NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS) AWARDS

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• The National Service Scheme (NSS) Award for the year 2018-19 will be given to 42 awardees in 3 different categories like University/ +2 Council, NSS Units and their Programme Officers and NSS Volunteers.
  
  
• Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports confers every year the National Service Scheme Award to recognize contributions towards voluntary community service made by the Universities/ Colleges, (+2) Councils, Senior Secondary, NSS Units/ Programme Officers and NSS Volunteers, with a view to further promote NSS in the country.
  
  
• NSS is a Centrally Sector Scheme which was launched in the year 1969 with the primary objective of developing the personality and character of the student youth through voluntary community service.
  
  
• The NSS volunteers work on issues of social relevance including (i) literacy and education, (ii) health, (iii) environment conservation, (iv) social service programmes, (v) programmes for empowerment of women, (vi) programmes connected with economic development activities, (vii) rescue and relief during calamities, etc.
  
  
• At present, NSS has about 40 lakh volunteers on its rolls spread over the country.