lJnit 5

vo1unteerism and Shramdan

( ~\ Indi.111 Tradition of Volunteerism

(B) "\ eeds and Importance of Volunteerism
C i\Ioti, ation and Constraints of Volunteerism
Ol Shramdan as a Part of Volunteerism

5.1 Indian Tradition of Volunteerism

1(: .•1 1 .1..., e Kt1 urc1ged and achie\ ed its own practice of volunteerism over
t ....1 'l-1°' 01) ea··.., From the poor to the king, men from every level of our societv
· -c 1eu o,, n jl1) L1 1 .;;en ing and gi, ing to others. Contrast our age old practice ~f
ee.,mg c1n oil lc11np lit up e\ er1 e\ ening in front of our houses (so that passers-by
· e 1b e to find tht:i 1-..,,1tl1' to toda} 's practice of saving energy and money by not
.: ting UF the front ·n the L'\ L'ning a~ if it is only the government's duty to do so.
e uggen1aut or de\ elL)pnwnt is eroding much of the volunteering mentality that
'arat de, elO,F'ed er1::-uring it-- trans-generational progress through ages because of
, .: det1elunent frL1m ib o,, n sense of belongingness to community and country
,acri.tice.
4parigraha: The Core Value
1 / • • ,1 Sans1.rit word), is opposite to Parigralza, which implies the act t~
Ke or ,Kcc~"t s(,lenmh . .1.1-1,ni'\ralza denotes the practice of non-acceptance an
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t' 'a ue ot l1L1t I,-.. . l°'SSessina anything more than the bare necessi·ty· The concepts
, Jenf Ke ,llh.i· charity areb sugaested
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d ifferent1Y m
· the Indian mind · When .d one d
· b . d on it can be cons1 ere
t>, <1'\ .:1\ one s de.uest possession to a nee Y pers ' . . ( if )
If gi, :..,.-.-.. a,,·a, son1ething is for one's own self purity, it 1~ tyag sacr Ket
c . lf . t t to a larger mterest, even a
charit, Subordinating smaller or se -m eres th . on how a
,to f , c:"1 e mc0n\·enience and suffermg 15 •
. . T1/aga Here e stress 1s
· ' f 'ficing
. tence by wav o sacn
."'ems c.-111 better multiple levels of human eXlS .,
 ,, r,,, 11111 ,d <,f1ramda11
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~ekananda and Volunteerism

or ,ut-- rdm 1 tm)! \\ n dl , 1rc to cc,n,unw and l'llJ\l\ more and more alone It i<, a 5warJll
" arni \'i\ekananda, thro~gh the Ramakn,hnaOrder !\\ n
dut, l n1.;htu> <-Til" not,~ , ln b, 1,p1r,1t1lll1 ll1 attain name and fame b, gn in 5
e ,;arne spirit in ~odem India He communicated that n.: cct
attrr "" pm1.; mu h mon th n \\ h.it 1, n:'c]Ulrl'd It 1s mdl\ 1duali<,m par excellenc! th ur rnain nat10nal ideals.
\\ hl nght b con,u'llil1,1tt.xf tn duh ' been°
m n,m in India has '>ignificantl) been related to J--{e said: "The Nat1011al zdea/, of llldza are rl'IIwiciat n a
mfli..ence, mam persons in urban and middl those c/zan11els and t/1e re-;t tt•1/I take care of 1tself The l•idia
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oeatl!fe,s 1t stands, and 1t will ,/and ,o long a, that ~rmt ,lwll rt n a 1
cJa ·r 11 c;till there remains a large number of lndia~
\\ h g the pnnople of apangrah. However, the sole[ ,o long as Jier people do not gzre up l/1e1r ,pmt1ml1t11 Ht: ,azd Avt a , ,,
[,rctlzrell as Jar back as tile dayc; of tile Upa111,had~ z -c lzarc t/iro·."i I ec -~I
mo , e,opment pursued . oYer last 60 :vears is playm· g h a,ocY
teerL,m ba,ed on apangrah has an interesting dimension -'Na dlta11e11a na prajaya tyage11aike amritatwamnnssJml,
e ,e I-mm ledge from \\hosoe,·er is knowledgeabl
,pecttul _gets 1-nmdedge (sraddhaban labhatae gna, 1a,,e). As
_ not by wealtlt, 11ot by progeny, but by re11u11ciatw11 alone immortalillJ 15
. l , so
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• d b
y th e inculcation or assimilation reaclted'.
t:'Cttul acceptance of and from others (gralza11). Bharat Se, asram S~gh~ and many other organizations aero,, the cowm are
~en tng people from this Indian perspectiYe of Yolunteensm
The Tradition of Senice
\\, tr aJ ab--ence ot kings l.tke Harsha, ardana and Dharampala, leave Gandhi and Volunteerism
E. cre t <\., '1'.a, ,, hose personal dona hons towards building up great ubli \,1ahatrna Gandhi applied the , alue of reoprocil) when he torrm..1 .ited the
,d J not hamper the autonomy of institutions. Unlike modem ,\~rld'~ tru"teeship principle of offering and orgaruzmg sen ice b, the nch lna.lfu The
d honal dona hons fixed m the sense of being resource owne d essence of trusteeship emerges from the sense ofbelongmg to' the ~octet\ ar,d '-''lil'tr\
rct • hd . b . . ran
E. o, l:1\ mg a ne, er een_ exerhng and intrusionist. in our village- and the will to reciprocate " ·ith members of the society ',!ahatma Gandh.-.. call to
' ruch Lord i\1~tcalf considered as self-contained republics), there rich Indians to become trustees for the betterment of ~ommon per,on , c, ,nd,L.on
peoples donahons and people's management committees to offer generated much response from industrialists before India , indepePdence H1:, ca.I.,
"ledge-seekers, need), animals and the pilgrims. The ideal of for G 1 ·1 5TaraJ through , olunteering inspired and imprO\ ed the, 0 u":ee,:,!'~
g "a~ difterent- one's sen ice to them was considered the sen ice tradition of India.
p' "ere considered one's extended self. This ideal is brought out
n m the foLm\ mg , erse· Tagore: Inspiring Volunteerism for Progress
r fn ;, t 't''1 e other, Rabindranath Tagore's rural reconstruction programme m Pat;...,Jr and ad omm ~
subdi, isions in Rajsahi district, and Birah1mpur Pargana ri '\J.:l .1 ,iL,tnct ol
und1, ided Bengal during the first few decades of ?.0th centu:- t-ecamt ,,Jl.'-e"tu
due to high le\'el of actiYe participation of \"illagers and zarnmdar, Botr Cl'I'tnh kci
resource in cash and kind which General \\elf are Societ\ ot hJ' ,:ram ut1hzed Thtrt'
"·as astonishing sustain~d improYement in literaC\ schL1 ol ed,,,.1t on. Jc. ni tun:
n creation exhts to sen e others without expectation. health, road construction, and commerce through Cl1 L1Fl'rJt1Lm \ il,J~t t ,t "\
h ghe"t form of life seT\"es others too; not only human system turned villages peaceful and cooperation ,a, ed f.1rn1d ' tn,m th< ut..h
r "r be ~g- Such a ,oft, ideal inspires e, ery indi, idual 'to regard
p r atJon as a '>cope of sen ing others. mone) lenders.

