NSS - Details

ABOUT NSS

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a government-sponsored public service program conducted by the Department of Youth affairs and Sports of Govt. of India. It provides opportunity to the student youth of 11th & 12th Class of schools at +2 Board level and student youth of Technical Institution, Graduate & Postgraduate at colleges and University level of India to take part in various government led community service activities & programmes.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

To recognize the communities in which they operate.
To recognize how they relate to their community.
To determine the community’s needs and issues, then include them in the process of finding solutions.
To cultivate a sense of civic and social duty among themselves.
To apply their expertise to identify workable solutions for personal and societal issues.
To develop the skills necessary for sharing duties and living in a community.
To develop your ability to encourage community involvement.
To develop a democratic mindset and leadership skills.
To increase your ability to handle crises and natural calamities.
To practice social harmony and national integration.

Motto

The Motto of NSS is “Not Me but You”, that reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service. The philosophy of the NSS is well doctrine in this motto, which underlines the belief that the welfare of an individual is ultimately dependent on the welfare of the society as a whole and therefore, the NSS volunteers shall strive for the well-being of the society.

History

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is Central Government sponsored programme falls under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Jawaharlal Nehru as first Prime Minister of post-independent India played a very important role in introducing NSS in academic institutions. NSS was launched in Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Centenary Year 1969, in 37 Universities involving 40,000 students. Mahatma Gandhi always insisted the idea that students and youth should be involved in the nation building process and service to the nation. He suggested that instead of undertaking academic research about economic and social disability, the students should do “something positive so that the life of the villagers might be raised to a higher material and moral level”. Gandhiji insisted that the first duty of the students should be, not to treat their period of study as one of the opportunities for indulgence in intellectual luxury, but for preparing themselves for final dedication in the service of those who provided the sinews of the nation with the national goods & services so essential to society. Therefore, fostering social responsibility, inculcating dedication, commitment to solving social problems and developing personality through community service are the main aims of NSS. Today NSS has grown as one of the biggest social service institution and youth movement in the world with more than 38 lakhs of dedicated volunteers all over the country till 2016.

Symbol

The symbol for the NSS has been based on the giant Rath Wheel of the world famous Konark Sun Temple (The Black Pagoda) situated in Orissa, India. The wheel portrays the cycle of creation, preservation and release and signifies the movement in life across time and space. The symbol thus stands for continuity as well as change and implies the continuous striving of NSS for social change.

Organization

At national level, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of India is the nodal authority, which works with state-level NSS cells. State-level NSS cells are responsibility of the respective state governments. Within states, each university has University level NSS cell under which institutions (schools and colleges) based NSS units operate. Most government and government-aided institutions have volunteer NSS units. Institutions are encouraged to have NSS volunteers. A unit typically comprises 20–40 students. They are managed internally by a responsible party from the school or college, who reports to the regional NSS coordinator. Most institutions do not have a separate uniform for NSS volunteers as there is standard khakhi coloured national dress for NCC.

NSS Badge

The NSS symbol is embossed on the NSS badge. The NSS volunteers wear it while undertaking any programme of community service. The Konark wheel in the symbol has eight bars which represent the 24 hours of the day. Hence, the badge reminds the wearer to be in readiness for service of the nation round the clock i.e. for 24 hours. The red colour in the badge indicates that the NSS volunteers are full of blood i.e. lively, active, energetic and full of high spirit. The navy-blue colour indicates the cosmos of which the NSS is a tiny part, ready to contribute its share for the welfare of the humankind.

NSS Day

NSS was formally launched on 24th September 1969, the birth centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. Therefore, 24th September is celebrated every year as NSS Day with appropriate programmes and activities.

NSS Song

During Silver Jubilee Year 1994 the NSS theme song has been composed. All NSS volunteers are expected to learn the theme song, which is given to them and sing the song during NSS programmes and celebrations.

उठेंसमाजकेलिएउठें – उठें,
जागेंस्वराज्यकेलिएजागें – जागें,
स्वयंसजे, वसुंधरासंवारदें – 2

हमउठें – उठेगाजगहमारेसंगसाथियो,
हमबढ़ेंतोसबबढ़ेंगेअपनेआपसाथियो,
ज़मीनपेआसमानकोउतारदें – 2
स्वयंसजे, वसुंधरासंवारदें – 2

उदासियोंकोदूरकर, खुशीकोबाँटतेचलें,
गांवऔरशहरकीदूरियोंकोपाटतेचलें,
ज्ञानकोप्रचारदें, प्रसारदें,
विज्ञानकोप्रचारदें, प्रसारदें,

