NSS BADGE
The NSS symbol is embossed on the NSS badge. The NSS volunteers wear it while undertaking any programme of community service.
• The Konark wheel in the symbol has eight bars which represent the 24 hours of the day.
• The Red colour in the badge indicates that the NSS volunteers are full of blood. I.e. lively, active energetic and full of high spirit.
• The Navy Blue colour indicates the cosmos of which the NSS is a tiny part, ready to contribute its share for the welfare of mankind.
NSS LOGO
The symbol of the NSS is based on the ‘Rath’ wheel of the Konark Sun Temple situated in Orissa. These giant wheels of the Sun Temple portray the cycle of creation, preservation and release, and signify the movement in life across time and space.
It stands for community as well as change and implies the continuous striving of National Service Scheme for social transformation & upliftment.
NSS DAY
NSS was formally launched on 24th September; 1969.The birth centenary year of the Father of the Nation.24 September is celebrated every year as NSS Day with appropriate programmes & activities.
NSS MOTTO
The motto of NSS is ‘NOT Me But You’. It reflects the essence of democratic living.
• Upholds the need for self-less service.
• Helps to Develop Appreciation to other person's point of view.
• Show Consideration to other living beings.