National Service Scheme, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Govt. of India, popularly known as NSS, was launched in Gandhiji’s Birth Centenary Year, 1969, in 37 Universities involving 40,000 students with a primary focus on the development of personality of students through community service. Today, NSS has more than 3.2 million student volunteers on its roll spread over 298 Universities, 42 (+2) Senior Secondary Councils and the Directorate of Vocational Education all over the country. From its inception, more than 3.75 crore students from Universities, Colleges and Institutions of higher learning have benefited from the NSS activities as student volunteers.
