Monthly Magazine July 2022

GLIMPSES OF ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL TICKET TO LIFE PROJECT WORKSHOP

GLIMPSES OF NATIONAL LEVEL ROVER/RANGER CARNIVAL

EDITORIAL BOARD

CHIEF PATRON PATRONS

DR. ANIL KUMAR JAIN PRESIDENT

SHRI KALI PRASAD MISHRA

VICE PRESIDENT

SHRI SATYANARAYAN SHARMA VICE PRESIDENT

SHRI CHANDRAJIT SAIKIA

VICE PRESIDENT

SMT. GEETHA NATARAJ

VICE PRESIDENT

SMT. VIMLA MEGHWAL VICE PRESIDENT

DR. K.K. KHANDELWAL, IAS (RETD.)

CHIEF NATIONAL COMMISSIONER EDITOR

DR. RAJ KUMAR KAUSHIK DIRECTOR

SUB EDITOR

D. R. K. SARMA

KRISHNASWAMY .R

DARSHANA PAWASKAR

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‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ is being celebrated by Indiansallovertheworld.

Our members actively participated in various programmes organised by Government of India on this occasion. The National Headquarters designed a large number of activities to celebrate 75 Years of our Independence with active participation of young people. I am glad to learn that the National Level Rover/Ranger Carnival to celebrate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ held at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh with the blessings of Shri Jai Ram Thakur, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh & President, Himachal Pradesh State Bharat Scouts and Guides attracted the attention of the world as H.H. DALAI LAMA gave audience and accepted the scarf that represents the worldwide peace initiatives by Scout/GuideMovement.

The local newspapers lauded the action by young people who showcased cultural diversity of our country and recalling the sacrifice of our freedom fighters.

We are hearing reports of flood in various parts of our country especially in Assam. We all need to standbytheaffectedbymakingcontributionstothe reliefactivities.

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DR.ANILKUMAR JAIN NATIONALPRESIDENT THE BHARATSCOUTSAND GUIDES

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Scout movement is 115 years old. It was on August 1 in 1907, the first scout camp was completed on Brownsea Island. To commemorate this day, World Scarf Day was started. Most of our members recognise ‘Scarf’ as a very strong symbol of Scout PromiseandtheScout`sMissiontoleavetheworld abetterplace.Onthisday,itistraditionthatscouts all over the world wear the scarf in public to make the spirit of scouting visible. Once a scout is always ascoutisourfaith.

The ‘Sustainable Developmental Goals’ can be reachedtoallthebeneficiariesprovidedtheaction isfocussedonallagesofpeople.Theyoungandthe old persons are to be satisfied with their needs to leave no one behind. 12th August is the International Youth Day and this year we work on the theme `Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a worldforAllAges`.Wehavetocreateawarenesson unemployment, poverty, hunger, health, ageism etc. which create barriers to intergenerational solidarity. Our Scouts and Guides, Rovers and Rangers should participate in awareness programmes of SDGs, educate our next generation for a better living and participate in social work. Adultleadersmaygivethemguidanceinorganising relatedactivitiesandprogrammes.

15th August of every year witnesses the celebration of India`s Independence Day. We have been celebrating Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav for the past one year by paying tributes to all the freedom

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fighters. For celebrating 76th Independence Day, let us organise programmes to pay homage to our great freedom fighters who had sacrificed their lives for the sake of our country and draw inspirationfromtheirlivestoworkforournation.

We may have come a long way from repressing women's rights, but we are still a patriarchal society in general. It makes the occasion of celebrating Women's Equality Day on August 26 more vital than ever. Today we get to see women representatives in the military, in space, and as CEOs of many companies. But they had to undergo many struggles to achieve equal rights. Scouts and Guides, Rovers and Rangers may organise awarenessprogrammesabouttheequalitytoourwomen inallfields.

Astherainyseasonhasstarted,letusorganisetree plantationtomakeenvironmentpollution-free.

Let us hope that the youth of our movement will represent in the 14th APR Conference of WAGGGS in Thailand on digital platform to discuss the issues relatedtothetheme`TogetherWeThrive`.

Wearmaskandmaintainsocialdistance.

DR. K.K. KHANDELWAL, IAS (RETD.) CHIEF NATIONALCOMMISSIONER

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A youth organisation standing for the Life Skill Education need to review its programme and policies based on the latesttrendsinthecommunity.

TheWOSMandWAGGGSintheirpoliciesspeakofgender balance. The programmes remain in papers. Scouts for SDGs are widely publicized, but programmes for action needs to be drafted based on the interest of the young peoplewhowilltakeupactionsfortheirownfuture.

The older generation instead of standing in way of innovative and attractive programmes looking to the academicburden,shouldrealisethattraditioncanonlybe maintainedwhenwehavealargefollowership.

The membership growth plans of the Bharat Scouts and Guidesisbadlyaffectedduetostubbornattitudeoffewso calledconserversoftraditionsofthemovement.

Let us all look into our own families look for the drastic changesthathappen duetotelevision,mobilephone and internet. We all adapted to the changes, then why not change in programme and policies of the Bharat Scouts andGuides.

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INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

TRAINERS CONFERENCE SAANSO (SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL SCOUT ORGANIZATION) was established during the Chief Commissioner's Meeting of all the SAARC countries held on 13th October, 2008 at Bangladesh Jamuna Resort, Tangail, Una. The first Ever Trainers Conference successfully came to an end on 17th July 2022 with 24 participants (virtually and face to face) from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka at Hotel GoldiSandsinNegombo,SriLanka.AteamofexperiencedLeaderTrainerscomprisingofonecourse stafffromSAANSO,threefromASARC,onefromAPRandonefromFarEastandtheCourseDirector wasMr.JanaprithFernando,ChiefCommissionerofSri Lanka. The Secretary General of SAANSO Mr. Abdullah Rasheedwaspresentattheconference.Theaimofthe conference is to establish a SAANSO Training Team to support national and sub regional level training programmes and strengthen the understanding of adults in scouting, adults resource management, developtrainersmarketingskillsetc.

The conference was inaugurated by the Additional Chief National Commissioner of BSG-India and ChiefAdvisorofSAANSOMr.M.A.Khalid,(Retd.KAS)on15thJuly,2022.

Mr.SumitMukhopadhyay(WestBengal)wasphysicallypresentwhileMr.KaushikChatterjee(West Bengal) and Mr. Analendra Sarma (NHQ) were virtual participants. Four groups were formedCharter House, Brown Sea, GilWell and Paddington. All the participants were fully occupied all the daysfrom15thto17thJuly2022withinputsessionsbytheexperiencedTrainers,GroupDiscussion andPresentationetc.

Topics like Aims and Objectives, Roles, Competencies and Responsibilities of the SAANSO Training Team Member, Challenges in implementation of quality training, Synergy of Training and Youth Programme, Strengthening the understanding of Adult Learning, Developing soft skills of Trainers,

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Training Methods and Techniques beyond CALT (Cooperative learning, ICT etc. ), Understanding Trainingtraditionsandpracticesandcoursestandards,TrainersMarketSkillsspecializationtrackfor trainers, Trainers Market Skills specialization track for trainers etc. were discussed during the conference. The Closing ceremony of the conference was graced by the Regional Director World Scout Bureau Asia-Pacific Support Centre Mr. J. Rizal C. Pangilinan who motivated the delegates withhisenthusiasticspeech.

