National Social Service (NSS) is a youth programme under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The overall objective of the NSS is ‘Education and Service to the community and by the community’. NSS at KNC instills the spirit of social service and has more than 1000 registered members.Each volunteer devotes 120 hours in a year to community extension service by provingthemselves as forerunners of change with their selfless service to society and relentless work for social causes.Their services include cancer-awareness, literacy programmes, blood-donation camps, environment and conservation of resources, cleanliness, upliftment of underprivileged children and so on.
The very first event of NSS KNC took place on 29th July 2019, Monday on the occasion of Jal Shakti Abhiyan. The NSS unit of KNC organized a poster making competition for second and third years on the topic “water conservation” to spread awareness about the importance of water. The contestants used the language of art and designed posters to bring forward the need for water conservation in today’s world. The posters truly brought forward the true value of water.
On 31st July 2019, Wednesday, the NSS orientation for the session 2019-20 took place. The event began with attendance of the students which took place by scanning the QR codes that were provided to each and every student registered with NSS. The aim was not only to save time and to facilitate the process, but also to make NSS paperless as far as possible. The President (Hera Aaqil, B.A Prog.) and Vice President (Danita Yadav, Journalism Hons.) addressed the students, spoke about the aims and objectives of NSS KNC, our upcoming collaborations and our new in-house project i.e. “Deeksharambh”- peer mentoring sessions which will function as a Student Induction Programme for all the first year students of the college. The core team and the Programme Officer, Ms Namita Paul introduced the different teams of NSS and requested the students to join a team based on their interest, to ensure better functioning of NSS.
Flooding in the last week of July led to devastation in parts of Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. There was massive loss of life and property. NSS KNC in collaboration with Goonj conducted a three day collection drive on 1st, 2nd and 5th August 2019. The collection drive took place for flood hit areas of Bihar and Assam. Items such as clothing, grains, utensils, sanitary pads were collected in large numbers from students, faculty and staff members.
The NSS KNC volunteers went to the Stein auditorium, Indian Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road on 5th August 2019 for the #CharchaForChange: Climate Chapter discussion hosted by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Josh Talks. 15 volunteers were selected for the event. The goal was to discuss ideas, innovations and solutions to combat the climate crisis. Innovators, artists, change-makers and social entrepreneurs participated in the event. They shared their journey on #Climate Action and inspired the youth to take action.
The NSS unit of KNC conducted an oath taking ceremony for all the registered students outside the NSS room on 7th August 2019. This ceremony marked the beginning of Swachhta Pakhwada in KNC. The oath was led by the Programme officer, Ms Namita Paul. As part of the Swacchta Pakhwada the NSS unit of Kamala Nehru College visited Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sadiq Nagar on 7th August 2019 alongwithDrShobha Rani and Dr. Santosh. They had an interactive and engaging session with the students of the institution and made them aware them about cleanliness and the goals and purposes behind it. The NSS volunteers also performed a skit about cleanliness which portrayed the importance and the consequences if cleanliness is not a habit practiced by everyone.The second event of SwachhtaPakhwada 2019 was held on 8th August 2019 in the KNC campus from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM. The first step towards cleanliness of the environment is to ensure that your immediate surroundings are clean. Therefore, the objective of this event was to clean the college campus. The third event SwachhtaPakhwada 2019 was , the cleanliness drive continued in the college campus everyday from 1 PM to 1:30 PM from 1-20 August 2019. Students scouted the entire campus and cleared all scraps, litter, leaves and various other things that disrupted the spotlessness of the college. The fourth event of SwachhtaPakhwada was held on 10th August 2019 at Green Park Market. The objective of this event was to clean Green Park market. All the volunteers were asked to wear something yellow and bring garbage bags, gloves and any other material that was required to clean the market.
On 14th August 2019, NSS Volunteers conducted a survey of the college's rain water harvesting plant and solar panels to understand their functioning and importance with the guidance of Dr. Akanksha Mishra. The FIT India campaign was kicked off with a telecast with ShriKirenRijiju on 23rd August 2019. On 26th August 2019, the NSS Volunteers collected and donated plants to promote Gandhianideals. On 30th August 2019, The NSS Volunteers attended an event organised by the Consumer Club of KNC. The FIT INDIA pledge and program was conducted on 29th August 2019.
