In the Year 1980 Prananath College (Autonomous), Khordha was privileged to have a Youth Red Cross Wing. The principal nominates a member of the teaching staff to promote and organise the Red Cross activities among the youth in the unit. Youth Red Cross functions in all the Universities Autonomous institutions, Colleges and in Higher Secondary Schools (only for +2 students). “To Serve” is the motto of YRC which is based on the fundamental principles of Humanity,

Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality are the Objectives of YRC to promote among students philanthropic service, friendship, leadership, self -reliance, dignity of labour and skills to render necessary service as and when required. Recently, disaster preparedness has been accepted as one of the service area. Precisely we aim at rendering service to the needy through the YRC volunteers.

Prananath College (Autonomous), Khordha YRC unit has two wings of volunteers (Boys of +3 and girls of +3) with two counsellors nominated from among the teaching staff to implement the YRC activities inside or outside the college. The Principal, P.N.College, Khordha is the Chairman of the YRC Khordha District Committee (Colleges) and the Senior Counsellor is the Convenor Secretary of the District Committee. All the District Committees and the individual units are actively functioning under the guidance of the State Branch (Red Cross Bhawan, Bhubaneswar).