In a step towards promoting digitisation and in sync with Digital India mission, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday launched here an National Cadet Corps (NCC) Integrated Software.
The NCC Integrated Software, developed in partnership with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo Informatics (BISAG), is a single window interactive software for Cadets, designed on the Entry to Exit Model.
The NCC Integrated Software is based on the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modis vision of Once a Cadet always a cadet, and will digitalize the entire process from the stage of enrolment as a cadet in NCC till exit registration as alumni.
This will enable seamless issue of certificates, creation of an all India database of NCC cadets at the time of their employment.
During this event, the NCC and State Bank of India (SBI) also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Raksha Mantri to open zero balance accounts of all NCC Cadets with debit card, chequebook & passbook facility under SBIs Pahli Udaan scheme. About five lakh cadets will be benefitted by this MoU every year.
The account will remain functional till completion of training or attaining 18 years of age whichever is later. This will not only introduce the cadets to the national banking system but also provide them with a ready platform to avail benefit of other govt schemes through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) of funds into their accounts.
Under the DBT initiative, the Ministry of Defence has reformed the physical uniform distribution process to make it more transparent and seamless, allowing direct bank transfer of uniform allowance in the bank accounts of the NCC cadets.