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Official TranscriptGovernment of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Youth Affairs LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2564 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026 Enrollment of National Service Scheme 2564. SHRI ANTO ANTONY: Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state: (a) the details of enrolment of volunteers under the National Service Scheme (NSS) during the last five years, indicating...
Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Youth Affairs LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2564 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026 Enrollment of National Service Scheme
2564. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:
Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to
state:
(a) the details of enrolment of volunteers under the National Service Scheme (NSS) during the last five years, indicating University/College level and Higher Secondary/Senior Secondary level year and State/UT- wise;
(b) the details of the funds released to various States under NSS during the last three financial years and the current year, year-wise;
(c) the expenditure reported under NSS during the said period, State/UT and year-wise; and
(d) the number of NSS units functioning across States during the said period, year-wise? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]
(a) The reply attached at Annexure ‘A’.
(b) The reply attached at Annexure ‘B’.
(c) The reply attached at Annexure ‘C’.
(d) The reply attached at Annexure ‘D’. ***** Page 1 of 19ANNEXURE-A THE DETAILS OF ENROLMENT OF VOLUNTEERS UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS) DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS, INDICATING UNIVERSITY/ COLLEGE LEVEL AND HIGHER SECONDARY / SENIOR SECONDARY LEVEL YEAR AND STATE/ UT-WISE S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 1 A & N 950 650 950 650 950 650 1350 650 135 65 Islands 0 0 2 Andhra 217300 Nil 217300 Nil 217300 Nil 217300 Nil 217 Ni Pradesh 300 l Page 2 of 19S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 3 Arunach 13800 Nil 13800 Nil 10000 7800 10000 7800 100 78 al 00 00 Pradesh 4 Assam 46900 Nil 46900 Nil 32700 31400 32100 30600 321 32 00 00 0 5 Bihar 57800 0 57800 NIL 60500 NIL 60500 NIL 617 NI 00 L 6 Chandig 6238 11237 7359 10441 6900 11237 7927 10509 617 12 arh 9 86 3 Page 3 of 19S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 7 Chhattis 60096 40064 60703 40469 63403 42269 63455 42303 678 45 garh 90 26 0 8 Dadra & 200 800 300 2400 368 2300 400 2400 400 23 N. 80 Haveli, Daman & Diu 9 Delhi 18800 51400 18800 51400 18800 51400 18700 51500 187 51 00 50 0 Page 4 of 19S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 10 Goa 11900 19000 11900 19000 11900 19000 11900 19000 119 19 00 00 0 11 Gujarat 106110 79300 107410 79300 121160 79300 124040 73800 129 73 000 80 0 12 Haryana 45000 77400 45000 77400 45000 77400 61600 60800 605 61 00 90 0 Page 5 of 19S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 13 Himacha 10949 70312 16047 70312 22428 73527 18142 77499 244 70 l 00 87 Pradesh 1 14 Jammu 34600 6800 34600 6800 34600 6800 34600 6800 346 68 & 00 00 Kashmir 15 Jharkha 59000 12600 59000 12600 60300 12600 60300 12600 603 12 nd 00 60 0 Page 6 of 19S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 16 Karnata 186200 92000 186200 92000 228000 93000 228000 93000 232 89 ka 000 00 0 17 Kerala 102300 80500 102300 80500 137000 94300 137000 94300 137 94 000 30 0 18 Laddakh 600 0 600 0 600 0 600 0 600 0 