President gives away Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Awards

New Delhi [India], Nov 19 : President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday presented Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Awards for 2015-2016 at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.

The Awards were instituted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports during 1992-93 for giving recognition to outstanding work done under the National Service Scheme (NSS).

The NSS, one of the flagship programmes of the government, aims at developing of personality and character of students through voluntary community service.

Source: ANI