A team of World Scout Bureau, Asia Pacific Region conducted ASIA-PACIFIC TICKET TO LIFE WORKSHOPatStateTrainingCentre,WestBengalfrom14thto16thJuly,2022.

APRteamalsovisitedOdishaState.TheymetHon'bleGovernorofOdishaState,ShriGaneshiLalat Raj Bhawan, Bhubaneshwar. The delegates also visited Banabasi Kalyan Ashram Unit at Bhubaneswar running scouting skill training under “Ticket to Life project” along with Dr. Kali Prasad Mishra, National Vice President and State Chief Commissioner of Odish State Bharat Scouts and Guides.Mr.SydCastilo,Director,EducationalMethods, APR Support Centre has shared a real story about a poor child who became a successful citizen after joiningscouting.ScoutingisthewaytoLife.TheDisplay ofMarshalArts,Songs,musicalinstrumentshasmadeallmemberssohappyandoverwhelmed.

On 13th morning the APR Team visited Ganganagar Shikshan Sibir, Scouts Group, Kolkata working under TTL project, West Bengal. Shri Prasenjit Roy, project Coordinator of TTL Project along with Shri Ranjan Roy, Assistant Coordinator had high-lighted the activities of the Unit. They welcomed them with traditional way (Tika).They presented their activities and achievements in front of them throughdisplayofexhibition.

The Asia Pacific Regional Ticket to Life workshop was started on 14thJuly 2022 at Kolkata, India. Opening ceremony was started with BSG Prayer. The ceremony was inaugurated by Shri Debaditya Chakraborty(IAS,Rtd.)&StateChiefCommissioner,BharatScoutsandGuides,WestBengalStateby lighting the traditional lamp in the presenceof ShriNimaiChandra Ghosh, Chairman,Madhyagram Municipality.

Shri Shyamal Kumar Biswas, Chief Commissioner of Scouts, BSG, Dr. Archana Majumder, Vice

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President of West Bengal State, Bharat Scouts and Guides. Mr. J.R.C. Panglinan, Regional Director, ARPgracedtheoccasionanddeliveredhismessageintheworkshop.HealsopresentedAsiaPacific Messenger of Peace Hero Award for the year 2021 to Shri Trinanjan Adhikary of West Bengal. Recognition Certificate for Outstanding contribution in MoP for the year 2021-22 was awarded to Ms. Rinku Tomer, MoP Local Coordinator of Uttar Pradesh State. Regional Director had also presented Application Certificate to Shri Amar B. Chettri, Joint Director of Scouts (Programme & Training)forhisoutstandingperformanceandcreatingimpactofScoutingasMoPCoordinatorfrom 2019-2021. 07 Participants from India (Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, & West Bengal)and07ParticipantsfromNSO’s(Bangladesh,Bhutan&Nepal)participatedinthisworkshop physicallyandvirtually.EasternRailwayandTTLgroupofWestBengalStatepresentedtheircultural programme. The opening ceremony was conducted under the Leadership of Shri Amar B. Chettri, JointDirectorofScouts(Programme&Training)BSG,India.

Shri Madhusudan A.S., Addl. International Commissioner (S) BSG coordinated for the successful organisationoftheWorkshop.ShriS.K.Biswas,ChiefCommissioner(S)wastheWorkshopDirector.

GIRL GUIDES INTERNATIONAL CAMP ‘SHE CAN’ was organized virtually from 1st to 4th June 22 where 28 participants from India participated from Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala state. The internationalcampalsohadparticipantsfromcountrieslikeSingapore,Malaysia,Korea,Philippines and Pakistan. The virtual sessions included selflearning activities. Activities relating to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG); SDG 3 Good Health & Well Being, SDG 5 Gender Equality & SDG 13 Climate Action were dealt. Through the REAL activities in this camp, they learned to reinforce the importance of what girls and young women can do to break boundaries, break down gender stereotypes andbuildasustainablefuture.

Guide captain St. Jeeva Jose from St Mary’s school, Kerala and Guide captain Jyoti Wali Bhatt from Carmel Convent School, Jammu actively supported the guides in discovering their potential and making things happened for the guides remotely. Various e- badges were earned by the guides on thetheme.GuideNandikafromSt.Mary’sschoolKeralawasthewinnerofinternationalnightquiz. The Indian contingent took active participation under the leadership of Joint Director Guides Mrs. Darshana Pawaskar with preparatory meetings and various videos which had to be provided to the GirlGuidesofSingapore,tillthesuccessfulcompletionoftheevent.

NATIONAL EVENTS

NATIONAL LEVEL ROVER/RANGER CARNIVAl to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav was organised by the Bharat Scouts and Guides National Headquarters, New Delhi at Govt. College, Dharamshala,HimachalPradeshfrom01stto05thJuly,2022.350participants,staff,ServiceRovers andRangersfrom25StateAssociationsofthecountryandoneoverseascountryNepalparticipated in the carnival. Shri Kishan Kapoor, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) inaugurated the carnival on 01st July, 2022 in the presence of many officials of education including Principals of manyCollegesofKangraDistrictofHimachalPradesh.

Shri Govind Singh Thakur, Hon’ble Minister of Education, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh & VicePresident,HimachalPradeshStateBharatScoutsandGuidesgracedtheoccasionastheChiefGuest during Folk Dance Festival on 03rd July, 2022. He highly appreciated the colourful presentation of FolkDances.TheRover/RangerCarnivalconcludedon05thJuly,2022.

Shri Amar B. Chettri, Joint Director of Scouts (Programme & Training)/ Leader of the Rover/Ranger Carnival met and sought blessings from His Holiness ‘THE DALAI LAMA’ at Mcleodganj, Dharamshala,HimachalPradeshon04thJuly,2022andpresentedhimMessengerofPeaceScarf.

Theparticipantsstatesdisplayedthecultures,traditions,food,dresses,floraandfaunaoftheirown at the state exposition, Exhibition & Food Plaza a competition on Rangoli Slogan, writing and Painting were conducted on the theme “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat”. The valedictory function followed by grand campfire was held on 4th July, where the cultural presentations from different states baggedthestage.Eachandeverystatewasrecognised by the State Chief Commissioner of Himachal Pradesh BSG Mr Amarjeet Kumar Sharma, Director of Higher Education,Govt.ofHimachalPradeshandthewinners ofthecompetitionsweredeclaredbytheLeaderofthe Carnival.

SPECIAL NATIONAL ADVENTURE PROGRAMME at Bhopalpani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand from 10th to 14th June, 2022 in which 99 participants from Andhra Pradesh, Eastern Railway, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, N.C. Railway, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal participated. The participants were briefed about Environmental Tour to Haridwar-Rishikesh by bus. The participants visited Har ki Podi and Ganga Snan. A session relating to importance of cleaning of Ganges, famously known as Namami Gange was conducted by Mrs. Deepmala Rawat, ALT (G) of Uttarakhand. The participants and staff visited the place meant for River Rafting at Rishikesh.TheyvisitedRamJhula,SwargAshram,GangaMahaAarti&JanakiSetu.

