New Delhi: India’s time has come, and the driving force of the country’s development journey is its Yuva Shakti, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the NCC rally on Saturday.
The NCC rally was held on the occasion of the commemoration of 75 years at the Cariappa Ground in Delhi. Notably, 196 officers and cadets from 19 foreign countries also participated in the rally.
Addressing the event, PM Modi said, “NCC is celebrating 75 years of its formation. Those who have represented NCC over the last 75 years have been a part of it. I appreciate their contribution to nation-building. India is proud of the determination and spirit of service of the NCC cadets.”
“Both as NCC cadets, and as a youth, you are representing an ‘Amrit Pidhi’ (Amrit generation), which will help in making the country developed and Atmanirbhar. We all witnessed the role, NCC is playing in our lives,” he added.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi released a special day cover and a commemorative specially minted coins of ₹ 75 denomination on the occasion of the commemoration of 75 successful years of NCC.
He appreciated the increase in the number of girls in the police and paramilitary forces over the years.
“The youth of the country are benefiting from India’s defense sector reforms. In the last eight years, the number of our daughters in the police and paramilitary forces has doubled. Today, we see the deployment of women in all three wings of the armed force,” he said.
Praising the enthusiasm of the youth, PM Modi said the youth would always be the priority of the country.
