On 24th December 2023, NSS Volunteers of NSS Units of Hindu Kanya College, Kapurthala organised an inaugural ceremony of Seven Day NSS Camp at Village Rupanpur by planting saplings in the ground of Government Elementary School of the same village. Total 103 NSS volunteers from the college participated in this camp. Principal Dr. Archna Garg and School Academic Incharge Mr. Sanjeev Bhalla graced the function with their benign presence. NSS Volunteers started the inaugural ceremony by singing NSS Song with zeal and fervour. Madam Principal encouraged the NSS Volunteers of the camp to channelize their youthful energy enthusiastically in the generous service towards the community. NSS Programme Officer, Mrs. Mukti hosted the function. In the Tree Plantation event, Dr. Sulakhan Singh, Sarpanch, Village Rupanpur, Mrs. Sukhwinder Kaur, Sarpanch, Village Nizampur, Mr. Jatinder Singh from Village Vijola, Mrs. Gurmeet Kaur and Mrs. Renu Bala from Government Elementary School, Rupanpur were present.
On 25th December 2023, NSS Volunteers organised a Cleanliness Drive at Government Elementary School of Village Rupanpur in which NSS volunteers contributed their services to clean the school campus. During the afternoon session of the Camp, a Workshop on *Crafting Wall Paintings Out of Waste Material* was organised for the volunteers in the school premises in which Ms. Ravina, Assistant Professor from Fashion Designing Department demonstrated the art of making beautiful paintings from the waste products.
On 26th December 2023, NSS volunteers organised a Nukkad Natak at Village Rupanpur to spread awareness among women sarpanches for realising their rights and obligations rather than being sheer the nominal heads of the Gram Panchayat. In the afternoon session a Workshop on DigiLocker and mAadhaar Applications was organised for the volunteers in the college premises in which Er. Tanya Goel, Faculty from the Department of Computer Science and IT detailed an array of user friendly facilities and secure document wallet provisions provided to the user on these Apps.
On 27th December 2023, NSS volunteers organised a Rally to spread awareness among villagers regarding their voting rights for promoting fairness in forthcoming election and planted saplings of flowers in the premises of the Government Elementary School, Rupanpur. Students also participated in the signature and literacy campaign in which they taught the villagers how to sign and write their names. In the afternoon session a Workshop on 'Innovative Ideas of Preparing Files' was organised for the volunteers in the college premises in which Mrs. Avninder Kaur and Ms. Harkirat Kaur from the Department of Fashion Designing demonstrated artistic ways to prepare files before student volunteers.
On 28th December 2023, NSS Units arranged a Medical Camp at Village Rupanpur. Dr. Yogesh Sehgal, Ayurvedic Medical Officer and his medical team from Civil Hospital, Kapurthala performed the basic checkup of the villagers. Students contributed their services in organizing this camp and also tended the saplings of flowers planted by them in the Government Elementary School, Rupanpur. Students participated in the literacy and signature campaign enthusiastically and taught villagers how to write Punjabi Gurmukhi and to make simple two lettered words.
On 29th December 2023, NSS Units arranged a lecture at village Rupanpur which was delivered by Ms. Priyamvada Pandey, Senior Branch Manager, Central Bank of India, who apprised students and the villagers regarding various bank schemes like Sukanya Samriddhi available for a single girl child. Students contributed their services in preparation and distribution of langar at Village Gurudwara. In the afternoon session, a Workshop on ‘Hair Styling’ was arranged for the students in which Mrs. Supriya Sharma and her assistant Ms. Jasdeep Kaur from the Department of Cosmetology demonstrated different hair styles. Students participated in all these activities with great enthusiasm.
On 30th December 2023, the Closing Function of Seven Day NSS Camp was organized in which NSS Volunteers of NSS Units of Hindu Kanya Collegiate School, Kapurthala showcased their talents and shared their experiences through their speeches, songs and poems. Mr. Sulakhan Singh Sarpanch of Village Rupanpur, Mrs. Sukhwinder Kaur, Sarpanch of Village Nizampur, Mr. Jatinder from village Vijola graced the event as the Chief Guest. Event was started with NSS Song, the many other cultural items were presented. After that NSS Programme Officer Madam Amanjyoti read the report of NSS Days. Dr. Archna Garg appreciated organizers' strenuous endeavours for arranging versatile activities and special workshops to cater skill based education to the NSS volunteers. She also motivated students to attend such personality enhancing and community serving camps and activities.

Objective: To understand the community in which they work and to identify the needs and problems of the community and involve them in problem solving process.

Outcome: Many Programs are arranged for the villagers

No of Beneficiaries: 103