After flag ceremony participants moved to Budha Temple & local sight-seeing. The participants enjoyed different water sport activities at Shahstradhara, a beautiful place towards “Yamunoatri” and enjoyed the water activities. The participants cooked food by backwoodsman cooking at the BankofRiver.ShriMahinderSharma,ROC(S)NorthernRegionwastheLeaderoftheProgramme.

NATIONAL LEVEL TREKKING CUM EDUCATION TOUR to Kedarnath from 23rd to 28th June, 2022 with 80 participants from Chhattisgarh, East Coast Railway, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha,S.C.Railway,S.E.C.Railway,UttarPradeshandWestBengalincluding02staffmembers.

Northern Railway State Training Centre at Raiwala was the Base Camp of the Trekking Programme. TheparticipantsleftforSitapurbybusandfromSitapur,theyreachedKedarnarthby16kmtrekking. All the participants enjoyed the trekking. On 27th June, 2022 morning they started from Sitapur to Raiwala by bus. On 28th June, all the participants visited Rishikesh. Grand camp fire was organised and all the participants enjoyed the camp. The above camp was conducted by Shri S. Mohanty, ProjectOfficer,BSG,NHQwhowasassistedbyShriYaspalHooda,YouthCoordinator,BSG.

SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY,ENGINEERINGANDMATHEMATICSSURVEYNationalHeadquartersofThe Bharat Scouts and Guides conducted STEM SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS Consultation Webinar Series-Webinar-1, Webinar-2 and Webinar-3 for Girls and Young women on 29th June, 01st July and 04th July 2022 in which 209 participants joined the 3 webinar by Zoom. Surekha Shrivastava, Deputy Director welcomed the Guest Speaker, participantsandothermemberswereintroducedabouttheWebinar.

Razia Begum, Deputy Director (Education) Govt. of NCT Delhi, Mrs. Narinder Kaur (Counsellor) and Dr. Ashok Thakur (motivational speaker and educationist)Dr. Surbhi Singh, MBBS & MS (Gynecologist),andMrs.GeetaweretheGuestSpeakersoftheevents.Activitiesweredividedinto7partslike What is STEM?, How Does STEM make you feel? STEM Jobs, The Way the World is now, Jobs List, what’s holding us back? Break Down the Barriers! What could be done? etc. Smt. Surekha ShrivastavaDeputyDirector(G)wastheLeaderoftheWebinar.

NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE, PACHMARHI

RE-ORIENTATION COURSE FOR TRAINER’S OF SCOUT WING was conducted at State Training Centre,Palode,Keralafrom17thto21stJuly,2022.26Trainersparticipatedintheeventandrevised the knowledge and skills related to conduct and management of training programmes for Unit Leaders and specialized courses (skills). Shri D.R.K. Sarma was a guest instructor in the course. The course was organised on self-finance basis by Kerala State Bharat Scouts and Guides. Shri KrishanswamyR.ExecutiveDirector wastheleaderofthecourse.

PRE-ALT COURSE FOR SCOUT WING was conducted at State Training Centre, Palode, Kerala from 17th to 21st July, 2022. 29 trainees from Kerala and Tamilnadu attended. The course aims at preparing HWB holders to be capable of managing training courses, creating learning experiences and using training techniques and methods most suitable for the situation. Adult learning theory, fundamentals of scouting, importance of ceremonies in courses are also dealt during the course. Shri D.R.K. Sharma, LT(Cub)wastheleaderofthecourse.

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451 NATIONAL ADVENTURE PROGRAMME & ONE SPECIAL ADVENTURE PROGRAMME National Adventure Institute, Pachmarhi was conducted for Chhattisgarh State from 06th to 10th May, 2022. 110 from Chhattisgarh state and 87 participants from Gyanodaya School, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh,UttarPradesh,MaharashtraandRajasthanstateparticipated.

During the programme, activities such as Rappling, Rock Climbing, Valley Crossing, Obstacles Crossing, Sky Cycling, Valley Crossing, Zip Line, Rifle Shooting, Archery, Horse Riding and Boating were organised. All the participants enjoyed trekking to Jatashankar, Rajendra Giri, Pandav Caves, Bee Fall, & Dhoop Garh. U-Report session during the programme.As per regular practice, the candidates have collected polythene from Bee Fall & Dhoopgarh under the Swachh Bharat Sunder Bharat Abhiyaan. During the programme, the participants from National Adventure Programme celebratedthe28thAnniversaryofNationalAdventure Institute in a grand manner by presenting colourful and attractive culture items in the evening. Ms. M.N. Machamma, Dy. Director, Guide Leader Training and Shri S.S. Ray, Assistant Director were present in the programme.Officialsofotherstateswerealsopresent. OnthelastdayAllFaithPrayerwasconducted.

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453 NATIONAL ADVENTURE PROGRAMME was conducted at National Adventure Institute, Pachmarhi from 26th May 2022 to 1st June, 2022 in which 385 participants from Navodaya VidayalayaSamiti,PuneRegion,Maharashtraand02fromTamilNadustateparticipated.Duringthe programme, activities such as Rappling, Rock Climbing, Valley Crossing, Obstacles Crossing, Sky Cycling,ValleyCrossing,ZipLine,RifleShooting,Archery,HorseRidingandBoatingwereorganised. All the participants enjoyed the trekking to Bison Lodge, Pachmarhi Garden, Jatashankar, Rajendra Giri,LotShrung,PandavCaves,BeeFall,Nighttrekking,GuptMahadev,HundiKho&Mahadev.The ActivityofFreeBeingMe&U-Reportsessionwerealsoorganized.

Shri Ramesh N., IDES, Chief Executive Officer, Cantonment Board, Pachmarhi was the Chief Guest andShriAmarB.Chettri,Jt.DirectorofScouts(Prog.andTrg.)wastheGuestofHonourintheGrand Campfire. The Chief Guest interacted with the students and motivated them to become IAS and serve the society and country. Shri Chettri informed the candidates about the Jamboree and other events for the youth for their exposure at National and International levels. Grand Campfire was enjoyedbytheguests.Ms.BilkishShaikh,Jr.InstructorNAIwastheLeaderoftheprogramme.

TH TH 454 NAP & 455 NATIONAL ADVENTURE PROGRAMMES was conducted at National Adventure Institute, Pachmarhi from 07th to 13th June and from 15th to 21st June, 2022 in which 148 participantsfrom08statesand85participantsfrom03Statesactivelyparticipated.

