HISTORY

The Genesis of Scouting and Guiding in the World

The Boy Scouts Movement had a simple start in the year 1907 when a retired Army General Lord Baden Powell conducted an experimental camp in Brown sea Island in England with 20 boys. The successful conduct of the camp and publication of the Book “Scouting for Boys” in a fortnightly marked the start of the Boy Scout Movement.

In the year 1910, Crystal palace Rally was held where Girls wearing the boy Scout uniform appeared and wanted to join the Scout Movement. Lord Baden Powell decided to start a movement for Girls with the help of his sister Agnes Baden Powell

Scouting In India

Scouting started in India in the year 1909, when Captain T.H.Baker established the first Scout Troop in Bangalore and got it registered with imperial Headquarters, London.subsequently, Scout Troops were formed in Kirkee (Pune), Simla, Madras, Jabalpur,  Lonavla (Mumbai) and registered with the Imperial Headquarters during 1910 and 1911. These units were open to European and Anglo Indian Children only.

The first Guide Company in India was started in Jabalpur, Central India  in 1911.

As the Scout Movement was not initially open to the Indian boys, Nationalist leaders of India decided to offer Scouting activities to Indian Boys and Sewa Samiti Scout Association was formed with Headquarters in Allahabad by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru and Pandit Sriram Bajpai. Dr.Annie Besant with the help of  Shri G.S.Arundale started a seperate Scout Association for Indian Boys in Madras.

Efforts were made for unification of different scout groups existing in India during the visit of Lord Baden Powell to India in 1921 and 1937 but failed. Major reason for the failure in unification was the promise clause which included the word “Duty to King”. Our Patriotic sentiments of our Nationalist leaders did not approve the allegiance to the British Empire and instead it was insisted that allegiance  loyalty to the Country should be part of the Scout Promise.. 

Scouting Guiding In independent India

After the independence of our country efforts were made for unification of the Scout and Guide Associations functioning in India. Serious efforts were made by our National leaders like Pt.Jawahar Lal Nehru, First Prime Minister of India, Mauland Abul Kalam Azad, the First education Minister of India,Shri Mangal Das Pakvasa, Governor of Central Province, and Scout leaders  Pandit Hriday Nath Kunzru, Pandit Sri Ram Bajpai, Justice Vivian Bose and others for the merger of the Scout / Guide Associations.

Dr.Tara chand, Education Secretary ,Government of India made significant contribution in finalizing the merger deed.

The Final merger took place on 7^th November 1950 and the unified Organisation  came into existence under the Name “The Bharat Scouts and Guides”. The Girl Guides Association formally  joined the Bharat Scouts and Guides a  little later

ORGANISATIONAL SET UP OF THE BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES  

BSG Organisastion at a Glance:

The Bharat Scouts & Guides is a voluntary, non political, non sectarian and non communal     organisation. It is devoted to character building of Youth in India and promoting in them the feeling of selfless service to the country. The BS&G has a hierarchy starting from the patrols, troops/companies, groups forming into Local, District, State Associations and goes upto the National Organisation.

WOSM/WAGGGS (Affiliation)

THE BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

STATE ASSOCIATIONS

DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS

LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS

GROUPS

PACK       TROOP       CREW       FLOCK      COMPANY    TEAM

KERALA STATE BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES
  

STATE OFFICALS
PATRON
R. S. GAVAI

H. E. Governer of kerala


PRESIDENT

Sri. ABDHURUB
President, KSBS&G,
Hon. Minister for Education,
Kerala State

State Chief Commissioner

Sri.A.P.M.Mohammed Hanish, IAS
State Chief Commissioner
Director of Public Instruction,
Thiruvananthapuram

Website:www.kbsg.org

PRIME-MINISTER SHIELD COMPETITION

Scout/Guide Units working in the field of Community development for at least a year are judged at State level recognized at National level and are awarded Certificates & Shields. Members of Winning units and their leaders are awarded certificates and shield by the Prime Minister of India.

PURPOSE:	Motivate Scouts and Guides of the country to play their useful role in the service of the nation and in the movement.
PERIOD:	The Competition will cover the period from 1st July every year to 30th June of the succeeding year.
METHODOLOGY:	-The Competition will be held in four subjects and is open to all Scout Troops/Guide Companies. -Competition will be separately for the Scout and Guide Wins. - State Association will give wide publicity and invite applications. The State Association Will forward application forms along with a registration fee Rs. 10/- per unit to NHQ.
ELIGIBILITY:	- Minimum of 2 competing Districts. - A competing district is one, which registers at least two units.
LOG-BOOK:	-To be maintained by competing Units. The  Log Book should be preferably 15’X12’ in size.
JUDGING:	- Division/District recommends best unit in each group to state. State recommends one best among each group of subjects to NHQ. - A state can get 3 Shields for Scouts and 3 Shields for Guides.
AWARD:	-In State, the Scout Troop, Guide Company standing first and gaining 70% and above marks will be awarded Prime Minister’s Shield and a crtificate signed by the Prime Minister.   - All participating units, which gain more than 50% marks in the group of subjects, will be awarded a certificate of Merit signed by the Prime Minister.
PROJECT AREA:	The area of work for Unit will be selected by respective Units and approved by the District Commissioner. It shall not be less than 30 families and not more than 50 families.

 UPA_RASHTRAPATI AWARD

Rover/Ranger Units are also encouraged to promote projects for the development of community. The best units selected at State level are recommended for awards at National level in the name of Upa-Rashtrapatiji, (H.E. the Vice President of India) who is the Patron of B.S. & G

PURPOSE:	Motivate Rover/Ranger to play their useful role in serving the community and the movement by taking up concrete community service and community development Projects.
PERIOD:	The Competition will cover the period from April every year to 31st March of the succeeding year.
METHODOLOGY:	-The Competition will be held in three categories and is open to all Rover Crews and Ranger Teams in the Country. -The competition will be held separately for the Rover and Ranger sections of the Movement.   -The Rover Crews and Ranger Teams will participate in all the three categories prescribed for this competition.   - The State Association will give wide publicity and invite applications from the Units intending to participate in it by filling the Registration Forms, which may be obtained from the State. The State Association forwards the Registration to NHQ along with a registration fee of Rs. 10/- per unit.
ELIGIBILITY:	Minimum 4 competing Districts. - A Competing District is one which registers atleast one Unit from Rover/Ranger Sections.
LOG BOOK:	To be maintained by Competing Units.
JUDGING:	The Log Book of the best Unit one each from Rover and Ranger Sections will be sent for consideration of the State level panel of judges according to the present time schedule. The State Level panel of judges will select the best two from the entries received and recommend the same to NHQ for the awards.
PROJECT AREA:	The area of work will be selected by respective Units approved by the District Commissioner concerned. It shall not be less than one basti / hamlet and not more than 3 Basties / hamlets.
AWARD:	- In each State the Rover crew and Ranger Team Standing First and gaining 70% and above marks will be awarded the Vice-President’s Merit Certificate along with a Shield by the Vice – President. -All the Units which gain more than 50% marks in all the categories but less than 70% will be awarded a participation certificate signed by the National Commissioner.