NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME
NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME National Service Scheme (NSS) is an initiative of the Central Government (Ministry of Youth & Sports Affairs), the National Service Scheme (NSS) aims to provide hands-on experience to young students in delivering community service. It provides student youths of 11th and 12th standards and technical institutions, graduate and postgraduate colleges and university level with an opportunity to take part in various government led community service activities and programmes. The Logo for NSS is a pictorial mark logo consisting of a picture. It also comprises several avatars like graphical elements in the middle surrounded by the typographic ‘National Service Scheme’ in Devanagari script as well. The red colour indicates that the volunteer is full of young blood that is lively, active, energetic and full of high spirits. The motto of NSS ‘Not Me But You’, reflects the essence of democratic living and upholds the need for selfless service. NSS