1st Part Annual Report 2021-2022

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

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2021-2022

PRESIDENT OF INDIA

HONOURABLE SHRI RAM NATH KOVIND

VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA

HONOURABLE SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU

PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

HONOURABLE SHRI NARENDRA MODI

THE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES VISION STATEMENT

By 2024, The Bharat Scouts and Guides will 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.

OFFICE BEARERS

PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENTS

DR. K. P. MISHRA SHRI S. N. SHARMA SMT. GEETHA NATARAJ SHRI ASHOK ARGAL

MS. RUPINDER BRAR, IRS

SMT. KEMPI PAKAM DR. (SMT.) VIMLA MEGHWAL

DR. ANIL KUMAR JAIN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (RAJYA SABHA)

OFFICE BEARERS

COMMISSIONERS

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER

(TILL NOVEMBER, 2021)

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

ADDITIONAL CHIEF NATIONAL COMMISSIONER CHIEF COMMISSIONER (SCOUTS)

CHIEF COMMISSIONER (GUIDES)

CHIEF COMMISSIONER (GUIDES)

SHRI M.A. KHALID DR. H. P. CHHETRI

DR. (SMT.) V. VIJAYALAKSHMI

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONER (GUIDES)

COMMISSIONER (SCOUTS)

DR. J. C. MOHANTY, IAS (RETD.) SMT. AMELIA SWER

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (CUBS)

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (SCOUTS)

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (ROVERS)

DR. (SMT.) MANIK BARSALEY UP TO 16/05/2021 FROM 23/06/2021

SHRI P. R. NADKARNI SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR MALL, IAS SHRI NIRANJAN KUMAR ARYA, IAS

DR. (SMT.) V. VIJAYALAKSHMI

(GUIDES)

SHRI P. G. R. SINDHIA

SECRETARY GENERAL PRESIDENT- IN- COUNCIL

CHIEF NATIONAL COMMISSIONER

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (RANGERS)

OFFICE BEARERS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (ADULT RESOURCES) OF SCOUTS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (ADULT RESOURCES) OF GUIDES

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR SCOUTS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR ROVERS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR BULBULS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR GUIDES

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR RANGERS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR COORDINATION

NATIONAL

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR C. D. SERVICES

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR GROWTH & RESOURCES

NATIONAL TREASURER

(TILL NOVEMBER, 2021)

DR. (SMT. ) PANKAJ MITTAL SHRI SHYAMAL KUMAR BISWAS SMT. SAVITABEN J. PATEL SHRI P. VISHWANATH

CUBS

DR. PRABHAT KUMAR, IAS SHRI DIPINDER SINGH, IAS SMT. SUDESH SHARMA

SMT. SEEMA JAUNSARI

DR. (SMT.) SIKHA BANERJEE MS. RAZIA BEGUM SHRI MANISHKUMAR MEHTA SHRI G. SWAMY

COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR NTC

SHRI C. S. REDDY DR. AMARJEET KUMAR SHARMA DR. HARISH L METHA SHRI ALOK GOEL

NATIONAL ADVISOR (RLY.

OFFICE BEARERS

NATIONAL

NATIONAL

LEGAL ADVISOR

NATIONAL ADVISOR (FINANCIAL RESOURCES)

NATIONAL ADVISOR (LEGAL AFFAIRS)

LEGAL

LEGAL

LEGAL

LEGAL

(TILL NOVEMBER, 2021)

SHRI CHANDRAJIT SAIKIA

SHRI VIMAL KIRTI SINGH, IAS (RETD.)

SHRI SUBHASH CHANDER

DY. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (SCOUTS)

DY. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (ROVERS)

DY. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.)

AFFAIRS)

DY. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONER (SCOUTS) DY. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONER (GUIDES)

ADVISOR (GROWTH)

SHRI ASHUTOSH KUMAR

ADVISOR

ADVISOR

SHRI JITESH ARUN SHETH SHRI GAURAV GAUTAM SMT. K. SANDHYA RANI, I. PoS

DY. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (GUIDES)

SHRI MADHUSUDAN AVALA SMT. ANAR PATEL

DR. R. ELANGOVAN

SHRI DEEP CHAUDHARY

ADVISOR (FINANCE)

SHRI MAHESH KANOONGO SHRI VARUN CHUGH

SHRI ABHINAV BAJAJ

ADVISOR

SHRI ASHUTOSH BHARDWAJ SHRI ASHOK KUMAR SHARMA

ADVISOR

OFFICE BEARERS

DR. PRADEEP SINGH

MEDICAL ADVISOR CHAIRMAN, BS&G FOUNDATION

CONVENOR LEGISLATURE WING

SHRI RAJESH AGARWAL SHRI MOHAN KUMAR KONDAJJI

OFFICE BEARERS

VICE PRESIDENTS

DR. K. P. MISHRA

SHRI S. N. SHARMA DR. (SMT.) VIMLA MEGHWAL

SMT. GEETHA NATARAJ SHRI CHANDRAJIT SAIKIA

CENTRAL REGION (SCOUT WING)

SOUTHERN REGION (GUIDE WING)

CENTRAL REGION (GUIDE WING)

EASTERN REGION (SCOUT WING)

NORTH EASTERN REGION (SCOUT WING)

DR. ANIL KUMAR JAIN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (RAJYA SABHA)

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (CUBS)

OFFICE BEARERS

COMMISSIONERS

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONER (SCOUTS)

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONER (GUIDES)

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (SCOUTS)

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (ROVERS)

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER OF SCOUTS (ADULT RESOURCES)

TH (FROM 28 NOVEMBER, 2021)

MS. RUPINDER BRAR, IRS

SHRI P. R. NADKARNI

DR. NIRMAL PANWAR SHRI K. SUKUMARA FROM 24/08/2022

ADDITIONAL CHIEF NATIONAL COMMISSIONER CHIEF COMMISSIONER (SCOUTS)

CHIEF COMMISSIONER (GUIDES)

SHRI M.A. KHALID SHRI SHYAMAL KUMAR BISWAS

DR. (SMT. ) PANKAJ MITTAL

SHRI NIRANJAN KUMAR ARYA, IAS (RETD)

SHRI MANISHKUMAR MEHTA

DR. K.K. KHANDELWAL, IAS (RETD.) SHRI P. G. R. SINDHIA

SECRETARY GENERAL PRESIDENT- IN- COUNCIL

CHIEF NATIONAL COMMISSIONER

OFFICE BEARERS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (ADULT RESOURCES) OF GUIDES

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR CUBS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR SCOUTS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR ROVERS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR NTC

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.)

