National Service Scheme A Scheme For Social Service

Delhi Division, 7 Andhra Naval Unit Ncc, Ncc Directorate, A.P.
(Affiliated to Andhra University, Visakhapatnam)

(Sponsored by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India & Govt. of Andhra Pradesh)

 Introduction

Government of India recognized the importance of National Service and it has come out with 3 National programmes.

NCC: National Cadet Crops
NSS: National Service Scheme
NSO: National Sports Organization

NSS: National Service Scheme was introduced to the student community in 1969, basing on the recommendations of Dr. Kothari Commission. The main objective is to utilize the enthusiasm and desire to do something, the remarkable qualities of the Youth in National construction.

NSS involves youth mainly, which are in large number all over the country. NSS has derived it emblem from the famous Konark Sun temple, Konark, Orissa. The wheel of the chariot is seen below.

NSS day is celebrated on the 24th of September every year. The main aim of NSS is personality development of the student through community service. Qualities, duties, responsibilities and objectives of NSS volunteers are, every NSS volunteer should know that the work done by him must get “quantitative success with qualitative work “. The main thing which the NSS volunteer should keep in mind is “Hurt never – Help ever”.

MOTTO of NSS:

The motto of NSS is “Not me – But you “this means that the other person is more important than me. The three important things which will be necessary for the success of NSS are

Coming together is beginning
Thinking together is progress.
Working together is success.

Every NSS Volunteer should possess the following characteristics:-

Persistence: without leaving any work until it is completed
Honesty
Servant hood
Teaching ability
Confidence and faith
Positive thoughts

A good NSS volunteer has to inspire and motivate others and he has to sacrifice for others.

Objectives

The 10 objectives of NSS are

Understanding the community in which we work
Understand themselves in relation to their community.
Identify the needs and problems of the community and involve in the problem-solving process
Develop among themselves a sense of social and civil responsibilities.
Utilize the knowledge in finding practical solution to individual and community problems.
Develop the competence required for responsibilities.
Gain skills in mobilizing community participation.
Acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude.
Develop capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters.
Practice National Integration and social harmony.

National Service provides an excellent opportunity to the youth for personality development and in developing self-confidence. Different service activities create dignity of labor in volunteers and it leads to self-satisfaction.

NSS Unit In Our College

National Service Scheme was started in the year 1977. Sri P. Appaji Rao, Lecturer in Economics was appointed as Programme Officer with an intake of 100 volunteers. Based on the performance of the College Unit, the University has sanctioned 2 more units to the college. At present there are three units under the guidance of Unit-I Sri A.S. Bangarraju, Head of the Department of History, Unit-II Sri Y.N. Sanjeeva Rao, Head of the Department of English, Unit-III Sri D.V.R. Srinivas, Lecturer in History. Further glad to record that the second unit Programme Officer Sri Y.N. Sanjeeva Rao is nominated as District Programme Officer for West Godavari District, by the NSS Regional Center Govt. of India and NSS cell of Andhra University, under his guidance 70 units are effectively functioning.

Advisory Committee for 2005-2006

At Present

Regular Activities

The volunteers are enrolled during the month of July every year. The activities start with campus cleaning. As the monsoon will be active during the period of July to October regular plantation work is done. Cleaning of water tanks is done twice in the college campus in August and in February. The volunteers are also involved in the Bandobastu duties at Nadipudi, Achanta and Penugonda on the days of temple festivals. The volunteers are involved in different Government Programmes and Surveys like literacy and Individual Sanitary Lavoratory.

Special Camping Programme:

Special camping is one of the main activities of the NSS. In this camp, volunteers camp at a selected village or hamlet together for 10 days. The student volunteers become used to community living and the objective of the NSS service to community is fulfilled. The camp is usually for a period of 10 days. In which the activities are planned to suit the local needs. The general activities taken up are literacy campaign conducting of health camps, cattle immunization, family and child welfare schemes etc., Assets are created by laying roads or cleaning digging of drinking water sources, construction or widening of drains by shramadanam. All these activities are usually taken up in all the camps.

In addition to Shramadanan, extension lectures and competitions and cultural programs are conducted in the special camps.

Since the inception of National service Scheme, the College has organized more than 22 Ten Day NSS Special Camps in the villages under the theme of Rural Reconstruction. The following Camps have been organized in the recent past.

 

Participation In Republic Day Parade:

The competent authorities at various levels selected 3 volunteers from our college NSS units to participate in the Republic Day Parade. This gave them an opportunity to mingle with various other student volunteers from different states and to exhibit their talent at the National level.

Sk. Jaheer Khan IIIrd B.Sc., 2000
A. Brenham IIIrd B.A 2001
Md. Karimullah Shah Khadri III B.Sc., 2003

Mega Work Camps:

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, gave an opportunity to our N.S.S. Units to organize a 10 day District mega special camp on Water Shed Management. The NSS units organized a mega camp at KOTA RAMACHANDRA PURAM from 23-06-2004 to 02-07-2004 with 325 volunteers. The units organized a second mega camp at KORUKOLLU from 22-07-2005 to 01-08-2005. with 250 volunteers from 25 colleges.

Services Rendered During National/Natural Calamities

The college is located in the heart of the Godavari Delta. The state witnessed devastating floods in 1986. The college was identified to operate relief and rehabilitation work at Medapadu for 30 days; more than 300 volunteers have participated in the camp. The former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri. N.T. Rama Rao visited the camp and complimented the volunteers.

During the DIVISEEMA CATASTROPHE (TIDAL WAVE in 1977) the college unit organized a camp in DIVISEEMA in Krishna District under the Leadership of Sri. P. Appaji Rao.

During the Godavari Pushkarams our volunteers participated different service programs at Narasapuram and Siddantham for 10 days.

