Chandigarh,
21st March became the witness of the inauguration of the seven day camp of NSS-PU, with NSS Chandigarh State license officer, Dr. Nemi Chand as the chief guest. His address to the audience aimed to highlight the importance of NSS volunteers in the development of the nation, appreciating their participation in the activities of social welfare. Reminding the volunteers of the motto of NSS , NOT ME BUT YOU, he requested them to keep the nation before their own self- interest as that is the only way to make the dreams of India as the world leader and superpower come true, in place of distinguished guest, Prof. Y.P. Verma, Registrar and NSS Coordinator Panjab University, was present, he highlighted the importance of participation of the volunteers in the act of social service, in the development of the overall personality of the volunteers as an individual personality which has its own advantages.
He urged each and every volunteer to help in promoting and advertising the government policies in the society and making the people understand in the most simplest way so that they can make out the best out of the opportunities provided by these policies. Reminding the audience of the ‘Swacch Bharat’ abhiyan , he urged the volunteers to pledge their duty to the event and to make it a big success, which will help in the building of a better image of India, as a country throughout the globe.
Members of the election commission Chandigarh, Shankar and Kamlesh were also present as a speaker, to make the audience who are above the age of 18, aware of the importance and procedure of getting their voter id card, India being the biggest democracy in the world , has given the right to vote to each and every citizen, so as a citizen of this country, its our responsibility to exercise our right to vote , and select leaders who will help in taking India to new heights of success.
The first day of the camp ended with cultural events, with the presence of an NSS Programme officer , Dr. Shankar Sehgal, Dr . Naveen Kumar, Dr. Namita Gupta, Dr. Manish Sharma.