IMPACT OF GANDHIAN VALUES ON NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME IN INDIA

The idea of social service in India became much popular in the time of Mahatma Gandhi who always urged his followers for service to the common people. He calls upon the Indian youth to indulge their energy and spirit to the work of nation building. After Independence, the Government of India introduced National Service Scheme (NSS), a students social service scheme for youth and social development. The National Service Scheme was started to establish a meaningful linkage between the Campus and the Community. Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, believed in Manava Seva ya Madhava Seva Service to man is service to God, he had recognised that the country could not progress in a desired direction until the student youth, who are committed, sincere and dedicated to the nation were motivated to work for the upliftment of the villages/slums/ community. In this paper author would like to establish the relationship between Gandhian values or Gandhian philosophy with the National Service Scheme.