Higher and Technical Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey on Tuesday said that National Service Scheme (NSS) gives students an opportunity to understand the rural life and study social issues in their surrounding areas.
He was speaking as chief guest at the seven-day NSS camp at Agrasen Polytechnic campus at Dangania in Balod district. The camps inspire the students to do social service and work for the welfare of the nation. The main aim of the camps is to involve the student community in development activities, he said.
On the occasion, Pandey presented awards to Khemchand of Rajnandgaon for standing first in Fancy Dress Competition, second prize was given to Devsingh of Raigarh and third to Yogeshwar from Gariaband.
NSS State Contact Officer Dr Samrendra Singh gave a detailed account of the activities of the organisation. He said the camp schedule is from January 16 to 22. The programme co-ordinator of NSS Neeta Bajpayee said that students from various schools and colleges are taking part in the camp.