AFFAIRS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMME

NATIONAL

NATIONAL

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR YOUTH ACTIVITY

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR YOUTH COORDINATION

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NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (BULBULS)

DR. (SMT.) SULOCHANA SHARMA

DR. AMARJEET KUMAR SHARMA SHRI RAM KUMAR SINGH

PROF. E.U. RAJAN

SHRI P. UDAY KUMAR REDDY WG. CDR. M. M. JOSHI

SHRI MANISH MISHRA SHRI N.B. MOTE

DR. RAJESH MISHRA

DR. M. S. TURAN SHRI PRABAL PRATAP SINGH TOMAR

SMT. SAVITABEN J. PATEL

SHRI DEEP CHAUDHARY SHRI G. SWAMY

DR. R. ELANGOVAN

COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR COORDINATION

COMMISSIONER (HQRS.) FOR GROWTH

RAILWAY

SHRI GAURAV GAUTAM

OFFICE BEARERS

TH (FROM 28 NOVEMBER, 2021)

SMT. NASREEN KHAN

NATIONAL ADVISOR TO CHIEF NATIONAL COMMISSIONER

NATIONAL ADVISOR, BSG, NHQ

NATIONAL LEGAL ADVISOR

SHRI SUBHASH CHANDER

DY. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (SCOUTS)

DY. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (GUIDES)

NATIONAL TREASURER

SHRI ALOK GOEL

DY. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER (ROVERS)

SHRI JITESH ARUN SHETH

HONORARY COMMISSIONER

SHRI VIKAS SINGH, IRS

SHRI MADHUSUDAN AVALA SMT. ANAR PATEL

ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONER (SCOUTS)

DY. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONER (GUIDES)

NATIONAL ADVISOR MEMBERSHIP GROWTH

DR. HARISH L METHA

CHAIRPERSON NATIONAL BOARD OF PRESIDENT S/G TESTING

DR. H. P. CHHETRI

DR. S. K. SHARMA SHRI KAMALJEET DAHIYA

CHAIRMAN, BS&G FOUNDATION

SHRI RAJESH AGARWAL DR. (SMT.) V. VIJAYALAKSHMI

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

1. Shri Ashok Kumar Shrivastava, ASC (S)

2. Dr. J. S. Negi, Former SC (S)

3. Shri Jogendra Prasad, ASC (S)

4. Shri K. B. Shanmukhappa, Vice President

5. Adv. V. K. Narvekar, SC (S)

6. Shri G. Parameswar, SOC (S)

7. Shri Hanuman Prasad, STC (S)

8. Shri Manoj R. Nair, SOC (S)

9. Shri Onkar Singh, SOC (S)

10. Shri Prakash Disoria, SOC (S) Up to 21-08-2020

11. Shri Rama Murti Dora, State Secretary Up to 27-07-2021

12. Shri R. S. Shekhawat, State Commissioner (Prog.)

13. Shri S. K. Sajeeth, Scouter Representative

14. Shri S. S. H. Zaidi, SOC (S)

15. Shri Santosh Kumar Dixit, L.T. (S)

16. Shri Thankhuma, STC (S)

17. Shri Vishnubhai D. Upadhyay, Former State Secretary

18. Smt. Anamika Das, SOC (G)

19. Smt. Janaki Venugopal, Former SOC (G)

20. Smt. K. Lalliantluangi, SC (G)

21. Smt. Kiran Thakur, Former Jt. State Secretary

22. Smt. Nasreen Khan, Former SC (G)

23. Smt. Vandana Tewari

24. Dr. (Ms.) Veena Pradhan, I.A.S., Former SC (G)

- N. E. Railway

- Himachal Pradesh

- West Bengal

- Karnataka

- Goa

- Telangana

- N. V. S.

- Central Railway

- Punjab

- Madhya Pradesh

- Odisha

- Rajasthan

- Andhra Pradesh

- K.V.S.

- Uttar Pradesh

- Mizoram

- Gujarat

- Odisha

- Karnataka

- Mizoram

- Himachal Pradesh

- J & K

- Uttar Pradesh

- Rajasthan

(TILL

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

(FROM DECEMBER 2021-2026)

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

(FROM DECEMBER 2021-2026)

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (FROM 2021-26)

NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (TILL NOVEMBER, 2021)

1. Dr. K.K. Khandelwal, IAS (Retd.)

2 Shri Alok Goel, FCA

3. Shri Ashok Kumar Khanna

4. Shri Jagdishbhai B. Bhavsar

5. Smt. Madhuri T. Deodhar

- Chief National Commissioner

- National Treasurer, BS&G

- Rajasthan

- Gujarat

- Karnataka

NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEE (FROM DECEMBER, 2021- 2026)

1 National Treasurer, BS&G

2 M/s H.C. Agrawal & Associates, Delhi

3 M/s Kiran Mehta & Co., C.A., Mumbai

4 C. A. Chandigarh

5 Member

6 M/s Ashok Sharma & Associates, Delhi

7 Member

8. Director, BSG

- Shri Alok Goel, FCA

- Shri Sanjay Agarwal

- Shri Viral K. Mehta

- Shri Raman Aggarwal

- Shri Vimal Kumar Meena, IRS

- Shri Ashok Kumar Sharma, Advocate

- Shri Navdeep Sardana

- Shri Raj Kumar Kaushik

SHRI RAJ KUMAR KAUSHIK

SHRI KRISHNASWAMY R.

SMT. DARSHANA AMAR PAWASKAR

SHRI AMAR B. CHETTRI

SMT. SUREKHA SHRIVASTAVA

MISS M. N. MACHAMMA

SHRI ARUP SARKAR

SHRI SIDDHARTH MOHANTY

SHRI ANAND KUMAR

SHRI DEEPAK MEHRA

STAFF

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JOINT DIRECTOR OF GUIDES (PROG. & TRG.)

JOINT DIRECTOR OF SCOUTS (PROG. & TRG.)

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF GUIDES

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF GUIDE (G.P.)

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SCOUTS (B.P.)

PROJECT OFFICER

ACCOUNTS OFFICER

SUPPLY SERVICE OFFICER

FROM 10/03/2022

TRAINING CENTRE AND NATIONAL ADVENTURE INSTITUTE, PACHMARHI

SHRI KRISHNASWAMY R.

MISS M. N. MACHAMMA

SMT. BILKISH SHAIKH

NATIONAL

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

I/C DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SCOUTS, LEADER TRAINING

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF GUIDES, LEADER TRAINING

I/C ADVENTURE PROGRAMME OFFICER, NAI FROM 14/02/2022

NATIONAL ADVENTURE INSTITUTE, KURSEONG, DARJEELING

SMT. SUREKHA SHRIVASTAVA

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF GUIDES & I/C OF NAI, KURSEONG

REGIONAL OFFICES- ASSISTANT DIRECTORS

SHRI S. S. RAY

SMT. KUMUD MEHRA

SHRI ANALENDRA SARMA

WESTERN REGION, NYC GADPURI & I/C NATIONAL YOUTH ADVENTURE INSTITUTE,GADPURI

NORTHERN REGION

SOUTHERN REGION

N. E. REGION

UPTO 08/03/2022

UP TO 30/04/2021 FROM 30/04/2021

REGIONAL ORGANISING COMMISSIONERS

MEMBERSHIP

SKILL DEPARTMENT

PRESENTATION

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2016-2021)

The National Executive Committee of the Bharat Scouts and Guides takes pleasure in presenting the report of its achievement in the year 2021-2022. Being a historic year for the BSG, post Covid-19 pandemic,mostoftheactivitiesandeventsforyoungmembersoftheorganisationwereinitiallyorganised digitallyandlaterfacetofaceintheyear.

The Bharat Scouts and Guides was awarded the “Messengers of Peace Hero” towards Peace and Sustainable Development and completed the Plastic Tide Turners project this year. Mafeking Scout Group of Bangalore was recognised for the year 2021 by the World Organisation of the Scout Movement as Messengers of Peace Hero at the Global Level. Shri Amar. B. Chettri, Jt. Director of Scouts & Messenger of Peace NSO Coordinator was conferred with ‘Messenger of Peace’ Special Recognition for the year 2021 by the World Organisation of the Scout Movement. The Bharat Scouts and Guides organised 3rd SAANSO & 23rd International Adventure Programme at NAI, Pachmarhi, BSG Delegates participated the World conference -WAGGGS as well as WOSM with active participation. BSG participated in various other international events to name a few are 10th APR Scout Leaders Summit, Global Youth Summit, Scout ConferenceforSustainableDevelopment,AsiaPacicMessengerofPeaceConference.

A series of All faith prayer meetings were organized nationwide to enhance the well-being of mental healthpostCOVID.

Youth Colloquium was conducted in three levels to hear the voices of the youth generation who designed theirownuniformandrecommendedtheirowncurriculum.

