NCC Expansion In 173 Coastal & Border districts: PM Modi

Addressing Indians on the occasion of the 74^th Independence Day, prime minister Narendra Modi ensured that across 173 borders and coastal districts around one lakh new National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets will get special training.

The prime minister emphasized that one-third of the one lakh new cadets will be girls. "Now, expansion of the NCC has been ensured in 173 border and coastal districts. Under this mission, one lakh NCC cadets will receive special training. Of this, one-third will be girls," Modi said.