Govt. Degree College Indora (H.P.)

Govt. Degree College Indora District Kangra (H.P.)

Govt. Degree College Indora District Kangra
(H.P.)

National Service Scheme (NSS)

Prof. YajuvendraGiri

NSS Program Officer, GDC Indora

About National Service Scheme (NSS): –The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Central Sector Scheme of Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. It provides opportunity to the student youth of 11th & 12th Class of schools at +2 Board level and student youth of Technical Institution, Graduate & Post Graduate at colleges and University level of India to take part in various government led community service activities &programmes. The sole aim of the NSS is to provide hands on experience to young students in delivering community service. The programme aims to instil the idea of social welfare in students, and to provide service to society without bias. NSS volunteers work to ensure that everyone who is needy gets help to enhance their standard of living and lead a life of dignity. By doing so, volunteers learn from villages peoples that how to lead a good life despite inadequate resources. it also provides help in natural and man-made disasters by giving food, clothes and first aid to disaster victims.

Motto:-

The motto of National Service Scheme is “NOT ME BUT YOU

The Practice:

There are two types of programmes under NSS:-

Regular activities: Regular Activities under which students undertakes various activities in the adopted villages, college campuses and urban slums during the working periods or after college hours and

Special camping: Special Camping programmes under which camps of 7 day’s duration are organised in adopted villages or urban slums during vacation with some specific project in hand and with the involvement of the local community.

An NSS Volunteer puts at the outset 120 hours of social work in one year and total 240 hours in two years on different programmes and special camping. After completing 240 hours of regular social campaign, an NSS Volunteer becomes entitles for certificate.