Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) visited the 1st Ladakh Battalion NCC at Military Station, Kharu on June 16.

Speaking to the NCC cadets at Shaitan Singh Auditorium, LG expressed happiness over his interaction with the cadets and the screening of the documentary, ‘Kranti Veer’ by noted documentary filmmaker Syed Mahmoud Nawaz on the occasion. He appreciated Col RS Sidhu (Retd) for his motivational talk and hoped that the NCC cadets would follow in his footsteps and become brave soldiers to serve the country.

LG stated that the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, wants to train as many people and youth as possible to help them become more sincere and disciplined in their lives to take the country forward. Commending the initiative taken by NCC Directorate Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh to establish a new battalion of NCC in Ladakh, he assured to provide all possible assistance to make the Ladakh NCC unit the best in the country. He also advised the cadets to follow the NCC motto of ‘Unity and Discipline.’

Highlighting the advantages of the Agniveer scheme introduced by the Central Government, LG stated that the Agniveer soldiers, who will return to civilian lives after their four years stint, will be more disciplined and experienced and will be better placed than others. He also stated that the lump sum amount paid to the retired Agniveer soldiers can be used for starting their business ventures. He also expressed happiness to learn that some of the NCC cadets from Ladakh have been commissioned into the Army through the Agniveer scheme.

Advising the NCC cadets to have a sense of nationality, sense of duty, discipline, and dignity of duty asking with doing their work in a dignified manner on a mission mode, LG asked them to prepare themselves to sacrifice themselves for the safety and security of the nation, whenever the need arises.

LG felicitated the NCC cadets on the occasion and also interacted with them. Col RS Sidhu (Retd), who is also a renowned author, gave a motivational talk to the cadets. 

Additional Director General (ADG) of NCC Directorate of UT J&K and Ladakh, Major General RK Sachdeva, briefed about the NCC Directorate of UT J&K and Ladakh. He informed that their major focus is on the personality development of the cadets to help them become young leaders to serve the country and various trainings being provided to the cadets to make them tech-savvy as well as experts in artillery.

Major General Sachdeva apprised LG of three new NCC Battalions and Squadrons being raised by the NCC Directorate of J&K and Ladakh, including one battalion in Kargil with a strength of 3,520 cadets. He also informed the upcoming NCC camp at Chushul in which cadets from across the country will take part and visit both Chushul and Korzok which have been included in the Vibrant Villages Programme.

The NCC cadets also danced and sang patriotic songs on the occasion.

Renowned documentary filmmaker Syed Mahmoud Nawaz, Army officials, and NCC cadets were present on the occasion.