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.
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) and 1,286,161 Guides (as of 2005)
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