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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’.
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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
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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
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