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motto of ‘Sabka Prayas’ is the her responsibility towards the
launch of the ‘Ni-Kshya Mitra’ society and voluntarily works for
initiative of the TB-Free India its progress. Human beings are
Campaign, under which many social animals, and service is the
people have taken the initiative foundation of any society.
to ‘adopt’ TB patients. Ni-kshay However, the essence of
Mitras can be any individual social responsibility cannot be
or NGOs, corporates, elected taught in books or by any other
representatives and can provide individual. It takes continuous
nutritional, diagnostic and effort on our own part to learn and
professional support to patients imbibe it. And in a young country
suffering from TB, in addition to the like India, this responsibility rests
support already being provided on the shoulders of the youth.
by the Government. Ni-kshay 2.0 To inculcate the spirit of social
portal has been launched to make service from adolescence, the
this entire process easy. Here, Government of India, through
TB patients can get themselves the Ministry of Youth Affairs and
registered, and Ni-kshay Mitras Sports, runs the National Service
can join this portal and help TB Scheme (NSS). With its motto of
patients to lead a normal life. ‘Not Me But You’, the sole objective
As citizens of a democracy, it of NSS is to enable young students
is the responsibility of each one of to experience community service.
us to make our community and Today’s youth are well aware
our society a suitable place to of their responsibility towards their
live. And this is possible only when society. Take the example of Dadra
every individual understands his/ and Nagar Haveli and Daman and
Diu. Here, the students of a medical

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