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Appendix - 2

National Service Scheme (NSS) Activities of Andhra University

S.No Programme Details
1. NSS Programme Coordinator attended a 2-day State level Planning, Training and Review
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Meeting on NSS at on 27 & 28 April, 2018 at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapuramu,
A.P.
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2. Swachh Bharat Summer Internship Program, 1 May to 31 July 2018 by the Ministries of of
Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) & Human Resources Development (HRD), GoI.
3. 3-Day TOT Programme on Employability Skills by AU NSS Cell & Rajiv Gandhi National
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Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur, at Andhra University from 14 to
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16 May, 2018.
4. Seminar on Resonating Change: Transforming Systems and Communities through
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Development Communication, 16 May, 2018, by UNICEF-Hyderabad at New Delhi
5. One-day meeting on “Engaging NSS volunteers for Adolescent Empowerment Programme in
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Visakhapatnam District” (2 Phase) on 24.05.2018, by AU NSS Cell & UNICEF-Hyderabad at
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6. World Environment Day observed on June 5 with the theme Think.Eat.Save by all NSS Units
under Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
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7. International Day of Yoga celebrations on 21 June 2018, NSS Units under Andhra University.
8. AU NSS Cell and Prohibition and Excise Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh organised an
awareness rally on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on
26.06.2018.
9. The Unicef-Hyderabad & AU NSS Cell organised a one-day review meeting with the selected
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Principals of Degree and Junior Colleges of Visakhapatnam district on 29 June, 2018.
10. AU NSS Cell & UNICEF-Hyderabad organised a 2-day Orientation Programme for NSS POs on
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Improving the Lives of Adolescent’s in Visakhapatnam District, from 10 to 11 July, 2018.
11. World Population Day was observed by all the NSS Units on July 11, 2018, on the theme
Spreading awareness about the exploding World Population and the Importance of
Reproductive Health”.
12. The Govt. Of AP organised Gnana Bheri Programme at A.U. Engineering College grounds on
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20 August, 2018, and nearly 1,200 NSS volunteers participated in this programme.
13. The NSS Units of Andhra University engaged in providing relief and rehabilitation services to the
affected flood victims of Kerala.
14. Rally at Beach Road, Visakhapatnam, on 19.09.2018, to bring awareness on Electoral Reforms.
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15. Daan Utsav (formerly “The Joy of Giving Week), 2 – 8 Oct., every year, since 2009. The
Hon’ble Prime Minster appealed to support this initiative, in his Mann Ki Baat program on
25.09.2016.
16. NSS volunteers under AU jurisdiction organised the Swachhta Hi Seva (SHS) (The Ministry of
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Drinking Water and Sanitation) Activities from 15 Sept. to 2 Oct, 2018.
17. NSS Day celebrations on 24.09.2018 in their colleges, to mark this occasion different
competitions like, elocution, rangoli, poster painting, essay writing, dancing were organised in
their colleges.
18. AU NSS Officials and Students participated in the Two-day workshop on Prevention of Child
Marriages on 27 &28 Sept. 2018 at National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD),
Hyderabad.
19. AU NSS Cell conducted Pre-Republic Day Parade camp selections to the NSS volunteers from
degree colleges of Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts on 09.10.2018.
20. AU NSS Cell organised the District and University level NSS Awards Ceremony on 24.10.2018
at T.L.N. Sabha Hall, Andhra University.
21. Ms. EPS Bhagyalakshmi, NSS DPO, attended a meeting on voters registration, electoral process