Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 8

In a two-day inspection visit to the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh NCC Directorate here, Director General (DG), National Cadet Corps, Lt-Gen PP Malhotra, addressed officers, the staff and discussed various functional issues with them.

He also visited the Chandigarh NCC Group on Saturday and reviewed the training and allied activities being undertaken by its Army, Air Force, Navy and girls’ units.He was accompanied by the Additional Director General, NCC, Maj-Gen RS Mann, and was briefed by the Group Commander, Brig RS Thakur on the occasion.

Lt-Gen Malhotra also interacted with cadets and felicitated them for their performance in various activities. Those who were awarded include Senior Under Officer Ankit and Cadet Warrant Officer Amit Ramola of the air wing, the only two cadets from Chandigarh, selected to go abroad under the NCC Youth Exchange Programme.

Speaking on the occasion, Lt-Gen Malhotra appreciated achievements of city cadets due to their enthusiasm and dedication. He emphasised on the need to maintain continuity to achieve better standards of training so that cadets could achieve laurels at the national as well as the international level.