DuringtheprogrammevariousadventureactivitieswereconductedwiththehelpofNAIStaffsuch as Rock climbing, rappelling, High Rope activities, obstacles crossing, boating, Rifle shooting and Archery. The participants also enjoyed various historical, religious and delightful places of Pachmarhi. While visiting Bee Fall, they did the cleaning work. In both the grand camp fires Mr. HarishT.,formerDT.C.BharatScoutsandGuidesGujaratstate,thirdumpireinBCCIandannouncer RadiostationmadehispresenceastheChiefGuest.He delivered enthusiastic speeches to the participants and recollected the old days spent as participants in Bharat Scouts and Guides. Both the National Adventure Programmes were conducted in the leadershipofMrs.BilkishShaikhwhowasablyassisted by Mr. Aman Singh, Jr. Instructor, Mohammad Sazeed, Office Secretary and Mrs. Shubhashree Rana, Lady Assistant.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL

Maharana Scouts and Maitreyee Guides Group of Delhi State Bharat Scouts and Guides visited National Zoological Park under “SDG No. 15: Life on Land”on09thJuly,2022.Theparticipantsstudiedabout: Ecological Balance & Ecosystems in zoo, flora & fauna in the zoo, food chains & food webs, habits & habitats of different species, importance of zoos and botanical gardens,properbehaviouranddisciplineinzoosetc.The visitwasledbyGroupLeader(Guide)AayushiGuptaably assisted by Cub Master Sidhnath and Rover Leader ShanuSingh.

NATIONAL ADVENTURE INSTITUTE, GADPURI

NATIONAL YOUTH ADVENTURE PROGRAMME was conducted at Manali, Himachal Pradesh under the banner `Fit India` from 04th to 08th July, 2022 in which 126 participants from Karnataka, Rajasthan,UttarPradesh,UttarakhandandWestCentralRailwayparticipated.

Shri Vijay Kumar Gupta, State Chief Commissioner, West Central Railway, Smt. Vaishali Gupta and other officials State officials attended the Campfire on 5th July, 2022and blessed the participants. All the participants enjoyed the River Crossing, Zip Line, Rock climbing, Rappelling, Rope Course, Hadimba Temple, Manu Temple, Vashisht Temple and Mall Road. They enjoyed the trek to Jogini falls. All the participants visited Rohtang pass. Mr. Dhanraj Saini, Office Secretary cum Junior Instructor, NYC, Gadpuri was the LeaderoftheProgramme.

NATIONAL YOUTH ADVENTURE CAMP was conducted at Nirmal Nature Campsite, Goa from 08th to 12th June 2022. 156 participants from Eastern Railway, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Northern Railway, North Central Railway, Rajasthan, Southern Railway, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh andWestBengalparticipatedalongwithfourstaffmembers.

The programme included visit to Kolwa Beach, Panji Beach and Kalangur Beach. In the evening the participants enjoyed the crew expedition to the sea. The participants visited Chandreshwar Bhutnath Temple trekking 10 K.m distance. They also visited the historicalplaceslikeMangeshTemple,OldGoaChurch, North Goa and South Goa. Every day evening the participants enjoyed the campfire. The above programmewasconductedbyShriSiddharthMohanty, ProjectOfficeralongwith03staffmembers.

REGIONAL EVENTS

EASTERNREGION

REGIONAL LEVEL YOGA INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE was organized by the Eastern Region Headquarters at State Training Centre, Ganganagar, Kolkata from 19th to 23rd June 2022 in which 15participantsfromBihar,EasternRailway,SouthEasternRailwayandWestBengalattended.Yoga Fest was inaugurated by the Chief Commissioner of Scouts Shri Shyamal Kumar Biswas State Commissioner (Scouts) West Bengal on 19th June 2022 in the presence of other dignitaries by lightingthelamp.

The objectives of Course, Introduction of Yoga, Origin and utility, kinds of yoga, Yoga Prayer and Shanti Path, Gyan of Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Raj Yoga and Hath Yoga, Ashtang YogaAnatarang- Pratyahar, Dharma, Dhiyana, Samadhi Bahirang – Yam, Niyam, Asana, Pranayama, MicroYogaPractices,SuryaNamaskarandPranayams:Retentionfastbreathingandslowbreathing and Bhramari were demonstrated and Practiced by Yoga experts. Session on Techniques of Concentration-Yoganidra,TratakaandMeditationwas taken by Mahattam Chowdhary LT(S), Bihar. Dr. Ashwani Kumar took session on Suddhi Kriya - Jal neti, Nauli,anddhautiandPranayamduringthecourse.The Course was conducted under the leadership of Mahattam Chowdhary LT(S), Bihar and coordinated by the Shri Bablu Goswami, Assistant Director, In-Charge, EasternRegion.

REGIONALLEVELYOGAFESTwasorganisedatStateTrainingCentre,Ganganagar,Kolkatafrom19th to 23rd June 2022 in which 61 participants from all 04 regional states of Eastern Region, namely, Bihar, Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway and West Bengal along with 04-Staff members. The objectives of yoga and Importance of the camp was delivered by the Leader of the Fest, Daily routine and camp rules by the Staff Members. Poster making and Slogan Competition were organized. Every Day morning participants actively participated in yoga practice session, Suryanamaskarandintheafternoon,meditationsessionwasorganized.

Ontheoccasionof“InternationalYogaDay”,YogaandAsaansweredemonstratedbytheexpertsof YogaandinvitedStaffmemberson21stJune2022.YogaAwarenessRallywasorganizedandflagged offbyShriNemaiChandraGhosh,Chairman,MadhyagramMunicipalblessedtheparticipants

On the 22nd June 2022, the participants performed Nukkad Natak at Madhyagram Railway, Ganganagar Mode, Fortune city and Katakhaal. The Valedictory function was organized in the evening. A colouful culturalProgrammewaspresentedbytheparticipants. Regional Level Yoga Fest was conducted under the leadership of Shri Bablu Goswami, Assistant Director In-charge,EasternRegionwiththehelpofexperienced staffmembers.

NORTHERNREGION

THE REGIONAL LEVEL YOGA FEST of Northern Region Bharat Scouts and Guides was conducted at National Youth Complex, Gadpuri, Haryana from 19th to 23rd June, 2022 in which 43 participants fromHaryana,NorthernRailway,NorthCentralRailwayandUttarPradeshparticipated

Six Micro Yoga Practices and Saral Surya Namaskar were demonstrated. Practice for 8th International Yoga Day was given thoroughly to all the participants as per Ministry of Ayush commonprotocolandguidelines. Competitionon“SloganWriting”onyogawasorganised.ARally on Yoga Awareness was organised through Gadpuri Village. During Rally the participants told the villagersaboutthebenefitsofyoga.

The participants were briefed about new technics of yoga to maintain the fitness of human body through paramedical Psycho Physic Therapeutic Yoga exercises scientifically sophisticated, hi-tech andadaptedtothephysicalcapabilitiesoftoday'shumanbeingsaspertheneedofthetime,which wereeasilyadaptedbytheparticipants.ShriAshokKumarBaghel,DistrictEducationOfficer,Palwal lighted the grand campfire and Mrs. Darshana Amar Pawaskar, Director (In charge) Bharat Scouts andGuidesDelhiwaspresent.Acolourfulculturalperformancewaspresentedbyparticipantsfrom the participating states. Shri Mahimder Sharma, ROC (S) Northern Region was the Leader of Programme.