In addition to regular Adventure Programmes, BSG also organised webinars on upscaling Our Nation’s Young Workforce, Menstrual Hygiene, Surf Smart 2.0, Her World, Her Voice - Equity, Engagement and Empowerment, Helen Storrow- Pop-up Seminar, International Day of Girl Child, Career Counselling, Covid-19 Vaccine Myth and Facts, International Day of Yoga, Felicitation Ceremony of Friends of BSG etc.

The projects run by BSG are BSG-Digital Smart Generation Membership Growth- Spear 4.5 million Scouts with WOSM, Her World Her Voice with WAGGGS, U-Report, Free Being Me, HP- World on Wheels, Ticket to Lifeetc.nanciallysupportedtheorganisation.

The support of World Association of Girl Guides and World Organisation of Scout Movement is appreciated during the year to entrust upon the Bharat Scouts and Guides and provide us with such wonderfulandhugeprojects.

We also appreciate the dedicated and committed services of our Scouts/Guides/Rovers/Rangers, Unit Leaders & Professionals in serving the community during and after Covid-19 pandemic and thank all the Stateofcialsfortheiruntiringeffortstosupportinbringingbettervisibilityoftheorganizationasawhole.

RD RD 3 SAANSO & 23 INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE PROGRAMME

It was held at National Adventure Institute, nd th Pachmarhi from 02 to 08 February, 2022. This event was clubbed nd with 02 SAANSO (South Asian Association o u t Organ 89 partic from N S c o u and 1 s t a t e asso ciati o n s o f t h e Bharat Scout a n d G u i d p a r t i c i p a t Activities like Rock craft at Jatashankar, Eco trail and nature study to Dhoop Garh, Sangam an Dutch Fall were enjoyed by t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s . D u programme activities such as Sky C y c

Valley crossing, Jip line, Commando Bridge, Monkey Bridge, Ladder climbing were organised. all the participants enjoyed both parasailing as well as water activities. Air rifle shooting, Archery, H o r s e riding were also included in the In the evening Grand Camp Fire organised in which Shri Lok h d Bhandari, Chief ioner, Nepal Scouts the Chief Guest and Shri sanna Shrivastava, tor, Organisational velopment & MoP, orld Scout Bureau, APR Region and other dignitaries, ofcials and staff of Bharat Scouts and ides were present.

42 WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE

F th  t time in the history of the Bharat Scouts Delegates and 14

from 25 to 29 August 2021. More than 3000 delegates

The welcome address was given by Mr. Param nd Palany, Chairperson of the 42 World Scout Conference. The conference was formally opened by renewing of the Scout Promise in Regional Languages which was initiated by Mr. Craig Turpie, Chairperson of the World Scout Committee. The plenary session provided opportunities to all the delegates and observers to come together and explore more about the conference and for participation in the general discussions of the forum. 03 Delegates, 10 Observers and 02 Youth Delegates & 04 Young Observers represented the Bharat Scouts and Guides in the conference. Meeting with the nominated candidates of the World Scout Committee was held where we had a lot to know about their ideas, innovations, perceptions and the changes they would like to bring in Scouting in the next triennium i.e., 20212024. Looking back in the past triennium, Scouting

has seen many successes and tremendous progress which has helped towards realizing the shared objectives of 2017-2021 World Triennial and working towards achieving Vision 2023 as our strategy for Scouting. orld Scout Conference gave all ticipants self-facilitated ersations with fellow ipants of the conference all over the world. Topics vered were First Time articipants, Heads of D e l e g a t i o n s , G o o d Governance, Educational M e t h o d s & Communications d Partnerships. World Scouting s twelve newly members of the Wor e from different corners of the world equalizing in diversity and inclusion. Event hosts for the next world scout events were declared –rd43 World Scout Conference is going to be hosted by Egypt in 2024, th17 World Scout Moot is will be hosted by Portugal in 2025 t h and 26 World Scout Jamboree will b e h o s t e d b y Poland in 2027. Mr. Andy Chapman was declared as the Chairperson of the W o r l d S c o u t Committee for the triennium 20212024.

TH37 WORLD CONFERENCE (WAGGGS)

The most awaited rst ever virtual conference started on 27th July, 4 Eventsair platform. The g sessions which took regularly were supe where we random c o n n e c t e d w i t various delegates, o b s e r v e s f r o m different Member

O r g a n i s a t i o n s ( M o s ) , exchanging our thoughts views. We witnessed the glorious Virtual Flag Ceremony and it was moment of pride for BSG to see our country ag ying high amongst 137 countries around the globe. Followed by which there was voting on procedural motion A and Ms Fiona from WAGGGS over. The delegates voted upon the proposals by World Board Members for tellers and procedural team. The conference members were introduced to Miss Ruchira Jayashinge, Chair of 37th World Conference who gave beautiful welcome address and proceeded with the business. We got to hear a heart-warming speech from Princess Benedikte, royalty of Olave Award WAGGGS and then we witnessed an informative session on Motion 32 which was moderated by Miss Chamathya Fernando along with the Young Women Research Team members where they discussed how can we bring more young women in the decision-making platforms at National, Regional and World level. Ms. Darshana Pawaskar, Joint Director of Guides (Pro & Trg) joined as an Honorary Associate member of WAGGGS. The head delegates had to choose 6 members out of 14 contesting the elections of 14th World Conference. A total of 109 head delegates were present and voted successfully. Six new members are elected on the world board. The Global

updates were given by Ms. Anna Segall, Chief utive Ofcer of WAGGGGS and also ented various topics like Vision 2021 of WA mpass 2032, and D i g Campre. We were also introduced to the new GS digital f o r m f o r r n i n g , connecting and llaborating CAMPFIRE.

The young m

BSG – Miss , Miss Ayantika e privilege to speak on Proposed Motion 22, 19 and 18 respectively on behalf of BSG India. We learned about various motions and amendments and also voted upon and we had Miss

the Vice-Chairs

a great news that Cyprus will be hosting the next World Conference and we will walk together and walk far untilweachieveourgoals.

Heidi Jokinen (Finland) as Chair; and Miss Candela Gonzalez(Argentina)andJayneWachira(Kenya) as

of the World Board. It’s

HELEN STORROW POP-UP SEMINAR

World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts organized an virtual Helen Storrow Pop-Up st th Seminar from 01 to 24 October 2021. This seminar was a global learning journey and an opportunity to connect with the world on workshops and activities on leadership development and environmental sustainability, t h

Share photo s t o r i e s a messages secure online space with international friends. India was one of the pop up centers in total 12 countries. The seminar conducted in 2 levels one a l level and the other at the national level. Miss Ayantika Kandu from West Bengala n d M i s s Akshaya Sarojini from Tamil Nadu represented the Bharat Scouts and Guides at the global level. They learnt about – World of opportunities, WAGGGS Leadership Model, Skills of Great Leader and a Change Maker, Being Equitable, Nature Positive and Carbon Neutral, Stories of Environmental Leadership, and Travelling to the world centers.

And virtual webinars were conducted for the Indian participants on various topics like Generation Equality, Surf Smart, Advocacy Champions Leadership Skills, World Centres and The Celebration of The International Day of The Girl Child. The National level webinar was conducted especially on weekends to accommodate the girls and promote full participatio n. The National Level Webinar was Team of 8 BSG Youth M b ho supported all the icipants from India to d the sessions of the members onducted the n a r a s l e a d facilitators. We had a total of around 250 uides, Rangers a n d u n i t leaders as ar ip Du he e r c o n a Pawaskar Joint Director Guides we had a virtual cultural exchange session arranged for the participants with Danish Girl Guides Association and with UK Girl Guide Association.

