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NCC to grow by three lakh cadets

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: NCC to grow by three lakh cadets (GS2 · Youth, 3 June 2025)

What happened

  • MoS Defence Sanjay Seth announced a planned expansion of NCC by three lakh cadets in Bhopal on 3 June 2025 [PIB].

Background

  • Ex-servicemen are now inducted as NCC instructors [PIB].

Why it matters

  • States must provide training infrastructure for expansion to work.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Youth

  1. As per PIB (2025-06-03): moS Defence Sanjay Seth announced a planned expansion of NCC by three lakh cadets in Bhopal on 3 June 2025.
  2. States must provide training infrastructure for expansion to work.
Quotable data point

MoS Defence Sanjay Seth announced a planned expansion of NCC by three lakh cadets in Bhopal on 3 June 2025.

PIB: NCC expansion, 3 Jun 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: NCC.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Planned NCC expansion

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: NCC expansion, 3 Jun 2025

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