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Detailed explanation-1: -NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the proposal to expand the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in 173 border and coastal districts from where one lakh new cadets will be inducted, an official statement said on Sunday.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bill received the assent of the Governor General on 16 Apr 1948, and the National Cadet Corps came into being by an Act of the Parliament Act No. XXXI of 1948 designated ‘The National Cadet Corps Act 1948’. This Act with 13 clauses, prescribed the formation of the National Cadet Corps in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -NCC was started in Germany in 1666. Pandit Hradaya Nath Kunjru proposed the creation of a cadet organization in Indian colleges and schools at the national level in the early 1940s.

Detailed explanation-4: -The National Cadets Corps came into existence under the National Cadet Corps Act XXXI of 1948 (passed in April, 1948; came into existence on 16th July, 1948). What is the nature of the NCC Programme, whether compulsory or voluntary?