Ms. Rupinder Brar, Honorary Vice President of The Bharat Scouts and Guides India concluded the month-longeventwithherbestwishes.

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2016-2021)

SCOUTSFORSUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENTGOALS

th On 07 May 2021, a virtual Webinar for the Scouts for SDGs and the World's Largest Lesson was organised by WOSM. Shri J. R.C. Pangilinan, Regional Director, APR, Mr. Syd Castillo, Director Educational Methods from World bureau were also present. The introduction of SDGs was given by Kinvara Jardine Paterson along with the information on the Mission. The participants discussed on -" How we can Introduce SDGs to the Scouts and Guides?” The session went on well with the short information on SDG's, Few Questions and Answers were asked to the Participants through a poll. After that Participants were sent to the breakout rooms for 15 Minutes to discuss on how we can introduce SDG's to the Scouts and Guideswithin30Minutes.

SCOUTCONFERENCEFORSUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT,DHAKA2021

th Dhaka OIC Youth Capital of Bangladesh organised a Virtual International Scout Conference from 27 to st31 May 2021 with the motto "Scouting for Better Environment". 250 Rovers and Rangers from 38 various countries &100 from the host country i.e. Bangladesh participated in the conference. 10 participants represented the Bharat Scouts and Guides. The Chief Guest was Hon’ble Minister of Education of Bangladesh Dr. Dipu Moni. Special Guests were Mr. Taha Ayhan, President of ICYF, Mr. Muhammad Zahid Ahsan Russel- MP State Minister of Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mr. Fathallah Abdul Latif Al- Zans, Minister of Ministry of Youth in the state of Libya, Bangladesh. Guests of Honour were Mr. Ahmad Rusdi, the Chairperson of Asia-Pacic Region and Mr. Mohammed Mehboob Hussain, Secretary of Secondary And Higher Secondary Division, Ministry of Education. The Chair for the opening ceremony was Dr. Mohammed MozammelHaqueKhan,ChiefNationalCommissioner,Bangladesh.

st On 31 May, 2021 Closing Ceremony of the conference was held with Dr. A. K. Abul Momen, the Hon'ble Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and Member of Parliament as the Chief Guest. Mr. Ahmed Alhendawi, Secretary General, World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM); Mr. Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury, M.P., Hon'ble Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, & Mr. Zakir Hossen, Hon'ble Minister of State, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Government of the People'sRepublicofBangladeshwerealsopresent.

ASIAPACIFICREGIONMoPCONFERENCE

The Messengers of Peace initiative is one of the most accepted flagship programmes of WOSM that was th th initiated in 2010. The Asia Pacic Region organized a conference from 24 to 27 June, 2021 virtually to celebrate a decade of the MoP programme in the region where 50 delegates attended from India. The

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

conference focused on sharing the success stories of all the 28 NSOs in the region and allowed the MoP heroes to share their projects. It was a great opportunity for the young people to meet the resource speakers from the Regions and the WSB to have an interactive session on various aspects of the MoP initiative which includes story-telling, social media impact, MoP road show, etc. The participants had a discussion on planning the next decade of the MoP initiative.

APRWORKSHOPONCOMMUNICATIONANDMEDIA

The World Scout Bureau, Asia Pacic Support Centre organized “APR Workshop on Communications and th st Media”from29 to31 July2021.Approximately476membersparticipatedintheevent.BSGrepresented in the APR Workshop on Communication and Media under the leadership of Shri Jitesh Arun Seth, Dy. National Commissioner (Rover), Shri Arup Sarkar, Dy. Director of Scout (BP), Shri Bablu Goswami, Assistant Director, Eastern Region along with 12 supporting Members from various states and National Headquarters. The programme was conducted by FahmidaBangladesh. Session on “Social Media” was delivered by Ms. Lynne Lessard, Junior Manager, Social Media, World Scout Bureau, Global Support Centre with major focus on who we want to reach to, the algorithm of social media. In thissessionhesharedtheimportanceof use of Social Media. Mr. J.R.C. Pangilinan, Regional Director of the Asia Pacic Region virtually graced the gathering and also concluded thewebinar.

TH14 WORLDSCOUTYOUTHFORUM

764 young people from 172 NSOs participated in the 14 World Scout Youth Forum held from 18 to 22 August 2021, virtually to make it the largest Youth Forum. Mr. Ritesh Agarwal (West Bengal), Mr. Madhusudan LN (Karnataka), Mr. Shubham Singh (Eastern Railway), Mr. Bhavik Suthar (Rajasthan), Mr Supreeth Balaji (Karnataka) and Mr. Malswamkima Ralte (Mizoram) represented the Bharat Scouts and th Guides. The plenary session began with the opening remarks given by Ms. Diana Carrillo, Chair of the 14 th WSYF and Mr. Mori Cheng, Vice Chair of the 14 WSYF which included a moment of inspiration of what young people have been doing in the last triennium. The formal th opening of the Youth Forum was marked on 18 August 2021 by a special moment uniting the participants from all corners of the world in renewing the Scout Promise in their regional languages. Ms. Jayathma Vickramathya, UN Secretary General’s Envoy of Youth addressed the virtual gathering.

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The plenary was also graced by Mr. Craig Turpie, Chairperson of the World Scout Committee who motivated the young people with his thought-provoking speech. The participants also discussed about the draft resolutions and prepared for the Youth Forum Declaration. Each Youth Advisor Candidates were allotted separate rooms where they could meet other delegates and observers of the forum and also showcase their ideas as part of their nominated candidature campaign for the Youth AdvisorstotheWorldScoutCommittee.

In this context, India came on screen for the rst time – Mr. Supreeth Balaji highlighted the STEM projects that are initiated in BSG India. In the Quiz through slido on “Role of Youth Advisors” Mr. Shubham Singh st ranked 1 among all the participants from various NSOs and made India proud. On19th August 2021, the voting lines were opened for the delegates to cast their votes for the election of Youth Advisor to the World Scout Committee. It is a great achievement for BSG India that for the rst time in its history, Mr. Ritesh Agarwalcontestedfortheelections.SafefromharmatalllevelswasthekeyagendaofMr.Agarwal.

TH5 CHIEFSCOUTEXECUTIVE(CSE)MEET

th5 Chief Scout Executive (CSE) Meet of APR/WOSM was held on 23-24 January, 2022 via Zoom with 20 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) represented in the event. Objectives of the meeting were to gather the Chief Scout Executives and share updates on membership growth targets, WOSM services platform and data portal, share concerns on Educational Methods, Communications and Partnerships, and to introduce the upcoming Regional Plan for 2022-2025. Dr. R.K. Kaushik, Director,BharatScouts and Guides represented the Bharat Scouts and Guides in the meet.

TH10 ASIA-PACIFICREGIONALSCOUTYOUTHFORUM

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29 NSOs participated in the 10 Asia Pacic Regional Scout Youth Forum held from 09 to 13 February 2022. 20 young people from BSG represented the Bharat Scouts and Guides as one delegation from the National Headquarters, Delhi with full enthusiasm, devotion and dedication to spearhead the spirit of BSG. Mr. Amar B. Chettri, Joint Director of Scouts (Programme and Training). Mr. Madhusudan Avala, then Dy. International Commissioner and Dr. Raj Kumar Kaushik, Director, The Bharat Scouts and Guides congratulated all the participants for their active participation. Mr. Supreeth Balaji won the election of RegionalYouthRepresentative.

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TH27 ASIAPACIFICREGIONALSCOUTCONFERENCE

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It was organised virtually from 15 to 21 February, 2022 in which 18 participants attended. During the opening ceremony, the organising team and Chairman of different committees were recognized and introduced. Celeste G. Cananua and Bianca Mae Elpedes from the Boy Scouts of Philippines were the Masters of the ceremony. This was followed by the introduction of the National Scout Organisations and thegueststotheconference.

