NSS

National Service Scheme (NSS)

About National Service Scheme (NSS)

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Central Sector Scheme of Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. It provides an opportunity to the student youth in colleges to take part in various government-led community service activities & programmes. The main aim of the NSS is to provide hands-on experience to young students in delivering community service.

Motto

The motto of National Service Scheme is NOT ME BUT YOU

Benefits of Being a NSS Volunteer:

A NSS volunteer who takes part in the community service programme would gain the exposure and experience to be:

• an accomplished social leader
• an efficient administrator
• a person with empathy towards people less fortunate than him/her
• a responsible citizen

The NSS Unit of the College has a strength of 426 volunteers in the academic year 2019-20 and is well-known for conducting meaningful outreach and extension activities. Guided by the four Programme Officers,the volunteers work in the interest of the community and conduct various activities that help different sections of the society –children in orphanages, inmates of old age homes, villagers and young children working in and around the Margao Market.

Several NSS Volunteers successfully completed the 100 hours Swachh Bharat Summer Internship in the year 2018-19. Mr. Amitesh Shirwaikar, Block Development Officer, Salcete and Mrs. Ranjita Pai, Former President and an active member Mahila Mandal, Margao are members of the NSS Advisory Committee and are guiding and supporting the NSS Unit in conducting activities.

The activities conducted this year include(2020-21):

The College has 6 NSS Units, with an allotted strength of 550 volunteers. The NSS volunteers are involved in activities such as Swaccha Bharat Abhiyaan, Blood donation, creating awareness about AIDS and malaria, teaching less privileged children and several such activities.

The College has had the distinction of having six NSS volunteers represent Goa at the Republic Day parade at New Delhi. Mr. Prem Kumar Singh of SY B.Com participated in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi in January 2020.

Two students have also won the Indira Gandhi National Award for Best NSS volunteer, given every year to 16 NSS volunteers from all over the country. This is the only College in Goa to have won this prestigious award twice. Two NSS volunteers have also been part of the Indian youth contingents that visited China and South Korea.

In the summer of 2018, 61 students completed Swaccha Bharat Summer Internship launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, wherein they completed 100 hours of community service related to cleanliness, waste management, hygiene, etc. in villages of South Goa. The students gained immensely from this experience. During 2020-21, despite the pandemic, two groups of students participated in this project – now called the Swaccha Bharat Student Internship. Our volunteers regularly visit the Old Age Home at Margao, managed by Provedoria and spent time with the inmates, playing games, singing, reading to them etc.

During the lockdown, our volunteers rose to the occasion – they stitched and distributed free masks in their neighbourhoods, and volunteered their time (about 8 hours every day) at the OPD of Hospicio, Margao. They also designed posters and banners to create awareness about the disease and precautions to be taken and spread the message about the Aarogya Setu app.

In addition to the above, the NSS Unit organizes all other activities as notified by NSS Cell, Goa University, Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, and other Departments from time to time which include observing Days of National Importance, Birth Anniversaries of Famous Personalities and Freedom fighters among others.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS)

• Constitution of the NSS Advisory Council
• Planning and executing NSS programmes for the year
• Carrying out instructions issued by the NSS Coordinator of Goa University, NSS Regional Centre and Department for Sports and Youth Affairs (DSYA) for the implementation of NSS activities
• Working for campus-community linkages
• Developing students’ personalities through community service.
• Identifying volunteers with potential to participate in selection programmes for Republic Day, National Integration Camps, and providing them with all the necessary support to ensure selection
• Providing students with a platform for community work and developing a sense of involvement in the task of nation-building.
• Conduct of the Annual Special NSS Camp
• Working with the Red Ribbon Club to carry out activities of the RRC, such as blood donation camps, AIDS awareness sessions, etc.
• Submission of quarterly and annual reports to the NSS Cell of Goa University in the prescribed format.

 

NSS Advisory Committee Members for the academic year 2023-24

1.	Prof. Prita D. Mallya	Professor and Principal	Chairperson
2.	Mr. Sadanand Naik	BLO, Margao	Member
3.	Mrs. Reena S. Pai Palondicar	Social Worker	Member
4.	Mr. Sanjay Velip	NSS Programme Officer In-charge	Member Secretary
5.	Ms. Saruka Kalgutkar	NSS Programme Officer	Member
6.	Ms. Akshada Gaonkar	NSS Programme Officer	Member
7.	Mr. Seby D’Silva	Office Staff	Member
8.	Mr. Apurba Mondal	Class: TY B. Com         Div: A Roll No: 21011	Student Member
9.	Ms. Mansha Naik	Class: TY B. Com          Div: A Roll No: 21026	Student Member

 

Red Ribbon Club Advisory Committee for the academic year 2023-24

1.	Prof. Prita D. Mallya	Professor and Principal	Chairperson
2.	Dr. Edwin Barreto	Vice Principal	Co-Chairperson
3.	Mr. Sanjay Velip	Assistant Professor	Convenor
4.	Ms. Saruka Kalgutkar	Assistant Professor	NSS Programme Officer
5.	Ms. Akshada Gaonkar	Assistant Professor	NSS Programme Officer
6.	Mr. Prakash Tendulkar	Finance Officer
7.	Mr. Kewell Fernandes	Class: TY B.Com A Roll No: 21020	Joint Convenor
8.	Ms. Poonam Kothari	Class: SY B.Com A Roll No: 2203046	Joint Convenor
9.	Ms. Alrica Canisha Noronha	Class: FY B.Com A Roll No: 2303003	Student Member
10.	Mr. Altaz Khan	Class: TY B.Com D Roll No: 21303	Student Member