Editing National Service Scheme

{{Short description|Indian government-sponsored public service program}}
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{{Infobox project
| abbreviation = NSS
| logo =[[File:National Service Scheme Logo.svg|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|thumb|The National Service Scheme (NSS) Marching Contingent]]
[[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|thumb|The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind with the recipients of the university-level national service scheme awards]]
The '''National Service Scheme''' ('''NSS''') is an Indian [[government]] sector [[public service]] program conducted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yas.nic.in/|title=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports}}</ref> 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 ==
* [[National Cadet Corps (India)]] (NCC)
* [[Rashtriya Indian Military College]] (RIMC)

== 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 [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences|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.

== External links ==
{{Commons category|National Service Scheme}}
*[http://nss.gov.in/ National Service Scheme website]
*[https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=binkwng7t7q5 NSS Unit 8 Instagram Handle]

{{Government Schemes in India}}

[[Category:Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]
[[Category:Youth organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Education in India]]
[[Category:Government schemes in India]]
[[Category:1969 establishments in India]]