National Service Scheme (NSS) IIT Kharagpur

The villagers not only came forward but also helped students in providing equipments and guiding them. The elected Panchayet member came to camp site and requested NSS students' service in another patch of the road. In the 2nd day, Panchayet Pradhan herself was with the student volunteers where work was carried out. The stretch for which work started previous day   The new stretch the panchayat member requested March past to level the road When the student volunteers left after job Cloth sorting in parallel, to be distributed on 3rd Dec. Volunteer Speak continued A Plan of Action We also prepare food, distribute it and eat it too! More pictures to come soon.

Schedule for 28.11.2011 ( Link for pictorial tour of 26.11.2011 and 27.11.2011 ) 6:30 a.m. : Wake up before this hour 6:45 a.m. : Free hand exercise 7:00 a.m. : Bath 7:15 a.m. : Auto suggestion and writing down of ‘Thought of the Day’ (1-2 liner) in camp diary 7:30 a.m. : Departure for camp site 8:15 a.m. : Morning Assembly at camp site, Submission of (i)  MGNREGA first draft (ii) Cultural program items with time budget (scheduled on 02.12.2011 and for the rural community) 9:00 a.m. : Physical work; Submission of camp diary (NSS Faculty to check previous day’s report) 12:00 a.m. : Return from physical work; Rest & consolidation of idea generated from field work 12:30 p.m. : Lunch and compulsory rest 2:00 p.m. : Cloth sorting; Volunteer Speak Continued (nominated members from the Group) on “ We the people – Our role and alignment with welfare schemes to reach out to the masses ”; Finalization of cultural program minute-to-minute schedule 3:30 p.m. : Explaining eve

Here is a glimpse of various segments of first two days of this camp attended by about 500 first year UG students of IIT Kharagpur. Assembly at Camp Site Physical Work Food Preparation & Distribution The way forward : Our role NSS Faculty at work