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ANDHRA UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME
BRIEF REPORT ON NSS ACTIVITIES OF ANDHRA UNIVERSITY FOR THE YEAR 2018-2019
NSS Volunteer’s Strength
The NSS Volunteers’ strength allocated for NSS cell of Andhra University for the
year 2018-19 is 28,400 and the actual enrolment is 30100. Out of which 19565 are male
and the remaining 10535 are female volunteers (SC: 4920, ST: 2098 & Others: 22984).
State level Planning, Training and Review Meeting at Anantapuramu
The Programme Coordinator of NSS has attended a two-day State level Planning,
Training and Review Meeting on NSS at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuram on
27
th
& 28
th
April, 2018. All the NSS Programme Coordinators of Andhra Pradesh stated
have participated in the meeting and discussed the plan of action, review of NSS
activities, etc.
Swachh Bharat Summer Internship Programme
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) in association with the
Ministry of Human Resources Development launched Swachh Bharat Summer Internship
Programme with an aim of Making Swachhata a Jan Andolan. The internship was
undertook by college student for the duration of 100 hrs during the period starting 1 st May
to 31 st July 2018. In each institute/college have a designate Nodel Officer who guided the
student throughout the internship. A portal ( ) has been developed for
the purpose of Registration of interns and to upload the reports.
The internship expected to make the volunteers more sensitive towards Swachhata
sensitize rural youth and generate Awareness. NSS volunteers with their glories tradition
of community service are best suited to join internship in large number by enrolling.
Training of Trainers programme on Employability Skills
The NSS Cell of Andhra University organised a 3-day TOT Programme on
Employability Skills in association with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth
Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur from 14 th to 16 th May, 2018 at the Platinum
Jubilee Guest House, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. About 48 NSS Programme
Officers from different colleges of Andhra University area participated in this programme.
Prof. G. Nageswara Rao, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. V. Uma Maheswara Rao, Registrar, Prof.
R.D. Sampath Kumar, NSS Programme Coordinator of Andhra University and Prof. A.
Chandra Mohan, Registrar, RGNIYD, Dr. Vasanthi Rajendran , Professor, CTOCB, RGNIYD,
Sriperumbadur were present.

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Seminar on Resonating Change: Transforming Systems and Communities through
Development Communication
The Unicef-Hyderabad organised a Seminar on Resonating Change: Transforming
Systems and Communities through Development Communication on 16 th May, 2018 at
New Delhi. In this connection, Ms. P. Roja, NSS Programme Officer and Ms. Jaya Raghani,
NSS volunteer of Gayatri Vidya Parishad College for Degree & PG Courses, Visakhapatam
have participated.