The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on September 24, 2020 virtually conferred the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2018-19 from Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
- The National Service Scheme (NSS) Award for the year 2018-19 was given to 42 awardees in 3 different categories like University/ +2 Council, NSS Units and their Programme Officers and NSS Volunteers.
- Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of Youth Affairs confers every year the National Service Scheme Award to recognize and reward outstanding contributions towards voluntary community service made by the Universities/Colleges, (+2) Councils, Senior Secondary, NSS Units/ Programme Officers and NSS Volunteers, with a view to further promote NSS in the country.
- At Present, NSS has about 40 lakh volunteers on its rolls spread over the country.
