**Summary:**
On July 11, 2025, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the inaugural Governing Council Meeting of the National Cadet Corps Alumni Association (NCCAA) in New Delhi. The NCCAA aims to unite former and current NCC cadets to enhance their contribution to nation-building. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is the first member, with Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh registered as the second. Shri Rajnath Singh emphasized the role of former NCC cadets as active contributors to national development and encouraged leveraging their guidance. He urged the NCC to extend its values to a broader audience through the "NCC Plus" initiative and suggested NCCAA's involvement in nation-building programs like Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat and Swachhta Abhiyan. The meeting included discussions on NCC's contributions to youth development and national unity. Attendees included Member of Parliament Shri Manoj Tiwari, Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary Department of Education Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary Department of Youth Affairs Dr Pallavi Jain Govil, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence Smt Dipti Mohil Chawla, DGNCC Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh, Joint Secretary Training Dr Pawan Kumar Sharma, CEO LD Remedial World Smt Bala Saraswathy Nair and Secretary, NCCAA Col Gagan Sharma.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Defence: The government ministry responsible for defence.
Raksha Mantri: The Minister of Defence. In this context, referring to Shri Rajnath Singh.
NCC Alumni Association: National Cadet Corps Alumni Association (NCCAA), an association for former NCC cadets.
National Cadet Corps: NCC, the world's largest uniformed youth organisation.
Shri Rajnath Singh: The Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) of India.
Shri Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister of India and the first member of the NCC Alumni Association.
New Delhi, Delhi: The location of the Governing Council Meeting held at South Block.
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat: A programme aimed at enhancing interaction & promoting mutual understanding between people of different states/UTs through the concept of pairing.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri chairs Governing Council Meeting of
NCC Alumni Association
Posted On: 11 JUL 2025 6:02PM by PIB Delhi
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the first Governing Council Meeting of National Cadet Corps
Alumni Association (NCCAA) at South Block, New Delhi on July 11, 2025. The NCCAA is a flagship
association of NCC Alumni which aims to carry forward the work of the world’s largest uniformed youth
organisation by bringing the former & current cadets under one umbrella and enhance their participation in
the nation building process. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is the first member of this association.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is registered as the second alumni.
In his address, Raksha Mantri described NCC as a platform that presents an ideal for the youth of the country.
He termed the former NCC cadets as strong pillars of India, who are contributing to the nation’s development
in diverse fields not just passively but as active drivers. “We need to include the guidance of our former
cadets to accelerate the goal of national development,” he said, exuding confidence that NCCAA will provide
new energy and direction to NCC.
Shri Rajnath Singh exhorted the NCC to spread the values and qualities of its cadets to a larger section of
people with the spirit of NCC Plus. “NCC instills these values in the youth who are associated with NCC. Our
effort should be to ensure that these values reach those who could not join NCC,” he added.
Raksha Mantri highlighted that NCCAA can be actively associated with nation building efforts through
programmes such as ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’, ‘Swachhta Abhiyan’ and various community development
& social service schemes, which will influence a large part of the population.
Commending NCC for its significant contribution in the all-round development of the youth, Shri Rajnath
Singh said “In true spirit of its motto ‘Unity & Discipline’, NCC has always been committed to national unity
and nation building. It has helped lakhs of youth, including students from remote areas, to become disciplined
and motivated”.
The meeting was attended by Member of Parliament Shri Manoj Tiwari, Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh
Kumar Singh, Secretary (Department of Education) Shri Sanjay Kumar, Secretary (Department of Youth
Affairs) Dr Pallavi Jain Govil, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence Smt Dipti Mohil Chawla, DGNCC
Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh, Joint Secretary (Training) Dr Pawan Kumar Sharma, CEO LD Remedial World Smt
Bala Saraswathy Nair and Secretary, NCCAA Col Gagan Sharma.
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