19 Lakshad Nil 1400 - 1400 - 1400 - 1400 - 14 weep 00 Page 7 of 19S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 20 Madhya 130024 32506 127776 31944 127440 31860 127848 31962 166 41 Pradesh 688 67 2 21 Maharas 293900 33800 293900 33800 323000 33800 323200 33600 323 33 htra 200 60 0 22 Manipur 20900 Nil 20900 Nil 14500 6400 14500 6400 145 64 00 00 23 Meghala 37400 Nil 37400 Nil 28700 8700 28700 8700 287 87 ya 00 00 Page 8 of 19S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 24 Mizoram 30100 Nil 30100 Nil 22000 8100 22000 8100 220 81 00 00 25 Nagalan 9300 Nil 9300 Nil 15600 2100 15600 2100 156 21 d 00 00 26 Odisha 85200 30300 85200 30300 85200 30300 85200 30300 934 30 00 70 0 27 Puduche 12550 4350 12550 4350 14050 4350 15250 4350 152 43 rry 50 50 Page 9 of 19S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 28 Punjab 112504 91587 105329 98468 80816 86544 125923 98922 889 97 90 51 3 29 Rajastha 114900 85500 114900 85500 121500 90500 122900 92800 121 94 n 300 90 0 30 Sikkim 16400 Nil 16400 Nil 15120 1280 15120 1280 151 12 20 80 31 Tamil 292350 97650 292350 97650 309050 97650 345050 97650 345 97 Nadu 050 65 0 Page 10 of 19S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 32 Telanga 150700 Nil 150700 Nil 150700 Nil 150700 Nil 150 Ni na 700 l 33 Tripura 32600 0 32600 Nil 31230 3070 31230 3070 312 30 30 70 34 Uttar 280000 27600 279800 27800 290200 30800 291000 30000 290 30 Pradesh 800 20 0 35 Uttarakh 24600 34500 24600 34500 27600 33000 26700 33900 276 33 and 00 00 0 Page 11 of 19S. State/ No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of Volunteers No. of No UT enrolled in 2020-21 enrolled in 2021-22 enrolled in 2022-23 enrolled in 2023-24 Volunte ers enrolle d in 2024-25 University Schools University Schools University Schools University School Uni Sc /College / /College/ /College/ /College/ s ver ho Institution Institution Institution Institution sity ol /Co s lleg e/ Ins titu tio n 36 West 63241 12301 80101 15305 90100 19200 90100 19200 901 19 Bengal 00 20 0 TOTAL 2685412 993557 2700875 1004289 2818715 1092037 2918935 10872 294 10 95 614 94 7 55 9 Page 12 of 19ANNEXURE-‘B’ THE DETAILS OF THE FUNDS RELEASED TO VARIOUS STATES DURING THE LAST THREE FINANCIAL YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR, YEAR-WISE Sl. States/ UTs 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No.
1. Andaman & 0 3,75,000 0 3,75,000 Nicobar
2. Andhra 8,14,87,500 8,14,87,500 4,07,43,750 8,14,87,500 Pradesh
3. Arunachal 66,75,000 66,75,000 66,75,000 33,37,500 Pradesh
4. Assam 1,20,18,750 3,60,56,250 2,40,37,500 2,40,37,500
5. Bihar - 1,25,25,000 0
6. Chandigarh 99,93,858 78,75,000 78,75,000 77,18,315
7. Chhattisgarh 7,81,50,000 5,23,19,212 3,90,75,000 5,86,12,500
8. Dadar & 5,25,000 14,29,096 13,66,586 21,00,000 Nagar Haveli
9. Delhi 2,63,25,000 3,94,87,500 3,94,87,500 3,16,80,801
10. Goa 57,93,750 57,93,750 57,93,750 1,73,81,250
11. Gujarat 11,62,50,000 3,79,12,500 as 11,37,37,500 7,58,25,000 (1st 1st Installment instalment- Rs. and 8,69,25,937 37912500 and revalidated reimbursement of grant- Rs.
78337500)
12. Haryana 2,29,50,000 5,47,34,426 6,88,50,000 6,88,50,000
13. Himachal 6,87,75,000 3,47,07,500 1,71,93,750 4,27,81,450 Pradesh
14. Jammu & 78,75,000 78,75,000 1,31,75,786 41,72,103 Kashmir
15. Jharkhand 0 0 0 1,01,90,482
16. Karnataka 24,07,50,000 15,46,83,986 24,07,50,000 16,36,29,004
17. Kerala 17,34,75,000 13,01,06,250 11,90,52,019 13,01,06,250
18. Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 Page 13 of 19Sl. States/ UTs 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No.
