National Service Scheme (NSS) sponsored by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Govt. of India, is an important co-curricular program functioning vigorously in the college. Various programs of the NSS hold aloft the motto of universal brotherhood and the message of selflessness, ‘Not me, but you’. All undergraduate students enroll automatically as volunteers. Being Agricultural graduates, the volunteers engage actively with different societal sectors and agencies for undertaking food security and improvement of physical environment. Programs such as tree-planting, waste disposal, cleaning and assisting in the rehabilitation work of the disabled and the destitute form the major agenda of the NSS. Apart from such programs of direct benefit for the society, NSS unit also lends their support to college students to improve organizational and soft skills. Apart from these, personality development workshops, leadership development programs, creativity demonstration assignments are also conducted to groom the student volunteers as responsible, productive and effective citizens of the country. Service activities such as blood donation camps and career guidance programs are a normal routine of the scheme.
Noteworthy Activities
- As part of Gandhi Jayanthi Celebration on October,2nd, the NSS Unit of College of Agricultue, Padannakkad organized a tree planting activity in the TATA Covid Hospital campus at Kasargod. The Ceremony was inaugurated by the Deputy Collector, Mr. Devidas and was attended by the Associate Dean, faculties and student of the college. Fertilizer application was given to the previously planted palms in the same campus by the volunteers.
- On 26/01/2021 , the NSS volunteers of College of Agriculture, Padannakkad took up the job of cleaning the Kovilakam Chira near Nealeshwarm Town and Therrthankara pond as part of NSS activity . Twenty one volunteer students actively participated in the operation of removing Eichornia plants from the pond
- On 02/03/2021, the NSS volunteers of College of Agriculture, Padannakkad took up the job of cleaning the Campus and involved in campus beautification including painting of old plant pots using terracotta paint and removed all plastic wastes spread over the campus
- NSS volunteers went for a trucking into Kotachira Forest area coming under Kanhangad forest range in the first week of March 2021 and had done Gully plugging activities to prevent soil erosion
- NSS volunteers actively celebrated the world environment day on 2021, June 5th. NSS Unit in association with the student’s union, College of Agriculture, Padannakkad organized a poster making competition for the students. Around 150 number of seedlings were planted by the volunteers in their house premises strictly adhering to all the Covid-19 protocols.
- NSS volunteers actively participated in the plastic waste removal campaign organised on 19th December 2021
