THE BHARAT SCOUTS & GUIDES, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,

LAKSHMI MAZUMDAR BHAWAN, 16, M.G.MARG, I. P. ESTATE, NEW DELHI-2

CIRCULAR NO. / 2006 DATED: 19.05.2006

All the State Secretaries,

State Association of the

Bharat Scouts and Guides

INDIAN UNION

Sub: PREPARATIONS FOR THE RASHTRAPATI SCOUTS & GUIDES / ROVERS & RANGERS

Ref: Recommendations of the State level Executives Meet held from 5-7 April 2006 approved by the Scout/Guide Sub-Committee and the National Planning Committee held on 08.04.2006.

Dear Sir/Madam,

It has been observed that certain states are registering huge number of Rashtrapati Scouts & Guides / Rovers & Rangers. Testing Camps and quality and other important Rules like running of a unit, Advancement of Scouter/Guider, progressive stages and syllabus of Boy/Girl programme is not being co-related and coordinated in order to the requirement to appear in the Rashtrapati Scouts/Guides Testing Camps. Even untrained and less trained unit leaders who are not capable and provide training to the level of the syllabus in the skills and knowledge involved in preparation for Rashtrapati Scouts/Guides testing, are producing Rashtrapati Scouts & Guides. Keeping in view the above mentioned facts – State level Executive Meet held from 5-7 April 2006 and planning committee has recommended very important and most relevant following recommendations; to maintain the quality of Rashtrapati Scouts/Guides, Rovers/Rangers which should be thoroughly considered before filling applications for registration for the Rashtrapati Scout/Guide, Rover/Ranger Test.

1. A unit must have charter number and renewal of the charter in due course of time.

2. A unit leader must be minimum advanced-trained unit leader.

3. From one unit maximum 10% of the Total Strength of the unit which may be 3 to 4 Scouts/Guides may be come eligible to the level of Rashtrapati Scout/Guide, Rover Ranger.

4. A unit leader producing Rashtrapati Scouts/Guides must also work for Prime Minister Shield/Upa-Rashtrapati Rover/Ranger Award Scheme. We are linking the 36 Hours sustain Service Provision – in the syllabus relevant to the provisions of community service Project and Community Development Project in Prime Minister Shield and Upa-Rashtrapati Award Scheme. A separate Circular be issued in this regard.

5. All Proficiency Badges must be tested by the badge committee at District level and details be given in the information sheet. Information sheet will have to be completed and attached with the registration application forms.

6. Tritiya Sopan testing / Praveen testing should be conducted at District level.

7. Rajyapuraskar testing / Nipun testing camp must be conducted at the State level and qualified Rover/Ranger please be awarded Rajyapuraskar/Nipun Award certificate by the respective State.

8. Application forms for registration of the Rashtrapati Award certificates have been revised in order to the revised syllabus. All applications will be accepted in the revised forms, which are available for sale in the Supply Service Dept. Of National Headquarters.

9. Skills up to the Tritiya Sopan and Rajyapuraskar/ Praveen, Nipun test will also be tested in the Testing Camps.

10. Rover/Rangers of the same unit must select different subject on ‘World Affairs’ and submit a report to crew council.

11. State wise testing camp will not be conducted in future. All testing camps will be Regional level Testing camps. Name of the Training Centres to organise Regional level Testing Camps will informed separately. No Testing Camp will be conducted in the building, whether this is a building of a Training Centre or a School Building.

12. Last date of receiving application at National Headquarters is fixed as 31^st July 2006.

Hope State will accept applications for Registration keeping in mind all above conditions.

Thanking you and with regards,

Yours sincerely,

(G. B. S. Sajwan)

Director

Cc to: All the office Bearers of the BS&G, N.H.Q.

All Dy. Directors/ Assistant Directors

All ROC (S/G) – NHQ/NTC/NAI/Regional Hqrs.