The Indian Red Cross Society is a voluntary humanitarian organization, established by an act of the Indian Legislature in 1920, having on its rolls the states, the union territories, the districts and the sub district branches. Its activities are being directed forward to the “Prevention of disease, Improvement of Health, Mitigation of Suffering”. The Indian Red Cross Society realizes the importance of the youth way back in 1925 and established Junior Red Cross(JRC) in schools and Youth Red Cross(YRC) in colleges
Vellalar College of Nursing established its YRC local unit in the academic year 2008.
YRC Programme Officer: Mrs.N.Kiruthiga,
M.Sc Child Health Nursing,
Assistant Professor