

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