Lok Sabha Question No. 2556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-10
Subject: NCC units in schools and colleges
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2556

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  March, 2021

## NCC UNITS IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

## 2556. SHRIMATI  SUNITA DUGGAL:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of colleges and schools which has NCC unit connected to army, State-wise;
- (b) whether any quota has been reserved for girl cadets;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken steps to open NCC in schools and colleges opened near border and coastal areas of India and if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) List of all Schools and Colleges having NCC Unit is at Annexure.
- (b) to (d):  Yes, Sir.  In addition to girl units, there is mixed Battalion concept  where around 33 per cent seats are utilized for enrolling girls.  Details are as follows:
- (e)    In  July,  2020,  the  Government  has  sanctioned  the  scheme  of  expansion  of  NCC  to Coastal/Border talukas with the strength of one lakh cadets.  The scheme is to expand the NCC Cadet base in 172 border Taluks, 92 coastal taluks and 43 major Air Force Stations.

- (i)  Total enrolled cadets

-  1347436

- (ii)  Boys cadets

-   893074

- (iii)  Girls cadets

-   454362

- (iv)  Girls' percentage

-   33.72%

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2556 FOR ANSWER ON 10.03.2021 REGARDING 'NCC UNITS IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES'

## Number of Institutions covered by NCC State-wise

| Sl. No.   | State/UT               |   Schools covered |   College covered |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh         |               619 |               269 |
| 2.        | Telengana              |               401 |               140 |
| 3.        | Bihar                  |               363 |               178 |
| 4.        | Jharkhand              |               241 |                70 |
| 5.        | Delhi                  |               382 |                77 |
| 6.        | Gujarat                |               522 |               296 |
| 7.        | Diu Daman              |                 5 |                 1 |
| 8.        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli    |                 5 |                 0 |
| 9.        | Jammu Kashmir &Laddakh |               324 |                74 |
| 10.       | Karnataka              |               618 |               387 |
| 11.       | Goa                    |                39 |                27 |
| 12.       | Kerala                 |               646 |               234 |
| 13.       | Lakshadweep            |                 7 |                 1 |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh         |               628 |               304 |
| 15.       | Chhattisgarh           |               169 |                75 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra            |               878 |               503 |
| 17.       | Arunachal Pradesh      |                83 |                15 |
| 18.       | Assam                  |               371 |               194 |
| 19.       | Manipur                |                84 |                19 |
| 20.       | Meghalaya              |                74 |                33 |
| 21.       | Mizoram                |                46 |                14 |
| 22.       | Nagaland               |               119 |                37 |
| 23.       | Tripura                |                62 |                24 |
| 24.       | Odisha                 |               722 |               220 |
| 25.       | Punjab                 |               617 |               253 |
| 26.       | Haryana                |               371 |               229 |
| 27.       | Himachal Pradesh       |               314 |                64 |
| 28.       | Chandigarh             |                30 |                18 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan              |               519 |               209 |
| 30.       | Tamil Nadu             |               829 |               470 |
| 31.       | Pondicherry            |                49 |                24 |
| 32.       | Andaman Nicobar        |                24 |                 4 |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh          |              1077 |               405 |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand            |               354 |                54 |
| 35.       | West Bengal            |               699 |               256 |
| 36.       | Sikkim                 |               110 |                65 |
| Total     | Total                  |             12401 |              5243 |

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