YOUTH RED CROSS (YRC)

"The Youth Red Cross" is the most important constituent of its parent organization, Indian Red Cross. The Indian Red Cross Society is a voluntary humanitarian organization having a network of over 700 branches throughout India, providing relief in times of disasters/emergencies and promoting health & care of the vulnerable people and communities. It is a leading member of the largest independent humanitarian organization in the world, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It is a group movement organized at the initial stages for students between 18 and 25 years of age within the colleges.

Youth Red Cross (YRC) in Tamil Nadu has seen a tremendous and phenomenal growth in a short span of six year.The membership has increased from a meager 37,000 to 7 lakhs, the number of colleges to start YRC unit has grown from 140 to 852.

We are proud to say that RPSIT is a part of this esteemed organization and our students are taught to live by the high objectives of this society, that is to create an awareness on the care of their own health and of others and to understand and to accept of civic responsibilities and acting accordingly with humanitarian concern to fulfill the same.