The Perspecth:e of Reciprocity Bratachari Movement

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Gurusadav Dutta a famous !CS ofticer ot 1
CL1 l, n 1.1l lr, IL'tll1-il :\ B
R 1p r I onal \ alue coached in Indian society from the \1 , h th iu,t ol m t r
o, ement (1932) to inspire Indian , out to -....r, l l '
1 th
ard receh ing but without an iota of ;elfishness 11
de, elopment presen mg folk.- cultural med 1,1 ,1n,i tL' 1c u l te l t
u,t ec, ha, e e, oh·ed ways of keeping track 1
ph, ~ical labour. His bratacharees "0nt fwm '1ll, h•' to\ l tr &
nd
India to work. impro, ing agriculh1r,1\ ,111d ht?,1lth ,o t 'n , ..
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a solemn or sacred purpose, ide,11 L,r c b1"t1H th, t 'F '
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ritual simultaneous\:, thn1u~h ,1n mil ~r,11L•d l "P L' t.
 ,.,,,,, 111 aud c:,1zm1·• ta11
A) 1/lt I o/11111cc•, p,,. 1
x,,..111n,•1e ~ .
, otunteensm IS dl\ erse as 1t c0ncemed ,, ith E:' 1:r a<.pect
,, , g 1 , tlic' d,mbincd JO\ l1us Integrated
, , l ' ,, rurr, ,e
1 There are hundreds of ntuaI and \,·elfare of hwnarut\.
, t 1 ,t ,, ,~ ,eri,e ot taJ..m,~ the - . t·
0 m1 1atnnatural
e _2 . t Volunteerism and Civic Society
, l,~ 11< e,ied n -;ooeh Ho\\ e, er m1.d die- and I 5
The ,·olunteer sector plays a ke: role m s _ a ·e
·un~ t>ntrepreneurs \'olw,tan or c ass
'.: ,uLh 1mhati\ e::- as part of the ir g~ahons toa-et11er people who might not otlierwtse ha, e contact\ ,.ron,P """''k,
ma1or rO 1 \l,bb\ can only be strengthened b1_pr~ctices iliat br dge
e 1er<.:, tl1at remams tmtapped b\ mains e 'fhere would be ~otential \_alues lymg m the 5oc1al capita c mmr,..,., .• •"~ ___ _
,in b,,tl, ' des - tl,e \;GOs find b tream
mJ tlie compliant or conformist lo~:~~ucrac} organizational life, partiopation rn Yoluntaf} a::isociao p,
,;:-a---e tor mergmg of e xce llenceaders attairs, and informal sociabilit)· and social trust Tne Soaal ur.::- - -
~ ' tl,e pursu1·t
- · ma, be di\ ided into four categories such as 1 Streng-the • --uuld.II[~',,,...,..,.
,, ahort, Their I.J.nk.a-'e ma, incr e_ w,tl,
e a .::L'n' .::.erabh "' . ease soc1en 's Bu;lding strong, safe, cohesi· e commurut) Ill Enhanc g -
, Oeli\·ering public goods and sen ices
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ReligJOtlS Pracrict>s of \'olunteerism a) Strengthening social connections.
onnnous chant} among Hindus bndge of d1fterent parts m the soc1
ood among S..khs :a~7t amon • and demands for different soca.
bases on ,, h.ich dilierent reli g on , olunteenrg inch.1des the co
~ . _ . g,ons
L. ~ ~ ::-ooet:· w1tl, myriad \;GOs ad\·oca0 funding, support and L~n:
m 1 - million in 2:1()2 and 16 to 3.3 \ oluntar: orgaruzarions also share iruo
'orld corr.p.ement tl,e gm ernment 5 community to push torward comniu.:
an:- ' a_ s tc tackle man\ of India, ot education en' irorunenr and erers,
ture :\1an) ot these ::\GOs use u,; bl Building strong, safe, cohesh·e co ·
~e F~ciples o: Shramdaan mto , 7.th go, eIDIIlent enrerpnse a.'111 cc::;:-
• ::r.an) 0 ~ \\ horn are ,·olunteers ~eY role ir the regeneration m de:-m
em ~o the cause organization contributes s1ou.Scarth w buil~z c
' 0 U.'1,~rs are st:t:.: engaged II' and soaa! ne~,,·or~ ~ corrurur...~c
ns and gn e part of their time to come rogether and de, elop soc!<L ::'<',
\·oluntan ar.s and, outli clues 1ns::1:--
~·eers are ::mcidle-class and upper class 1denhiic~bon \ 'oti:irneerlI' i: !'e.:-s ~o
r .... n a Se, a Farms -\SSEF.-\) mducted and de, eloping nonr.s or s~::d~'tt\
·ea · Awar a V!I'nt:>a Bha, e durino- stabwt\
e er1· m : --5- ·s ana f-/"'s Full-tune sta.q cl Enhancing cidc engagemen
~ a .::ense "'t purpose .-\s man, of
IT' discuss10ns or humar " .:..
