Girl NCC cadets who scaled Everest get Raksha Mantri Padak

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has conferred the Raksha Mantri Padak to ten girl NCC cadets and one Girls Cadet Instructor, who had successfully summited the Mount Everest. The Raksha Mantri Padak was instituted in 1989 and since then it is awarded to the most deserving Cadets every year for bravery or exceptional service of the highest order.