SOUTHERNREGION

THEREGIONALLEVELYOGAFEST2022,wasconductedbytheSouthernRegionoftheBharatScouts and Guides which was hosted by South Central Railway at Railway Sports Complex/ Secunderabad State from 19th to 23rd June 2022 in which 133 Scouts, Guides, Rovers and Rangers from Andhra

Pradesh, Karnataka, South Central Railway and South Western Railway participated. The inaugural function was ceremoniously conducted in the presence of Shri Rajiv Kishore, State Chief Commissioner, Shri Vikram Gupta, State Commissioner (Scouts) and Smt. Padmaja, State Commissioner/Guides, ShriA.K.Rawat,StateSecretary.

YogaExercisesweredemonstratedbytheYogaGurusShriNarendraKamath,Smt.JayasreeandSmt. Akkamma of Karnataka State. Competitions on slogan writing, drawing and extempore speech related to Yoga were conducted. 8th International Day of Yoga was celebrated as part of the Fest with full enthusiasm. Shri Arun Kumar Jain, General Manager, Shri Rajiv Kishore, State Chief Commissioner and PCPO and all the state officials including the Railway Officers participated in large number. After hearing the live streaming of Prime Minister’s speech, the Yoga Gurus conducted the ‘Yoga’ following the protocol Guidelines of Ayush.A peacemarchwasorganisedtocreateawarenessabout Yoga. It was flagged off by Smt. Padmaja, State Commissioner (Guides). An awareness session on ‘Plastic tide turner’ was also organized. The participantsenjoyedlocalsightseeing.

The Yoga Fest was conducted by Smt Kumud Mehra, Assistant Director, Southern Region with the helpofShriD.R.K.Sarma,L.T.(C),Smt.Jayashree,LT(G),Karnataka,ShriGouriShankarSOC(S),Smt Deenavilasini,SOC(G),SouthCentralRailwayandotherinvitedstaffmembers.

THE CONVOCATION OF WORLD ON WHEEL PROJECT, a digital literacy initiative was held at Government Senior Secondary School, Hanspur, Gurugram, Haryana on 21st July, 2022. The Project is being run by Moga Devi Minda Charitable Trust in collaboration with Bharat Scouts and Guides under CSR Project for the benefit of youths of rural areas. 136 youths were trained in the 3rd batch during April to July 2022 and achieved the certificate in Basic Computer Course and Tally. Mrs. Darashna Amar Pawaskar, Jt. Director of Guides (Programme & Training), Bharat Scouts and Guides, National Headquarters andMr.MahinderSharma,ROC(S),BSG,Northern Region attended programme and blessed the participantsfortheirbrightfuture.

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CELEBRATION OF YOGA DAY

ASSAM

The International Yoga Day 2022 was celebrated in the State Headquarters of The Bharat Scouts and Guides, Assam on 21st June, 2022. The benefits of yoga practice in our day to day life were highlighted in the programme. More than 70 students participated actively while promising to practice yoga everyday throughout their life.

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State Training Centre, Igatpuri. 30 participants were given basic information on yoga. Few asanas were also demonstrated and performed bytheparticipants.

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CENTRALRAILWAY

International Day of Yoga was celebrated at the Central Railway State Bharat Scouts and Guides

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JAMMUANDKASHMIR

S.P.M. Convent Higher Secondary School,Udhampur celebrated 8th “International Day of Yoga” at School campuson 21st June, 2022 with great zeal and enthusiasm. This year

service during the 8th International Day of Yoga 2022 held on 21st June 2022 at the Convocation Hall,NorthEasternHillsUniversityinassociation withMinistryofMinorityAffairs,Governmentof India, in collaboration with Northern Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy and Health and Family Welfare Department, GovernmentofMeghalaya.

NAGALAND

Nagaland State Bharat Scouts and Guides participated at the 8th international Yoga Day at

the theme for the celebration of International Yoga Day is "Yoga for humanity". Yoga is a physical,mentalandspiritualpracticeoriginated inIndia.Thepurposeofyogaistobuildstrength, awareness as well as harmony in both mind and body. All the participants were benefitted from the yoga sessions and internalized the motto of theDay.

KARNATAKA

Rovers and Rangers of Karnataka state and Mysore district participated in the “World Yoga Day”Celebration, where in Honb’le Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modiji gave him Yoga Day messagetotheNation

MEGHALAYA

10Roversand9RangersundertheLeadershipof Shri Benhur Myrthong, SOC (S) rendered their

the Kisama Heritage Village, Kisama, Nagaland, on21stJune2022.

ODISHA

International Day of Yoga was organised by Odisha State Bharat Scouts and Guides on 21st June, 2022 in different areas of the state. 1257 Cubs,Bulbuls,Scouts,Guides,Rovers,Rangers& unitleaderscreatedawareness.

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PUDUCHERRY

Puducherry State Government Organized Massive Yoga Programme. Scouts and Guides of

TELANGANA

8thInternational Day of Yoga was celebrated at State Headquarters, Domalguda, Hyderabad on 21st June, 2022. Dr. Siva Reddy, Yoga Instructor was the Chief Guest. State Officials and Scouts and Guides of BSG Model School participated. All the District Associations also organised International Day of Yogawith Scouts and Guides.

various schools in Puducherry along with their scoutmasters took part in the International Day ofYogaon21stJune2022.

RAJASTHAN

On the third day of 08th International Yoga Day Week, Shri Basant Kumar Lata, C. O (Scout) Rajasthan State Bharat Scouts and Guides and Shri Alok Kaushik, President of Sankalp Seva Sansthan administered the oath to the children to do yoga daily and to inspire others. Sankalp letters were filled for doing yoga regularly and people were motivated to do yoga by sticking stickers on vehicles to make the general public awareofyoga.

SOUTHERNRAILWAY

Southern Railway conducted 8th International Yoga Day-2022 on 21st June, 2022 in which 150 Cubs, Bulbuls, Scouts, Guides, Rovers and Rangers actively participated. Important instructions before doing Yoga, Benefits of Yoga, Joint Exercises, Surya Namaskar, Savasanam, Padmasanam, Vajrasanam, Dhanurasanam, Pavanamukthasanam Thorikonnasanam, Virushasanam, Breathing Exercise, Nadisuthi Pranayama, Kaplapathi Shavasanam, full body relaxationandClosingPrayer.

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UTTARAKHAND

Uttarakhand State celebrated 8th International Day of Yoga Day on 21st Jun' 2022 at Kedarnath Dham. Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy, MLA Rudraprayag, District Magistrate, Rudraprayag, Supdt. of Police, Rudraprayag, Members of ITBP, NDRF, SDRF Police Force and & members of Badri- Kedar Mandir Samiti also joined the celebration of the day.

WESTCENTRALRAILWAY

The Scouts, Guides and leaders of all three DivisionalHeadquartersofWestCentralRailway Bharat Scouts and Guides participated on the yoga Day. Various activities and yogasanas were practicsd and the importance of these Asanas was briefed to the participants. 75 members of Bharat Scouts and Guides from all the three divisions of West Central Railway participated in thecelebration.

