Organisation :
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF THE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES:
1. Name : The name of the Association shall be “The Kerala State Bharat Scouts & Guides”
2. Registered Office : The registered office of the Association shall be at Kerala State Bharat Scouts & Guides, State Headquarters, Vikas Bhavan.P.O, Thiruvananthapuram - 33.
3. (a) Deifinition : The Bharat Scouts & Guides is a voluntary non-political, educational movement for young people, open to all without distinction of origin, race or creed, in accordance with the purpose, principles and method conceived by the Founder Lord Baden Powell in 1907.
(b) Purpose : The purpose of the Movement is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of the local, national and international communities.
(c) Principles : The Scout/Guide Movement is based on the follwoing Principles
Duty to God :
Adherence to spiritual principles, loyalty to the religion that expresses them and acceptance of the duties resulting therefrom
(Note : The word “Dharma” may be subsituted for the word “God” if so desired)
Duty to Others :
- Loyalty to one’s country in harmony with the promotion of local, national and international peace, understanding, cooperation
- Participation in the development of society with recognition and respect for the dignity of one’s fellowmen and for the integirty of the natural world
Duty to Self :
Responsibilty for the development of oneself
4. The Method :
The Scout/Guide Method is a system of progressive education through :
- A Promise and Law
- Learning by Doing
- Membership of small groups under adult leadership involving progressive discovery and acceptance of responsibility and training towards self-government directed towards the development of character, and the acquisition of competence, self-reliance, dependability and capacities both to cooperate and to lead.
- Progreesive and stimulating programmes of various activities based o the interests of the participants including games, useful skills and services to
the community taking place largely in an outdoor setting in contact with nature
5. The Promise : (a) The Promise for the Scout and the Rover is :
“On my honour, I Promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country;
To help other people and
To obey the Scout Law
(b) The Promise for Guide and the Ranger is -
“On my honour, I Promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God* and my country;
To help other people and
To obey the Guide Law;
(c) The Promise for Cub is -
“I Promise to do m
y best
To do my duty to God* and my country;
To keep the Cub Law and
To do a good turn every day;
(d) The Promise for Bulbul is -
“I Promise to do m
y best
To do my duty to God* and my country;
To keep the Bulbul Law and
To do a good turn every day;
Note : 1* The word “Dhrama” may be substituted for the word ‘God’ if so desired
Note : 2 The Promise is to be made n the occation of the Investiture and in the case of a Rover or ranger who is already a Scout or Guide, the Promise is to be reaffirmed.
6. The Law : (a) The Law for the Scout/Guide and the Rover/Ranger is -
(i) A Scout/Guide trust trustworthy
(ii) A Scout/Guide is loyal;
(iii) A Scout is a friend to all and a brother/sister to every other Scout/Guide
(iv) A Scout/Guide is courteous
(v) A Scout/Guide is a friend to animals and loves nature;
(vi) A Scout/Guide is disciplined and helps protect public property;
(vii) A Scout/Guide is courageous;
(viii) A Scout/Guide is thrifty;
(ix) A Scout/Guide is pure in thought, word and deed.
Law for the Cub/Bulbuls :
(i) The Cub/Bulbul gives to the elders;
(ii) The Cub/Bulbuls is clean and courteous
7. Character : The Association is a Society registered under the Societies registration Act and is a non-official organisation and is non-political, non-sectarian and non-communal in character
8. Membership : (1) The Membership of the Association is open to citizens of India
Provided
any citizen of any other nationality may be admitted as a member on the recommendation of the State Chief Commissioner and the approval of the national Commissioner
Provided
further that such person subscribes to the Scout or Guide Promise as hereunder :
‘On my honour I promise that i will do my best
To do my duty to God* and india
To help other people and
To obey the Scout or Guide Law.
Note: * The word “Dharma” may be substituted for the word ‘God’ if so desired.
(2) The Membership of the Association shall cosists of two kinds (a) General Members and (b) Special Members
(a) General Members :
The General Members of the Association shall beonly bedeficiaries and are not special members within the meaning of Societies Registration Act (Act XXXI of 1860) and shall be:
(i) Cubsm Scouts and Rovers who are members of a registered Group and Regitrered Lone Scouts, Rovers, Air Scouts, Sea Scouts, Air Rovers, Sea Rovers and Disabled Scouts.
(ii) Bulbul, Guides and rangers who are memebrs of registered group and Registered Lone Guides, Rangers and Air Guides, Sea Guides, Sea Rangers, Air Rangers and Disabled Guides.
(iii) Scouters and Guiders who hold warrants in force;
(iv) Members of the local Associations, District Associations or Divisional Associations and State Associations
(v) Members of the National Council of the Bharat Scouts & Guides
(vi) Honorary Life Members;
(vii) Life Members who subscibe to the Aims and Objects and pay not less than Rs.500/- as donation and admitted as such by the State Executive
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