19. Madhya 5,85,00,000 5,85,00,000 5,85,00,000 2,92,50,000 Pradesh
20. Maharashtra 9,74,70,330 27,99,96,010 19,98,58,701 13,38,00,000
21. Manipur 39,18,750 69,93,750 78,37,500 39,18,750
22. Meghalaya 1,40,25,000 0 1,40,25,000 70,12,500
23. Mizoram 1,69,31,250 2,25,75,000 1,69,31,250 1,12,87,500
24. Nagaland 33,18,750 33,18,750 66,37,500 66,37,496
25. Odisha 2,32,68,750 0 4,65,37,500 4,65,37,500
26. Puducherry 69,00,000 69,00,000 34,50,000 69,00,000
27. Punjab 3,03,00,000 29,97,780 3,03,00,000 3,03,00,000
28. Rajasthan 8,20,87,500 12,31,31,250 11,57,34,629 8,20,87,500 after revalidation of amount Rs.3,65,76,610/-
29. Sikkim 30,75,000 61,50,000 51,65,542 61,50,000
30. Tamil Nadu 16,96,10,000 7,62,56,250 7,62,56,250 (Previous Year 15,25,12,500 Balance 14,49,65,672)
31. Telangana 1,69,53,750 1,11,83,995 5,65,12,510 4,32,16,921
32. Tripura 1,92,93,750 1,92,93,750 1,28,62,500 1,85,93,955
33. Uttar 6,01,87,500 18,05,62,500 9,05,45,981 23,07,66,943 Pradesh
34. Uttarakhand 3,81,13,945 1,13,62,500 2,27,25,000 4,46,82,597
35. West Bengal 2,04,19,283 2,04,93,750 2,04,93,750 2,04,93,750 Page 14 of 19ANNEXURE-‘C’ THE EXPENDITURE REPORTED UNDER NSS DURING THE LAST THREE FINANCIAL YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR, STATE/UT AND YEAR-WISE Sl. States/ UTs 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No. (as on
6.3.2026)
1.Andaman & 0 Fund released in 2023-24 0 Nicobar were surrendered by the UT in 2024-25 with interest
2. Andhra 0 1,16,20,544 2,48,66,236 6,32,78,840 Pradesh Utilized and 1,58,77,514 Surrendered to the Ministry
3. Arunachal 66,75,000 60,09,110 64,47,541 19,85,501 Pradesh
4. Assam Rs 99,36,922 0 2,37,15,099 2,08,98,387 Utilized and Rs 20,88,378 (including Interest) Surrendered to the Ministry
5. Bihar 0 0 0 0
6. Chandigarh 80,16,662 74,44,939 71,66,221 71,81,844.00
7. Chhattisgarh 2,86,60,187 2,16,22,715 3,74,27,006 3,50,30,538 Utilized and remaining 4,94,89,813.70 revalidate for the FY 2023- 24
8. Dadar & 3,79,096 13,72,257 13,12,518 12,44,418 Nagar Haveli
9. Delhi 1,89,30,028 3,40,13,477 3,63,74,305 1,93,05,020 Page 15 of 19Sl. States/ UTs 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No. (as on
6.3.2026)
