Archive · 10 Oct 2026
NCC Cadets Train for National Unity Day Parade
About 200 young people who belong to the National Cadet Corps have started practising a parade in Ahmedabad.
They come from 22 states.
They will train for 10 days with members of several security forces.
The practice is for a parade in Kevadia on October 31.
The parade is part of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, also called National Unity Day.
The day remembers Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birthday and his role in bringing princely states into India.
The cadets will also share experiences about their cultures and traditions.
The camp is meant to help them work together and learn about unity.
About 200 National Cadet Corps cadets from 22 states have begun intensive drill training in Ahmedabad.
The 10-day programme is preparing them for the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas parade in Kevadia on October 31.
Cadets are training alongside the Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal and other central forces.
The parade at the Statue of Unity marks the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The camp aims to build coordination, discipline, cultural understanding and national unity among young participants.
- Who
- About 200 National Cadet Corps cadets from 22 states, alongside personnel from central security forces.
- What
- A 10-day intensive drill training programme preparing cadets for the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas parade.
- When
- Training has begun ahead of the parade on October 31; the training programme lasts 10 days.
- Where
- Training is taking place in Ahmedabad; the parade will be held at Kevadia, at the Statue of Unity.
- Why
- To prepare for the National Unity Day parade commemorating Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary and to promote coordination and national integration.
- Cadets
- Around 200
- States represented
- 22, including Gujarat
- Training duration
- 10 days
- Parade date
- October 31
- Training location
- Ahmedabad
- Parade location
- Kevadia, at the Statue of Unity
- Occasion
- Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, marking Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary