Indian Red Cross Society
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 Diseases, Improvement of Health and Mitigation of Suffering”. The Indian Red Cross Society realized the importance of the youth way back in 1925 and established Junior Red Cross (JRC) in schools and Youth Red Cross (YRC) in colleges

Objectives
The main purpose of organizing the Youth Red Cross is
   To inculcate moral responsibility in the Youth of our country
   To create an awareness on the care of their own health and that of others
   To develop understanding and acceptance of civic responsibilities and acting accordingly with humanitarian concern, to fulfill the Same
   To enable the growth and development of a spirit of service and sense of duty with dedication and devotion in the minds of youth
   To foster friendly relationship with all without any discriminate

Principle of Youth Red Cross Society
Youth Red Cross has the following three principles
   Protection of Health and Life
   Service to the Sick & Suffering
   Promotion of National and International friendship ,to develop themental and moral capacities of the youth.

Youth Red Cross Unit
Deepthi College of Nursing established its YRC Local Unit in the academic year of 2019 -2020.The unit has a total membership of 263 students.