Mr. Prem Kumar Singh, an SY B.Com student, was selected as part of the NSS contingent to represent Goa and Maharashtra at the Republic Day Parade at New Delhi. The Contingent consisted of 16 NSS Volunteers – 14 from Maharashtra and 2 from Goa –led by an NSS Programme Officer from Pune. The Republic Day Camp is a 30 day Camp at New Delhi for which the students are selected on the basis of Parade and Cultural Performance and are further trained to march on Rajpath on 26th of January.
The official Inauguration ceremony of the NSS RD Camp 2020 was held on January 7, 2020 in the presence of Shri R. S. Julaniya (Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GOI), Shri Asit Singh (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GOI), Shri N. Raja (NSS Director of India) and Shri Ravikumar Sinha (Under Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GOI).
The NSS contingent is the only civilian contingent to march on Rajpath along with the Defense Battalions, with girls leading the first half and the whole contingent consisting of NSS Volunteers forming a Mini-India. The NSS Battalion is a 12×12 platoon with 3 guides and 1 commander, making a team of 148 NSS Volunteers.
The College congratulates Mr. Prem Kumar Singh as well as the NSS Programme Officers, led by Ms. Sharmila Kunde, for this achievement.
