Bengaluru: Defence minister Rajnath Singh today launched the Directorate General National Cadet Corps (DGNCC) Mobile Training App. The App will play a major role in conducting countrywide online training of NCC cadets.

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It has to be noted that, all thanks to the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, training of NCC cadets has been affected adversely as it is mostly contact based training.

Need for the app:

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Since schools/colleges are not likely to open in near future, a need was felt that training to NCC cadets should be imparted utilising the digital medium. Singh also interacted with the NCC cadets via video conferencing during the launch of the app and also answered their questions. He wished them success and motivated them to excel in all spheres of life.

While addressing the students, Singh said the app will be useful to them in digital learning and overcoming the difficulties posed by COVID-19 due to restrictions on direct physical interactions. But if one moves ahead with determination and self-confidence, he or she would be able to clear all hurdles and achieve success, he added.

Singh lauded the contribution of more than one lakh NCC Cadets who supported the frontline Corona warriors by executing various tasks in the fight against the pandemic. He said NCC imparts values of unity, discipline, service to the nation and several NCC cadets rose to become great personalities such as Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh. sports personality Anjali Bhagwat, former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and former defence minister Manohar Parrikar. Incidentally, Singh himself was an NCC cadet.

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How does it work:

The DGNCC Mobile Training App aims at providing NCC cadets entire training material (syllabus, précis, training videos and frequently asked questions) on one platform. The app has been made interactive by including a query option. By using this option, a cadet can post his question related to the training syllabus and the same will be answered by a panel of qualified instructors.

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