National Service Scheme (NSS)
Goals & Objectives
- The National Service Scheme (NSS) was launched on 24 September 1969 by Dr. Vijayendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao and it is still known to affect more than 75,000 students across all institutions.
- The goal of this Scheme is to enhance and develop a student's personality through community service.
- NSS makes an association of youth in colleges, Institutions, Universities, and also in some schools who are working for a community, especially those who have an excellent linkage to villages
- Under the NSS scheme, students must provide social welfare service every year
- The National Service Scheme incorporates special camping programs and some of the regular activities.
- This service also teaches the youth how to handle pressure while doing education and the importance of the process of community service in a school or college life.
Objectives
- To understand the community in which they work.
- To understand themselves in relation to their community.
- Identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem solving process.
- Develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility.
- Utilize their knowledge in generating practical solution to individual and community problems.
- Develop competence required for a group living and sharing of responsibilities.
- Gain skills in mobilizing community participation.
- Acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude.
- Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters.
- To extend the national integration and social harmony.
Key Elements
- The Teachers
- The Community
- The Scheme and The Programme
- The Students
Motto of NSS
- The motto of NSS is "Not me but you",
- It underlines that the welfare of an individual ultimately depend on the welfare of society as a whole.
- This express the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service and appreciation of other individual's point of view and also to show consideration for fellow human beings.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NSS VOLUNTEERS
- Students should enroll their name as an NSS volunteer in the college and enrollment is limited to 100 members in every academic year.
- Require active participation in all the activities and to work with/among people.
- Proper dress code (College uniform with I-card) while participating in any activities during off the campus or on the campus is mandatory.
- Identify needs, problems and resources of the community along with Coordinators of the NSS Unit and local leaders of the community.
- All volunteers should work under the guidance of NSS committee members and group leaders nominated by the Coordinators NSS unit
- They shall make themselves worthy of the confidence and cooperation of the group/community leadership.
- They should scrupulously avoid entering into any controversial issues.
