President Murmu presents National Service Scheme Awards for the year 2020-21
Awards
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Service Scheme NSS Awards for the year 2020-21. A total of forty-two awards were given. Two universities, ten NSS units, their programme officers, and 30 NSS volunteers received the awards. The Department of Youth Affairs of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports confers every year the National Service Scheme Award. Awards are conferred to recognise and reward outstanding contributions towards voluntary community service with a view to further promoting NSS in the country. Union minister of youth affairs and sports Anurag Singh Thakur, union minister of state for youth affairs and sports Nisith Pramanik, and youth affairs secretary Sanjay Kumar were also present on this occasion.
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