Deomali, Jan 28: Arunachal Pradesh has proudly won the prestigious ‘Best NSS Contingent Award’ at the week-long National Integration Camp (NIC) for NSS volunteers, which was held at Assam Agriculture University (AAU) in Jorhat from January 21 to 27 last.
The award reflects the dedication, teamwork, and commitment of the state’s volunteers toward promoting national integration.
Adding to the state’s achievements, Janglin Lamra, a BA fifth-semester student from Wangcha Rajkumar Government College at Deomali, clinched the first prize in the speech competition, bringing great pride to Arunachal Pradesh, a statement said here on Tuesday.
The camp, organized by the NSS cell at AAU in collaboration with the regional directorate of NSS, Guwahati, focused on the theme “Youth for My Bharat.” It included a variety of competitions such as speech, art, and rangoli contests, which enriched the experience for participants.
More than 200 NSS volunteers and programme officers from 16 states, including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal, took part in the event.
Arunachal Pradesh was represented by a team of 10 NSS volunteers from Wangcha Rajkumar Government College, led by their programme officer and assistant professor, Ngamwang Lowang.
The week-long camp featured cultural exchanges that showcased the diverse traditions of the participating states.
It also included technical sessions on the role of NSS volunteers in entrepreneurship development, hands-on training on disaster preparedness, discussions on fashion and national integration, and insights into the role of financial institutions in fostering unity. Life skills education was also a key highlight of the programme, the statement added.
