NSS holds 'Gram Seva and Traditional Sports Day' in villages; over 80,000 take part

What happened

The ‘MY Bharat’ National Service Scheme (NSS), which works under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, held ‘Gram Seva and Traditional Sports Day’. It was part of the sixth week of the ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat 100-week Sankalp Abhiyan’. The notice says the aim was to take the campaign beyond schools and colleges to village communities.

Where it was held and how many joined

The initiative was run by the NSS directorate and 15 NSS regional directorates. It was held in more than 160 institutions and the villages they have adopted. According to the release, over 80,000 people took part, including young people, gram panchayat members, village elders and local residents.

What activities took place

NSS units organised local tournaments in traditional games such as kabaddi, kho-kho, tug of war and wrestling. More than 21,500 people took part in these.

Under Gram Seva, NSS volunteers and gram panchayats worked together on cleaning village lanes, cleanliness around public wells and handpumps, and plantation drives. More than 19,800 people joined these activities.

There were also community awareness programmes on healthy living and youth-led discussions, in which more than 18,600 people took part. Over 29,500 young women took part in the sports and community service activities.

Reaching people on social media

To widen the campaign’s reach, young participants created more than 4,000 social media posts using the hashtag #NashaMuktYuva.

What it means for you

According to the release, the week’s activities were held under the second month’s theme, ‘Swasth Yuva, Nashamukt Yuva (Shakti aur Seva)’. They strengthened the link between educational institutions and village communities. The notice gives no application, form or deadline for ordinary people.