Former MP Shri Baijayant Panda to be the Chairperson of the Committee
New Delhi/Kalinga Voice
Ministry of Defence has constituted a High Level Expert Committee, under the chairmanship of former Member of Parliament Shri Baijayant Panda, for a comprehensive review of National Cadet Corps (NCC) in order to make it more relevant in changed times. The Terms of Reference of the Committee, inter-alia, broadly provide for suggesting measures which can empower NCC cadets to contribute more effectively towards nation building and national developmental efforts in various sectors; propose measures for gainful engagement of its Alumni for betterment of the organisation as a whole and to study/recommend best practices of similar international youth organisations for inclusion in the NCC curriculum.
The members of this Committee are as under:
| Shri Baijayant Panda, former Member of Parliament | Chairperson | |
| Col. (Retd) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Member of Parliament | Member | |
| Shri Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Member of Parliament | Member | |
| Shri Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group | Member | |
| Shri Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Cricketer | Member | |
| Shri Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance | Member | |
| Prof. Najma Akhtar, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia | Member | |
| Prof. Vasudha Kamat, Former VC, SNDT Women’s University | Member | |
| Shri Mukul Kanitkar, National Organizing Secretary, Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal | Member | |
| Maj. Gen. Alok Raj (Retd) | Member | |
| Shri Milind Kamble, Chairman, DICCI | Member | |
| Shri Rituraj Sinha, MD, SIS India Limited | Member | |
| Ms. Vedika Bhandarkar, Chief Operating Officer, Water.org | Member | |
| Shri Anand Shah, CEO, Databook | Member | |
| Shri Mayank Tewari, JS (Trg), DoD | Member Secretary |
The NCC is the largest uniformed organisation which aims at developing character, discipline, a secular outlook and ideals of selfless service amongst young citizens. It also aims to create a pool of organised, trained and motivated youth with leadership qualities in all walks of life.
In a reaction to the appointment, Committee chairperson Sri Baijayant Panda Says” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a revamped NCC for youth empowerment, nation-building & national integration is taking shape. Deeply grateful to him & Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for honouring me with the responsibility of working on this with a group of eminent people.”