Welcome address was given by Mr. HE AMB Ahmad Rusdi, Chairman, APRSC. He spoke about the developments in the Asia Pacic Region and the achievement under his leadership. The Regional Director Asia Pacic Region, Mr. J.R.C. Panglinan, who briefed the attendees on the activities and programs planned for the duration of the conference. This was followed by a video which presented a glimpse of the th previous26 AsiaPacicRegionalScoutConference.

WOSM Secretary General, Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi and World Scout Committee Chairperson, Mr. Andy Chapman, both addressed the conference and inspired the youth. They spoke about development of scouting, to implement different methods to various problems through Scouting, youth involvement, climate change and many more. During the closing ceremony, Mr. Ahmad Rusdi gave his closing remarks and also Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi gave a conclusion to the conference. Mr. J.R.C. Pangilinan proposed the vote of thanks followed by the flag handover ceremony, where the flag was handed over to the th team of Taiwan, Scout Association for hosting the 27 Asia PacicRegionalScoutConference.

RD3 NATIONALDISASTERMANAGEMENTCAMP

Bangladesh Scout Association organised 3rd National Disaster Management Camp at Mithamoin, th th Kishoreganj, Bangladesh from 26 to 30 March, 2022 in which 7 Indian participants attended under the leadership of Shri Mahinder Sharma. This camp started with the welcoming of the Indian contingent at Bangladesh Border by Bangladesh Scout Association. Mohd. Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh th inaugurated the camp on 27 March, 2022. Indian Delegates participated actively in all types of activities i.e. Fun and Games, beautication the Mithamoin & Demonstration of carrying casualty, Fire Safety & Earth Quake etc. On 29.03.2022 Indo-Nepal day was celebrated in 3rd National Disaster Manager Camp at Mithamoin, Bangladesh. In this event National Commissioner & Dy. National Commissioners with Camp Chief were invited. During this event, cultural programmes were performed by boththecontingents.

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PRE-CONFERENCEYOUNGWOMENEVENT-37THWORLDCONFERENCE(WAGGGS),2021

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The Pre-Conference Event for young women below 30 was attended by Indian young delegation on 11 July, 2021, consisting of Ayantika Kundu, West Bengal, Dhruvi Patel, Gujarat, Nikita Sharma Himachal Pradesh, Akshaya Sarojini, Tamilandu, Jessica Mukhim, Meghalaya, Shyamli Kulkarni and Oorja Pawaskar from Maharashtra. The event was dedicated to learning and sharing about: WAGGGS - governance and leadership structures, Youth engagement in global decision-making spaces, Motion 32 - Young Women research ndings and recommendations and Advocating for youth engagement and leadership. During the breakout room sessions, young girls got insights on their doubts about how the committees work,andhowgovernancepositionsareachieved.

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18 GIRLSCOUTINTERNATIONALE-CAMP–KOREA

th st 18 Girl Scout International E-Camp, Korea, was an initiative taken by Korea to host 20-day camp from 1 th to 20 August 2021. Many countries participated in this camp including The Bharat Scouts and Guides. Ms. Sananda Biswas, Ranger from West Bengal represented BSG, India. She actively participated in this camp in the online platform provided by the host country. Cultural Exchange program named "A Night of International Peace" was held where all countries were given a chance to show their culture through video live which was telecasted on their website. Sananda also took part in cultural share and got lots of positive vibes from other countries as they loved herparticipation.

INTERNATIONALDAYOFTHEGIRLCHILD

th BSG U Ambassadors Task Force members created a poll - Generation Stem on 11 October 2021, on International Day of the Girl Child. STEM education gives people, skills that provide them better career opportunities. It encompasses the whole range of experiences and skills. Each STEM component brings a valuable contribution to a well-rounded

Guides National Headquarters organized International Girl th Child Day on 11 October, 2021 in which 50 participants throughzoomand59participantsthroughYouTubechannel attended the event. An impactful video was played on "Beti

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Bachao Beti Padhao" to encourage girls for education. Smt. Amelia Swer, International Commissioner (G), NHQ presented the welcome address. Announcement of the Slogan competition winners was made. Dr. (Smt.) Vimla Meghwal, Vice President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides blessed the participants. She sharedherviewsandopinionswhichmotivatedtheparticipants.

INTERNATIONALCOMMISSIONERSMEET

International Commissioner virtual conference was conducted for the countries of Asia Pacic Region on 7 September 2021. International commissioner Guides Ms. Amelia Swer attended the webinar along with the other international commissioners of the region. The IC’s discussed on the on the various upcoming events happening in Asia Pacic region. They discussed on the celebration of International Day of the Girl Child and ways of active participation from all the member organizations on the activism in December. A small workshop was conducted on Generation equality forum and work required in this area. She was amazed to see participation of our Indian Rangers and leaders Himanshi, Swapnil as co-host, Laila Basu, Ankita Saigal, Puja Jaiswal, Priyanka Prajapat, Riya and Tulsi. Ms Mia Gary from Mexico. Arya from Malaysia, Vivek Rai and Chamatya were the speakers. The young members of Bharat Scouts and Guides are actively participating in the generation equality forum atAsiaPacicregion.

GENERATIONEQUALITYUNLOCKED&WAYFORWARD,INDIA

The Bharat Scouts and Guides unlocked Generation Equality on 8 October, 2021. Participants across India were made aware about Beijing 25 Action coalitions, and who are the WAGGGS Team for generation equality. Raising strong voice for Irreversible Progress towards gender equality and the empowerment everywhere, addressed the polarization and push back Youth Leadership in setting the agenda going forward. Ms. Chamathya

F e r n a n d o , World Board

WAGGGS introduced Global Youth Task Force and how adolescents and youth engage at the national, regional, and global level for Generation Equality. Important Panel Discussion, Space for implementable changes that will make difference was held by Ms. Seema Samridhi, Advocate,SupremeCourt,India.

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BSG-YUWAHHPARTNERSHIPLAUNCH

The Bharat Scouts and Guides, Largest Youth movement of India has partnered with Yuwaah (Generation Unlimited India) and UNICEF India to ensure persistent growth of the young people. The launch began with th an excitement on 15 June 2021. Youth actions & global partnerships and future expansion potential were celebrated. The event was witnessed and graced by the presence of our fellow member organizations from various countries such as Argentina, Bangladesh, Oman and Portugal. Initially the Yuwaah BSG team will be working on Lakshya & Jagrik portal with UNICEF Yuwaah team. The launch was also live on BSG & UNICEF ofcial FBpages.

GLOBALYOUTHSUMMIT-2021

The Global Youth Summit is a unique virtual event designed by young people and for young people. Over three-days, young people, leaders, policy makers and change makers gathered at one place to discuss the challenges facing young people across the world. Scouts and Adult leaders from all over INDIA could watch the live broadcast on social media. It was led by the Big 6 Youth Organizations, including World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, in partnership with the World Health Organization and United Nations Foundation, representing morethan250millionyoungpeoplearoundtheworld.

In the session, YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING, The Bharat Scouts and Guides had unique opportunity to participate as a th Facilitator at the Global Youth Summit on 25 April, 2021. Miss Ayantika Kundu, Vice-Chairperson of NYC had an interesting Question Answer sessionseekingherviewsofYouthsinadecisionmakingplatform.

JAMBOREEONTHEAIR(JOTA)ANDJAMBOREEONTHEINTERNET(JOTI)

Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI), 2021 was celebrated at the National th th Headquarters of BSG on 16 and 17 October 2021.122 participantsfromDelhi,NorthernRailway,N.C.Railway,Haryana, th and Uttar Pradesh states participated. On 16 October the event was inaugurated by Mr. Arun Kumar, Professor and HAM Radio Operator. As part of the event, Quiz, Drawing and Essay writing competitions were conducted. Scouts, Guides, Rovers, Rangers were connected through HAM Radio and Echo link at differentplacesindifferentcountries.

