Roles and Responsibilities of NSS Volunteers

This presentation for NSS - Roles and Responsibilities of NSS Volunteers

1. Dr.K.Chellapandian Assistant Professor of Commerce NSS Programme Officer Placement Officer Student Counsellor Enterpreneurship Development Cell Coordinator Vivekananda College Tiruvedakam West Madurai

2. Dr.K.CHELLAPANDIAN M.Com., MBA., M.Sc ( Psy )., M.Phil., B.Ed., PGDCA., DGT., Ph.D., NET Assistant Professor of Commerce Vivekananda College Tiruvedakam West Madurai

3. What is education for? Education system should teach a person his/her responsibility towards his/her nation and society. Education can be thought of as the transmission of the values and accumulated knowledge of a society.

4. Dimensions of Higher Education

5. Rolls and Responsibilities of NSS Volunteers

6. Introduction: The National Service Scheme (NSS) is an Indian government sponsored public service program conducted by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India. Popularly known as NSS, the scheme was launched in Gandhiji's Centenary year, 1969. Aimed at developing student's personality through community service.

7. Introduction…. The cardinal principle of the NSS programme is that it is organized by the students themselves, and both students and teachers through their combined participation in community service, get a sense of involvement in the tasks of nation building.

8. Introduction: NSS plays a vital role in academic expansion. The spirit of selfless service is inculcated among the students and NSS Programme Officers through sustained community interactions. It is said that “Service to Man is Service to GOD” and NSS provides opportunities for preparing the students for dedication to the service of the community and ultimately service to God.

9. Symbol The symbol of the National Service Scheme is “ Rath ” Wheel of the Konark Sun Temple of Orissa. The wheel signifies the progressive cycle of life. It stands for continuity as well as change and implies the continuous striving of NSS for social transformation and enlistment.

10. Badge The NSS symbol is embossed on the NSS badge. The NSS volunteers wear it while undertaking any programme or 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 the 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 mankind.

11. Vision The Motto of NSS "Not Me But You", reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for self-less service.

12. Mission NSS helps the student’s development & appreciation to other person's point of view and also show consideration towards other living beings.

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

14. Objectives of National Service Scheme: 1.To enable the students to understand the community in which they work; 2.To understand themselves in relation to their community; 3.Toidentify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem solving process; 4.To develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility ;

15. Objectives of National Service Scheme: 6.To develop competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities; 7.To gain skills in mobilizing community participation; 8.To acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude; 9.To develop capacity to meet emergencies and national disasters; 10.To practice national integration and social harmony.

16. Types of Activities Regular Activities Special Camping Programme Regular Activities Under this, students undertake various need based programmes in the adopted villages, College Campuses and Urban slums during weekends or after college hours. 120 hours per year and 240 hours for 2 consecutive years.

17. Special Camping Programme Under this, 7 days camp organized in the adopted villages Will a specified theme being given by Govt. of India by involving local youth. The Special camp should be conducted only in the adopted village (for second year NSS volunteers) at least for three years continuously.

18. Proposed Activities: Identification of the adopted villages / slum areas Awareness drives through Youth Rallies, Street Plays, Exhibitions, skits highlighting success stories by way of traditional folk art and media Community participation by involving members of the adopted villages and local institutions Duration of the NSS Special Camps will be 7 days and the volunteers will have to stay overnight in the camp.

19. Proposed Activities: Organizing Day Camps on the theme at the Adopted Villages on week ends. Evaluation of the camp may be done with the help of volunteers and the community. Documentation in the form of success stories, news paper, clipping, daily reports in students diary, action photographs, video recording may be made. The special camps organized during the quarter may be reflected in the Quarterly Progress Report and the report be sent to all the concerned in time.

20. Activities of NSS Volunteers and Adoption of Village The activities under NSS are two-fold, viz., 1. Regular Activities which are undertaken during the working days of the semester and 2. Special Camping activities for 7 days duration in the adopted villages / Urban slum during vocation. Each NSS unit in the college is expected to adopt a near by village/slum and work for its all round development. Regular Activities and Special Camp should preferably be organized in the adopted village/rural unit/slum for this purpose.

21. Duties of NSS Volunteers First and Second year students have to be enrolled as NSS Volunteers. NSS volunteer should put in 1. Establish rapport with the people in the project area. 2. Identify needs, problems and resources of the community. 3. Plan program and carry out the plan. 4. Relate learning experience towards finding solutions to the problem identified, and 5. Record the activities in work diary systematically and assess the progress periodically and effect changes as and when needed.

22. Rolls and Responsibilities of NSS Volunteers

23. Environment Enrichment and Conservation: Whereas there would be a main theme for the special camping Programme, activities aimed at environment - enrichment would be organized under the sub-theme of "Youth for Better Environment" . The activities under this sub-theme would inter-alia, include: Plantation of trees, their preservation and upkeep (each NSS unit should plant and protect at least 1000 saplings); (ii) Creation of NSS parks/gardens. (iii) Construction & maintenance of village streets, drains, etc. so as to keep the environment clean; (iv) Construction of sanitary latrines etc. (v) Cleaning of village ponds and wells;

24. Environment Enrichment and Conservation: (vi) Popularization and construction of Gobar Gas Plants, use of non-conventional energy; (vii) Environmental sanitation and disposal of garbage & composting; (viii) Prevention of soil erosion, and work for soil conservation, (ix) Watershed management and wasteland development (x) Preservation and upkeep of monuments, and creation of consciousness about the preservation of cultural heritage among the community.

