THE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES
SEPTEMBER, 2021
Creating - Better India
MEMBERSHIP GROWTH (Continued to previous issue…..) BSG-India has developed a clear, actionable strategy with achievable targets that could be measured. Initially, under this BSG-Membership Growth Plan, 8 states have been declared as the focus states from all six regions based upon their high potentiality which will lead us to achieve our target and other states will continue to add every year. Those 8 focus states are - Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Membership Growth Committee was formed to look after the growth management under the Chairmanship of Shri P.G.R. Sindhia, Secretary-General, President- In-Council and SCC, Karnataka State. This committee of the BSG is responsible to implement, monitor, and evaluate the achievements of the BSG Membership Growth Strategic Plan. Taking into account that the BSG has embarked on a very comprehensive Membership Growth Project and needs continuous monitoring, direction and prompt decisions to make the swift move. The Chief National Commissioner is pleased to form a Membership Growth Core Committee amongst the members of the National Growth Committee under the Chairman of the Growth Committee to steer the work of the Membership Growth towards achieving the set target by 2025. To achieve the milestone of the Membership Growth target of 4.5 million male youth by 2023 and 6 million male youth by 2025 in The Bharat Scouts and Guides-India, a well-organized and independent Membership Growth Cell is established and three Growth Cell personnel are appointed at the National Headquarters, New Delhi, India. This department is looking towards the objectives and actions to be taken based on the National Growth Strategy to achieve the target, fixed for the years 2023 and 2025. The Membership Growth Cell at NHQ has to support and coordinate with all the States for the activities, programs, and training planned under Membership Growth in BSG. The BSG-India has developed a State Growth Strategy for all the states with the help of WOSM consultants and NHQ professionals and volunteers. Further, one State Growth Coordinator got appointed in each state who is responsible for the implementation of the State Growth Strategy and coordination between the National Headquarters and the State Headquarters on membership growth-related matters. To strengthen the state coordinators, BSG has conducted six webinars with our State Growth Co-ordinators supported by the APR experts from 20 to 30 June 2020 on topics like- composing smart objectives, youth programme, engaging communication, good governance, strong organization, adults in scouting and partnership for growth. Based on the National Growth Strategy, one common template for State Growth Strategy was also developed and all the 54 States under BSG India have to implement their respective State Growth Strategy approved by the National Headquarters. Along with that, each state has been directed by the NHQ to appoint growth facilitators as per their state requirement and local coordinators at the local/district level who will work together with their respective appointed State Growth Coordinator to achieve the state target and would enhance the overall BSG census. The State Growth Facilitators and Local Coordinators have to look after the Membership Growth activities at the grassroot levels and help the State Growth Coordinator to implement the State Growth Strategy and District Growth Strategy. They are responsible for conducting the beginners’ course (physically/virtually), introducing scouting in local schools/colleges/universities with the support of local coordinators, build-up new
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