DIPR
DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 16
Governor of Nagaland & Assam, P.B Acharya, who is also the Chief Patron of Nagaland State Bharat Scouts &Guides, graced the North- East Regional level Nature Study cum Trekking programme at Kohima on February 15.
While welcoming the Scouts & Guides from different states of the North- East region, the Governor also thanked the state unit for hosting the programme. The Governor stated that the movement of scouts and guides is a unique platform available to the youth to learn through experience, the values of friendship, hard work, harmony and humanity. Through its activities like community services, integration camps, exchange programmes, outdoor activities, the scouts movement aims to inspire youth to contribute positively in the development of nation and the society. Acharya also said that “we need to involve and groom the youth of our country with the purpose and instill in them a spirit of brotherhood, love and compassion”.
“Today India is a young nation, with more than half of its population of the age of twenty- five years or less. In order to truly harness the potential of our youth, we need to inculcate in them the core civilization values such as compassion for all, love for motherland, truth and honesty in life, discipline and self –restraint in conduct and responsibility in action”, the Governor stated.
The Governor then urged the Scouts & Guides to volunteer and participate fully in the national programmes of the government that aim to enhance the quality of life in our country such as “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” upholding the “dignity of labour” the flagship programme of the government and expect that they would not only participate but also motivate others to keep our public places clean and hygienic. ‘Start from our own house, work place, school and where one live to find the differences’, the Governor further further calling upon new initiatives like “world Scout environment Badge” and “Scouts Go Solar” to actively contribute in preserving the natural resources and to strive for a cleaner environment. The initiative of scouts and guides to educate the young people about internet frauds through the newly introduced curriculum, “Surf Smart” is an important initiative to create awareness about responsible cyber surfing and internet usage, he also added.
Acharya then expressed his happiness that Bharat Scouts & Guides is promoting awareness about domestic violence against women, child abuse and female feticide. These are crucial issues that we face in our society, whereby, the Governor called upon the leaders of the organization to commit themselves by their by action to make it a globally visible and self reliant premium youth movement.
Other highlights of the programme included welcome speech by State Chief Commissioner, BSG Nagaland and Former M.P Khyomo Lotha and significance of the camp, delivered by Asst. Director, BSG, NE Region, Ashok Kumar Mohapatra. More than one hundred Scouts, Guides, Rangers and Rovers from Assam, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Nagaland is taking part in a five days programme.
