Lok Sabha Question No. 3590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: National Service Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3590 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

## NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME

## †3590. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of National Service Scheme (NSS) units operating in the country at present and total number of students associated with it, State/UT -wise ;
- (b) the details of funds allocated to NSS during the last three years and the appropriate steps taken by the Government to make it more effective;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to link NSS with entrepreneurial and developmental activities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a)  As on 31.03.2016, there were total 39,695 NSS units operating in the country. Total  36,58,518  students  were  associated  with  NSS  units  in  the  country. State/ UT-wise details are enclosed at Annexure-I .
- (b) The details of the Budget allocation (Revised Estimates) to NSS (Plan and Non Plan combined) for last three years is as under:

2013-14: Rs.83.69 Cr

2014-15: Rs.92.18 Cr

2015-16: Rs.95.98 Cr

The  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  steps  to  make  NSS  more effective. The coverage of NSS has been increased. The total strength of NSS volunteers  has  increased  from  32.50  Lakhs  to  36.58  Laks.  Steps  have  been taken  to  improve  the  quality  of  NSS  programmes.  The  recommendations  of Evolution Study of NSS conducted by Tata Institute of Social Sciences(TISS) have been implemented.

- (c) to (e) The nature of NSS programme is such that the NSS volunteers associate themselves with development activities undertaken by various Department/ Agencies. This includes awareness programmes on important issues, shramadaan, etc.

