To make our 78th Independence Day Celebrations more meaningful, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare insisted on a series of awareness programs titled “Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 2.0” to educate and empower the young generation of India to resist or quit tobacco usage in any form. India is the second largest consumer of tobacco globally, and accounts for approximately one-sixth of the world's tobacco-related deaths. The tobacco problem in India is peculiar, with the consumption of a variety of smokeless and smoking forms. In this regard, the NSS unit, JSS Medical College, AHER Mysuru organized community outreach camps at local government high schools. The day one program was conducted in the Govt. High School, Udbur village, HD Kote Road, Mysuru, was held on the 9th Friday, August 2024 and on second day programme was held on the 10th Saturday, August 2024. The program was organized in Govt High School Kuvempunagar, Mysuru. All programs were conducted between 10 am – 1 pm. The main topics of the awareness campaign covered during these events included,’ “Awareness Against Tobacco and Alcohol.” “Awareness Against Child Labours’ and ‘Awareness Against Child Marriage.’ Mr. Sourav. Ms. Sanya Sathish, Ms. Gopika, Mr. Adwaith, Ms. Evana, Mr. Veeresh, Mr. Chiranth, Ms. Aishwarya, Mr. Rahul, Ms. Ananya, Mr. Aayush, Mr. Dipayan Saha, and Mr. Vishnu, all second-year B.Sc. NSS student volunteers from the division of Allied Health Science took active and enthusiastic participation in organizing, conducting, and coordinating the whole event successfully. High school students who were our target population of the program took an active participation in the whole program. Both events started with an introductory remark about the motto of NSS activities and, the importance of social awareness among youth was followed by welcoming the Headmistress, the other teachers, and students of the school. NSS volunteers, Sowrav, Sanya, Veeresh, and Chiranth addressed the gathering with each concept; they highlighted the consequence of the use of “Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs,” and its impact on society and the responsibility of their parents was very much stressed. They discussed how to fight the odds and how to help others to overcome those addictions. Display Charts at Govt. High School, Udbur, HD Kote Road, Mysuru Saurav explained meticulously the health, social, and familial adverse consequences of various addictions. Ms. Sanya addressed the growing concerns of cybercrimes and drug abuse. She detailed the types of cybercrimes affecting youth, including the ill effects of social media usage, online harassment, and identity theft, and the dangers associated with alcohol abuse. Indeed, it was a very lively interaction with the school student participants. To sensitize the students’ self-consciousness and not to attract them towards such menace, the students were administered the oath by the physical education teacher was one of the main highlights of the events. Oath Administration by the teachers, Govt. High School, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru. Children are the greatest gift to humanity and Childhood is an important and impressionable stage of human development as it holds the potential for the future development of any society. Mr. Veeresh spoke about the pervasive issue of child labour, including its impact on physical health, education, and prospects. He highlighted global and local statistics and the legal frameworks combating child labour. NSS volunteers stressed about child labour and its legal consequences. Subsequently, it was followed by an awareness speech about child marriage. More than 40% of the world’s child marriages take place in India. Almost half of all girls here marry before the age of 18 years. Mr. Chiranth focused on the negative effects of child marriage on young individuals, including health risks, educational setbacks, and social and personal consequences. He also discussed the legal measures and encouraged the students to report any such activities to the child helpline number to address issues related to child marriage. The NSS volunteers spoke in detail about the importance of a legally approved age for boys and girls, and its scientific basis to become fit physically and psychologically for the marriage was very much stressed. All three concepts were supported by several display cards prepared by the volunteers. This awareness program was very essential event that helped to educate young students who are the pillars of society. All the concepts were keenly perceived by the students and other teaching faculty of the school. The students realized the importance of education to become good citizens of society was the sole purpose of motivational dialogues. Volunteers used various charts and visual aids to present key statistics, facts, slogans, and pictorial representations of the topics being discussed. These aids helped in visualizing the severe effects of the issues at hand. As we concluded the two-day NSS camp, we were filled with a sense of accomplishment and hope. By engaging with the students of different schools, we have taken a small but a significant step towards creating a healthier, safer, and more equitable society. We would like to thank Principal JSS Medical College, Dr. Basavana gowdappa H, Vice Principal Dr. Suma MN (preclinical), and Vice Principal Dr. Praveen Kulkarni (paraclinical) and Mr. Sathish Chandra, Chief Administrative Officer, and NSS programme officers, JSS Medical College, Mysuru, for their support and cooperation to conduct the whole programme. And our special thanks to Mr. Rahul, for supporting to make this draft with necessary inputs.