| Operation
of the Scheme :
Registration
Institutions/Organisations
involved in the youth programmes are allocated
National Service Volunteers (NSV) by the
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
From 1st April, 1993, voluntary bodies/Institutions
will not be eligible for deployment of
NSVs at Government cost. However, NYKS
and Bharat Scouts & Guides will be
an exception to this.
Every person wishing
to enrol himself/herself as a volunteer
is required to submit an application to
the concerned organisation after it has
been advertised/circulated. A specimen
of the application form is at Annexure
I. The application should be accompanied
by a character certificate from the head
of the Institution last attended by the
applicant and the attested copies of certificates
in support of her/his educational qualifications,
date of birth, etc.
Deployment by
Concerned Organisation
On the basis of the particulars
of the volunteers, the Organisation makes
selection of volunteers allotted to them
through a Selection Committee of least
3 persons. The chairman of the Committee
is the District Collector or Deputy Commissioner
or his nominee, with the representative
of the concerned organisation as a member.
Other members may be educationists or
public figures or youth work officials/administrators.
The names of the volunteers selected,
along with particulars, should be immediately
intimated by the Organisation to the Under
Secretary (YS-I), Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Sports, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi-110001.
Training
It is necessary that
a NS Volunteer should go through a well-designed
programme of training before she/he starts
work in the field. The purpose of the
training programme is two-fold: firstly,
it should enable the volunteer to acquire
a deep understanding of the objectives
of and issues involved in national development
and, secondly, to impart specific, managerial
and technical skills which are needed
for organisation of youth programmes.
The training programme is of a duration
of about for weeks and is organised at
institutions or organisations or agencies
which are identified by the Ministry of
Youth Affairs and Sports. Arrangements
for recurrent training, wherever appropriate,
will be made by the Organisation.
Originally, the NS Volunteer
would be expected to report at the place
of training after spending a few days
(about a week) at the place of his deployment
for orienting herself/himself about the
work of the Organisation. The Ministry
of Youth Affairs & Sports makes suitable
grants to the Institution/Organisation
arranging training to cover the expenditure
on board and lodging of the volunteers
as well as for other expenses on training
as under:
i. Board & Loadging:
@ Rs. 25/- per head per day.
ii. Travel Allowance: @ 25% of Board &
Lodging expenditure, (By cheapest mode
as per actuals) and Contingencies
Placement, Minimum
duration of work
While informing NS Volunteer
of her/his selection the Organisation
should apprise her/him broadly about the
nature of work she/he would be expected
to do. The volunteer should also be informed,
giving her/him reasonable time to prepare
herself/himself, of the date of commencement
and place of training and the date, time
and place where she/he should join. The
period of pre-training orientation at
the Organisation should not exceed one
week. The Organisation should send intimation
regarding the place of work to the NS
Volunteer before the completion of her/his
training. Upon completion of the training,
the volunteers will be engaged by the
Organisation on various tasks/programmes
assigned to them. Normally, the minimum
period of volunteership will be one year,
including the period spent on training.
This period may be extended by another
year, at the discretion of the Government,
subject to the condition that he/she remains
within the prescribed age limit. Extension
of volunteership beyond period of two
years will not be considered. A volunteer
will not be permitted to discontinue her/his
work before completion of a year first
month of the financial year. The volunteer
should be informed that the scheme is
purely voluntary in nature and does not
confer any right of permanent continuance.
Supervision and
Discipline
During the period a volunteer
is engaged on a programme she/he shall
subject herself/himself to the full discipline
of the Organisation with which she/he
works. The administrative control over
the volunteer will be that of the Organisation
which will make suitable arrangements
from supervision and monitoring of the
work done by her/him. In case, the work
of a particular volunteer is not found
satisfactory, her/his enrolment will be
liable to be terminated on one month's
notice. A suitable but a simple form for
appraisal of the work done by the volunteers
especially with regard to the efforts
put in, the achievement registered and
the dedication evinced has been involved
by the Ministry. The Organisation shall
furnish to the Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Sports after each financial year report
of the work done by the group of volunteers
engaged on each programme giving as far
as possible quantified information.
The Organisation would
make suitable arrangements for guiding
the volunteers in their work on the spot
or through periodic consultations. Similarly,
suitable arrangements will also have to
be made for evaluation of the work done
by the volunteer.
Certificate
Upon successful completion
of a year, each volunteer would be given
certificate by the concerned Organisation.
A form of the certificate is given at
Annexure II. Although NSVS does not purport
to be an employment oriented scheme, the
voluntary agencies may consider, other
things being equal, giving preference
to these volunteers in the matter of employment
in the particular field in which these
volunteers have been engaged.
Stipend and Financial
Arrangements
Annual expenditure on
stipends to volunteers and other item
for implementation of the scheme will
be in accordance with financial pattern
approved by the Government as indicated
below:
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