NCC GROUP HQ
GUNTUR
This Unit formed part of 8 Andhra Bn NCC which was raised at Guntur on 20 Feb 1956. Later in July 1956, it was designated as Nellore Indep NCC Coy. As the cadet strength of the Unit had been sufficiently increased, Nellore Indep NCC Coy was re-designated as 7 Andhra Bn NCC, Nellore wef. 04 Nov 1957 and was brought under the administrative control of HQ 12 Circle NCC Hyderabad.
2. The Unit was re -organized into a 4 Coy Battalion wef. Jul 1962 with the following companies :-
1 Coy ------ V R College,
1 Coy ------
1 Coy ------
1 Coy ------
As a result of the re -organization in 1964 the Unit had 11 Senior Division Coys and 4 Junior Division Girls Troops with a total cadet strength of 2400.
3. Consequently on raising of 33 Andhra Bn NCC at Kavali in 1967, the under mentioned Coys and Troops were transferred to 33 Andhra Bn NCC, Kavali.
4 Coy ------
1 Coy ------
1 Coy ------
1 Coy ------ Govt. ITI,
1 Troop ------ ZP High School, Kavali.
1 Troop ------ RK Higher Secondary School, Allur.
4. The under mentioned Girl Troops were also transferred to 8 Andhra Girls Battalion NCC, Tirupati in the same year.
9 Andhra Girls Junior Division Troop ---- Venkatagiri.
27 Andhra Girls Junior Division Troop ---- Kavali.
5. In the year 1970-71, this unit was reorganized as a 5 Coys Battalion with addl 6 Junior Division Boys Troops. And the five Senior Division Coys were allocated to seven colleges and redesignated as 25 (A) Bn NCC.
6. This Unit was under NCC Group Headquarters Tirupati, but later it was affiliated to NCC Gp HQ Guntur wef. 01 April 1976, consequent to the introduction of zonal system in Andhra Pradesh. With the increase in total str of NCC Cdts in AP a further re-adjustment of Units was carried out and 24 (A) Bn NCC was again put under NCC Gp Hq Tirupati from w.e.f. 01 Apr 2003, and the str of each SD Coy was raised to 200 thereby making a total str of 1000 Cdts including 100 girls, and JD Tps to 16 ½ with a Str of 1650 including 200 girls.
7. This unit was again was reorbatted under NCC Group,
SD/SW - 600 and JD/JW – 1300/200
8. This Unit was renumbered as 24 (A) Bn NCC wef 01 June 1978 and the following are the details of Coys/Tps presently affiliated to the Bn.
1. Senior Division.
127 Coy -- VR College,
128 Coy -- Dr SRJ Degree College, Atmakur
129 Coy -- JB College, Kavali.
130 Coy --
131 Coy --
2. Junior Division.
434 Troop -- BVNR ZPHS, Kaluvoy
435 Troop -- ZP High School, Kavali.
436 Troop --
437 Troop -- VB High School, Kavali.
438 Troop -- ZP High School, Gudur.
440 Troop --
441 Troop -- MH School, Kavali.
442 Troop --
444 Troop --
446 Troop --
447 Troop -- JNV,
448 Troop -- KNR MHS,
449 Troop -- ZP HS, Northmopur,
451 Troop -- MH School CB Nagar.
454 Troop -- NBKR Model HS, V’Nagar.
NOMINAL ROLL OF COMMANDING OFFICERS
24 ANDHRA BATTALION NCC,
S.No | Rank | Name | Regt Name | From | To
|
1. | Captain | T V Rama Rao | KUMAON | 16-10-56 | 15-09-58 |
2. | Captain | J Subrahmanyam | MARATHA LI | 16-09-58 | 15-08-61 |
3. | Captain | K P N Reddy | MARATHA LI | 16-08-61 | 07-03-63 |
4. | Major | R D Ray | DOGRA | 17-04-64 | 20-04-65 |
5. | Major | M B Chengappa | ARTY | 07-01-66 | 10-05-68 |
6. | Major | K B Raju | T A | 21-08-68 | 15-02-71 |
7. | Major | U Taneja | ARTY | 10-11-72 | 16-06-73 |
8. | | P Raghavan, VSM | 3 GR | 01-02-74 | 19-02-77 |
9. | Major | K S Rajan | ENGRS | 11-05-77 | 01-12-80 |
10. | | K Ramaswamy | ENGRS | 01-06-82 | 26-11-82 |
11. | | R K Keprate | ARTY | 07-05-83 | 18-07-85 |
12. | | B | ARTY | 19-08-85 | 31-10- 87 |
13. | | P K Gupta | ARTY | 14-04-88 | 21-06-91 |
14. | | G | MARATHALI | 22-07-91 | 22-05-94 |
15. | | K M | | 03-01-95 | 31-05-97 |
16. | | K Venugopal | ARTY | 16-05-98 | 18-04-2K |
17. | | SS Lather | MECH INF | 08-05-02 | 26-03- 04 |
18. | | C A Annaiah | 5/1 GR | 30-06-04 | 29-06-07 |
19. | | J K Achuthan | 5/8 GR | 09-07-07 | 11-06-10 |
20 | | TL Kumar | ARTY | 12-07-10 | Till date |
NOMINAL ROLL OF ADM OFFICERS 24 ANDHRA BATTALION NCC,
S.No. | Rank | Name | From | To | |
1. | CAPT | B. Anantha Rao | NCC | 01 Sep 59 | 13 Oct 60 |
2. | CAPT | A. Rama Swamy Naidu | NCC | 25 Jul 64 | 25 Jul 68 |
3. | CAPT | Babu Ram | NCC | 05 Apr 69 | 21 Dec 71 |
4. | CAPT | KL Deva Bhushanam | NCC | 22 Dec 71 | 31 Oct 74 |
5. | CAPT | MD Sai Rangan | NCC | 31 Oct 74 | 15 Apr 78 |
6. | CAPT | KD Taneja (NCC) | NCC | 09 May 78 | 01 May 80 |
7. | CAPT | MNK Menon (NCC) | NCC | 25 May 80 | 15 Jun 84 |
8. | MAJOR | KL Deva Bhushanam | NCC | 16 Jun 84 | 17 Jun 87 |
9. | MAJOR | DK Sharma | NCC | 16 Jun 87 | 17 Jun 90 |
10. | MAJOR | BIS Randhawa (NCC) | NCC | 30 Jun 90 | 22 Oct 93 |
11. | MAJOR | GA Kane | NCC | 23 Aug 94 | 28 Sep 95 |
Presently, the unit is commanded by Lt Col TL Kumar