NSS and Youth Red Cross Wing

Introduction:

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is an Indian government- sponsored public service program conducted by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India. Popularly known as NSS, the scheme was launched in Gandhiji's Centenary year, 1969. Aimed at developing student's personality through community service, NSS is a voluntary association of young people in Colleges, Universities and at +2 level working for a campus-community linkage.

The cardinal principle of the NSS programme is that it is organized by the students themselves, and both students and teachers through their combined participation in community service, get a sense of involvement in the tasks of nation building.

The University Grants Commission headed by Dr.Radhakrishnan recommended introduction of national service in the academic institutions on a voluntary basis with a view to developing healthy contacts between the students and teachers on the one hand and establishing a constructive linkage between the campus and the community on the other hand.

Aims and objectives of National Service Scheme :

The objective of the National Service Scheme is “development of the personality of students through community service”. The programme aims to inculcate 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. In doing so, volunteers learn from people in villages how to lead a good life despite a scarcity of resources. it also provides help in natural and man-made disasters by providing food,clothing and first aid to the disaster victims. The main objectives of National Service Scheme (NSS) are:

1. To enable the students to understand the community in which they work;
2. Toidentify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem solving process;
3. To develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility;
4. Todevelop competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities;
5. ToGain skills in mobilizing community participation;
6. To acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude;
7. To practicenational integration and social harmony.

Regular activities of National Service Scheme:- Regular activities includes functional literacy and non formal education, plantation, preservation and up keeping of trees, construction and repair of roads, cleaning of village ponds and wells, construction and laying of parks, health education and primary health care, first aid awareness, blood donation, anti drug addiction drives, AIDS awareness, advocating advanced agricultural practice, disaster management (Cyclones, floods, earth-quakes, drought), women empowerment, road safety, socio-economic surveys, improvement of campus etc.

• Literacy/Educational Programme.
• Environment/Waster land development and conservation.
• Reconstruction/Repair of Roads.
• Immunization/Health camps.
• Blood donation camps.
• Awareness camps on drug Abuse/AIDS( UTA)/HIV.
• Programmes for Woman.
• Work in Hospitals/Orphanages/ Destitute Homes.
• National Integration/Communal Harmony Programmes.
• Celebration of important days.
• Adoption of villages
• Afforestation
• Plastics eradication
• Tree plantation