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ARUNACHALPRADESH

ACTIVITIES REPORTS

The Bharat Scouts and Guides, Arunachal Pradesh organized awareness campaign under “Nashese Azaadi Pakhwara Abhiyan" at District Hospital, Yingkiong, Arunachal Pradesh on 16th June, 2022. During the campaign, the objective oftheAbhiyanwassharedamongtheattendees and the members of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. Scouts and Guides explained to the public how they can make free themselves from theaddictionofdrugandandhowtheycanstop theavailabilityofdrugsinthesociety.

ASSAM

The newly formed Don Bosco District (Guwahati Province) of BSG, Assam State conducted Basic Course for Scout Masters and Guide Captains and Advance Course for Scout Masters from 3rd to 9th July, 2022 at Donbosco, School, Panbazar, Guwahati. 53 trainees have undergone the Training. Mr. Analendra Sarma, Assistant Director of BSG, N.E. Region inaugurated the

courses on 3rd of July, 2022 in the presence of the District Chief Commissioner Fr Joseph TeronlangesdbandotherdistinguisheddignitariesofDonBoscoDistrictBSG.

State Level Service Camp was organized by the Bharat Scouts and Guides, Assam at the Kamakhya Higher Secondary School from 20th to June, 2022 for the participants or volunteers of BS&G who wish to serve the devotees, during Ambubachi Mela. The volunteers served the devotees with utmost respect, humility and devotion.

CHHATTISGARH

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A three days Scout/Guide Workshop was organized by Bharat Scouts and Guides, District Association, Raipur, Chhattisgarh from 16th to 19 June, 2022 in which the basic elements such

as Law & Promise, prayer, flag song, first-aid, knots, pioneering project etc. were demonstrated and practised by the participants. 77 Scouts&Guidesattendedtheworkshop.

The Pre-ALT (G) course for the Unit Leaders of Chhattisgarh State was conducted at STC, Jhanky, Chhattisgarh in which 48 Candidates from 16 districts of the State attended. Smt. Mamata Rai, Vice President, BSG, Chhattisgarh State inaugurated the course. The STC (S) was present

During the course, session on Our Fundamentals, 14 Programme ideals, Youth Programme, Helping the Course Leader, Teaching method and Learning process, Counselling, How Adults Learn, Knowledge of Golden Arrow/PMSC/Upa-Rashtrapati Award Competition were dealt Apart from this practicals in Unit Meetings, POW-WOW, COH and Roll Call Drill were conducted. Group Discussion in few of the subjects was also organised. The course was conducted by Ms. M.N. Machamma, DDGLT with the support staff Ms. Sarita Pandey, LT(R), STC (G) & her Team of ChhattisgarhState.

EASTCENTRALRAILWAY

World Forest Day was celebrated by the District Association of Danapur, East Central Railway, on

30th June, 2022 by planting saplings. They took oath to plant and preserve more and more trees for healthy and green environment 12 Scouts/Guides from Danapur District participatedinthecelebration.

Drawing and Essay Writing Competitions were organized by Shivaji Group and Mother Teresa Group, East Central Railway, Bharat Scouts and Guides on 03rd July, 2022 in the name of “Pathardih” at District Headquarters, Dhanbad under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav 30 Scouts and Guidesparticipatedinthecompetition.

HARYANA

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The Dayal Open Group of Haryana State Bharat

Scouts and Guides, District Palwal, organised an Awareness Programme on Plastic Free India and Cleanliness Campaign at Rajkiya Sanskriti Senior Secondary School, Hodal, Haryana on 03rd July, 2022. 30 Scouts and Rovers participated. The team of Scouts and Rovers was led by Shri YogeshSaurot,DOC(S).

JAMMUANDKASHMIR

Three days Dwitiya Sopan cum Tritiya Sopan Training Camp was conducted at Sant Bal Yogeshwar, Bharatiya Vidya Mandir, Dadwara (Phinter) District Kathua from 27th to 29th June, 2022 in which 65 Scouts and Guides actively participated. The Camp was inaugurated by Principal of the School in the presence of staff members. On the closing day various gadgets

Scouts and Guides. 70 participants took active partinallthecourses.

KARNATAKA

State Level Basic Course for Bunny Aunties was conducted at Dr. Annie Besant Scouts and Guides, Training & Camping Centre, Doddaballapura from 25th to 27th May 2022 in which 94 participants attended. Smt. P. Saroja, LT(G)wastheLeaderOftheCourse.SmtShubha Vishwanatha, LT (G), Dakshina Kannada & Smt. Krupa Vijay, LT(G), Bengaluru North were the staff. Shri P.G.R. Sindhia, State Chief Commissioner visited the camp and addressed theparticipants.

The Pre-ALT (G) Course for the Unit Leaders of Karnataka State was conducted at STC Dr. Annie Besant Park, Doddaballapur from 17-21 June, 2022 in which 40 participants and 05 staff members participated. As Pre ALT(S) course was alsostartedduringthesameperiod,acombined inaugural function was conducted where MS. M.N. Machamma, DDGLT, Ms. P. Saroja, Former Director BSG & Ms. C.S. Reddy S.C (Adult Resources)Karnatakastatewerepresent.

were displayed. Shri Joginder Singh, Scout MasterwastheLeaderoftheCamp.

Jammu & Kashmir State Bharat Scouts and Guides conducted various courses for Unit Leaders at Youth Hostel, Patnitop from 12th to 18th June, 2022.The courses was conducted as per Scheme of training (Scout & Guide) with the support of invited trainers from Uttar Pradesh State. The courses were conducted under the supervisionofStateTrainingCommissioners(S& G) with the support of trainers from J&K Bharat

Combined grand campfire was organised for ROT(G) & (S) as well as Pre-ALT(S) course. Shri Gangappa Gowda, State Secretary, Karnataka State was the Chief Guest.While addressing the gathering, he appreciated the talent of the Trainees. Mr. Amar B. Chettri Jt. Director (S) and Ms. M.N. Machamma, DDGLT also addressed thegathering.

On21stJune,2022theInternationalDayofYoga was observed. Shri P.G.R. Sindhia, State Chief

Commissioner, Karnataka State and Secretary General, President in Council, National Headquarters was the Chief Guest of the function. The Chief Guest honoured the LOCs and staff of all the four courses. He congratulated the participants of all the courses in the course. The course was conducted by MS. CaruniaBathmaja,LT(G)ofKarnatakaStatewith the help of supporting staff and guidance of DDGLT.

The ROT (G) Course for the Trainers of Karnataka state was organised at STC, Dr. Annie Besant Park, Doddaballapur from 19-21 June, 2022 in which 14 Trainers of Karnataka State and 01 Trainer from Andhra Pradesh State attended. As per SOT(G) and as per the course objective the input sessions were dealt. Skill/practical activitieswereheldinbases.

On 21st June, 2022 being International Yoga Day the day was observed along with the participants of Pre-ALT courses. Combined grand campfire was organised as ROT(S) as well as PreALT(S & G) courses were also scheduled on the same dates. Shri Gangappa Gowda, State Secretary, Karnataka state was the Chief Guest While addressing the gathering, he appreciated the talent of the Trainees. Mr Amar B Chettri, Jt Director (S) and Ms M N Machamma, DDGLT also addressed the gathering.