cal mm ements the:, are highl: o~ a, 1.:: engagement th.ro~.:h
e -ba~a :'\GOs reh on this local con~butio~~ m thetr o,, n ,
pee ce educahor{aI backgrmmd .rse:f has been a'bo~t r-e,._,r- e"
are, en di..tteren, rro~1 thetr en
5.2 :Need and Im portance of Volunteerism with reor:e
,1ttectect h --1.ru:
prol:-'e!!l~ L'f tho::-e atrntt.'d
mg from ,, ork done ~een a \, .1:, 0t creatm~ a c
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d) Del i, ering e'\cel
racmg an open-
rro, ,dt' e\.Ce 1.:-nt f
1tle.,, including
or a, ,11la'blt in tn>l
and otl1er fomb
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or..-l"ll 11i.,n,h,1,,'"'11t11bull'd topl.1nn11w,1ndli' . L'r) t t
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C' ' , ( I\ IC('', I ,o..,l' tll '->l'r\ cc y t L' u1ec1ucr,1C'r l ht• org,,miJt 11 'rm tr r
· 11, r,m'lll'"11r111d111du.1b Tnthcl.1..,tdcc,,dci, , go, L'rnnilL'l•t
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t ' :I eh c~ wa~ not o c1 po 1t1(al pMty nr a prP-.surl" '
h., ul tlw ,nt1,,1l (t1nt11bu t1,1n that 1oluntccrin, gn1nkcst lc'nt thc111" . 1 d. 1· r,ruup 1t u, ,
bu Id ~tnin'-'<' 111<l ,,,lw,11 ,, ,,,, 1l't1 11 t 1,,., promoted qilunte
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C'I tng JS I}1
o ,,.,~oc,i~llonal group, . ca 1ng po 1t1c,1l '>trugglt:., on ts~ut., •1•t cu 1 t dtc th.
, ... , d ,,f, ,t11,·n,h1p, ,1 lllL',111" IOI comb,1t111g soc1nl excl U',ton . ie them.,chec.,
1 i1 11 C'l pcO p
n r, tmt ,1,ntnbutt11 to till' dL'l11 l't\ of high qu,1lity 1,ubl 'tc 1>crv1ccs. '.' L _z.4 Volunteerism and Peace Building
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tndi v idual'i often aspire lo be umque from the commun nd ruutm ll
5 2.2 Volunteerism and Social Awakening
1ntIi, iduals who <,eek , lo
. .commurncale
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and rL',Kh out tn othc:r<. 10 ,
g IP a .:r ,if
t, -.m .. till' l'L'd1t1,l,. ,,t t,1lk ,nwd1c1_
:I ,ind promoters and nerf r nrnwrs of ..,,, .,fac tion of o~c s extc.lence. . ten 5uch mdt\ 1duul.., \ olunker lo cortnb;.it , ,r
..,, mo-.th , " Iu•1tc,•r, I ll 1"mL'c 1c1_ I1c1<, been used d iffer,•nll y locrcc1t' · 11
diJnge irrc'>pcct1ve of any 1~1aleric1I gam 1 he change could be p lt: llrn ot hu!P
'110t11 .it,• r,·opll' to ,ll t 111 a certain w,w c1cross the count . 11 c rig ht.,, upliftmcnt of margmal, peilce butldmg, con..,l'nat,or of b odtH...,,l rd
J J l I :i i y. wy ~re
11 th hunh1r ,mu u1,1m.1 ~ut. l ll'} co i,cr1e the purnosc of 'd '. ,,tur,11rc.,ou rct", . Therefore, \·olunleer<, could bl' a dt\l'r,l' rtprcr;E7l:!l r
r c ucating
.. ..-.u,•-. \ c1n<1u, ,,1na I act1l1n group..,
. ,ire ui,i1wn folk mcdic1' f01117<, ltk12 . 11
grou P", chi le.I ren, yo u lh, professionil Is c1nd 5en1or cit11en, \\ hen pcop ~ '-OC 1 .,
tJnk1 latr,1, .ind Bha, .11 Nondt nat,1kc1111 (morc1lity 1,1c1ys) ' - , puppetry ,ll'l' faced with any form of conflict, the)- react ,ind dc1clt1r ,1 \\II' or ,tr I lJ
, t, t~to,·,tll,1_1cpc,1p
l Ic' h11e,,1mpk,then,1tionc1
. li..,lllclrik~t1
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" 7 c1, w11ch cha nge' the -,[c1lus and bring pec1ce They\ olunt,m!\ bring forth the r be l urc
I !J.1r1katha 111 l\1.1h.ir,1,h trc1, ,..,. u..,ed . bv" the 11ovc
n rnmcnt lO l'llLICil[(;'
J ,in d vngagcmenh to play ,1 role in cataly1ing confltet tran.,fnrmJt m and bnri;tr~
m1h pl.111111111.;, - dL'\ ,,lnpnwnt c1cl11 tltl''i, democratic vt1luc's ' - '111 c:i nc1t1on,1I
• fwacL' I he <,\)Ctal ',[ilbility c1nd '->W,lt1inabtlitv cxplic1tl\ rdL•r., to the ,,,u , 1 pt:at,
11rn,·1..•,Jw11, ,,1th th(' lll'lp of kc1th,1kars or kel'rlankar..,. Abo 13hi1v1i < < , (1 fc,lk ti1c«lre , d .,cc uri ty, we ll functioning of democrnt1c gm ernann•, rt''-f'l'CI fp• h 'Jl '" r ·ht,
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t thwugh th'" n m,1in charac ter.., Ran,,lo 0 'md N '1ik t,lk « ,1 bout Iocal ., c , 1 intcgrc1tion through multicullu1,1I .ippro,1ch and of rnuN at ,, , r, ght,
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~ ~atmc.al wmnll'nt, on current ,1ff.1irs, and expose politic,11and soci;il
c1g,1 1n'>l corruption.
