3. Introduction-
The National Service Scheme is an Indian Government
sponsored public service programme coducted by the
department of youth affairs & sports of the Govt. of India
popularly known as NSS.The scheme was launched in
Gandhi ji’s century year,1969.And it developing students
personality through community services.
NSS is a volunteer association of young people in
college,Universities & +2 level working for campus
community linkage.The cardinal principal of NSS is that it
is organized by the students themselves & both students
and teachers through their combined participation in
community services.It is a sense of environment in the
tasks of nation building.
4. After indepdence the university grand commission headed
by S.Radha Krishnan recommended the introduction of
voluntury National Service in academic institutions.This
idea was taken considered by the Central Advisory Board
of Education(CBSE) of it’s meeting in January 1950 after
examine the idea & the experince of oter country in this
field.
The Board recommended that students and teachers
should devote time to voluntury Mannual Work.In draft
first five years plan adopted by the Government in
1952,they need for social and labour service by Indian
students for one year was stressed.In 1958,Jawaharlal
Nehru in a letter to C.M.’s considered the idea of social
services as a pre-requisite for graduation.He directed the
ministry of education to formulate a suitable scheme for
theintroduction of National Service into academic
institutions.
5. In May 1969,a conference of student representation(of
universities or institutions of higher education) convened
by the Ministry of education and the university grants
commissions also agreed that NSS woul be an instrument
for National integration.On 24th Sept 1969,Union Education
Minister VKRV Rao launch the NSS at 37 Universities in all
states.
6. The program aims to include social welfare in students and to provide service
without bias NSS volunteer work to insure that everyone who is needy
gets help to enhance their standard of living and lead a life of dignity ; In
doing to 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
victim.
7. In 1959; the draft outline of their scheme was placed before a
conference of state Education Minister . The conference agreed on the
urgent need for a workable scheme for national service and suggested
the appointment of a community to workout details of the proposed
object of project .
8. The Education commission [headed by D.S Party] recommended that students at every stage of
commission should be associated with same form of social service . This was taken in to account by
the state education minister s during their April 1967 conference they recommended that
universities students could join the National Service Scheme.
9. 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
stand for continuity as well as change and implies the continuous striving
of NSS for social change.
10. [ NOT ME , NOT YOU ,BUT WE]
This reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need selfness service
and appreciation of the others persons points of view and also show consideration
for the fellow human beings .It unless that the welfare of at society on the whole .
Therefore it should be the Aim of the NSS to demonstrate this motto in its day to
day program .
11. (1) Understand the community in which they weak.
(2) Understand themselves in relation to their community.
(3) Identify the needs and problems of the community 2nd envolve them problem
solving process .
(4) Develop among themselves essence of facial and civil responsibility.
(5) Utilise their knowledge in finding practical solution .
(6) Acquire leadership qualities .
(7) Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disaster.
16. 4.Narrow mentality-
Thoughts like girls are born to cook,not to
be a doctor
A rapeist can enter a temple,but a woman
in her periods can’t
Family barriers