On the last day All Faiths Prayer Meeting was conducted. The valedictory function took place where Shri P G R Sindhia, State Chief Commissioner of Karnataka State and Secretary General,PresidentinCouncil,NHQwastheChief

Guest of the function. He addressed the participants with motivational words for the bettermentofScouting&Guiding.

The course was conducted by Ms. Kameshwari, LT(G) of Karnataka State with the help of Ms. B. Arunamala, LT(G), Ms. P. Saroja, LT(G) who was the co-ordinator of the course and Ms. M.N. Machamma,DDGLTCampin-charge.

MEGHALAYA

4 Rovers and 9 Rangers under the Leadership of Shri Benhur Myrthong, SOC (S) rendered their

services during the 3rd Edition Shillong 10K Run 2022, organised by the Meghalaya State OlympicAssociationonthe25thJune2022.

NAGALAND

The Alpine Open Scout and Guide Unit, Kohima conducted Annual Summer Camp at St Edmunds School, Kigwema from 22nd to 28th June, 2022 in which 56 Scouts, Guides, Rovers, Rangers and Unit Leaders participated. The CampwasinauguratedbyMr Ashikho,Principal, Holy Family Higher Secondary School, Kohima and the closing programme was graced by Mrs. Nino Iralu, Secretary (Judicial) Dept. of Justice and Law, Govt. of Nagaland and former State Commissioner(G),NagalandStateBharatScouts andGuides.

ODISHA

Debasnana Purnima Service Camp was organised by Odisha State Bharat Scouts and

the spread of desertification at Shri Hardayal Government Higher Secondary School, Bajaj Circle, Sikar. After the programme, the Scouts

Guides at Jagannath Dham, Purion 14thJune, 2022 in which 102 Rovers &Unit Leaders attended. The members distributed Food packets, Sprinkled water, maintained queue and also collected garbage at Shree Jagannath Dham,Puri.

National Car Festival Service camp was organised by Odisha State Bharat Scouts and Guides from 28th June to 2nd July 2022 at Biswambar Bidyapitha,Puri. The Service Camp was inaugurated by Prof.Ganeshi Lal, Hon'ble Governor of Odisha & Chief Patron in the presence of Shri Samir Ranjan Das, Hon'ble Minister,School & Mass Education , Odisha & Shri Biswajit Ghose ,District Education Officer,Puri with Dr.Kali Prasad Mishra , National Vice President cum State Chief Commissioner, OSBSG&atPuri.

RAJASTHAN

Rajasthan State Bharat Scouts and Guides and National Green Corps, District Headquarters, Sikar celebrated “World Desertification and Drought Prevention Day”by organising various programmes on 17th June, 2022. A seminar was organized on the role of all of us in preventing

and Guides visited the nursery of the Forest Department and also did Shramdaan at Bada Talab.

SIKKIM

Office Bearers of Bharat Scouts and Guides, Sikkim State called on Hon'ble Education Minister, Govt. of Sikkim Mr. Kunga Nima Lepcha, in his Office, Gangtok on 20th June 2022. The delegation of Sikkim State was led by

Dr H. P Chhetri, State Chief Commissioner of Sikkim State BSG. Hon'ble Education Minister Mr KungaNimaLepchawhoisalsothePresident of BSG Sikkim discussed about the present activities of the Scouting/Guiding in Sikkim and future plan of the organisation and assured to have a meeting with the Hon'ble Chief Minister ofSikkimverysoon.

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SOUTHERNRAILWAY

The Southern Railway State Bharat Scouts and Guides conducted Charthurtha Charan Heerak PankhTrainingCampatRailKalyanaMandapam, Thiruvananthapuram from 9th to 11th June 2022 in which 96 participants from various DistrictsofSouthernRailwayattended.

The Southern Railway State Bharat Scouts & Guides organised Cub Masters & Flock Leaders Meet at Thiruvananthapuram from 09th to 11th June,2022inwhich23participantsfromvarious Districts of Southern Railway attended the Meet.

SOUTHEASTERNRAILWAY

Basic Courses for Flock Leaders, Guide Captains and Ranger Leaders were organized by South Eastern Railway, at State Training Centre, Adra from 22nd to 28th June 2022. The Courses were conducted by Smt. Sharda Jaiswara for Flock Leaders, Miss Ratna De for Guide Captains and Smt.PapiyaBhattacharyaforRangerLeaders.12 Flock Leaders, 14 Guide Captains and 13 Ranger Leadersparticipatedinthecourses.

TAMILNADU

Refresher Course was organized by the Maharishi District Bharat Scouts and Guides at MaharishiVidyaMandirSr.Sec.School,Tenkasion 02ndJuly,2022inwhich17ScoutersandGuiders & 2 Staff members from various schools participated. Mr.D. Poornachandran, LT(C) was the Leader of the course. He was assisted by the District Unit Leaders. Smt. Gayathri, Principal of MVM Tenkasi was the Chief Guest who blessed theParticipants.

Refresher Course was organized by the Maharishi District Bharat Scouts and Guides at

Maharishi Vidya Mandir Sr.Sec.School, Chetpet, Chennai on 18th June 2022 in which 148 Scouters and Guiders & 6 Staff members from various schools participated. .Dr.T.C. Perumal, Patron of MDBSG & Secretary of MVM Group of SchoolswastheChiefGuest.

The Bharat Scouts & Guides Maharishi District conducted Tritiya Sopan Test Camp for (Zone-1 & 2) at Mirs Camp site from 24th to 26th June 2022 in which 218 Scouts, 173 Guides, 20 Scouters & Guiders with 5 Staff members from different schools participated. The camp was inaugurated by Smt. Preethi Narayan, President of Maharishi District was the Chief Guest & Shri Jaya Kumar, Vice President of Maharishi District

was the Guest of Honour. During the camp, the participants were Tested & Trained in BP Six, Inspection, Flag Break, Camp Craft, Mapping, Estimation, First Aid, Fire, Pravesh and practical& theorysessionwereconducted.

UTTARPRADESH

RathyatraMelaServiceCampwasorganisedbyVaranasiDistrictofUttarPradeshBharatScoutsand Guides from 02nd to 04th July, 2022. Scouts/Guides/Rovers/Rangers helped the people to have Darshan of Lord Jagannathji. 125 Scouts/Guides/Rovers and Rangers rendered their services under the guidance of Shri Vishnu Vishwakarma, D.O.C. (Scouts) and Smt. Rameshwari Verma, D.O.C.(Guides) of BSG, Varanasi. Mass Tree Plantation Programme was organised by Raibareli District of Uttar Pradesh Bharat Scouts and Guides on 05th July, 2022. The programme was inaugurated by Shri Laxmikant Shukla, Senior Leader Trainer of U.P. state of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. 50 Scouts/Guides including District officials and dignitaries participated in the Tree PlantationProgramme.

