Jamia VC, Dhoni appointed members of High-Level Committee to review NCC

The Committee will provide suggestions to empower NCC cadets to contribute more effectively towards nation-building and national developmental efforts.

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar and former Indian men's Cricket team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been appointed as a member of the High-Level Expert Committee constituted by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India for a comprehensive review of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in order to make it more relevant in changing times.

Prof Akhtar was appointed as the first woman vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia in April 2019. The NCC High-Level Expert Committee will be headed by former Member of Parliament (MP) Baijayant Panda.

"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 Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

The NCC is the largest uniformed organisation that aims at developing character, discipline, a secular outlook and ideals of selfless service amongst young citizens of the country.

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