NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME BUREAU 


SRI VENKATESHWARA UNIVERSITY
 

ABOUT N.S.S:-
             THE NATIONAL SERVICE SHEME WAS INTRODUCED BY THE GOVT. OF INDIA BASING
ON THE IDEAS OF SRI MAHATMA GANDHI,FATHER OF NATION i.e "COUNTRY COULD NOT PROGRESS
IN A DESIRED DIRECTION UNTILL THE STUDENT YOUTH WERE MOTIVATED TO WORK FOR THE UPL-
IFTMENT OF THE VILLAGES/COMMUNITY ".THE COMMUNITY WAS LAUNCHED BY UNION EDUCATION
MINISTER Dr.V.K.R ROA ON SEPTEMBER,24,1969 IN 37 UNIVERSITIES IN CENTENARY YEAR OF
MAHATMA GANDHI (1869-1969).

             STARTING WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 40,000 STUDENTS IN THE YEAR 1969 , THE C-
VERAGE OF NSS VOLUNTEERS INCREASED TO 13.52 LAKHS DURING THE YEAR 1998-1999 . NOW THE
NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS) IS EXTENDED TO ALL THE STATES AND UNIVERSITIES IN OUR -
OUNTRY AND COVERS +2 LEVEL , DEGREE LEVEL AND POST-GRADUATE LEVEL OF EDUCATIONAL INS-
TRUCTIONS.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF N.S.S:-
             THE MAIN AIM OF N.S.S IS TO GIVE AN EXTENSION DIMENSION TO THE EDUCATION
SYSTEM AND ORIENT THESTUDENT YOUTHTO COMMUNITY SERVICE, WHILE THEY ARE STU-
DYING IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. THE EDUCATED YOUTH WHO ARE EXPECTEDTO TAKE THE REINS
OF ADMINISTRATION IN FUTURE ARE FOUND TO BE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE VILLAGE/SL-
UM COMMUNITY AND IN CERTAIN CASES ARE INDIFFERENT TOWORDS THEIR NEEDS AND PROBLEMS. T-
HEREFORE,ITS NECESSARY TO AROUSE THE SOCIAL CONSCIENCE OF THE STUDENT AND TO PROVIDE 
THEM AN OPPUTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE IN VILLAGE AND SLUMS.

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF N.S.S ARE:-
          ---->  TO UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY/SOCEITY IN WHICH THEY WORK.
          ---->  TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF THE COMMUNITY AND INVOLVE THEM 
                 IN PROBLEM SOLVING.
          ---->  TO DEVELOP AMONG THEMSELVES A SENSE OF SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESPOSIBILITY.
          ---->  TO ACQUIRE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND DEMOCRATIC ATTITUDE.
          ---->  TO PRACTICE NATIONAL INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL HORMONY.
THE MOTO OF N.S.S:-
             THE MOTO OF N.S.S IS "NOT ME BUT YOU". THIS REFLECTS THE ESSENCE OF DEMOC-
RATIC LIVING AND UPHOLDS THE NEED FOR SELFLESS SERVICE AND APPRECIATION OF THE OTHER P-
ERONS POINT OF VIEW AND ALSO TO SHOW CONSIDERATION FOR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS.



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