Bharat Scouts and Guides
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The Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG) is the national Scouting and Guiding association of India. The national headquarters of BSG is recognised by the Government of India.[1]
Bharat Scouts and Guides | ||||
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Headquarters | New Delhi | |||
Country | India | |||
Founded | 7 November 1950; 73 years ago (1950-11-07) | |||
Awarded for | Peace Messenger Award Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration | |||
Membership | 6,251,269
Guide Wing 2,416,175 | |||
Chief National Commissioner | Dr. K. K. Khandelwal | |||
President | Dr. Anil Jain | |||
Affiliation | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Organization of the Scout Movement | |||
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Website bsgindia | ||||
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Scouting portal |
Scouting was founded in India in 1909 as an overseas branch of the Scout Association and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1938. Guiding in India started in 1911 and was amongst the founder members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928, also covering present-day Bangladesh and Pakistan at that time. The BSG serves 3,835,094 Scouts (as of 2021)[2][3] and 1,286,161 Guides (as of 2005).[4][5]