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Date: 22.11.2010
Courtesy: The Hindu
NCC nurtures leadership in youth, says Rosaiah
Rosaiah says NCC would help cadets become worthy citizens
Battle ready: NCC cadets demonstrating their skills in gymnastics at the 62nd NCC Day parade in Hyderabad on Sunday
Chief Minister K. Rosaiah on Sunday said that training in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) was the starting place for nurturing the leadership qualities in youth.

Addressing cadets at the 62nd NCC Day celebrations here, he said the NCC cadets would learn many things that would help them find a place as worthy citizens in society. He told them to make full use of the facilities being made available.

Mr. Rosaiah recalled that the corps, with 13 lakh cadets countrywide, was considered the largest such youth body across the world. Their strength in the State comprised 10 per cent of the number. He appreciated the cadets' endeavour in planting 2.4 million saplings throughout Andhra Pradesh on July 16 this year. They were contributing significantly in improving traffic awareness.

Awards

Earlier, the Chief Minister gave away the Best Cadet Award to Tejaswini Manogna from the Secunderabad NCC Group. The Kakinada Group bagged the Mandatory Conditions Trophy and the Championship Banner, which were received by Group Commander Siddiqui. NCC Deputy Director-General A.S. Behal was present. After reviewing an impressive parade, Mr. Rosaiah received a standing salute by a cadet riding a horse before staying back to watch the cadets display the skills which included show jumping and tent pegging, control line and remote controlled flying of miniature aircraft and formation flying by two micro-light aircraft.

Rifle drill

What stole the limelight was the synchronised drill with rifles by 16 cadets from the Warangal Group. The precision with which their leader walked through between them as they exchanged their rifles drew applause. Also eye-pleasing was ‘Bharateeyam', a mass physical training sequence combining yogic postures and the traditional ‘malkhamb'.