Chandigarh, July 2
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) will be inviting youth delegations from 15 new countries for the Republic Day Camp—2022 celebrations, in addition to such contingents from 10 friendly countries that have regularly been attending the camp in the past.
The new countries are USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Japan, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria and Seychelles.
As part of its youth exchange programme, members of similar organisations in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Kyrgyz Republic, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Vietnam have been attending the Republic Day Camp in India while selected NCC cadets make reciprocal visits to these countries.
About 300 cadets or members of organisations similar to the NCC from these 25 countries would be in India from January 15 to 29 next year, which coincides with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ for commemorating 75 years of Independence.
Ten cadets along with their supervisors from each country will attend important events of the Republic Day celebrations. Visits to various places of historical and cultural importance have also been planned, as part of the program and they would also be exposed to yoga and ayurveda.