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS- SCOUT WING

DR. K. K. KHANDELWAL, DR. J.C. MOHANTY, MR. RAJ KUMAR KAUSHIK, MR. M.A. KHALID, DR. H.P . CHETTRI AND MR. MADHUSUDHAN AVALA

K.V. DEEPAK SUPREETH BALAJI

NHQ

10TH APR SCOUT LEADERS SUMMIT

SYED AMAN KABIR

TAMILNADU KARNATAKA

CHHATTISGARH EASTERN RAILWAY GOA, HIMACHAL PRADESH J&K,KARNATAKA,KERALA NAGALAND, RAJASTHAN WEST BENGAL

GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMIT 2021

SCOUT CONFERENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DHAKA

ANKUR PASWAN

AMAR B. CHETTRI

BABLU GOSWAMI

200+ PARTICIPATED

N.F. RAILWAY, RAJASTHAN, WEST BENGAL, TAMILNADU

APR YOUTH ENGAGEMENT FOCUS GROUP

ASIA PACIFIC MESSENGERS OF PEACE CONFERENCE

APR WORKSHOP ON COMMUNICATION & MEDIA ONLINE

GLOBAL CULTURAL JAMBOREE 2021 - HOSTED BY SRI LANKA SCOUT ASSOCIATION

BSG PARTICIPATED

GLOBAL SCOUT KITCHEN JAMBOREE 2021 - HOSTED BY BSA

AMAR B. CHETTRI

CHHATTISGARH, EASTERN RAILWAY, HIMACHAL PRADESH, KARNATAKA, RAJASTHAN, N. RLY, NHQ, MIZORAM AND WEST BENGAL

14WSYF & 42WSC

TOTAL 10 ATTENDED

DELHI , HARYANA KARNATAKA

10 APR SCOUT YOUTH FORUM

TOTAL 18 ATTENDED

TOTAL 09 ATTENDED

NHQ, CHHATTISGARH, DELHI, HARYANA, KARNATAKA, WEST BENGAL

RAJASTHAN, N. RAILWAY, HARYANA, NHQ

27 APR SCOUT CONFERENCE

3RD NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT SCOUT CAMP

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS- GUIDE WING

ALL FAITH PRAYER SERIES

“Spirituality means guiding one’s own canoe through the torrent of events and experiences of one’s own history and of that of mankind.” - Lord Baden-Powell. Spiritual development is connected to young people’s efforts to understand the meaning and causes of life experiences; therefore, it is not apart from everyday life but part of it. Our All-Faith prayer is one of unique activities that help us develop interfaith tolerance for our young members. A Nationwide chain of virtual All faith prayer has commenced from the th nd 30 May 2021 and end on 02 October 2021 to pray for the safety and health of all by the National Headquarters which was telecasted on our BSG Youtube channel on every Sunday at 9 am.). The All Faith Prayer was hosted by the States below:- Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Eastern Railway, East Central Railway, East Coast Railway, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, N.F. Railway, Odisha, Rajasthan, South Eastern Railway, Tamilnadu Uttarakhand and WestBengalatotalof40,903viewersonBSGYoutubechannel

ADVOCACY CHAMPIONS - CLIMATE CHANGE

Advocacy Team of the Bharat Scouts and Guides has been working for long time to bring the change and create a plastic free nation by 2025 .To achieve this goals the National Headquarters Conducted a number of NATIONAL LEVEL VIRTUAL TRAINING ON “ADVOCACY CHAMPIONS AND PEER TRAINERS” FOR HERO LEVEL- PLASTIC TIDE TURNER CHALLENGE in the month of September 2021 to educate the youth and young advocacy champion about this Plastic Tide Turners ADVOCACY activities and to engage them to be a part of this solution . On 15 September 2021 The First webinar was inaugurated by Dr. Kali Prasad Mishra, Honorable Vice President, the Bharat Scouts and Guides, India. And State Chief Commissioner of Odisha State Bharat Scouts and Guides. The launch of the advocacy component of this programme is currently running across various countries in Africa and Asia: India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Gambia, Madagascar, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda with the support of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to educate and encourage young minds in learning new skills, creating awareness for healthy environment and develop leadership skills to be a changemakeratgrassrootlevel.

DO SOMETHING DRASTIC AND CUT THE PLASTIC

National Headquarters of the Bharat Scouts and Guides, organised a virtual completion based on `Use of Zero Plastic` on st nd 21 and 22 December 2021. 267 Scouts, Guides, Rovers, Rangers and Unit Leaders participated in this virtual competition. Poster making Competition on the theme of Advocacy for Stop Plastic Pollution and the other is Video Making completion on the themeofAdvocacyfor0%plasticuse.

NATIONAL LEVEL WEBINAR ON TRAINING ON ADVOCACY CHAMPIONANDPEEREDUCATORS(HEROLEVEL)

The National Level webinar on Training on Advocacy Champion and peer Educators (Hero Level) was conducted by The Eastern th th Region Headquarters from 15 to 17 September 2021. The Programme was inaugurated by the Director of Bharat Scouts and Guides.282Scouts,Guides,Rovers,RangersandUnitLeadersparticipatedinthisprogramme.

“NATIONAL LEVEL WEBINAR ON “ADVOCACY CHAMPIONS AND PEER TRAINERS” TRAINING FOR HERO LEVEL-PLASTICTIDETURNERCHALLENGE.”

“National Level webinar on “ADVOCACY CHAMPIONS AND PEER TRAINERS” Training for Hero levelth th PlasticTideTurnerChallenge.”VirtuallyorganisedbytheNationalHeadquartersfrom24 to25 February 2022.116Scouts,Guides,Rovers,RangersandUnitLeadersparticipatedinthisvirtualprogramme.

BSG FOUNDATION DAY

A delegation of the Bharat Scouts and Guides, National Headquarters headed by Dr. Anil Kumar Jain, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and President, Bharat Scouts and Guides, Dr. K.K. Khandelwal, IAS (Retd.), Chief National Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides who is also the Chairman of HRERA, Gurugram along with Shri Raj Kumar Kaushik, Director, BSG and a Guide Miss. Kangana of Delhi State th Bharat Scouts and Guides met Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on 12 November, 2021 at st Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi and presented him BSG Flag Day Sticker in commemoration of 71 Foundation Day of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. The delegation also appraised the Hon’ble President of India about the activities undertaken by the Bharat Scouts and Guidestowardsthedevelopmentofyouthofthecountry.Hon’ble President and the Chief National Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides presented a set of three books of Bharat Scouts and Guides i.e. APRO-II, APRO-III and Rules. Hon`ble President of India was requested for the dates of President Scout /Guide /Rover/RangerRallyfor2016,2017&2018.

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71STGENERALMEETINGOFTHENATIONALCOUNCIL

The 71st General Meeting of the National Council of the Bharat Scouts and Guides was held on 28th November, 2021 under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anil Kumar Jain, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Hon’ble President, Bharat Scouts and Guides. This was the last meeting of the National Council for the existing term 2016-2021. Dr. K.K. Khandelwal, Hon’ble Chief National Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides welcomed all the members of the Council. Members from various State Associations of the Bharat Scouts and Guides attended the meeting physically as well as virtually and took activepartinthedeliberations.Achievementsoftheactivitiesof the Organisation undertaken during 2020-2021 were presented through Power Point Presentation. Dr. Anil Kumar Jain praised the activities being organised by the Bharat Scouts and Guidesduring2016-2021.

