ACTIVITIES OF SCOUTS AND GUIDES IN NVS STATE
Scout and guides movement was started by Lord Baden powells and Lady Baden Powell at London in 1899. This movement helps in instilling self confidence which is vital in developing the personality at tender age with a Motto ‘BE PREPARED’ Bharat Scouts and Guides of India comprise 45 states in which NVS is one of the states.
SCOUTS AND GUIDE UNIT:
ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED UNDER SCOUTS AND GUIDE UNIT:
Celebration of important days like world forest Day, international Day for elderly person, world Habitat Day, BS & G’s foundation day and flag day, international day for Disabled Persons, Human Right Day. Youth day, Thinking day, world population day, Swatcha Bharat Abiyan, Cleaning competition, sadbhawna Diwas, All faith prayer, Global Hand Wash day, voter day, World Water Day.
The Bharat Scouts & Guides (BS&G) is the National Scouting & Guiding association of India. The Association is a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act and is a non-official organisation and is non-political, non sectarian and non-communal in character. Scouting was founded in India in 1909, whereas Guiding in India started in 1911. Scouting and Guiding is an approved type of character training & preparation for good citizenship designed for the benefit of boys and girls, which insists a sense of responsibility and trustworthiness affords to be individual opportunities for developing initiative and leadership and promotes self-control, self-reliance and self direction.
THEME FOR ADVANCEMENT OF A SCOUT OR A GUIDE 2019-20
Sr. No. |
Name of Events |
Programme |
Age |
1 |
Pravesh |
1. A boy or a Girl can be invested as a Scout or as a Guide on completion of Pravesh Test. |
10 years |
2. A Pravesh Scout/Guide will work at least six months to quality for Pratham Sopan |
After Six month to pravesh |
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2 |
Investiture |
The recruit has completed his/her Pravest Test. He/She has been prepared by his/her patrol leader |
After Three month to Pravesh |
3 |
Pratham Sopan |
A Pratham Sopan scout or a Guide will work for at least nine months to quality for Dwitiya sopan |
After Nine months to Pratham Sopan |
4 |
Dwitiya sopan |
A Dwitiya Sopan Scout an Guide will work for at least nine months to quality for Tritiya Sopan |
After Nine Months to Dwitiya Sopan |
5 |
Tritiya Sopan |
A Tritiya Sopan Scout or a Guide will work for at least six months to quality for Rajya Puraskar. |
After Six months to Tritiya Sopan |
6 |
Rajya Purskar |
A Rajya Puraskar Scout or a guide will work for at least nine months to quality for Rastrapati Scout Award or Guide Award. Note- Unless a scout or a Guide completes the age of thirteen years, he/she will not be eligible for receiving the Rajya Puraskar |
After Nine months to Rajya Purskar Age-After Thirteen years. |
7 |
Rashtrapati Award |
Note- Unless a scout or a Guide completes the age of fourteen years he/she will not eligible for receiving the Rastrapati Award |
Age after Fourteen year |
The Aim of Scouting and Guiding is four-fold. The first is the formation of character; the second is the formation of sound health habits. The third is the training in the handicraft and the acquiring of useful skills; and the fourth is the cultivation of a proper spirit of service efficiently. The pursuit of this aim leads to the development of good citizenship, among boys and girls.
The Mission of Scouting and Guiding is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. The vision of Bharat Scouts & Guides is to be a globally visible, consistently growing, self-reliant premium youth movement that is gender balanced, vibrant and responsive to trends, Providing young people with value-based, attractive and challenging youth programme, through competent leaders, effective communication, optimum use of technology and efficient management.
Be Prepared.
“On my honour I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God* and India
To help other people and
To obey the Scout or Guide Law.”
Note:- * The Word ‘Dharma’ may be substituted for the word ‘God’ if so desired.
The Bharat Scouts and Guides Flag is a dark blue color flag, having the yellow colour emblem in the center with Ashoka Chakra in blue color. The Fleur-de-lis the International emblem of Scouting and Ashoka Chakra is meant to emphasize the all-India character of the Movement. The super imposed trefoil represents the guide wing of the Bharat Scouts and Guides.