Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of Govt of India on 19-November, 2015
President Pranab Mukherjee Confers Indira Gandhi NSS Awards 2014-15
The President Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Awards 2014-15 to 57 persons at a function at the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan here today. The objective of the Awards is to the recognise and reward outstanding contributions towards voluntary community service made by the Universities/ Senior Secondary (+2) Councils, NSS Units/ Programme Officers and NSS Volunteers, with a view to further promote NSS. Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and several other dignitaries were present on the occasion. The following Awards were conferred :
| S. No | Category | No. of Awards | Value of Award |
| 1. | University/ +2 Council | 02 | First Award: Rs.3,00,000/- (for NSS Programme Development) with a Trophy to the University/ +2 Council. A Certificate and a Silver Medal to the Programme Coordinator. Second Award: Rs.2,00,000 lakh (for NSS Programme Development) with a Trophy to the University/ +2 Council. A Certificate and a Silver Medal to the Programme Coordinator. |
| 2. | NSS Units and their Programme Officers | 10 + 10
| Rs.1,00000/- to each NSS Unit (For NSS Programme Development), with a Trophy. Rs. 70,000/- to each Programme Officer with a Certificate and a Silver Medal. |
| 3. | NSS Volunteers | 32 | Rs. 50,000/- to each Volunteer, with a Certificate and a Silver Medal. |
In addition to the above, Certificates of Appreciation were given to 3 persons under University category.