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| S. No   | State/ UT         | No. of Institutions covered under NSS   | No. of Institutions covered under NSS   | No. of Institutions covered under NSS   | No. of Institutions covered under NSS   | No. of NSS Units    |      |       | No. of NSS Volunteers   |        |       |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------|------|-------|-------------------------|--------|-------|
| S. No   | State/ UT         | Universites                             | Colleges/ Tech. Institutions            | Schools                                 | Total                                   | Govt.- funded Units | SFUs | Total | Male                    | Female | Total |
| 1       | A &NIslands       | 0                                       | 5                                       | 12                                      | 17                                      | 23                  | 0    | 23    | 714                     | 768    | 148   |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 23                                      | 1663                                    | 0                                       | 1686                                    | 1981                | 65   | 2046  | 134646                  | 71354  | 20600 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                                       | 26                                      | 41                                      | 68                                      | 86                  | 5    | 91    | 7250                    | 5750   | 1300  |
| 4       | Assam             | 5                                       | 214                                     | 0                                       | 219                                     | 215                 | 2    | 217   | 21050                   | 16038  | 3708  |
| 5       | Bihar             | 15                                      | 401                                     | 150                                     | 566                                     | 618                 | 46   | 664   | 45075                   | 21888  | 6696  |
| 6       | Chandigarh        | 3                                       | 22                                      | 59                                      | 84                                      | 136                 | 28   | 164   | 9328                    | 6872   | 1620  |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      | 6                                       | 369                                     | 737                                     | 1112                                    | 1106                | 1    | 1107  | 59059                   | 45317  | 10437 |
| 8       | D &NHaveli        | 0                                       | 0                                       | 10                                      | 10                                      | 10                  | 0    | 10    | 0                       | 0      | 110   |
| 9       | Daman and Diu     | 0                                       | 2                                       | 10                                      | 12                                      | 12                  | 2    | 14    | 0                       | 0      | 170   |
| 10      | Delhi             | 8                                       | 93                                      | 800                                     | 901                                     | 600                 | 93   | 693   | 39500                   | 37800  | 7730  |
| 11      | Goa               | 1                                       | 31                                      | 76                                      | 108                                     | 302                 | 0    | 302   | 14400                   | 15600  | 3000  |
| 12      | Gujarat           | 30                                      | 676                                     | 749                                     | 1455                                    | 1610                | 156  | 1766  | 0                       | 0      | 18950 |
| 13      | Haryana           | 11                                      | 430                                     | 631                                     | 1072                                    | 1051                | 121  | 1172  | 63850                   | 55000  | 11885 |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh  | 9                                       | 102                                     | 716                                     | 827                                     | 846                 | 21   | 867   | 44091                   | 41752  | 8584  |
| 15      | J&K               | 5                                       | 200                                     | 697                                     | 902                                     | 336                 | 5    | 341   | 16700                   | 16900  | 3360  |
| 16      | Jharkhand         | 10                                      | 134                                     | 106                                     | 250                                     | 525                 | 14   | 539   | 32706                   | 21335  | 5404  |
| 17      | Karnataka         | 33                                      | 2120                                    | 881                                     | 3034                                    | 3001                | 501  | 3502  | 182945                  | 131200 | 31414 |
| 18      | Kerala            | 19                                      | 740                                     | 775                                     | 1534                                    | 1774                | 704  | 2478  | 114493                  | 122477 | 23697 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 12                                      | 13                                      | 14                  | 0    | 14    | 588                     | 812    | 140   |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh    | 7                                       | 614                                     | 625                                     | 1246                                    | 1544                | 248  | 1792  | 118710                  | 58649  | 17735 |
| 21      | Maharashtra       | 22                                      | 2275                                    | 495                                     | 2792                                    | 3531                | 267  | 3798  | 185267                  | 152100 | 33736 |
| 22      | Manipur           | 1                                       | 60                                      | 47                                      | 108                                     | 160                 | 1    | 161   | 9170                    | 7330   | 1650  |
| 23      | Meghalaya         | 4                                       | 40                                      | 1                                       | 45                                      | 56                  | 0    | 56    | 15400                   | 14000  | 2940  |
| 24      | Mizoram           | 1                                       | 27                                      | 48                                      | 76                                      | 237                 | 36   | 273   | 14040                   | 13260  | 2730  |
| 25      | Nagaland          | 1                                       | 44                                      | 16                                      | 61                                      | 70                  | 10   | 80    | 4301                    | 3699   | 800   |
| 26      | Odisha            | 13                                      | 902                                     | 42                                      | 957                                     | 1980                | 56   | 2036  | 66700                   | 35100  | 10180 |
| 27      | Puducherry        | 1                                       | 63                                      | 82                                      | 146                                     | 181                 | 19   | 200   | 9800                    | 9487   | 1928  |
| 28      | Punjab            | 17                                      | 506                                     | 632                                     | 1155                                    | 1538                | 186  | 1724  | 89612                   | 89980  | 17959 |
| 29      | Rajasthan         | 26                                      | 590                                     | 794                                     | 1410                                    | 1757                | 134  | 1891  | 134605                  | 54564  | 18916 |
| 30      | Sikkim            | 1                                       | 15                                      | 69                                      | 85                                      | 129                 | 0    | 129   | 6582                    | 6318   | 1290  |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu        | 47                                      | 1334                                    | 1940                                    | 3321                                    | 4785                | 253  | 5038  | 248608                  | 155331 | 40393 |
| 32      | Telangana         | 19                                      | 942                                     | 0                                       | 961                                     | 1357                | 5    | 1362  | 91363                   | 45071  | 13643 |
| 33      | Tripura           | 1                                       | 27                                      | 288                                     | 316                                     | 316                 | 1    | 317   | 12730                   | 13050  | 2578  |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh     | 22                                      | 1031                                    | 296                                     | 1349                                    | 2877                | 56   | 2933  | 0                       | 0      | 29040 |

| 35          | Uttarakhand   |   6 |   180 |   395 |   581 |   710 |   15 |   725 |       0 |       0 |   6091 |
|-------------|---------------|-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|---------|---------|--------|
| 36          | West Bengal   |  22 |   400 |   251 |   673 |  1141 |   29 |  1170 |   30232 |   22583 |   5281 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total   | 391 | 16278 | 12483 | 29152 | 36615 | 3080 | 39695 | 1823515 | 1291385 | 365851 |