(c) Programmes aimed at creating an awareness for improvement of the status of women:
They may include

(i) Programmes of educating people and making them aware of women’s rights both constitutional and legal;
(ii) Creating consciousness among women that they too contributed to economic and social well-being of the community;
(iii) Creating awareness among women that there is no occupation or vocation which is not open to them provided they acquire the requisite skills; and.
(iv) Fostering government schemes for women like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.

(d) Social Service Programmes:
Depending on the local needs and priorities, the following activities/programmes may be undertaken:-
(i) Work in hospitals:for example, serving as ward visitors to cheer the patients, help the patients, arranging occupational or hobby activities for long term patients, guidance service for out-door-patients including guiding visitors about hospital’s procedures, letter writing and reading for the patients admitted in the hospital; follow up of patients discharged from the hospital by making home visits and places of work, assistance in running dispensaries etc
(ii) Work with the organisations of child welfare;
(iii) Work in institutions meant for physically and mentally handicapped;
(iv) Organising blood donation, eye pledge programmes;
(v) Work in orphanages, homes for the aged etc.;
(vi) Work in welfare organisations of women;
(vii) Prevention of slums through social education and community action;

(e) Relief & Rehabilitation work during Natural Calamities:
These programme would enable the students to understand and share the agonies of the people affected in the wake of natural calamities like cyclone, flood, earthquakes, etc. The main emphasis should be on their participation in programmes, and working with the people to overcome their handicaps, and assisting the local authorities in relief and rehabilitation work in the wake of natural calamities. The NSS students can be involved in:-

(i) Assisting the authorities in distribution of rations, medicine, clothes etc.;
(ii) Assisting the health authorities in inoculation and immunization, supply of medicine etc.;
(iii) Working with the local people in reconstruction of their huts, cleaning of wells, building roads etc.;
(iv) Assisting and working with local authorities in relief and rescue operation;
(v) Collection of clothes and other materials, and sending the same to the affected areas;

(f) Education and Recreations:
Activities in this field could include:

(i) Adult education (short-duration programmes);
(ii) Pre-school education programmes;
(iii) Programmes of continuing education of school drop outs, remedial coaching of students from weaker sections;
(iv) Work in creches ;
(v) participatory cultural and recreation programmes for the community including the use of mass media for instruction and recreation, programmes of community singing, dancing etc.;
(vi) Organisation of youth clubs, rural land indigenous sports in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendras;
(vii) Programmes including discussions on eradications of social evils like communalism, castism, regionalism, untouchability, drug abuse etc.;
(viii) Non-formal education for rural youth and
(ix) legal literacy, consumer awareness.
(X) Swacch Bharat Mission
(XI) Digital awareness,
(XII) Voter awareness.

(g) Solemnize Special National/international day’s /Month
(i) Important International Day’s for welfare of society
(ii) Important national day’s to commemorate imminent person of national fame.
(iii) Month as per government guideline.

The above is only an illustrative list of the type of activities that can be undertaken. Under the programme it would be open to each NSS Unit to undertake one of these programmes or any other

activity which may seem desirable to them according to needs. The NSS Unit should aim at the integrated development of the area selected for its operation which could be a village or a slum. It has also to be ensured that at least a part of the programme does involve manual work.

Special Camping:

The aim of the special Camping Programme is to bring youth face to face with the community and make efforts to improve their life. The NSS volunteers are to devote about 40/120 hours in Special Camping for the development society. Special Camping has been conceived as an opportunity to live with that community for 7 days, and experience the conditions and problems of the people. The NSS volunteers need to be inspired to take initiatives for the improvement of their condition. Although the focus of the Special Camps change periodically and regular programmes are organized in response to the community needs at the micro-level.