During the TSUNAMI (26-12-2005) our college volunteers participated in rehabilitation work at Narasapuram.

Coordination With Government Organizations:

NSS units maintain public relations with all Government departments. The student volunteers actively respond to any call given by the Government. Surveys related to the projects in various Mandals were conducted and reports submitted to the district collector for review of the schemes. Pulse Polio Immunization. AIDS Awareness Rallies. Vanamahotsav, Child Labour Eradication are other programmes that are under taken as Government Programmes.

The NSS Unit of the College is recognized as NODAL CENTER for providing Training and Orientation in the field of Literacy.

Health Programmes:

Service organizations like the Lions Club, Rotary Club and Red Cross Society are kept in good rapport. The student volunteers respond to whatever call they give be at a blood donation or health camp or Pulse-Polio immunization.

The College Unit is also recognized by Andhra Pradesh have been State Aids Control Society to provide training on HIV/AIDS. For the last three years the college NSS Units have been providing training to more than 350 Degree and Junior College Lecturers under the Scheme of COLLEGES TALK AIDS PROGRAMME. The NODAL LECTURERS in turn have provided training to the students in class rooms on HIV/AIDS.

The college has provided EYE SIGHT to the poor by organizing free EYE CAMPS through NSS with the help of ROYAL COMMON WEALTH SOCIETY for the Blind and District Blind Society, Eluru. About 500 poor people have been operated for CATRACT free of cost. For this outstanding contribution our college Principal. Dr. G. Tammaih, was invited to Delhi to participate in the 3rd World Assembly in 1986 which was inaugurated by the Late Sri. Rajiv Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India.

The Unit has been a sheet anchor in organizing and motivating BLOOD DONATION PROGRAMMES with the help of RED CROSS. This year 191 students have donated blood in a single session, which is considered to be the Highest Record in the State of Andhra Pradesh. So far, more than 1500 NSS Volunteers have donated blood. For this the Government of Andhra Pradesh has recognized the Unit by awarding a Certificate of Appreciation.

With the help of local doctors and Primary Health Centers, the college has been organizing Dental and General Health Check up camps in the villages by providing free medicines. Local Doctors provide medicines free to the camps.

Our College volunteers participated in NATIONAL AIDS RALLY (Walk for Life) organized by PHC and APSAACS on 21-06-2005 at Peravalli.

A ten-day special camp was organized under ASHA PROGRAMME (HIV/AIDS awareness) from 23-07-2005 to 03-08-2005 at Vadali.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs, Government of India sanctioned 1, 00,000 to the unit under UNIVERSITIES TALK AIDS PROGRAMME to bring awareness on HIV/AIDS in the villages. The units organized HIV/AIDS awareness programmes in the villages.

National Integration Camps:

(Sponsored by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India, New Delhi)

The college NSS Unit has organized two major NATIONAL INTEGRATION CAMPS with 200 Volunteers. It was a turning point in the history of our NSS Units and college.

In addition to that the college volunteers and Programme Officers have participated in National Integration Camps at BENARUS, PUNJAB, MAHARASTRA, GUJARATH and ORISSA. The unit organized INTER COLLEGIATE LEADERSHIP TRAINING CAMPS with 100 volunteers sponsored by Andhra University in order to develop Leadership Skills.

Our NSS Volunteers participated in ADVENTUROUS TRUCKKING CAMP (one week) at Madhya Pradesh in the year 2001.

Leadership Training Camp From 09-02-2005 To 18-02-2005

National Service Scheme is an activity for the student for the development of their own personality and leadership qualities through rendering community service. The volunteers are trained for 10 days on various topics.

Celebrations

Awards

Best NSS unit in the Andhra University Area by Andhra University in 1982
Best NSS Programme Officer in Andhra University Area in 1983
1986 Best NSS Programme Officer in the State By Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1986
Best Programme Officer by the District Collector in the year 2001 to Sri Y.N. Sanjeeva Rao
Best Programme Officer by the District Collector in the Year 2002 to Sri A.S. Bangarraju
Outstanding Service Award by RED CROSS SOCIETY, W.G.Dt., Eluru, in 2004 to Sri Y.N. Sanjeeva Rao.

Awareness Programmes :

Drinking water and its importance
Women Empowerment-role of DWCRA GROUP
Communal Harmony – Need of the hour
Personality development – Moral values and its significance
Recycling and Reclamation of waste (Solid, water, etc.,)
Literacy and its importance
Awareness of AIDS
Communication skills
Role of Leader

The following study projects were under taken by the NSS volunteers under the guidance of Programme Officer.

Janma Bhoomi Programme – a profile
Housing for Poor – a study
Water Harvesting Programming
Adult Education
Andhra Pradesh – a profile
Journalism – Employment opportunities
Women Empowerment
Aids awareness Programme
Adoption of Model Village based on the 10 point programme of Dr. A.P.J.

Abdul Kalam, President of India (Address to the Nation over DOORDARSAN / AIR on 25-01-2004.

Future Action Of Plan:

Propagation of developmental programs of Central and State Governments.
Counseling and Medical help to the identified HIV positive people.
Pursuing the Government to sanction homes to the homeless families.
Encourage to learn while you learn.

Sanciton Of Nsv:

The NSS Regional center, Govt. of India, Hyderabad, sanctioned a Post of National Service Volunteer which is given to a Senior Service Volunteer. He receives an amount of Rs.1000/- per month from the Government for two years. He will assist the NSS Units. They are

Mr. U.Ramu 01-07-2001 to 31-06-03
Kum.J.S.Uma Maheswari, 01-07-03 to 31-08-2005

Creation of Assets

In organizing NSS camps in the villages, college has created huge assets in the villages. Most of the villages surrounding our college have received the services of NSS units.
 

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