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2mo ago

Maharashtra to Embed NCC-Style Training From Class 1

The education department is mapping feasibility by planning ten new centres with ex-military trainers ahead of a formal funding request to New Delhi.

State plans to introduce NCC-like training from class 1
The goal is to provide military-style, NCC-inspired training to schoolchildren from the primary level, with the broader vision of nurturing well-disciplined, nation-conscious citizens, says minister. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
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Overview

  • School Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse said the programme aims to instill discipline and patriotism in students from Class 1 onwards.
  • A high-level meeting at the Mantralaya brought together education and NCC officials to define drill formats and staffing strategies that include recruiting retired army personnel.
  • Maharashtra currently runs seven NCC groups and 63 units that serve over 1.14 lakh cadets across 1,726 schools and colleges.
  • Plans envisage adding ten new NCC centres to enrol roughly 20,314 more Class 1 students in the training programme.
  • The education department will approach the central government for funding support to scale the initiative statewide.