WESTBENGAL

TheBharatScoutsandGuides,WestBengalStateorganizedDisasterManagementCoursefrom24th to 26th June, 2022 at State Training Center, Ganganagar. 150 Scouts and Rovers from different districts of the State participated in the course. The State Association invited National Disaster Response Force of Kolkata for the course. The Course was successfully conducted under the leadershipofShriProbodhRanjanBiswas,SOC(S),WestBengal.

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TRAINER’S CORNER

Scouts and Guides movement is based on its purpose, principles, values and the Method. These four pillars of the Movement give it a specific identity at local, state, national and international levels.Scoutmovementbecamepopularallovertheworldwithinaveryshorttimefromthetimeit wasfoundedbecauseithasbeenidentifiedasamovementforpreparingyoungsterstobegoodand efficient citizens. Scouting can succeed in fully achieving its educational purpose, only if its specific identityisprotected.

Ifthemovementislinkedtoanyorganisationorinfluencedbyanyotherorganisationorauthority,it will have a negative impact on our movement because that organisation or authority may force us tochangeouridealsorpurpose.So,ourmovementshouldhavethecapacitytotakedecisionsfreely by our own decision-making authority, without the interference of social, political or religious institutions. Our scout organisations at different levels may have partnership programmes with other institutions or organisations under the condition that educational purpose of scouting is not affectedorinfluenced.Itdoesnotmeanthatourmovementshouldoperateinisolation.Infact,our movementhasitsspecificidentityandgainpopularityatalllevelsduetothesupportofmostofthe institutionsandotherorganisations.

Atpresent,scoutingmovementisworkingonvariousglobalornationalissuesandiscloselyworking with United Nations to achieve the SDGs. Let it be Plastic-tide-turner, child labour or issues related to girls, Scout Movement has been taking up such projects successfully in linking with other institutions or organisations. Whatever may be the issues, we work for them provided educational purposeofscoutingisencouraged.Atthesametime,ScoutMovementishighlycautioustoprotect ourindependenceatdifferentlevels.

Members of our movement should be careful in protecting its self-identity and its common ethics. At all levels of the Movement, while we work with sponsoring bodies, working partners or similar organisations, governmental authorities, we are to be mindful in maintaining relationships with them,becausewecannotcompromiseonourpurpose,principles,valuesandthemethod.

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role in the education of young people. We may work with a religious or community organisations but such an organisation must never control our movement or it cannot treat our movement as a subordinate to it. In the same way, our links with local or national authorities must never affect our voluntaryandnon-formaleducationalroleinsociety.

To conclude, on the nature of independence, all the members of the Scout Movement must note thatthenatureandspecificidentityofourMovementareinternationallydefinedandagreedbyall theNationalScoutOrganisations.

Hintstoouradultleaders:

• Work with other organisations or institutions following the procedure but they should not affectourpurposeetc.

• Welcome sponsoring programmes but let them not misuse our Movement for their popularity.

• Choose the partnerships in such a way that such partnerships should not affect our fundamentalsoreducationalpurposeofthemovement.

• It is everyone`s responsibility to protect the self-identity and help to popularise our movementforthesafety,welfareandleadershipoffuturegeneration.

(For below 25 years only)

Note: Your answers along with recent passport size photographs should reach us on or before th15 August, 2022 The names and photos of first five lucky winners with correct answers will be publishedinthemagazineofAugust,2022issue.

1. Whenwasthebook‘ScoutingroundtheWorld’published?

2. InwhichyearthefirstAllIndiaSeaScoutCoursewasconductedatKarwar?

3. WhenwastheAirScoutBranchwasformed?

4. WhichyeartheWorldSong(ofWAGGGS)published?

5. WhichyearthefirstmeetingofNationalCouncilofBS&Gheld?

6. InwhichyearBrownieWorldBadgewasintroduced?

7. WhichyearthefoundationstoneofNTClaidbyDr.RajendraPrasadthefirstPresidentofIndia?

8. WhenwasthefirstAllIndiaGuidersseminarwasheldatPachmarhi?.

9. WherewasthefirstWorldScoutwintergameswasheld?

10. Whichyearcentenaryyearofwasheld?

- D. R. K. SARMA, LT (C) South Central Railway

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

SDG1:NOPOVERTY

THE CHALLENGE The world attained the first Millennium Development Goal target—to cut the 1990 poverty rate in half by 2015—five years ahead of schedule, in 2010. According to the World Bank, in 2015, one in ten people were living on less than USD 1.90 a day Nearly 1.1 billion fewer people are living in extremepovertythanin1990.In 2015, 736 million people lived on less than $1.90 a day The latest World Bank projections showthat if we continue downa business-as-usual path, the world will not be able to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030. Children, too, are victims of global poverty, with 29000 children dying every single day from preventable causes – such as diarrhoea, malaria, neonatal infection, pneumonia, preterm delivery, or lack of oxygenatbirth–whicharemoreoftenthannothighlycorrelatedwithpoverty

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? Poverty is more than just the lack of income or access to resources – it manifestsitselfindiminishedopportunities foreducation,socialdiscriminationand theinabilityto participate in decision-making processes. For instance, in developing countries, children in the poorest households are four times less likely to be in school than those of the richest. But extreme deprivation is not just about wellbeing and opportunity; it is a question of survival itself. In Latin America and East Asia, the poorest children are three times more likely to die by age 5 than the richest.

HOWCANWEADDRESSTHIS?Endingpovertyinallitsformseverywhereformsthefirstgoalofthe 2030 Sustainable Development agenda. It calls for ensuring social protection, enhancing access to basic services, and building resilience against the impacts of natural disasters which can cause severedamagetopeople’sresourcesandlivelihoods.Theinternationalcommunityagrees,through theSustainableDevelopmentagendafor2030,thateconomicgrowthmustbeinclusive,especially of the most poor and vulnerable, and aims to eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere inthenext15years.

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Global reduction in extreme poverty was driven mainly by Asia – notably China and India. Between 2005-06 and 2015-16, the incidence of multidimensional poverty in India was almost halved, climbing down to 27.5 percent from 54.7 percent as per the 2018 global Multidimensional Poverty Index report.Withintenyears,thenumberof poor people in India fell by more than 271 million (from 635 million to 364 million). Traditionally disadvantaged subgroups such as rural dwellers, scheduledcastesandtribes,Muslims,andyoungchildrenarestillthepoorestin2015-16.

To be continued in next issue

Gone Home

ShriMahavirPrasadSahu,LeaderTrainer (Scout) and Former State Training Commissioner (S) of Chhattisgarh State Bharat Scouts and Guides breathed his last on 11th June, 2022. He was the recipient of Silver Elephant Awardee of theBharatScoutsandGuides.

Shri Satendra Mohan Sharma, Former Assistant State Organising Commissioner (S) of Uttar Pradesh Bharat Scouts and Guides breathed hislaston29thJune,2022.

Smt. C.A Meenakshi, Leader Trainer (B) & (G) of Karnataka State Bharat Scouts and Guides breathed her last on23rdJune,2022.

Prof. Theophilas Billa, Former DTC (S) Hubli District S.C. Railway & Former STC(S)SouthWesternRailwayBharat Scouts and Guides breathed his last on20thJuly,2022. Weprayforeternalpeaceofthedepartedsouls.

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