Shillong: As part of the NCC day celebration, a cultural programme was organised at Raj Bhavan on Thursday. Governor Tathagata Roy attended the programme as chief guest.
In his speech, Roy lauded the services of NCC towards nation building and character building of the youth.
He added that unity and discipline, which are the two pillars of NCC are a must for every youth to emulate, for building a strong nation.
The governor also handed over the awards to special achievers from NCC organizations which included cadets, GCIs, ANOs and civilians staff of NCC.
It was also attended by Major General Bipin Bakshi, VSM, ADG, NCC Directorate, NER, officials from the NCC Directorate, NER and senior state government officials.
Major General Bipin Bakshi also laid a wreath and paid tribute to martyrs including Capt Clifford Nongrum who was also an ex-NCC cadet.
This year has special importance as NCC Directorate, NER achieved a path breaking feat, in which it carried out the first ever Brahmaputra sailing expedition from Biswanath Chariali, Tezpur to Guwahati.
The expedition covered the history and evolution of NCC in India and NER in particular. It also covered various achievements of NCC over the years since the first battalion of NCC was raised by the then Prime Minister, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru.