स्वयंसजे, वसुंधरासंवारदें – 2
समर्थबल, वृद्धऔरनारियाँरहेंसदा,
हरे-भरेवनोंकीऔधतिरहेधरा,
तरक्कियोंकीएकनईकतारदें – 2
स्वयंसजे, वसुंधरासंवारदें – 2

यहजाति, धर्म, बोलियाँनबनेंशूलराहकी,
विधायेंबेलप्रेमकी, अखंडताकीचाहकी,
भावनासेयेचमननिखारदें,
स्वयंसजे, वसुंधरासंवारदें – 2

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NSS in Amity University Jharkhand

On May 1, 2024, Amity University Jharkhand established a self-financed unit. Since then, more than 450 students have enrolled as National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers. The NSS Unit at AUJ actively engages in various initiatives aimed at benefiting both the student community and the broader society in which they operate.

General agenda points for the NSS programs at Amity University Jharkhand:

Community Welfare and Awareness Campaigns
Environmental Sustainability Initiatives
Education and Skill Development
Social Responsibility and Outreach Programs
Youth Empowerment and Substance Abuse Awareness

Importance of Coordinators in NSS Activities at Amity University Jharkhand

With a strong team of 100 active volunteers under the National Service Scheme (NSS) at Amity University Jharkhand, the role of coordinators becomes crucial to ensure smooth functioning, discipline, and effective execution of activities. Coordinators serve as the bridge between the volunteers and the university/NSS authorities. Their responsibilities include:

Planning and Execution: Coordinators help in planning events, allocating responsibilities, and ensuring timely execution of all NSS programs.
Supervision and Guidance: They provide constant support and guidance to volunteers, helping them understand their roles and maintain the spirit of service.
Communication and Reporting: Coordinators ensure clear communication among the volunteers and are responsible for documenting activities, maintaining records, and submitting reports.
Team Management: They help divide the volunteers into manageable groups, assign tasks, and resolve conflicts if any arise during fieldwork.
Leadership Development: Coordinators act as mentors, encouraging leadership qualities and fostering teamwork among the volunteers.

Benefits of joining NSS

An NSS volunteer who participates in the community service program would be a senior secondary student or a college student.
The NSS provides a great opportunity to devote a portion of one's free time to understanding and assisting the impoverished and disadvantaged citizens who reside in villages and slums.
It enables the volunteers to prepare for their roles as the nation's future leaders and decision-makers.
It provides training to provide volunteers the bare minimum of skills they need to run activities.
It provides chances to participate in intercollegiate, interuniversity, and interstate camps and share opinions with students from different states, institutions, and universities.

Special Emphasis by UGC for Expanding NSS at Post-graduate Level

In 2013 UGC sent letter to all the universities strictly instructing to expand the activities of NSS, one of the flagship programmes of Department of Youth Affairs, to post graduate level. The UGC letter pointed out that NSS, a programme aimed at “education through social service”, in the review of Department of Youth Affairs revealed that the scheme has enormous potential to strengthen knowledge, develop capacity and skill of students in a number of social, economic and development areas. UGC also proposed that NSS volunteers should be adequately rewarded for the selfless service rendered by them. UGC requested the universities “to recognize the NSS as a co-curricular activity under the credit-based semester scheme for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and consider giving grace marks for admission to graduate and postgraduate levels.” UGC also instructed the Universities to include a course on NSS in the curriculum. The sample syllabus for the same also distributed to universities as guidelines.

Organizational structure of NSS Amity University Jharkhand-

Vice Chancellor (Dr. Ashok K. Srivastava)

aksrivastava15@amity.edu

Registrar (Prabhakar Tripathi)

registrar@rnc.amity.edu

Associate Dean, SWD (Dr. Prabhat Kumar Tripathi)

pktripathi@rnc.amity.edu

Program Coordinator

Mr. Sumeer Ranjan

Program Officer Program Officer

Dr. Diksha Verma Mr. Avik Sarkar

Weeks and Day Observed

Days

S. No.	Day	Date
1.	National Youth Day	12th January
2.	Republic Day	26th January
3.	Martyr Day	30th January
4.	International Women Day	8th March
5.	World Health Day	7th April
6.	Anti-Terrorism Day	21st May
7.	World No Tobacco Day	31st May
8.	World Environment Day	5th June
9.	World Population Day	11th July
10.	Independence Day	15th August
11.	International Literacy Day	8th September
12.	International Peace Day	15th September
13.	NSS Day	24th September
14.	National Blood Donation Day	1st October
15.	Communal Harmony Day	2nd October
16.	National Integration Day	19th November
17.	World AIDS Day	1st December
18.	World Human Rights Day	10th December