History of scout movement in India
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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]
The Bharat Scouts and Guides
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Headquarters
New Delhi
Country
India
Founded
November 7, 1950; 70 years ago
Awarded for
Peace Messenger Award
Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
Membership
5,695,676
Scout Wing 3,687,127
Guide Wing 2,008,549
Chief National Commissioner
K. K. Khandelwal
President
Dr. Anil Jain
Affiliatio
Scout
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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 2,886,460 Scouts (as of 2011)[2] and 1,286,161 Guides (as of 2005