Seven Day NSS Annual Camp
22nd - 28th February 2018
The NSS unit of Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurgaon organized a seven day NSS Annual camp from 22nd - 28th February 2018 on the theme Cashless Training and Digital India Awareness.
The objective of the camp was to make the people aware about cashless economy/transaction in digital India.
The NSS Volunteers of the college particularly worked in adopted village “Khentawas” for eradication of illiteracy, cashless training and digital India awareness, watershed management and wasteland development, agricultural operations, health, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, mother and child care, family life education, gender justice, development of rural cooperatives, savings drives, construction of rural roads, campaign against social evils etc.
On the First Day During the inauguration ceremony, Prof (Dr.) B.M.K. Prasad (Principal, DCE Gurgaon) addressed the gathering and motivated the students to adopt the different methods of cashless transaction in their life and also motivated the students to encourage other individuals to adopt the different methods of cashless transaction. He also encouraged the students to do something for the community and society.
After which NSS volunteers performed NSS song, the social issue of eve teasing was enacted by a team of NSS volunteers in the form of a skit presentation, Speech by NSS volunteer on contribution of Youth in Nation Building.
On the Second Day, the NSS Volunteers were given First Aid Training by Mr. Dharamveer at the college campus. He explained them various fractures and how to tie a bandage to an injured person, various disaster management techniques, information of CPR, safety measures regarding snake bites, to save a drowning person and various techniques in order to save a fainted person’s life.
On the Third Day, the volunteers visited the Om Shanti Retreat Centre of Brahmakumari’s (ORC) at Bhorakalan,Gurgaon. The volunteers attended a lecture on 7 billion acts of goodness by Ms. Sunaina. The lecture was very inspiring and a peace of mind for the volunteers. During the session she explained how the act of goodness can change everyone’s life. The students were also made aware of the fact, how introspection and meditation can change their mindset towards society and themselves. It was all based on various acts of goodness like sharing, uplifting, caring, helping etc. The volunteers visited the whole campus including the art gallery, pyramid structured meditation room, garden, dining hall, solar system etc.
On the Fourth Day of the camp, the NSS volunteers visited the slum area. The slum children were taught cleanliness and good values. The volunteers also motivated the slum children to work to earn their living and distributed clothes, books, stationary items and sweets to the needy children. The NSS volunteers encouraged the children to showcase their talent in respective fields of their interest which motivated the other children around them. Further a lecture on cleanliness and hygiene by the NSS volunteers was followed by the National Anthem.
On the Fifth Day of the camp, the NSS volunteers organised a rally. The motive of the rally was to make people aware of the Digital and Cashless India. The rally also covered various social issues like women empowerment, female foeticide etc. The volunteers portrayed these issues using posters made by them. The volunteers actively interacted with the shopkeepers during the rally. The volunteers also surveyed the various shops about cashless services which these shops used in transaction processes. DCE, Gurgaon. NSS officers Mr. Ashok Kumar and Dr. Jyoti Anand accompanied the volunteers in the surveying process and rally.
On the Sixth Day the volunteers organised CashlessTrainingand Digital India Awareness training for college bus drivers, conductors and villagers regarding cashless payment. In the beginning of the workshop they were shown a video of NSS’s Moto. They were also taught how to use mobile applications like BHIM app and Paytm for online transaction.
On the Seventh Day, Closing Ceremony of seven day NSS special camp was held. The chief guest of the function was Prof. (Dr.) Sri Krishan Yadav, Dean Academics Dronacharya College of Engineering. On the occasion, the chief guest said such kind of activities would be beneficial for society. He said the camp had been a good exposure for the students. He congratulated the NSS volunteers for the successful completion of the camp. The briefing of the NSS seven day camp activities was presented by NSS volunteers. After this, there was a skit performed by NSS volunteers on importance of education for youth. The motive of the skit was to show the importance of education in everyone’s life. A folk dance was performed by the female NSS volunteers.
The ceremony ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. Jyoti Anand.
Seven Day NSS camp was a remarkable step towards social welfare.