tn ., ,1(c;,o a ro~'Ltl.ir form of entertainment educa tion , which involved
rJ ,1dult-. Tlw CL•nlral ln'>ttlulc• of l·ducc1tional Technology (CW!) 5.2.5 The Spirit of Volunteerism in the Education System
( ou ul of I ducatwn,11 Rc.,e,1rch and I raining (NC!•RT) hc1, c u..,ed DL'tllOC racy i., bac,ed on f,1ilh in thL' d1gnil\ ,111d worth of, H ·
u(.1l1on extenc;,11 ch Il h,1s bl'l'n promol1ng use of puppc•t.., to dl'li, er ,1., ,1 hum,1n being. Volunteering h,,., a con.,idL•r,1bk• in1p,1ct ,111 thcedu, t r, ,ttm
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n ,1c; "ell a.., lhe!f U'-L' 111 educa tionc1I programme'> lo give it a touch of 11.,l'lf Schoo l<, ,1ml other l'ducat1onal in.,t1tulHlll'- ,lrL' om• ,,t thl mo,\ f'\-P u r~ "
d U1C':eh m.ik1ng 11 reic-1 .1111 and inlere..,ting tochildrl'n In addition, to\ olunll'l'r within nnd ,oluntecr., 1wrform a numbL•r of, 1111 tun ll ., " thr llll
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t"'m ,(~)0 ,trl'd (lw,~(rL' gro up-. in ~liffc renl parts of the country. ,,f
vdt1L,1lion -,yi,lem, contributing to a r,1nge nut(lllllL''- l du, 1t1on h;., b.'- ' •
mup<. h,alth and c1g11cttl lurc l'xlcns1on workNs, student ,,ctivi,ls' Lill' prime focu'il'', for government poltc\, muLh nl \,h1d1 ,11uld '1 l t'( .IL t1tn·d
rel1g1ou., rdornwr., and wonwn's organi1alion'> U'->l' this folk 111 thl' '->Jm<.' way without thl' imolH'lllL'llt tif 1olunt,·l'r, \ 11umbl'rol th,t ro1t,,
r of l'>',ltL<. \\omen'., gro up'> have• usc'd street thc,1trc t•xten'>ively 1nil1,1tivc-, have rccogni1c>d till' 1mpo1 lallLL' nf 1mr,,.1,1n~ r1r, 11 ,\ and ,omf17tt"lt''
iousnes~ on llw t'i'illL''> like sati, dowry, sex detcrmin,1tion, c1nd . . . · 1· tl I 1·•1111"1<,h ,,t 1'1n,,r1•htl,l
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I t11L'nl1ncducal1on,c0tnl1Ltng\\l 11ount, Sr ~ 1
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5.2.3 Volunteerism and Social Movement ' , thill gch • ind1vidu.1l., 111• ,1 lon1mun \\ l[[• "' •\l'u>lfill~tlllllll);Llll
Cu1ncu lu111 l·r,1mcwork(Nll )l'mph,1'-l/l''>tin 1, n,,, I ,1 ' f) in: 1Ull0m1,,:lb \ cm
d,, m, Jor roll frn f,1ul1lal1ng people's pMlic ipation in human out..,idelhl''>chool.1ndnu1tu1c• ,11Hl\L't t1Llll); I t
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tr, r i1 t•ur' ~" Hl l mt' , ,
L •h of, dt•moc r,1tic ..,ot tl'I} may be llllW,ured by the quality conct•rn.,withinllll'dL•tllo<.1<lltlpoltt10 r I
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. . . . k 1-.lw,,lad1lt'"' ni• 1
rr \
,ltl Ctll/l'll',. In lht<, contex t, the ',()Cial movemL'llh in co mmunity building\\ 1th1n tlw l1,117lt' 11 tir 11 '
. . . . N I 1[)[)- "I 1,111- iti 1unt,, Il)i '
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bnng logt tlwr pvoplL• ftom d1fft•rc•nt secli011.., of Lill' <,ocil'ly ill f ulftll1ng of till' gu1dl'ltnL'" \11 l - , u,' 111111
tt u t Ir lht 1970<, tht• prornuwnl movt>mcnh wc•rc the C/11pko ,-v,11 bl' ,1bk lo connec t tu kno11, 1,,dgt' 11tit,1<k ..,1i,,,,I, urn.-•
i d lhL li,<'lihoml.., of fon•<,I dwl'lling crnnmunitit", in • I UterctcY Mi!,o,ion
1 r \\orku ' I orurn \\htch org,rni1L•d poor fi-,lwr folk Total Literacy Campaigns under Nat,ona ,,
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011ght on tlwir liwlihood., by nwchani1l'd 1lw \{)t,1l I 1ll't,1l, ( ,1111i1,11gn l 11 l l 11 ' ' \I , '\I\\
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r 1.0 a,Trarn f C
1 b ' ' ' n nd 8
' i-;r nui1, Th , :l < istnct · f Phase II o a ommun1t 1 ,1-.ed D1">il ~ter Rhk \lit 1
f <.J..,J ti,, .i,t,, f' , 1',11 ,,n l,1..,tuL ent... il.Ild, oluntt1r\ ag . in 200
i.... r.i n 1 " 11 - :1 · . - cnc1csw
as 20°2- . Jp. lementation in 169 multi ht11urd di'>tnch m 17 C,ta fat Ln Pr
L ti, ,tr 1 :l,,i i., ,,t 1t , ,,t 1, 1, O, ,'r ..,61 c 1stncts (full} or parti· ~t] ) took u,der irn NDP O f h ' l n nT
' ,.,,-qu,n , ' c " y l . ti e suppo rt of U. d h ne o t e rna1or ob1ecti\ c~ ot th l I' rogrJ I"'.
', ••rJ'll ,, Ln,, 111" f'rl1gramme !\tore tht1n 10 millio 11 , 0 1llllte v1th ,
ur th t: It ,r.ll \I • '- ' ' _ \deve lo P a ca dre of tramed .uman resource" at cornrnunit\ \\cl t
.,, ~ i (l , mlh1n reople ,, ere made literate. The District L' ers . . . .. o earn
\H , m,ll 1 , ' f 1terac r management an m1t1gat1on m1tiatl\e" An mnO\atiH method
h / " 1-., , -.. r111t1) the n11dal agcnc\ or adult education • Y disas te . t~ u d
'-,x:, , ,~· d . uwolvect 1
. -ogramme to tram at east two persons as d1sa<,trr rnana"l'.rn..:nt \ o1U"\t '
t.in L, p· ,, , " ,111,11 ... trom t11t: rLg1on, il.11 members of the co . this pr . . th ,.,
,0u.'1 ' r _ . 11lmun1h ,
\l \1 , '-nlJ -S(ale Indu ... tnes and Pt1nchayati Raj Institutio (P 'J,
• ns Rls) whoa f ter being tramed a re su pportmg e commuruty tn dr, elopment of the\1 1 a1;e
, r ~n- L nder the TL C one literacy volw1teer taught 10 disaster management plan. The representatt, es of local ,elf-go\ emmcnt 6 ock
Th t l t · tl ]' non- functionaries and CBOs select these ,·olunteers. Most of the \ olunteer... are 1r m
.:, e ,tonr O ~ Cl LIil eer~S~~ _1~ lteracy campaigns Were
"Choo ~omg l aug ter'- taug t err illiterate mothers, educated local youth clubs, wome~ SHGs or from CBOs and belong to the ,ame c mmurun
taucl:it tht>1r mothers-m-la,:·, unemployed youth taught their der this Programme, disaster management plans are bemg prepared trom \ illage
0 ' trict level and village volunteers are being trained m hr,t-a1d ,earc}, and
E:"tul? countn "a" landed with tile spark of literacy. ndl.S
to .
resc ue, evacuation etc.