The NSS unit of Kamala Nehru College organized "PRIDE 2019" on 6th September 2019 to mark the one year anniversary of the historic judgment which is a huge step towards equality. The event was organized in collaboration with Nazariya, a queer youth alliance and social justice advocacy group operating in Delhi. There was an open mic session, art exhibition and various stalls.
NSS Volunteers participated in I-Safe, the road safety event at IIT Delhi on 7th September 2019, Saturday and started off by the introduction of all the guests and panel members and presenting plants to them. Mr. Amar Srivastava ,the founder and president of IRSC, Solve delivered a speech on the vision and mission of IRSC.
The NSS unit of Kamala Nehru organized an event on 24th September 2019, Tuesday to celebrate 50 years of NSS. We held a series of competitions with themes that made people understand the concept of NSS and the essence of social service. The Slam Poetry competition and the Photography competition emphasized on the Gandhian Ideology by making students think deeper about the art of social service and the little acts of social service we witness in our everyday lives. The Poster Making competition tackled the issue of the rise of plastics and the students used their beautiful canvases and strokes to make the world aware of the harmful impact of plastics and its use. To close the session, a speaker session was organized where we were joined by AditiNagrath, Learning Manager, Slam Out Loud Organization and MuskaanKohli, Senior Coordinator, Ladli Foundation. The session aimed at educating and sensitizing the students towards the importance of the underprivileged people having the same opportunities and the same ambit to have a choice in life as we do.
Delhi School of Transnational Affairs, University of Delhi organised a lecture by His Excellency Mr. Walter J. Lindner, German Ambassador to India on the topic “public diplomacy: leaving the cage” on 25th September 2019, Wednesday and was attended by 15 NSS volunteers of Kamala Nehru College. This ambassadorial lecture series is a flagship initiative by the Delhi School of Transnational affairs with the prime objective to promote research on interdisciplinary themes on transnational affairs.
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti (2nd October 2019, Wednesday), the NSS Unit of KNC organised a cleanliness drive in the college campus to contribute in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to commemorate Gandhiji’s 150th Birth Anniversary. The NSS mobilized the college community to curb Single Use Plastic under Swacchta hi SewaAbhiyan.
Khushi Kapoor from Psychology (Hons) was appointed as the SVEEP College Campus Ambassador , to increase voter awareness and facilitate the registration of voters in the electoral rolls in collaboration with the Election Commission of India. The Electoral Verification Programme was conducted from 21st October-25 October 2019.
On 23rd October 2019, a Debate Competition was organised in KNC and the NSS Volunteers who participated and attended were given hours.On the occasion of National Unity Day on 31st October 2019,the NSS unit of KNC took the unity pledge. The pledge was read out by our General Secretary, Akshita Gupta. The volunteers were asked to assemble outside the NSS room. Before the commencement of the event, the NSS core council took the attendance of the volunteers present.
The Geography Department on its annual day organized an informative talk in collaboration with Friday for Future and the NSS unit of KNC on 4th November 2019. The talk was addressed by Bhamini Jain, who is affiliated with the Climate Reality Project which is a non-profit organization involved in education and advocacy related to climate change.
National Mission for Clean Ganga was organised on 4th November, 2019 at the Dhyanchand National Stadium by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. It was conducted to spread awareness about the depleting conditions of river Ganga. NSS KC was honored to be a part of this enlightening seminar.
The NSS members of Kamala Nehru College organised a workshop on POCSO (Prevention Of Children from Sexual Offences) and gender equality organized by Sakshi NGO on 6th November 2019. The aim of the workshop was to make the young citizens of the country understand the responsibility they have and the power they hold to raise awareness and bring change in the society. The NSS volunteers of KNC helped in the organisation work of We the Young's event in IIT Delhi which was held on 9th November 2019.
| Year | Title |
| 2018 | Report-NSS |
| 2017 | Report-NSS |
| 2016 | Report-NSS |
| 2015 | Report-NSS |