25. (b) Health, Family Welfare and Nutrition Programme: ( i ) Programme of mass immunization; (ii) Working with people in nutrition programmes with the help of Home Science and medical college students; (iii) Provision of safe and clean drinking water; (iv) Integrated child development programmes; (v) Health education, AIDS Awareness and preliminary health care. (vi) Population education and family welfare programme; (vii) Life style education centres and counseling centres.

26. (c) Programmes aimed at creating an awareness for improvement of the status of women: They may, inter-alia, include: ( i ) Programmes of educating people and making them aware of women's rights both constitutional and legal; (ii) Creating consciousness among women that they too contributed to economic and social well-being of the community; (iii) Creating awareness among women that there is no occupation or vocation which is not open to them provided they acquire the requisite skills; and (iv) Imparting training to women in sewing, embroidery, knitting and other skills wherever possible. (v) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao .

27. (d) Social Service Programmes: Depending on the local needs and priorities, the following activities/programmes may be undertaken:- ( i ) Work in hospitals, (ii) Work with the organizations of child welfare; (iii) Work in institutions meant for physically and mentally handicapped; (iv) Organising blood donation, eye pledge programmes; (v) Work in Cheshire homes, orphanages, homes for the aged etc.; (vi) Work in welfare organisations of women; (vii) Prevention of slums through social education and community action;

28. (e) Production Oriented Programmes : ( i ) Working with people and explaining and teaching improved agricultural practices; (ii) Rodent control land pest control practices; (iii) Weed control; (iv) Soil-testing, soil health care and soil conservation; (v) Assistance in repair of agriculture machinery; (vi) Work for the promotion and strengthening of cooperative societies in villages; (vii) Assistance and guidance in poultry farming, animal husbandry, care of animal health etc.; (viii) Popularization of small savings and (ix) Assistance in procuring bank loans

29. (f) Relief & Rehabilitation work during Natural Calamities: These programme would enable the students to understand and share the agonies of the people affected in the wake of natural calamities like cyclone, flood, earthquakes, etc. The main emphasis should be on their participation in programmes, and working with the people to overcome their handicaps, and assisting the local authorities in relief and rehabilitation work in the wake of natural calamities.

30. (f) Relief & Rehabilitation work during Natural Calamities: The NSS students can be involved in:- ( i ) assisting the authorities in distribution of rations, medicine, clothes etc.; (ii) assisting the health authorities in inoculation and immunization, supply of medicine etc.; (iii) working with the local people in reconstruction of their huts, cleaning of wells, building roads etc.; (iv) assisting and working with local authorities in relief and rescue operation; (v) collection of clothes and other materials, and sending the same to the affected areas;

31. (g) Education and Recreations: Activities in this field could include: ( i ) adult education (short-duration programmes); (ii) pre-school education programmes; (iii) programmes of continuing education of school drop outs, remedial coaching of students from weaker sections; (iv) work in creches ; (v) participatory cultural and recreation programmes for the community including the use of mass media for instruction and recreation, programmes of community singing, dancing etc.;

32. (g) Education and Recreations: Activities in this field could include: (vi) organisation of youth clubs, rural land indigenous sports in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendras ; (vii) programmes including discussions on eradications of social evils like communalism, castism , regionalism, untouchability, drug abuse etc.; (viii) non-formal education for rural youth and (ix) legal literacy, consumer awareness. (X) Swacch Bharat Mission (XI) Digital awareness, (XII) Voter awareness.

33. Benefit of Students/ NSS volunteers:• Personality Development Incentive Preference in Admission / Employment• National Integration camp, Adventure Programme, State level as well as National Level programme It helps in acquiring leadership qualities and democratic attitude It provides diversified opportunities to students in colleges and universities to develop their personality through community service. It developer a sense of involvement in the task of nation building.

34. Benefit of Students/ NSS volunteers:• Volunteers interaction with the slum dwellers and villagers expose them to the realities of life and bring about a change in their social perception.• It helps in developing positive attitude, self confidence, courage & patience.• It helps in developing his / her skill to perform certain jobs, quality of an organiser , an administrator and development of personality as a whole.• He / she gets opportunities to see the community closely and thus gets an experience of human nature in relation to his / her environment

35. Benefit of Students/ NSS volunteers:• Gets the opportunity to meet the people from different walks of life.• He/she gets the opportunity to participate in various National / State level programme such as National Integration, Motivational Lamps, value oriented self development camps, Adventure camps, workshops. Youth exhibition, cultural programmes etc.• A National service scheme contingent of 160 ( boys and girls ) participants selected after arigorous test participates in the Republic day parade camp for 3 weeks at New Delhi in the month of January every year.• NSS volunteer completing 240 hours of regular community service in a period of two yearsis to be issued an NSS certificate by the college / +2 level Institution or the University /Directorate of education

36. Conclusion: A survey of the evolution of educational thought in India clearly indicates its bias towards social commitment. And a review of the planning process which preceded the formulation of National Service Scheme reveals that NSS has been designed to promote the social goals of higher education. NSS has its own identity; it can be used for betterment of the society by proper implementation at higher education to create social responsibility of the students.

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38. Thank You By Dr.K.CHELLAPANDIAN Assistant Professor of Commerce Vivekananda College Tiruvedakam West Madurai – 625 234 Tamil Nadu