5.2.5 \ "olunteers in Disaster Management
5.2.6 Volunteerism and Sustainable Development
- L ~ct _fJa\ a cruc.a_ role~ considerabl)'. minimizing tile impact of
,. d po,t -natural d1Saster ~ the! are tramed well to mitigate such Volunteers play an important role to spread awarene~~ lbcut the tPrt'ats
>\, il re~ult of mamstreammg disaster management in tile NSS, the emana ting from climate change, awakening _the people and ,ohcitmg public
- a\ e been mstrumental m minimizing tile loss of life and property t?
response by inspiring them take concrete actions to sa,·e the ern uonment trom
ral dbaster, due to their linkages witil affected people, rescue further degradation. Generatmg awareness about the en\'lronment and ,u,tJ nab le
dnum<;tratlon. The field of D1Saster Management is one of them deYelopment issues will be crucial to global efforts to combat clunate change
- mandate to mainstream the activities of Disaster Management to Campaigns such as 'My Eartil My Duty' can play an important role II' ru ,:hhl;rtmg
n.. ot :\SS actn ities. '\SS has contributed a lot in tile field of relief the simple choices we can all make in our daily liYes that can contribute t--i bu JJ1g
~ ":C the nat::nnal d1Sasters be it eartilquake in Gujarat, Super cyclon~ a sustainable future for all. The symptoms of climate change ha,<' a ,e,ere IIllract
!3 "..lI AL:a in \\est Bengal, Tsunami tilat devastated South India on the poor and the marginalized and those who liw in the de, elopng '' or d '' ill
Ta"gdhar J&K) Volunteerism plays a key role in tile Disaster bear the greatest burden. Various volunteer programs mobihZt: tht> .:reJ~\ "' Jnd
t
ec. ac. 1t demands quick action with minimal chances to think knowledge of local communities everywhere to meet the challengt>- l' ;:: ,,!:,J.IJ~.1te
· 1 .1.-. d ls support con1m1,;r t '"' J.ttt'Clt'<l
't rrubgate the d1Saster in tile chaotic conditions of tile affected change to address envrronmenta uireats an a o ,
' h k dt ihetp,l:'lu"e.u,"Jmmia;
1: P a~e and time of the disaster is also never certain. Under b natural disasters such as eart qua es an sunam, - r •
1
e roe of fr.e, olunteers becomes very crucial as: systems in local and rural commLmities. It is being conclude th.it
.., n :t krt>PI '«tl1r,
tht affected area b 1 skilled rescue and relief workers takes ',.T Volunteering enhances the social connechofu bt>, '' t'C '
-e m :I em" ,,,e,>
dmg on tile location. builds the bridges for go\'ernments, en t erpn~ '· ' t
. h - ,1t,'r ,tn., ,;::, r ,L1nlffiw11h
d II'anpo\, er 111 the affected area causes more causalities -;c Volunteering helps brnld a more co e~i," · :l n 1·hb ,·h,1()\.i
increase the social network between communit ,:, an, ' :- ' J
' ti\<' m' \ ' cn;::.1g,•m, ,1 ,1!1
t of affected people cause more inconvenience for -:r Volunteering promotes people to be mon: ,ll
concerned of citizenship. . h, . ,,b.il ,•,,1 11 or1,
,'r VolLmteeri.ng makes a s1gm ican Ll
. ·r· t ·mtnbut1,1n1,,t, g • ,, ,n: "
ge of tile t) pe and degree of the disaster makes .. - . , ',,]nn1t~•1-- .1, 1.11, i,1ua th
r ulnPrable 1
-,'r Volunteering also has pos1t1, e ettl'd-.' n 11
,, ,•,p.in,h c,: P• '
1 1
from the d1stre<;s without thinking of others. the self-esteem, enh,1nce' ariL,tt'.'> ,kill, .i:1< ,,lf'•' '
and be het1lthier ph, "ic,1 lh ,1 nd m,•nt.il1' n ,,ur
\ olunteers under th 0· 11 ,uH ' '< f\ t, <, ' '
~ ISd'>ter Risk ~anagement Progra mme (DRMP) #'< Volunteering dell\ er" ,L)L11c' 1'·I111,1t,u1g ' l ti ,iuL 11 n 11 l"
r,1 ,, ,, '
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,, ~ , , n111, t ' l ll nt1,t-. agrl'(' th.it p('npl(, do . Dimensional Models (Clary et al., 1998)
110 )\1uJt1-
"kldd11 ng tlll 11 \10!1\l'srdk•ctthnt, '- lilti l'llcyt l hi s model hypothesi1cs the existence of rnult pl
lo ,tn, l for ,1 gcnl r.il class of 1llet'nln cs th , the truth of the functional mot I\ a t10n th,.on
· at are 5
Ld lo ell! I') Slll Il ,l \\ ,l\ ,l', to '>at1sf\ tl1e'1 'Jss, ume
. , tional factors. Their . mo de I be~t conceptuc1l11cc; th m•r
r needs
h,n lb('( n u,1'd to c,1tcgon7c and e"plau,, ol unteer· 111 o l1\11 . . dh
ci rl ying volunteer mot1vat1on an a<; become one of th
l , T'C' mun•" 1dl•h ll'-L'd than other~ Mot 1·\ t' un Jc the field . Since the development of this model, nump
a 1011 of
d through bl !t111 gn l ' ll modeb such as n1ouc 1111so assumed the trut h o f the fu nct1onal , mot11 atron
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. model According to this mo el, the factor!> 1\ h1ch are c
t I,c ir .
moth iltion of volunteensm are:
:, Values: The values function enables indinduab to e,p ,
values such as altruism and humanitariamsrn \olunteer<;
the values function engage in sen ice because ot tht d~ •
Lm D mrn• tonal Model.-. (Cnaan and Goldberg-Glen, 1991) Jess fortunate than themseh es. Two example items that~
tlle values function are "I am concerned about tho,e le---
mode 2s d t l rl'n_t moti, es, such as religion, reputation, myself" and "I feel it is important to help other,
t. dtnt f rd and this model suggests existence of only one
t , t n In other 11 ords, 1 olunteer moti, es can be lumped ."r Understanding: A second funct10n sened b) . oluntee ,
r. Tht, tound tha t lh('se moti1 es formed a w1idimensional understanding function, which inrnh es the de,ire to a.I!'
