President Droupadi Murmu presented the MY Bharat – National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2022-2023 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. She presented 40 awards to NSS Units and their Programme Officers, and NSS Volunteers. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports confers the National Service Scheme Award every year to recognise the exceptional contributions of NSS volunteers, units, and program officers in community service and nation-building.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya was also present on the occasion. NSS is a Centrally Sector Scheme which was launched in 1969 with the primary objective of developing the personality and character of the student youth through voluntary community service.
