Sanjay Seth Chairs Director General’s Conference of NCC in Guwahati,
Raksha Rajya Mantri (RRM) Sanjay Seth attended the Special Joint State Representatives and Additional Director General’s Conference 2026 in Guwahati, Assam, organised by the National Cadet Corps (NCC) today.. The conference deliberated on the expansion, strengthening and effective functioning of the NCC in the North Eastern Region (NER), West Bengal and Sikkim.
Addressing the conference, RRM appreciated the participation of cadets from the North Eastern States in the Republic Day Camp (RDC) and the increasing enrolment of girl cadets, reflecting the NCC’s contribution to women’s empowerment.
He emphasised the need to work towards the Prime Minister’s vision of expanding the NCC from its present strength of approximately 17 lakh cadets to 20 lakh. RRM stressed the importance of motivating and guiding the youth to imbibe the spirit of ‘Nation First’. He called upon all nine participating States to formulate and implement practical, actionable plans for NCC expansion, with particular emphasis on strengthening infrastructure and enhancing training facilities for cadets and reaffirmed the Government’s commitment towards it.
The conference, led by Director General NCC, Lt Gen Virendra Vats, was attended by Additional Secretary, Mrs Dipti Mohil Chawla, Ministers and senior officials from the participating States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, West Bengal and Sikkim and Senior officials from Ministry of Defence & NCC.(UPDATED ON 15TH OCTOBE 2026)
