National Service Scheme

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is an Indian government-sponsored public service programme conducted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India. The scheme was introduced in the year 1969, with the primary objective of developing the personality and character of the students through voluntary community service. Inspired by the ideals and service of Mahatma Gandhi, the theme ‘Education through Service’ is the main ideology behind the NSS. With the motto of ‘Not Me But You’, every NSS volunteer places the ‘community’ before ‘self’ and works for the welfare and benefit of others.

The NSS was established in the college in the year 2007, affiliated under the NSS Cell of Manipur University, and comprises of 2 units with 100 volunteers each in Unit-I and Unit-II. The NSS has helped the students become more socially aware of their environment and the sense of social responsibility they have developed has helped them in their personal and professional growth. Ever since its inception, the volunteers of NSS led by the Programme Officers, have rendered a number of voluntary services for the community. The two NSS units has 2 adopted villages, where they conduct social responsibility and intervention programmes on a regular basis. The two rural villages are as follows:

1. Mata
2. Tangnuam

Objectives:

1. To understand the community in which they work;
2. To understand themselves in relation to their community;
3. To identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem solving process;
4. To develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility;
5. To utilize their knowledge in finding practical solutions to individual and community problems;
6. To develop competence required for group-living and sharing of responsibilities;
7. To gain skills in mobilizing community participation;
8. To acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude;
9. To develop the capacity to meet emergencies and natural disasters;
10. To foster practical national integration and social harmony.

Programme Officers:

Unit 1: Kimzalun, Asst. Professor, Commerce

Unit 2: Thangboi Kipgen, Asst. Professor, History