National Service Scheme

{{Short description|Indian government-sponsored public service program}}

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{{Infobox project

| abbreviation = NSS

| logo =205px

| country = India

| launched = {{start date and age|1969|09|24|df=y}}

| motto = Not me but you

| website = https://nss.gov.in

|caption=Logo of National Service Scheme}}

File:The National Service Scheme (NSS) Marching Contingent passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 68th Republic Day Parade 2017, in New Delhi on January 26, 2017.jpg

File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind with the recipients of the university-level national service scheme awards 2016-17, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.jpg

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is an Indian government sector public service program conducted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs{{Cite web|url=https://yas.nic.in/|title=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports}} and Sports of the Government of India. Popularly known as NSS, the scheme was launched in Mahatma Gandhi's centenary year in 1969.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

See also

References

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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, 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.