u t r. Me mot1, ated by owrlapping motives that are both and to utilize knowledge or abilities that might othen --<! g
f s , o w1tecr, are moti, ated not by categories of motives Volunteers motivated by the understandmg function a - -.eei,;;
h c ns1,ts of a combinati~m of motives. Unfortwiately, their own strengths and expand their under-,tandmg 01 the~
t been ,uffic1entl) replicated and the unidimensional volunteers, and the organization E,ample item;, IN th~ ~
e of tht least utilized models. function measures the degree to which I olunteers a..-:n.-...•" ,n , ,,. _,,.,,.,,", ·,
as a means to "learn things through direct h,md, l1n e,~ - •
lu o-Dunen~1 ondl Models (Frisch and Gerrard, 1981)
learn more about the cause".
u ,'l bet\ <:t n t\''O different categories of volunteer -:r Social: According to the social function , t1 lunk'er- t ~ ~
res arc egotshc and altruistic motives Egoistic motives helping behavior as a means to mcrea~t' SlX .,. nit .i- 'n, -m
nt ft g ble re\1 ards such as career-related benefits. existing relationships, and to gain other-. ,lf'ffll\J f,,
l o ~he motn es engage in \'Olunteer service for the indi\'iduals may yolunteer tLJ meet llt'II P'-'''F c' ,\I'd '
f r In c.ontrast, mdi\ iduals motivated by altruistic or to be with their friend~ It their tm•nd, t'r - :- '
\\ th the purpo~e of augmenting the welfare of volunteer work ilS respected, indi\'ldu,1I, mJ\ a'•,' f'I!
r d'l t xtnns1c and intrinsic motives. Intrinsically service in an attempt to appe,1r t.11 l1rabh
r nth d!1sh mg and the indi\ ,dual engages in the I ,. ft' .l't'• Ill the• J,' l'l t,,
-'< Career: A fourth function sen t'd b1 1 l' u:ltt''t" ' 1 , \ ,, tll'lt'<,,...
t • f tion /Finkelstien, 2009) Activities that are ' i t , Ul ''-' 1,,· ,,t, fl\''ft'<:
gain career-related e,pencnce.' ,111- l ' · e 1 1 ill'Jl1• t,,
r fl pc rfor mt-d b(•cau<,<- of the external outcome •U\i \\\\ 'tt"'-' ' l \ •'- "' • •
moti, ated bv the cilreer h111ctlt1n r,';',• ·
help their career l 1 , , , h rc,h, n~
Three•Dimensiondl ~ode!~ (Mrmgd 2006) • ' ... ' \ l ' ' h.l "it' \?lll t 1\ l~l
:, Protective: The protl'd11 t' tun, ti,,n 'r r, tMtun.11t th.in
. . I - It ll'r h·1n.; ni-1 '
di\ idl•d into altrui~tic motives, 1wg,1 ti\ t' aftect a,,1,u,1t,·,i 1' it 1 ~u, l h th,' pr,,t,-,:t11, tu 1.t •'11
earchtr., ha\ I' debated 0\ er till' others llr lmwlint''' ln,ln 1,lu.il, n,,,tl\ .,tt,
\t l,1rgt•ly agret·d on theexi'>ll'llCl'
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01 , - - - - . : . . w~"Affecti ng the Partici pation in Voluntee~m •
P"'t,!t Ill' ,1n,i ,1 ~,,,,,i t''l ,lrt· ' n persona [ faC , Lack of awareness: Thelack of .1\\MCnl''>" knm
. ,< \'f' db I 1 ,,,
,'r En h Jnlt•nienl J lL' 1u1.1I 1unct1,,n cnh.incc mcnl, mcrc<1-;es ,-1 0 't•
. wac, exemp t ,e y pcop e ha, .mg a dd1c1t in ,,u~l,1b kn 0 I•\nut1\ l> unt
df
identif ynn. in d ·t bl · ·
[,, rn111,i m: l lllt'.lll ' 1,, st•lt de, elopmc nt and growtht SJ l\'(' aff _ sut a eorgam 1at10ns to,olunk erlor ' ' l, )!.l ,,hnu\ h
hm, Ina
, Volunt l'Ct these orga111wt1ons to nrrange \Oluntee nn,, und i h
t,
, l' t, 1 11 cnh,1mt'I11l'llt tunction engage in I oluntec , ll t undl rs\~nd rrro h
111 , 11 ,1 r . eers • . r,,' ' 'c"
m ii-. th,~"' 1 , ... It,,,; nwre importa nt .:me:I needed . Voltmte service t 'about what the vo l unteerm
I g proces!:> m, oh e'> Other h ., ' rdng
eri.n . o , . ,lu nollllllstd
, ('\ ,' . . 1," n , 1,11 ,,lunlt't'r..; tcd better i!bout themsel ves. or though t about vo unteenn g pre, 1ou,\~
g Ulcreases ' '
-.~< Lack of motivat ion:l Lack of motivali on / mtere-,t tor ,oil t"
ITT e~r\11); r~e\..,
5.3.2 Constraints of Motiva tion thnt they we~e too azy _or could not be bothered
tn I nlunteer ()thl'r
, t,, mh bit, p,1rt1Cipatio~ in ii gi, en a~tivity, it may then mnde the delibera te chmce to not Yolunteer their time
be term becau..,e thn did
, o untei.'rt, m four categori es of constra mts were identifi not want to or felt that there were no opporturntte., 1
ed ed .., 5ue., of mtere,t or
.,J u .,, t amt<; (1i) mterper sonal constra importa nce that would motivat e them to voluntee r
ints, (iii) ·work co sue]: as Some percetll•d that
ctu J c,,,,tram G Organiz ational constra ints reflecte t their local commu nity was fairly affluent and belie,ed
d d d 1 alle nS rau:ts there wa.., mi need
· • . . ngesw1 th
t ,m 1rrange ment an orgilmz ahon while mterper to volunte er.
sonal constrai nts
. . x .11 and rel<1t10nal challeng es encoun tered by respond ;r Time constra ints: The most commo n reason pre,
ent Th entmg the people
at lu:nI t par h c1pan ts fr om full } carrymg
· ?ut th ·
e1r du hes • as volunte
s. ose from , oluntee ring was having no time to undertak
ers e I olunteen ng
Ne , ... \H,rk_co nstramts Structur al ~onstram_t~ also Time constra ints include d having separate or simultane
reflecte d challen es ou.., \\Ork and
ra,truLt ure sarutaho n and social amernti es There study commi tments which left little time for other
.
