NSS | Poompuhar College, Melaiyur

National Service Scheme

NSS is a voluntary association of young people in colleges, universities and at +2 level.
Organized by the students and teachers through their combined participation in community service.
The cardinal principle of the NSS programme is to get a sense of involvement in the task of Nation building.
The scheme was launched in Gandhiji’s Centenary Year – 1969.
24th September is celebrated every year as NSS Day with various programmes and activities.
It is aimed at developing student’s personality through community service.

NSS constitutes of four units and is always engaged in varied community-oriented programmes.
It is involved in maintaining the cleanliness of college campus.
As college is under the management of Hindu Religious Endowment, temple cleaning and hundiyal money counting were done by NSS unit periodically.
In addition, awareness right to vote and prevention against COVID-19 was conducted by our volunteers.
Vaccination camps and awareness on social distancing during the pandemic period had a great impact on the society.

To enable the students to understand the community in which they work.
To identify the needs and problems of the community and the solution to their needs.
To acquire leadership qualities and democratic attitude.
To encourage national integration and develop the capacity to meet emergencies and national disasters.

Volunteers of NSS believe in the philosophy, “not me but you” echoing the vision of Gandhiji.
The aim of NSS is to demonstrate this motto in day-to-day programmes.

The Konark wheel is the symbol and has eight bars which represents the 24 hours of the day.
The badge reminds the NSS volunteers to be in readiness for service of the nation round the clock i.e., for 24 hours.

S.No.	NAME & DESIGNATION	UNIT
1	Dr. N. SANTHAKUMARI Assistant Professor of Tamil	I
2	Dr. R. RAJALAKSHMI Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Religion & Culture	II
3	Dr. G. LENIN Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Religion & Culture	III
4	Dr. A. UDAYA Assistant Professor of Chemistry	IV