Cricket icon Mahendra Singh Dhoni and industrialist Anand Mahindra were named in a 15-member panel formed by the defence ministry on Thursday. The panel will conduct a comprehensive review of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to make it more relevant.
The committee is led by former lawmaker Baijayant Panda includes Colonel (Retd.) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Rajya Sabha member Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Principal Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry Sanjeev Sanyal, and Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s addition in the high-level panel came days after he was appointed mentor for India’s T20 cricket world cup team. The former Indian cricket team captain holds the Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary) rank in the Indian Army.
According to officials, the committee will propose measures for productive engagement of the NCC cadets for the betterment of the organisation as a whole and to recommend best practices of similar international youth organisations for inclusion in the NCC curriculum.