, rt-eh, een the"e le, els of constram ts. Ind1v1d . . · ?1
is a hi'e rarcl11ca
other prioriti es or obligati ons such as family responsib
act11 tltes ha, m~
uals will first be confron ted ilitte~ needing to
ah mal L0n~tra mts Success ful negotia tion through ha, e a social life or see friends, and feeling overwhe
these constrai nts lmed\\ 1th current
, dual to proceed . 1\;ext, the will encoun ter Interper commi tments . Volunte ering requires a significa
1 sonal constrai nts. nt time 1111e~tment
,tramt, are negotia ted success fully and interpe rsonal and long-te rm commit ment. Many believed they
compat ibilit lacked the nec~,~an
n n are establis hed the i.ndi,·id ual will face work resourc es require d to volunte er, particular\\, time, finanoal
and structur ?i -.upport. and
a fo1..r le, els of constrai n ts are successfully negotia awaren ess of volunte ering opportu nities.
ted, the end result
m the acti, ih If the constrai nts are not negotia ted ,'r Inconv enience : Some people saw voluntee ring a5
effective ly, the a has~le or 1mpract1cal
·part" pat"m and others had difficul ty accessin g , olunteer ing
opportu mtie, due to
Table 5.1: Type of Constra ints with Examples limited access to transpo rt. Some students also had th
the perception at
there were more conven ient ways of giYing bac\.. to
the commum t\ wch
Examples of Volunteers' Constraints
as donatin g money.
, , ... ,.,.,eJ
Scrutinizing NGOs/orgamzat1on "..l' Emotio nal factor: Some people anticipa ted that the\ ,,
Inadequate pre-travel educat1on/induct1on
ould tn I d1 tr\ ,.,.
or depress ed workin g with others who are less torhmate th th
.ml en~,~
Poor 1nformation/advertis1ng
Other particip ants had previou sly wor e holn\et
k d · re ·urncnt \ \\ N>.IIl~'ttn
Inflexible travel/visa arrangem ent ) c :I t ,1t eml1t1onalh
'a.NS Better host-gues t 1nteract1on re1ate d areas (comm um· ty s en ices ' psYc . , .
o ogi, ;inc t:
:I ·ti t ,, led t,1 t,xu, Lm
Negative prejudice drained from their experien ces. The; belie, eL 11 11
' tn
Unfair pricing by locals
Better safety and security
• th th
their own well-be mg ra er an ther's need..,
. ° · l ·d ll) b<'
-x Financial considerations: Some pe~p le concern" .
th,1t the1 nee,'
:I th it\\ or\..lng tor nwn,'\
Better on-the-Job cond1t1ons/resources . . th . f' ncial i,1tu.1t10n ,1nc ,
paid for work given e1r ma ' , 11111' for no m,,ne\
Low support from local commurn ty . .t f r
Need for more volunteer s was a more importa nt pnon ) o them th,Hl \\ l,r,.. r
Better work relation
mprovem ent 1n infrastruc ture 5.4 Shramdan as a Part of Volunteerism d llat>our .:uid
Poor water and sanitation . t ) s,in,\..nt \\1,r ...... 11r,1111 d I di
Shramd aa.n has been deri, ed tn,m \\' ' , ~
Substand ard accommo dation ... 1-,hr,1md.1,1n ha F J\' th,
. . ~ · 111 0 t hbL1ur Intl< 1 f •1
d'aan...(donati on) meantn g uonattl
' ' ·l I ind n1c1n,1,ten,.., , ,o\\ ·"•
s1g111hcant role in build mg dam..,,\ \ •1l'lf 1111\-., ..,, 11)()'>, l I0 t>t: prc-cf\l"U
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~truct1on of 1278 to1 ets m 2 istricts of Karnataka ...,I
5.4.l NSS and Shramdan
, , , t) tht' , t1uth for , anous commu . co 1~bers and gener~ted awarene-,<. amon~ the pub
, ...... , tt.'t'r n ll onh part1C1patc m the c,hra d nit) Work, J11C . 5 rnilar\\, in the States of Pun1ab Han. c,
I - l organut'd C.HRA \1DA '\ SHI\ m::i
an acti, ity in
ene 1 -
h\ g1 !<hand 166 toilets were con5tructed
t,ttra
' ·,

J pkd, 11lagl'" The, parhC1pate m , urmg one da,

anous act . .
d p 1, ~re •n d an d , 1llage streets etc Th '' 1ties 5. ·3 . Campaigns for Collection and Safe Disp osa1 of Plastic
4
, dan l' ,c;c.., olunteers at D1Strict, uru·
'ers1tye 'illage
St 1s
r.,taterial 1
r1p, \ anc t..'- ,chooJ-, and colleges ha, e e h ' ate and 1n order to create awareness among the peop e about . (
i-,.i·ma,,1an A., ,tudenh cannot make monetary :~tr:~ll~d on the \astic polythene bags on em uorunent, member~ of they C
er and ph, ,JCal abilities Teaching child utions, but P< dals were made aware and educated aero<.~ the countn ln •
"n hI ren morph \1an ·u , . f
menta 1'-1\.lli.'- ,, 1 e also g" es satisfaction in th anages, a\' areness and fao tate _in prot~ctmg em 1rorunent camp ... a..
--t e, Gandhi emphac;ized shramdaan be
cause ofe,r
theJOurne,· polythene Bags .and Plas~c M~tenal wa<. undertaken b\ 'lot.th C ~,
... amme- acb, 1hes orgamzed bv schools and ll se 'en \tandals in theu respecti\·e \'illages Pol} thene Bag~ and p a., \\a
' t'xamp I:':- oi -,hramdaan The cleanlin cdo eges to cleM collected by inrn\\ ing com.munit} at large. The collected p , c
ess n,eon th
-tad d non to a long hst of shramdaan a ti . . e 2nd disposed of with s_afety and precautions. Members 01 )outh C c,
7 t ,.,, c \lhes generated
spreading the em uonment message, wanted to eradtCate p a,r '- c i!:-
areas. Tuey urged the public to refrain themsehes trom the L''- · p -•
5 .4 .2 l.\l-a.reness and Motification of Youth Clubs and Mahila daih life. 1568 such campaigns were undertaken by 2399 Youth Oub~ and \tahila
to Undertake Swachh Bharat Mission Mandals M~dals in their respective villages wherein 25376 youth took part on \Olun~
"'.1..-- .th the support of D1Stnct Youth Coo d"
ader< motn ated members of village b d vr ma tors, '\YC basis.
rtaK C' ase iouth Clubs and
e -pee.al eanlmess Dnve m th · Activities under Swachh Bharat Mission
C bs ere abo moh, ated for the f ll eu_ respective areas.
o owmg: All the :\SS units launched their campaign under S" ach.1-i B
from 2S September, 201-l. Following are some of the ma1or act, e- p ..
c:er f' ~'ol; mg 'ill~gers from all sections of the
p e ge or cleanliness, sanitation and h . conducted by the \'arious ~SS units all o,er the countn till ,1-t Decl.'II'
The appeal of Honble Prime \ltinister of ,g~~ne on ,'r '\;SS Programme Ad\'iser's Cell and all 1:5 Re~ ona Le
1.t dunng the fun c ti ons. s·umlarly,
. 1a was
the Logo and Theme launched massi\'e cleaning campaign m their prem:..--,> and-
r \\ as shared among the villagers in general and
of the offices.
