Sports Minister Manikrao Kokate announces plan for Maharashtra’s first independent NCC Academy | X - @kokate_manikraoMumbai: Maharashtra will soon have an independent National Cadet Corps (NCC) Academy to provide advanced training facilities for cadets, announced State Sports Minister Adv. Manikrao Kokate. He directed officials of the Sports Department to identify suitable land in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) for the academy. On the occasion, Major General Tyagi presented Minister Kokate with a model of an Indian Navy warship prepared by NCC cadets. Also Watch:NCC’s Role In Career BuildingTaking note of the growing importance of the NCC, Kokate further instructed officials to increase the number of training centers in colleges across the state and ensure adequate manpower support for its activities.