DG of National Cadet Corps Lt Gen B S Sahrawat also said the percentage of girls in the NCC has risen to 30.3 per cent of its total strength.
"The number of cadets from J&K in last year's camp was 106. Three more cadets, all girls, have joined this year," he said.
The number of girl cadets, overall, has also risen to 30.3 per cent compared to 28 per cent last year, the DG said.
"As many as 2,070 cadets, including 703 girls, from 29 states and seven union territories are participating in this R-Day Camp," the DG told reporters.
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The camp will be officially inaugurated by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on January 6. The Defence Minster and the Minister of State for Defence will pay a visit later.
"Two marching contingents, and two marching bands, all- boys and all-girls each, will march on the Rajpath on January 26," he said.
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