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Scouts and Guides movement to gain traction
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State Associations of Bharat Scouts and Guides were separated officially in view of the State bifurcation at the Council meeting held in Hyderabad on Wednesday. However, the Governor of AP and Telangana ESL Narasimhan will remain the president of both the State associations.
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State Associations of Bharat Scouts and Guides were separated officially in view of the State bifurcation at the Council meeting held in Hyderabad on Wednesday. However, the Governor of AP and Telangana ESL Narasimhan will remain the president of both the State associations.
- AP Scouts and Guides Association recently formed following bifurcation
- Association vice-president Narava Prakasa Rao says that both AP & Telangana State associations were asked to involve scouts and guides in Swachh Bharat programme
The official separation was announced by the Governor at the recent meeting of forming new State bodies to run the organisations effectively. When contacted, vice-president of AP Scouts and Guides Association Narava Prakasa Rao who attended the Council meet told The Hans India that both the associations were asked to work hard in spreading Scouts and Guides training concept in all schools by involving them in Swachh Bharat programme.
Both the associations were further asked to function with a competitive spirit and to conduct review meetings at regular intervals. Prakasa Rao said that the new body of the AP Association includes Chief Commissioner Sasidhar, Commissioner of Scouts N Subrahmanyam (retired IAS official), Commissioner of Guides Sandhyarani (who is also the Director of School Education) and four vice-presidents including himself.
When asked about the future plan of action for spreading the concept of Scouts and Guides in the State, Prakasa Rao said the first AP Association meeting passed several resolutions after the combined Council meeting in which Sandhyarani and vice-presidents BVR Murthy and Sesha Reddy were also present.
The association urged the government to issue a GO making Scouts and Guides compulsory in all government and recognised schools in the State giving necessary instructions to all DEOs, to conduct at least one training class in a week, to appeal to the government for allocating more funds to run the organisation effectively, to appoint Scouts Masters and Guides Captains for training at least 25,000 schoolchildren in the coming six months, to finalise the issue of allocation of funds to set up the headquarters of Scouts and Guides in Guntur and a suitable camp site for training in Visakhapatnam.
The Commissioner of Guides Sandhyarani assured that she would initiate steps for the implementation of the suggestions noted in the State body meet after finalising the action plan.
