President confers Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Awards
Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Awards are conferred every year since 2012 for recognising the outstanding work done by NSS volunteers, NSS Units and Programme Officers and the Universities/+2 Councils.
The awards are given in 4 categories.
University/+ 2 Council category award carries a cash award of Rs. 2 lakhs ( for NSS Programme Development) with a trophy to the University/+ 2 Council. A certificate and a silver medal to the Programme Coordinator. Only one award is given in this category.
Upcoming University/+ 2 Council category award carries a cash award of Rs. 1 lakh( for NSS Programme Development) with a trophy to the University/+ 2 Council. A certificate and a silver medal to the Programme Coordinator. Only one award is given in this category.
NSS Units and Programme Officers category award carries Rs. 70,000 to each NSS Unit(for NSS Programme Development) with a trophy. Rs. 20,000 to each Programme Officer with a certificate and a silver medal. Only 20 awards are given in this category.
NSS volunteers category awards carries a cash award of Rs 15,000 to each Volunteer, with a certificate and a silver medal. Only 30 awards are given in this category
In addition to the above, Certificates of Appreciation are sometimes given to a very limited number of nominees.
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