Dr. Anil Kumar Jain presented awards to the winners of various National Level Competitions held in the organisation during the year 2020. An exhibition depicting various activities and projects undertaken by the Bharat Scouts and Guides was displayed. All the Ofce Bearers present in the meeting lauded the praiseworthydisplayintheexhibition.

NATIONALPROGRAMME&TRAININGCOMMITTEE

The Bharat Scouts and Guides, National Headquarters organised a three days National Programme & Training Committee Meeting Inaugurated by Shri Shyamal Kumar Biswas, Chief Commissioner of Scouts, th Bharat Scouts and Guides on 29 March, 2022 at National Headquarters, New Delhi in the presence of Director and other Ofcials of the National Headquarters. 92 State Organising Commissioners & State Training Commissioners from 36 State Associations attended the meet and discussed on various Youth related programmes, activities and adult training programmes and nalized Schedule of Events for the year 2022-23. The meet also discussed effective implementation of Youth Programme and Adult Training based on good-governance, principles to achieve Vision- 2024 of the Association. Innovative and adventurous programme for the youths were recommended to be implementedinvariouspartsofthecountry.

st The meeting concluded on 31 March, 2022 under the Chairmanship of Shri Shyamal Kumar Biswas. Dr. K.K. Khandelwal, Chief National Commissioner, Bharat Scouts and Guides was the Chief Guest of the valedictory programme. Other ofce bearers and ofcials of the Bharat Scouts and Guides were also present on the occasion. The meeting was convened by Shri Amar B. Chettri, Joint Director (Programme & Training),BharatScoutsandGuides.

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NATIONALPROGRAMMECOMMITTEE

The virtual Meeting of the National Programme Committee of the Bharat Scouts and Guides was held on 23rd July 2021 at 3.00 P.M. under the chairmanship of Dr. H. P . Chhetri, Chief Commissioner of Scouts of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. 48 State Organising Commissioners from 34 State Associations attended the National Programme Committee Meeting and discussed on various youth related programmes, activities, adult training programmes, revised guidelines of Prime Minister Shield Competition, Upa-Rashtrapati Award Competition, PTTC, Beginners Course, Membership Growth, Task Force for Drafting Syllabus for Specially Abled Children, POT Project at NTC, Online Basic Course, Celebration of 10 years of MOP, etc. The Members also discussed effective implementation of youth programmes and adult training to achieve the target as per Vision -2024. Adventure programmes for the youths were recommended for implementation. The Meeting was convened by Shri Amar Bahadur Chettri, Joint Director of Scouts (Prog. & Trg. ) of the BharatScoutsandGuides.

NATIONALTRAININGCOMMITTEE

The virtual Meeting of the National Training Committee of the Bharat Scouts and Guides was held on 23rd July 2021 at 11.00 A.M. under the chairmanship of Smt. Savitaben J. Patel, National Commissioner of Guides (Adult Resources) of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. 54 State Training Commissioners from 35 State Associations attended the National Training Committee Meeting and discussed on various youth related programmes, activities, adult training programmes, review of Scheme of Training (Scout and Guide Wing), online courses, renewal of Hon’ble Charge, OYMS, PTTC, Beginners Course, Membership Growth, announcement of proposed dates for physical ALT & LT Course, Task Force for Drafting Syllabus for Specially Abled Children and POT Project at NTC, etc. The Members also discussed effective implementation of youth programmes and adult training to achieve the target as per Vision -2024. The Meeting was convened by Shri Amar Bahadur Chettri, Joint Director of Scouts (Prog. & Trg.) of the Bharat ScoutsandGuides.

NATIONALPROGRAMMEANDTRAININGREVIEWCOMMITTEE

The virtual Meeting of the National Programme and Training Review Committee of the Bharat Scouts and Guides was held rst time on 30th July 2021 at 3.00 P.M. under the chairmanship of Shri P . G. R. Sindhia, Secretary General, President-in-Council of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. Members from 10 State Associations attended the National Programme and Training Review Committee Meeting and discussed on various youth related programmes, activities, adult training programmes, review of Scheme of Training (Scout

Scout/Guide/Rover/Ranger Certicate Examination, revised

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guidelines of Prime Minister Shield Competition and Upa-Rashtrapati Ward Competition, review and alignment of youth programme at par with New Education Policy and POT Project at NTC, etc. The Members also discussed effective implementation of youth programmes and adult training to achieve the target as per Vision -2024. The Meeting was convened by Shri Amar Bahadur Chettri, Joint Director of Scouts(Prog.&Trg.)oftheBharatScoutsandGuides.

NATIONALFINANCECOMMITTEE

The virtual Meeting of the National Finance Committee of the Bharat Scouts and Guides was held on 11th August 2021 at 3.00 P.M. under the chairmanship of Shri M. A. Khalid, Additional Chief National Commissioner of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. Draft Audited Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet fortheyear2020-2021, revisedbudget fortheyear2021-2022 and budget estimatefortheyear202223werediscussed.Enhancement/updateofGrant-in-AidfromMinistryofYouthAffairsandSports,Govt.of India for the nancial year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, progress of Income Tax/GST matters, Infrastructure and modernisation of NYC Gadpuri and legal proceedings against NPCC Limited, Bharat Scouts and Guides leave encashment scheme with LIC of India, Corpus Fund Management Committee Meeting, BS&G Foundation Committee, BS&G Trust, Workmen Compensation Policy, Provident Fund Contribution and 7th Pay Commission were also discussed. The Meeting was convened by Shri Alok Goel, NationalTreasureroftheBharatScoutsandGuides.

NATIONALEXECUTIVECOMMITTEE

The virtual Meeting of the National Executive Committee of the Bharat Scouts and Guides was held on 11th September, 2021 at 3.00 P.M. under the chairmanship of Dr. K. K. Khandelwal, IAS(Retd.), Chief National Commissioner of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. Draft Annual Report for the year 2020-2021, Audited Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet for the year 2020-2021, Revised Budget for the year 2021-2022 and Budget Estimate for the year 2022-23 were discussed. Update on Rashtrapati Scout/Guide Certicate, NPCC Limited for recovery of funds including criminal proceedings, Child Protection Policy of the Bharat Scouts and Guides, consideration of alignment of youth programme of the Bharat Scouts and Guides with New Education Policy, consideration of action against the States has long pending nancial dues of IRF, Flag Day and Supply Service Department, recommendations of the meeting of National Youth Committee held on 16/07/2021, National Programme Committee held on 23/07/2021, National Training Committee held on 23/07/2021, National Programme and Training Review Committee held on 30/07/2021, recommendation of National Finance Committee held on 11/08/2021 were discussed. Conrmation of the Bharat Scouts and Guides Code of Conduct for Election, Conrmation of Enhancement of Gratuity to Bharat Scouts and Guides staff, Conrmation of Policy on Litigation and Legal Advisory Management of the Bharat Scouts and Guides, proposal to start Sea Scout/Guide Unit in Pune, Maharashtra, conrmation of Earned leave encashment with LIC, reduction in the rates of Scout/Guide Equipments were accepted by the house. Launching of new website of online basic course and BSG MobileAppwereappreciatedbythehouse.

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NATIONALYOUTHCOMMITTEE

The virtual Meeting of the National Youth Committee of the Bharat Scouts and Guides was held on 16th July 2021 at 3.00 P.M. under the chairmanship of Shri Kumar Ritesh Agarwal from West Bengal. Updates on State Youth Committees and New EducationPolicywasdiscussed.

