THE BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,

LAKSHMI MAZUMDAR BHAWAN, 16, M.G.MARG, I.P.ESTATE, NEW DELHI-110002

 

CIRCULAR NO.  117/2010                                                        DATED: 31.08.2010

 

To,

All the State Secretaries

State Associations of

The Bharat Scouts & Guides,

Union of India

 

Sub:             National Level Competition on Leprosy on 2nd October, 2010..reg.

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

October 2nd, the Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of Nation is observed as Anti Leprosy Day throughout the country. The Bharat Scouts & Guides in association with The Leprosy Mission Trust India organizes every year a programme called “I revive Mahatma” on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

 

As in previous year, this year also a National Level Competition will be organised in partnership with TLM at Delhi/Noida. Complete address of the venue will be intimated to you in due course. On this occasion a competition “ I revive Mahatma” is organized in which the Scouts & Guides are invited to participate and depict through speeches skits and other creative medium the Mahatma’s thought and attitude towards the people affected by leprosy, disability etc. through speeches (Hindi/English) on Leprosy in 5 minutes at all levels of competition. Semifinal round of contest will be held on 01st October, 2010 in Delhi.

 

The contest will be as follows:

 

1.                  The contest will be conducted first at the School/Unit Level.

2.                  Then the contest will be conducted at the District and State Level.

3.                  From each State the best Scout or Guide will be sent with his/her Scouter/Guider to participate in the semifinal round on October 01st, 2010 at Delhi venue will be intimated later.

4.                  Five finalists selected through the semifinal will again perform on 2nd October, 2010.

5.                  There will be a Rolling Trophy for the first winning State. Besides these, all the five finalists will be given prizes. Consolation prizes will be given to the State representatives, special prizes will be awarded to the escorts (Scouter/Guider) of the first three winners.

6.                  Each Scout/Guide selected from State along with Scouter/Guider will be given Second Class Train Fare and Bus Fare ( all actual with concession from Hometown to Delhi and back by TLM. Accommodation also will be given at Delhi for two days.

 

The State is requested to supervise the contest as per programme given below:

 

Programme:-       National Level Competition for School Students.

 

Objectives:- To create awareness among school students on Leprosy with regard to stigma, discrimination and treatment.

 

Competition:- Bharat Scouts & Guides (School Students) have to depict themselves as Gandhiji and make an extempore speech on leprosy. Through different stages of competition the National winner would be selected and awarded

 

Flow Chart:- The Competition would be organized at different levels to select the best presentation.

 

Stage-I-   Intra School Competition- Inter-house  competition within a school to select the Best School Representative. In-charge-District Bharat Scouts & Guides DOC/Secretaries.

 

Stage-II- Inter School Competition:- The best school representative will complete with each other to select the Best District Representative. In-charge—District Bharat Scouts & Guides DOC/ Secretaries.

 

Stage-III- Inter District Competition:- The best district representative will contest among themselves to select the Best State Representative. In-charge- State Bharat Scouts & Guides SOC/ Secretaries.

 

Stage- IV- Inter State Competition:- The Best State Representative will perform in the semifinal round to select the best Final Representative. In-charge—Bharat Scouts & Guides, National Headquarters and the Leprosy Mission Media Centre.

 

Stage-V- Final Competition:- The finalists will perform on 2nd October, 2010 in an auditorium to be decided by  LMC. The best State adjudged will receive the rolling Trophy.

 

                              In-charge—Bharat Scouts & Guides, National Headquarters and The Leprosy Mission Media Centre.

 

 

Special Note:- The State is requested to send the name of winner (Scout/Guide) and their escorts with their date of Birth and complete postal address, Telephone no. etc. on or before 20th September, 2010 to Jt. Director (Scouts) by Fax/    E-mail/ Speed Post.

 

      Expecting your fullest cooperation in this regard.

 

      With regards,

        Yours in Scouting,

 

 

(B.K.BAHUGUNA)

      DIRECTOR

Encl: Guidelines of the Competition

 

Copy to:          1.         All the Office bearers of BS&G, NHQ and the Leprosy Mission

                                    Media Centre.

 

 

 

Guidelines

·                    The participant should be a school student (Certificate/proof required).

·                    The participant at all different stages has to depict like Gandhiji and deliver an extempore speech on leprosy within a time period of 5 minutes.

·                    The speech should be either in English or Hindi.

·                    The criteria of marking would be- content of speech, acting, resemblance to Gandhiji, dress and overall presentation.

·                    The first three stages will be conducted in the supervision of Bharat Scouts & Guide State Commissioner/State Secretary/ Deputed officer. Their role would be to get the best state representative by conducting the competition at the district & school level.

·                    The first three stages should be completed and informed at Bharat Scouts & Guides, National Headquarters and TLM Media Centre before 20th September, 2010.

·                    The best state representatives will be competing at the national level—Semi-final round on October 1, 2010 in Delhi/ Noida to select the finalists.

·                    The final round will be held in Delhi on Oct 2, 2010.

·                    A rolling trophy would be awarded to the national winner (best state). The first three will be awarded with a permanent trophy and consolation trophies will be given to the participants (Best State Representatives).

·                    A special prize would be given to the escort (teacher/parents) of the first three participants at the national level.

·                    Travel cost (Second Class—Sleeper) of the participant and the escort to and from Delhi for the national round of competition, prizes and the cost towards organizing the final day programme will be borne by the TLM Media Centre.

·                    At the State level, for the semi-final round, the State representative should be a fresh participant (same participant can not be repeated).