Lok Sabha Question No. 2071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: National Service Scheme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2071 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08-03-2018

National Service Scheme

2071.  DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

Will  the  Minister of  YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) The number of National Service Scheme (NSS) units operational in the country along with the number of students involved therein, State/ UT-wise;
- (b)
- The steps taken/being taken to make the NSS more effective;
- (c) The total amount spent on NSS during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d) Whether  any  assistance  is  taken  from  other  Ministries  and Public Undertaking etc. for making the NSS more effective and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) Whether any efforts are being made to  involve the  NSS with other initiatives such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Skill Development  Programme,  Afforestation  and  Entrepreneurship Development Programme, etc.; and
- (f) If so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (COL. RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE(RETD.))

- (a) The number of National Service Scheme (NSS) Units operational in the country along with the number of students/volunteers involved is given at Annexure-A.
- (b) The Government has taken initiatives to enhance the effectiveness of implementation of NSS, including  measures taken for close monitoring of the Programme and for improving its effectiveness. Some of these are as follows:
- i. Timely release of grants/ funds to the States/ UTs for NSS activities.
- ii. Training/ Capacity Building of NSS Programme Officers for effective implementation of NSS programmes.
- iii. Close monitoring of the ongoing programmes/ activities of NSS through the network of NSS Regional Centres and State NSS Cells.
- iv. In order to bring more transparency in the Government fund flow, registration on Public Financial Management System  (PFMS)  and  Expenditure  Advanced  Transfer (EAT)  module  has  been  made  mandatory  for  incurring financial expenditure up to the end user
- v. Regular Meetings  of  NSS  Advisory  Committees  at various  levels,  for  effective  implementation  of  NSS programmes and for removing bottlenecks, if any.

(c)The total amount spent on NSS during each of the last three years and the current year is given below:

|   S.No. | Year    | Total amount spent on NSS (Rs in Crores)   |
|---------|---------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2014-15 | 88.46                                      |
|       2 | 2015-16 | 93.51                                      |
|       3 | 2016-17 | 130.62                                     |
|       4 | 2017-18 | 121.16 (as on 28.02.2018)                  |

- (d)  At  present  there  is  no  provision  for  taking  financial assistance from other Ministries and PSUs for NSS activities.
- (e)  &  (f)  The  Government  has  made  conscious  efforts  for effectively connecting NSS to other government programmes. NSS  has  been  very  proactively  involved  in  various  flagship programmes  of  the  Government.  NSS  volunteers  have  been actively involved in various programmes of other Ministries viz., Swatchh  Bharat  Mission,  Digital  India,  Yoga  Programmes, Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, etc.

## ANNEXURE- A

ANNEXURE-A  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2071 FOR 08.03.2018 REGARDING NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME

| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT   |   No. of Units |   No. of NSS volunteers |
|---------|------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
| 1.      | A & N Islands          |             16 |                    1600 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh         |           2095 |                  209500 |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh      |            143 |                   14300 |
| 4.      | Assam                  |            470 |                   46994 |
| 5.      | Bihar                  |            578 |                   57800 |
| 6.      | Chandigarh             |            180 |                   17816 |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh           |            958 |                   95800 |
| 8.      | D & N Haveli           |             16 |                    1600 |
| 9.      | Daman and Diu          |             12 |                    1270 |
| 10.     | Delhi                  |            586 |                   70000 |
| 11.     | Goa                    |            310 |                   31055 |
| 12.     | Gujarat                |           1847 |                  184700 |
| 13.     | Haryana                |           1051 |                  122600 |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh       |            870 |                   87074 |
| 15.     | J & K                  |            385 |                   39000 |
| 16.     | Jharkhand              |            578 |                   57800 |
| 17.     | Karnataka              |           3011 |                  278200 |
| 18.     | Kerala                 |           1828 |                  267666 |
| 19.     | Lakshadweep            |             14 |                    1161 |
| 20.     | Madhya Pradesh         |           1616 |                  161600 |
| 21.     | Maharashtra            |           3526 |                  352590 |
| 22.     | Manipur                |            210 |                   20950 |
| 23.     | Meghalaya              |            375 |                   37450 |
| 24.     | Mizoram                |            361 |                   36100 |
| 25.     | Nagaland               |            114 |                   11400 |
| 26.     | Odisha                 |           1095 |                  109500 |
| 27.     | Puducherry             |            191 |                   19100 |
| 28.     | Punjab                 |            136 |                  123604 |
| 29.     | Rajasthan              |           1959 |                  195500 |
| 30.     | Sikkim                 |            165 |                   16500 |
| 31.     | Tamil Nadu             |           4242 |                  424200 |
| 32.     | Telangana              |           1462 |                  146200 |
| 33.     | Tripura                |            334 |                   32780 |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh          |           2990 |                  299030 |
| 35.     | Uttarakhand            |            615 |                   61500 |
| 36.     | West Bengal            |             70 |                    7020 |
| Total   | Total                  |          34409 |                 3640960 |

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