Agartala, May 03, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, May 03: Youth are the biggest treasure of the country. They must be utilized to build a developed nation and state. Besides, mentality to work for the humankind and the nation has to be built among the youth, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha said on Wednesday.

He was addressing the NSS volunteers during a seminar on Neshakumt Tripura and a blood donation camp organized by Tripura State NSS Cell and Youth Affairs and Sports department at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan today.

The Chief Minister said, NSS helps generate the mentality of involving oneself in social work and positive attitude among students. NSS was launched during the birth centenary of Mahatma Gandhi in 1969. The Chief Minister said, NSS was formed with 600 volunteers of 6 schools in the state in 1976.

Presently, there are 389 NSS units in the state with 34,300 volunteers. Apart from that, NSS unit has 6 self-funds with 600 volunteers. He said, the NSS volunteers have stood time after time whenever the state faced any natural calamity. The Chief Minister hoped that the NSS volunteers would continue to do the same in future.

He said, the NSS volunteers must take the responsibility of building a healthy society; they must play a vital role in building drugs-free Tripura.

Secretary of Youth Affairs and Sports department Pradip Kumar Chakraborty said, it is essential to generate positive mindset among the youth and use them for the development of the nation and the state.

The NSS volunteers should generate public awareness about different government schemes. Director of YAS department Satyabrata Nath and State Office of NSS Dr. Chitrajit Bhowmik also delivered their speeches.