Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG)

Registered Society under Societies Registrations Act. It is totally voluntary, non-political and secular Organisation. The National Headquarters of the Bharat Scouts and Guides functioned from Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi, untill 1963. uilding, Connaught Place, New Delhi, untill 1963. Thereafter, it shifted to its own building and is functioning from Lakshmi Mazumdar Bhawan , 16, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi – 110002. Definition: The Bharat Scouts & Guides is a voluntary, non-political educational Movement for young people, open to all without distinction of origin, race or creed, in accordance with the purpose, principles and method conceived by the Founder Lord Baden- Powell in 1907. Purpose: The purpose of the Movement is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of the local, National and International communities. The Boy Scout Movement had a simple start in the year 1907 when a Major General of Army 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. Bharat Scouts and Guides organise adventure programme to promote adventure activities. Members of all educational institutions, adventure clubs and other voluntary youth organisations, within the age group of 12 to 45 years, can participate in adventure programme. Currently we are having three Adventure Centre - National Adventure Institute-Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh National Youth Adventure Institute-Gadpuri, Haryana and National Adventure Institute- Kurseong, Darjeeling, West Bengal ...view more