Lok Sabha Question No. 3847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Strengthening of NCC and NSS
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3847 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2021

Strengthening of NCC and NSS

3847. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

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

- (a)  whether  National  Cadet  Corps  (NCC)  and  the  National  Service Scheme(NSS) have been playing a key role in empowering the youth;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the initiatives taken by the Government  to encourage NCC  and  NSS  students across India specially in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)  whether  there  is  any  lack  of  synergy  between  NCC  and  NSS  in empowering the youth and if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government  to  revamp  and  strengthen  NCC  and  the  NSS  and  the outcome of the meeting convened for this purpose;
- (d) the details of the role and responsibilities of the Government in this regard; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  suggest  way  to  reform  and strengthen  NCC  and  NSS  and  if  so,  the  details  along  with  the composition and mandate thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI KIREN RIJIJU]

- (a)  &  (b):  Yes  Sir.  National  Cadet  Corps  (NCC)  and  National  Service Scheme  (NSS)  have  been  playing  key  role  in  empowering  youth.  The details of activities in respect of NCC and NSS are placed at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): There is no lack of synergy between NCC and NSS. A National Coordination  Committee  of  all  Youth  Organisations  (NCCYO)  has  been constituted. The details of the NCCYO is placed at Annexure-II.

## (e)   The details of initiatives to strengthen NCC and NSS are placed at Annexure-III.

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ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  and  (B)  OF  THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3847 FOR 18.03.2021 ASKED BY SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA REGARDING STRENGTHENING OF NCC

AND NSS

## National Cadet Corps (NCC):-

NCC  is  providing  Institutionalized  Training    and  Social  Service  & Community Development Action Plan, laid down as part of its Training Curriculum.  The details of the institutional training being carried out by NCC are as follows:-

- (i)  Basic Military training.
- (ii)   National Integration and Awareness.
- (iii)  Personality Development & Leadership.
- (iv)  Social  Service  &  Community  Development  impacting  the  larger section of society.
- (v) Youth Exchange Programme at National & International Level
- (vi)  Health & Hygiene.
- (vii)Adventure.
- (viii) Environmental Awareness and Conservation.

## National Service Scheme (NSS):-

National Service Scheme (NSS) has been playing key role in empowering the youth through developing the personality and character of the student youth through voluntary community service. 'Education through Service' is the purpose of the NSS. Very appropriately,  the  motto  of  NSS  is  'NOT  ME,  BUT  YOU'.  An  NSS volunteer places the 'community before 'self'. NSS aims at developing the following qualities/ competencies among the volunteers:

- (i) To  understand  the  community  in  which  the  NSS  volunteers work  and  to  understand  themselves  in relation to their community:
- (ii) To identify the needs and problems of the community and involve themselves in problem-solving exercise:
- (iii) To develop among themselves a sense of social and civic responsibility:
- (iv) To utilize their knowledge in finding practical solutions to individual and community problems:
- (v) To gain skills in mobilizing community participation
- (vi) To acquire leadership qualities and democratic values:
- (vii) To  develop  capacity  to  meet  emergencies  and  natural disasters; and
- (viii) To practice national integration and social harmony.

As per the new initiative of expansion of NCC in Border & Coastal areas,  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  been  identified  as  one  of  the beneficiary states of this scheme. The number of institutes identified under this scheme is 125 and 11951 cadets from Uttar Pradesh will get benefited.

During the 2020-21,  307600 NSS Volunteers  have been enrolled in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  who  had  undertaken  various  voluntary activities  such  as  adoption  of  468  villages,  plantation  of  101602 sapling,  390  units  of  Blood  Donated,  Pulse  Polio  immunization  was given  to  11342  children,  104256  Volunteers  were  trained  in  Self Defence Training.

Apart  from  above,  the  following  activities  relating  to  spread awareness of COVID-19 Pandemic were taken by the NSS volunteers in the State of Uttar Pradesh;

|   S. No. | Activities                                                           | Number       |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|        1 | I- Got Registration                                                  | 53682        |
|        2 | Arogya Setu App Uploaded                                             | 667070       |
|        3 | Mask Bank                                                            | 56 Districts |
|        4 | Prepared Mask                                                        | 715210       |
|        5 | Online Webinar for NSS Functionaries                                 | 59           |
|        6 | Online Webinar for Volunteers                                        | 297          |
|        7 | Meeting on Mental Health                                             | 37           |
|        8 | Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat webinar                                    | 89           |
|        9 | Participation of NSS Volunteers in Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat webinar | 13755        |