10. Goa 6,74,940 9,82,382 96,90,388 1,07,98,188 (including revalidated amount of Rs.
48,11,368)
11. Gujarat 2,93,24,063 12,51,80,617 9,57,03,730 6,48,34,772
12. Haryana 1,15,77,551 6,61,06,825 6,88,49,828 6,65,34,279 (5,47,34,376 + Previous year Unspent balance 1,13,72,449)
13. Himachal 2,42,89,302 5,23,52,218 1,42,55,787 5,46,82,906 Pradesh
14. Jammu & 32,42,991 50,57,515 39,54,243 8,87,390 Kashmir
15. Jharkhand 0 0 0 0
16. Karnataka 21,48,71,743 17,75,31,715 22,64,15,088 12,62,08,675
17. Kerala 10,63,14,485 18,59,84,201 13,03,95,291 12,74,03,174 (including PY (including Balance of Rs. PY Balance 6,71,60,515) of Rs 1,12,82,564)
18. Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0
19. Madhya 2,92,50,000 5,86,20,000 2,43,89,325 1,99,69,449 Pradesh
20. Maharashtra 7,36,56,440 24,84,25,601 20,31,69,398 10,65,78,469 (including (including reimbursement PY balance for FY 2022- 5,54,02,299)
23)
21. Manipur 39,00,000 6482840 39,00,000 26,36,361 Page 16 of 19Sl. States/ UTs 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 No. (as on
6.3.2026)
22. Meghalaya 1,02,60,926 0 60,60,874 28,07,061
23. Mizoram 1,69,31,250 2,25,75,000 1,69,31,250 1,11,22,798
24. Nagaland 4676768 45,08,576 66,37,500 38,77,971 (including PY (Rs. 11,89,826 58,66,593 + PY 2022-23 Balance) Balance Rs.
33,18,750)
25. Odisha 0 1,93,91,326 3,60,33,413 1,93,65,872
26. Puducherry 54,13,013 68,97,946 32,75,122 34,90,945
27. Punjab 29,97,780 2,36,36,235 2,16,70,230 2,26,11,490
28. Rajasthan 6,25,91,817 12,33,85,845 8,72,20,047 5,77,46,127
29. Sikkim 30,06,250 36,03,394 44,09,271 53,91,440
30. Tamil Nadu 2,48,49,683 14,99,01,484 7,62,56,250 4,80,64,358
31. Telangana 5,93,300 2,82,29,335 2,02,72,591 93,87,777 (including PY Balance 1,70,72,255)
32. Tripura 1,60,72,750 1,77,45,906 1,21,67,980 1,10,79,314
33. Uttar 14,67,499 15,07,33,481 17,05,79,943 2,88,68,663 Pradesh
34. Uttarakhand 13,27,295 41,00,510 3,05,94,829 1,78,84,217
35. West Bengal 67,50,000 2,30,17,004 1,89,40,863 79,41,359 Page 17 of 19ANNEXURE ‘D’ THE NUMBER OF NSS UNITS FUNCTIONING ACROSS STATES DURING THE SAID PERIOD, YEAR-WISE Number of Units S. No State/ UT 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1 Andaman & Nicobar 20 20 20 20 2 Andhra Pradesh 2173 2173 2173 2173 3 Arunachal Pradesh 178 181 178 178 4 Assam 641 641 641 641 5 Bihar 444 444 553 553 6 Chandigarh 141 141 147 144 7 Chhattisgarh 1057 1058 1042 1042 Dadra & N. Haveli, 8 27 28 28 28 Daman & Diu 9 Delhi 702 702 702 702 10 Goa 309 309 309 309 11 Gujarat 2010 1979 2022 1933 12 Haryana 1224 1224 1224 1224 13 Himachal Pradesh 922 927 762 950 14 Jammu & Kashmir 420 414 414 414 15 Jharkhand 393 393 567 567 16 Karnataka 3210 3210 3210 3210 17 Kerala 2313 2313 2313 2313 18 Laddakh 0 6 6 6 19 Lakshadweep 14 14 14 14 20 Madhya Pradesh 1593 1598 1560 1560 21 Maharashtra 3568 3568 3568 3568 22 Manipur 209 209 209 209 23 Meghalaya 374 374 357 357 24 Mizoram 301 301 301 301 25 Nagaland 177 177 177 177 26 Odisha 1241 1241 1241 1241 27 Puducherry 186 184 184 184 28 Punjab 1621 1616 1669 1619 29 Rajasthan 2118 2118 2162 2189 30 Sikkim 164 164 164 164 31 Tamil Nadu 4069 4067 4067 4067 Page 18 of 19Number of Units S. No State/ UT 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 32 Telangana 1507 1507 1507 1507 33 Tripura 343 343 343 343 34 Uttar Pradesh 3210 3210 3210 3210 35 Uttarakhand 606 606 606 606 36 West Bengal 1093 1042 1093 1093 TOTAL 38578 38502 38743 38816 ***** Page 19 of 19