,'r A Pledge Taking Ceremony on S\, achh Bharat\\..,.,
~ eanunes:, Dm e in their respecti,·e villages. 02 10.2014 in all :--.:ss Offices and in all the L n·, t'!',
such as erad1Cation of weeds, collection of
country.
c ma·rr ,a, for d'isposal, maintenance of public
,'r Around 1,66,635 :\SS \olunteer, part1c1pated
trt 'l'HC ,, etc!, sheds on road sides and bus
by '\;SS urnts of ,·a nous Lni, er-,1t1e, Colle~n
d l<,mmon places, maintenance and repair of
~~of play grounds, schools and community country
l, 1 nfrctHm,dt -silting and repairofponds, ,'r 60,287 '\!SS Volunteers were 1m oh ed m "hr
tcr fl ources , ., ma II 1rngat1on
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1 may b, und(•rtakc•n. ,'< 1,660 ,,55 volunteers from d1tkr.:>nl 1J1-t tut '
l HX 1 ,,ur (2 hr,ur-, ma w(>c•k) of their time Uttr.:1khand participated in thl d, ,mm' •' d
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'\ c..,c, Unit t'I 1 m kmm l n1, cr..,it\, 1 ucknow, UP conducted PO!'>ler and hospitals.
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, ·ture -.e-.-.ions on c ean mess were a so conducted
· ,'<~OO Colleges in Kamataka Sta_te ?e,oted 3 hour; Lr a da -f·--r-,. .. ,u,...
.._ JQ(l '\'-"' \ )lunteer-.. trom four Colleges of Purvanchal University, Jaunp Community Ha_lls, ~chool Bu1_ldmgs, Temples m tt>e ad ptc.-d
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LP tt,ok u~, the campaign o removing a1_ar as. ey a so spread the while participatmg m the Special Campmg PrograIT'me
a\\ ,irene-.-. about the harmful effects of Ga1ar Chas. ,'< In Ker ala, 10,350 1\SS Volunteers form 113 College~ and ~2 H i;her
.'r :no \.;...,\ olunteers along with_ Progra~n~e Coordinator and Programme S ndary Schools orgamLed Swechha A,, arenes,., Programm , b
()thcer-.. ,,t Da, al Bagh Education Inshtuhon, Agra took up the project of c:~~ey ing the \ltessage of cleanlin~ss in our da1l) life and collected p ,hes
L·ean n•' local Gaushala earn bags and other waste materials.
.} \~~ L~~tofDe, Sanskriti Uni, e~sity, J:iaridwar, Uttarakhand took up the :, SO ~SS Volunteers of Technical Higher Secondarv School, Penthal.manna m
L.eanmg campaign 111 the Gayatn Kun] Ashram and also arranged lecture Kera la cleaned the prem1~es of Go\·emment Hosp1ta. and alsode\e oped
,e-c-..ions against the dirt and diseases. small garden in the hospital.
,i :--,:55 \'olunteers of +2 Schools of Bareilly, UP cleaned various roads of the ·garh 163 colleges from 12 \·ersities and 219 Schoolscleanoo
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39::, paces b ~ de\"oting 51596 hours 111 3-b \ illages . .\tore an - , raw~
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.} :'\~S Cell of Gniversity of Madras, Chennai organized a walkathon rganized on Swachh Bharat 'vhss1on
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programme on marina beach and conducted a cleaning drive in • ch l Pradesh 253 colleges and schools carried out - ,., c ea me-;s
KO\ ambedu bus stand and some of the sub-urban railway stations. ~'r In Huna d al;:; 31.9 'ol~teers de\"~ted 2,..17,500 hours for Swachh Bharat
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.} The State '.\SS Cell of Puducherry conducted a Prime Minister's Clean Programme and the; cleaned 253 places
India Programme on 26.09.2014 at Bharathi Park, Puducherry. Around 200
\ SS \'olunteers participated in the cleaning drive and signature campaign. Annual Report 2015 Go,emment of India .\1111istry oi 'touth Atia1r- and
,i \SS Cruts of 22 Colleges of Kamataka State took up the drive of cleaning ( D tment of Youth Affairs Department of Sport!'>).
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dramages and removing the Parthenium in the adopted ,·illages during
the conduct of their special camps. Nearly, 1,580 meters of drainage was
cleaned
,i 1=;o Gir.s '\SS \'olunteers of Shri Ayyappa College for Women, 1\Jagarcoil
took up the campaign to clean Thuckalay bus stand complex. 200 NSS
, olunteers cleaned their college campus by removing bushes and waste
matenal. They also de-silted and cleaned the rain water harYesting pond
m Lhe college campus
:C ') Gui \.SS \'olunteers in collaboration with the Vivekananda Kendra
and l \.ICEF lillplemented an Eco-a\, areness programme titled 'Green
Rame-.\, a ram'. The) took up the cleaning actiYity of Rames,varam beach,
c eanmg of the temple prem1se5 clearing of garbage and planting of
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~'< 1 \ 'iS \olunteers of Karaikal Pol:- technic College constructed tw~
Ia, atone,, for \\ omen and two toilets for the , illagers of Konnakaveli
, 1llagl' dunng their '>pecial camp programme.
,i -5 :\SS , olunteer-. ot \y, a \.adar Janaki College cleaned the Sivakasi
-a \ a·, -..tation and colll'ge campus in Tamil Nadu.
1 1'.a nataka, TB7 meter-, of drainages were cleaned by ill\
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" ,,ker-, ,it more than 60 Collegl''> at Raichur, Bidar, t\landya and SirSl
Dt-.tnct and Parthl'111um \\ ('('d \\ 3 .., rt·mcn ed in 70 Yillages. The volunteers
rt'mo, ed all thl' pl,bh~ \\ astt: mall'rial.., from adopted ,·illages. They also