Further, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India  had  instituted  the  National  Service  Scheme  (NSS)  Awards  to recognize  the  voluntary  service  rendered  by  University/+2  Councils, Programme  Officers  and  their  NSS  Units  and  NSS  Volunteers.  The details of these awards are as follows:-

|   S. No. | Categories                             | No. of Awards   | Value of Award                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|----------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | University/ +2 Council                 | 2               | First Award: Rs.5,00,000/- (for NSS Programme Development) with a Trophy to the University/ +2 Council. A Certificate and a Silver Medal to the Programme Coordinator. Second Award: Rs.3,00,000 lakh (for NSS Programme Development) with a Trophy to the University/ +2 Council. A Certificate and a Silver Medal to the Programme Coordinator. |
|        2 | NSS Units and their Programme Officers | 10+10           | Rs.2,00,000/- to each NSS Unit (For NSS Programme Development), with a Trophy. Rs. 1,50,000/- to each Programme Officer with a Certificate and a Silver Medal.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|        3 | NSS Volunteers                         | 30              | Rs. 1,00,000/- to each Volunteer, with a Certificate and a Silver Medal.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  has  organized  2 nd   edition  of National Youth Parliament Festival 2021 from 24 th  December, 2020 to 5 th  January, 2021 at District and State Level through virtual mode and the Finals at National level was organized on 11 th  & 12 th  January, 2021 at Central Hall, Parliament House, New Delhi. Ms. Mudita Mishra (Uttar Pradesh) was scored the 1 st  Position in the Nationals of National Youth Parliament Festival-2021.

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) and (D) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3847 FOR 18.03.2021 ASKED BY SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA REGARDING STRENGTHENING OF NCC AND NSS

The  composition  of  the  Committee  for  achieving  better  coordination and synergy among  the  programmes  of  all youth organisations including NCC is as follows;

|   1 | Secretary (Youth Affairs)                                   | Chairman         |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|   2 | Defence Secretary                                           | Member           |
|   3 | Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change | Member           |
|   4 | Director General, NCC                                       | Member           |
|   5 | Director, NSS                                               | Member           |
|   6 | Secretary General, Indian Red Cross Society                 | Member           |
|   7 | Chief National Commissioner, Bharat Scouts & Guides         | Member           |
|   8 | National Chief Commissioner, Hindustan Scouts and Guides    | Member           |
|   9 | Director General, Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan               | Member Secretary |

The Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the Committee are as follows:

- (i) To  achieve  better  coordination  and  synergy  among  the programmes of all youth organisations.
- (ii) To improve and strengthen the ongoing programmes as well as the structure of youth organisation through sharing of experience/best practices.
- (iii) To channelize the energy/resources of all youth organisations towards mobilisation of youth for effective implementation of priority programmes/initiatives of the Government.

ANNEXURE-III  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (E)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3847 FOR 18.03.2021 ASKED BY SHRI  SANGAM  LAL  GUPTA  REGARDING  STRENGTHENING  OF  NCC AND NSS Large  Number  of  initiatives  have  been  taken  by  the  MoD  &  NCC  to strengthen NCC. These are as follows:(i) Through the concerted efforts the selection percentage in Armed Forces for the year 2019/20 has gone up by approx 70%. 78 Officers and 6000 soldiers have been inducted in the three services last year. Induction of cadets into armed forces continues to be the focus areas of NCC. (ii) HQ  DGNCC  has  been  taken  up  case  through  MoD  with  Home Ministry, Railway Ministry, Surface Transport Ministry and Civil Aviation  Ministry  to  introduce  incentives  for  NCC  cadets  in  security related jobs. CAPFs  and State Police, have already introduced incentives to NCC cadets, for recruitments. (iii) Case  has  been  taken  up  with  MoD  to  explore  the  avenues  for imparting  technical  skills  and  employment  of  the  cadets  in  Defence PSUs. (iv) The CSR guidelines for NCC have been prepared and fwd to MoD for necessary vetting and approval. (v) All  NCC  State  Dtes  have  been  affiliated  to  respective  Regional Commands of  the  three  Armed  Forces.  All  825  NCC  units  have  also been affiliated with Units of three Services. Additionally, coordination with  68  Army  Training  Institutions  for  conduct  of  NCC  Training  has been officially endorsed. (vi) Digitisation of NCC is being executed in phases. A new website of  NCC  through  NIC  has  been  launched,  as  part  of  Phase  1  which includes Mobile Training App for cadets and Online Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Camps were conducted last year. (vii) Fully Self Financed Scheme for one Lakh SD/SW cadets, has been sanctioned  by  MoD  which  will  enable  approximately  1000  private institutions to have NCC for their students.

(viii)  Acceptance of proposal to increase the Youth Exchange Programme to additional seven countries, has afforded an opportunity to 260 NCC cadets, to represent India at international forum. (ix) Delegation  of  Financial  powers  to  Group  Commanders  and  Unit Cos has made the functioning of NCC more effective and conduct of training in a time bound manner.

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