President Droupadi Murmu presented one of the flagship programmes of the Centre, MY Bharat – National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for 2022-23 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. The awards highlight the importance of voluntary community service in shaping the character of student youth, which is the primary objective of the NSS programme.

The MY Bharat-NSS programmes aim to develop the personality and character of students through voluntary community service. This Scheme was introduced in 1969 during the birth centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.

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The MY Bharat-NSS Award, instituted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in 1993-94, honours and celebrates the outstanding contributions of youth in the fields of social service, community development and nation-building

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