The National Service Scheme (NSS) is an Indian
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
sector
public service
A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service intended to address the needs of aggregate members of a community, whether provided directly by a public sector agency, via public financing available to private busin ...
program conducted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Sports of the
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...
. Popularly known as NSS, the scheme was launched in
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...
's centenary year in 1969.
See also
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National Cadet Corps (India)
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is the youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces with its headquarters in New Delhi, India. It is open to school and college students on voluntary basis as a Tri-Services Organisation, comprising the Indian Army, Army, ...
(NCC)
*
Rashtriya Indian Military College
The Rashtriya Indian Military College (abbreviated RIMC; formerly known as Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College) () is a military school for boys situated in Doon Valley, Dehradun in India. The RIMC is a feeder institution for the Nation ...
(RIMC)
References
Further reading
* ''National Service Scheme: A Report'', by Khwajala Ghulama Saiyidain. Published by Ministry of Education,
Govt. of India, 1961.
* ''Training and consultancy needs in national service scheme'', by N. F. Kaikobad, Krishan K. Kapil. Published by
the Tata Institute of Social Sciences(TISS), 1971.
* ''National Service Scheme: guide-lines to project-masters'', by Andhra University, Dept. of Sociology & Social Work. Published by Dept. of Sociology & Social Work,
Andhra University
Andhra University is a public university located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established in 1926. It is graded as an A++ institution by NAAC receiving a score of 3.74 on a scale of 4.
History
King Vikram Deo Verma, the Mah ...
, 1971.
* ''National Service Scheme in Gujarat: An Evaluation Report for the Year 1986–87'', by Tata Institute of Social Sciences Training Orientation & Research Centre (NSS), India, India. Dept. of Youth Affairs and Sports. Published by The Centre, 1987.
* ''National Service Scheme in Maharashtra: An Evaluation Report for the Year 1986–87'', by Tata Institute of Social Sciences Training Orientation & Research Centre (NSS), India, India Dept. of Youth Affairs and Sports. Published by The Centre, 1988.
* ''National Service Scheme in India: A Case Study of Karnataka'', by M. B. Dilshad. Published by Trust Publications, 2001.
External links
National Service Scheme websiteNSS Unit 8 Instagram Handle
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Youth organisations based in India
Education in India
Government schemes in India
1969 establishments in India