BS&GCORPUSFUNDMANAGEMENTCOMMITTEE

The Virtual Meeting of the Corpus Fund Management Committee of the Bharat Scouts and Guides was held on 22/07/2021 at 11.00 A. M. under the chairmanship of Shri M. A. Khalid, Additional Chief National Commissioner of the Bharat Scouts and Guides. Approval for utilisation of interest available in the Bharat Scouts and Guides Corpus Fund, update the position of funds in the Bharat Scouts and Guides Foundation and action against NPCC Limited for recovery of funds were discussed at length. The meeting was convened by Smt. Darshana Amar Pawaskar, Joint Director (Support Services) Incharge of the Bharat ScoutsandGuides.

BHARATSCOUTSANDGUIDESFOUNDATIONMEETING

The rst Meeting of the Bharat Scouts and Guides Foundation was held virtually on 22/07/2021 at 3.00 P . M. under the chairmanship of Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Chairman of BS&G Foundation. Consideration of the present fund position of the Bharat Scouts and Guides Foundation and Scout/Guide Welfare Fund, nding out the ways and means to increase funds for the Scout/Guide Welfare Fund, conrmation of the purpose of Scout/Guide Welfare Fund were discussed. The meeting was convened by Smt. Darshana Amar Pawaskar,JointDirector(SupportServices)InchargeoftheBharatScoutsandGuides.

BHARATSCOUTSANDGUIDESTRUSTMEETING

The virtual Meeting of the Bharat Scouts and Guides Trust was held virtually on 04/08/2021 at 3.00 P . M. under the chairmanship of Dr. K. K. Khandelwal, IAS(Retd.), Chief National Commissioner. Consideration of unaudited Statement of Accounts for the year 2020-2021, post facto sanction for utilisation of funds and approval for utilisation of interest available in the Bharat Scouts and Guides Trust were discussed. The meetingwasconvenedbyShriRajKumarKaushik,DirectoroftheBharatScoutsandGuides.

YOGA WITH BSG

750MILLION SURYANAMASKAR

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of I n d i a t o c e l e b r a t e a n d commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements. Under this initiative, The Bharat Scouts a n d G u i d e s , N a t i o n a l Headquarters organized an educational webinar on - 750 Millions Suryanamaskar Project as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav virtually. 750 million Surya Namaskar challenge, under the ministry is being conducted by ICCR in collaboration with National Yogasana Sports Federation supported by the st th Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India from 1 January to 20 February 2022. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Navdeep Joshi, Founder of Navyogagram, SFC member, CCRYN, Ayush, Ministry of Ayush, Government of India. Miss. Rashmi, yoga instructor gave a live demonstration of Suryanamaskar step by step which would help the youths to perform the Suryanamaskar in the correct manner. She also briefed about the pros andconsofperformingthisyogaasanaandhoweffectiveitisinourdailyhecticlife.

CELEBRATIONOF150 EPISODEBYTEAMYOGAWITHBSG

th nd 150 glorious episode celebration of programme YOGA WITH BSG was held on 2 July 2021. The celebration started with Yoga Prayer by Ms. Laxmi Gupta. Ms. Deepanjali Pramanick welcomed the gathering. In his opening remarks, Mr. Bablu Goswami, Assistant Director of Eastern Region highlighted the enormous achievements of the success of the event. While inaugurating the programme Mr. Raj Kumar Kaushik, Director of BSG – India congratulated all the members for their achievement. Mr. Arup Sarkar, Deputy Director of Scouts (Boy Programme) blessed the gathering. Dr. B. Islam highlighted the introduction of Yoga in the Bharat Scouts and Guides since its establishment and also shared his experience in working with the team. Mr. Krishnaswamy Ramamoorthy, Executive Director of BSGwaspresentastheGuestofHonour.

AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV

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The Bharat Scouts and Guides National Headquarters organized National Integration Camp to th st commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at State Training Center, Ganganagar from 27 to 31 March 2022 with the theme of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. More than 261 Scouts, Guides, Unit Leaders and invited staff from 14 State Associations of Bihar, Delhi, East Central Railway, Eastern Railway, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, N.F. Railway, North Western Railway, Rajasthan, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal actively participated with full enthusiasm and devotion.

NATIONALINTEGRATIONCAMP

The Bharat Scouts and Guides, National Headquarters organised National Integration Camp at National Youth Complex, Gadpuri, Haryana from 19th to 23rd February, 2022 to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on the theme “Ek Bharat - Shresth Bharat:”. 289 participants & staff from 15 State Associations participated. The event was inaugurated by Dr. Raj Kumar Kaushik, Director, Bharat Scouts and Guides on 19th February, 2022. Shri S.K. Biswas, State Commissioner of Scouts, West Bengal State BSG was also present during the inaugural ceremony. Dr. Brahma Deep Sandhu, Chief Medical Ofcer, Palwal was the Chief Guest of the valedictory function. Shri S.K. Biswas, Dr. Raj Kumar Kaushik, Director, Bharat Scouts and Guides and other ofcials of the NHQ were also present on the occasion. The event was conducted under theleadershipofShriAmarB.Chettri,JointDirectorofScouts(Programme&Training),BSG,NHQ.

TICKET TO LIFE (TTL) PROJECT

The Ticket to Life (TTL) project is a agship project implemented by the WOSM, Asia-Pacic Support Centre (APR) under the Messengers of Peace project in 8 countries in Asia: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, and Sri Lanka. The project aims at integrating street children into society through Scouting. Two units from Punjab and Northern Railway states are running their units successfully under the TTL project in India since April 2017. Three new units joined this year from Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal state. The Scouts met once a week regularly for Troop meetings. Due to Covid Pandemic initially all the units were in challenging conditions but slowly they started online classes and now all the units start regular Troop meetings. During Troop meetings, they learned various scouting activities through progressive training as per APRO. Through the TTL project, dropout children areabletojoinback SchoolEducation. Eliminatingthepotential threats to society of anti-social individuals by turning these children into positive responsible persons. Scouting is seen as an educationalmovementandsupportiveinthecharacter-building of young people. With the support of the Asia Pacic Region, WOSM, we expand three more TTL units in the Bharat Scouts and Guidesinthreestates.

CELEBRATION

GOLDENARROWAWARDCEREMONYFORCUBS/BULBULS

The Golden Arrow Award Ceremony for Cubs and Bulbuls for 2021 was held on 22.02.2022 at the Bharat Scouts and Guides, National Youth Complex, Gadpuri, Haryana. Keeping in view Omicron variant of Corona virus, for this year,. Cub Masters and Flock Leaders of the eligible states were invited to receive theawardsonthebehalfofCubsandBulbuls.Therepresentativesfrom12statesreceivedtheawards.The awards were distributed by Shri S. K. Biswas, Chief Commissioner of Scouts. Shri Alok Goel, National Treasurer, Bharat Scouts and Guides, Dr. Brahma Deep Sandhu, Chief Medical Ofcer, Palwal, Dr. A. K. Yadav, Senior Medical Ofcer, Palwal, Dr. Surendra Arya, Block Medical Ofcer, Palwal, and Dr. Raj Kumar Kaushik, Director, Bharat Scouts and Guides were also present at the ceremony.

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Felicitation Ceremony of Friends of the Bharat Scouts and Guides was held at National Youth Complex of the Bharat Scouts and Guides on World Thinking Day i.e. 22.02.2022. Members were felicitated by Dr. Brahma Deep Sandhu, Chief Medical Ofcer, Palwal, Shri Shyamal Kumar Biswas, Chief Commissioner of Scouts and Shri Alok Goel, National Treasurer. Dr. Raj Kumar Kaushik, Director and Ms. Darshana Pawaskar, Joint Director of Guides, Bharat Scouts and Guides were present on the occasion. This year Mr. Shital Agrawal & Mrs. Poonam Agrawal were felicitated as BSG Chancellor. 02 Platinum, 7 Gold, 12 Silver and 42 Bronze Memberswerefelicitatedontheoccasion.