PREFACE
Hindustan Scouts and Guides now presenting before you the Boy and Girl Programme-Pragatisheel Prashikshan which has been duly approved by’ the National Training team and National council. You are therefore now requested to adhere to this. The tests of various stages have also been incorporated in the testcards.lt is upto you how you carry its out taking rules and regulation into consideration. Please see that each boy or girl who has been invested in the movement should keep the test card according to the age group and should progress accordingly. He or she should not stay at one stage more than one year. He/She should be trained and encouraged for the next stage. The Branch Associations are also requested to arrange for their badges and special proficiency badges, so that interest of boy & girl is continued. They are also requested to contact their ‘State Training Commissioner’ for training camps and Training Instructors’.
The Scouters and Guiders should be very particular in sending the ‘Annual Reports’ along with their census to their Districts. Associations and District Associations to the State Head Quarters and S.H.Q. in turn to N.H.Q. On qualifying the HEERAK/GURU PAD District, Association should register the name of Scouts/ Guides who are qualified and preparing for Rajya Puraskar and President Award.
Advancement of a Cub / Bulbul Period Age (6 to 10+ years)
Steps
1. Praveshika, 3 months
2. Rajat Kiran, 6 months
3. Swarn Kiran 6 months
4. Heerak Kiran 9 months.
5.Rajya Puraskar 7 months.
Advancement of a Scout/Guide Period Age (11 to 17+ yrs.)
Steps
1. Praveshika 3 months.
2. Rajat/Komal Pad 6 months.
3. Swarn/Dhruv Pad 9 months
4. Heerak/Guru Pad 9 months
5. Rajya Puraskar 12 months
6. President Award 6 months
7. Extra Proficiency Badges (Extra)
ADVANCEMENT OF A ROVER/RANGER Period Age (17 to 35)
Steps
1. Aspirant (INVESTITURED)
a) Praveshika Rover/Ranger 3 months.
2. IN TRAINING
b) Rajat Sitara, 6 months.
c) Swarn Sitara, 9 months
d) Heerak Sitara 12 months
President Rover/Ranger Award, 12 months
Rover/Ranger Proficiency Badges.
IN SERVICE (as a member) 10 yrs. 25-35 yrs.
CHAPTER – II
CUB / BULBUL SECTION
PRAVESHIKA-
Requirement (Period – Three months)
1. Tell the first Jungle story. (for Cubs) Tell the story of Tara (for Bulbuls)
2. Understand the meaning of Cub/Bulbul Law, Promise, Motto, Prayer and Bulbuls six-songs.
3. Demonstrate correctly smiling, cub/bulbul salute and left handshake.
4. Do a daily Good-turn at home.
5. Grand Howl (for Cubs), Grand Salute (for Bulbul)
6. Whistle and Hand Signals.
Note:- After qualifying Praveshika the Cubmaster/Flokleader will arrange the investiture ceremony for Girls and Boys to become a Cub/Bulbul.
Rajat Kiran
Requirement (Period – 6 months.)
1. Know how to keep personal belongings (clothes, shoes, uniform etc) neat and tidy and be able to sew buttons on garments.
2. Learn to pray before meals.
3. Do daily Good-turn at home and at school.
4. Do Vajrasan, two B.P. Exercises -Toe touching and Knee bending and meditation.
5. Be able to tell time by clock.
6. Demonstrate any two of the following :-
a. Somersault b. Leaf Prog. c. Hopping
d. Skipping e. Throwing and catching the ball.
7. Make a useful thing or make a collection of 10 different leaves, 5 flowers and tell the name of each.
8. Demonstrate any three of the following :-
a. Ride a bicycle safely
b. Keep the place neat & clean
c. Use a telephone
d. Have knowledge of the prominent person in your neighborhood.
e. Know the home address of your Cub-master/Flock-leader, members of your six (Toli).
f. Write address and affix stamps on an envelop for posting.
9. Be able to sing any prayer.
10.Be able to sing flag song and National Anthem:-
Note:- After qualify the Rajat Kiran Test, award the Badge/Certificate.
c) Swarn Kiran
Requirement :-
11. Participate in one day/over night camp with pack/flock.
12. Know about the care to be taken of little, sharp and valuable thing in the house.
Note:- After qualifying the Swarn Kiran Test, award the Badge/Certificate.
Heerak Kiran
Requirements :-
5. Participate in pack/flock expedition.
6. Participate in a pack/flock good-turn activity by adopting a
public/religious/historical place.
7. Participate in over night camp during this Test.
8. Be able to use the sheet Bend, Fisherman knot and one round and two half
hitches.
9. Have the knowledge of your colony/village/town & State.
10.Know to welcome and receive a guest in a Social way.
Note :- After qualifying the test of Heerak Kiran, Cub/Bulbul may select for
Rajya Puraskar Camp. So the Unit Leader should send the qualified Cub/Bulbul
name list to Distt./State Headquarters Through proper channel.
Rajya Puraskar
Note :- All participants will submit their note/log books to Rajya Puraskar.
CHAPTER – III
SCOUT/GUIDE SECTION
Scout/Guide Section – (Age Group- 11 to 17+)
Subject Timing
Praveshika :- Requirements (Period – 3 months)
NOTE:- After completion of Praveshika the Unit Leader(Scout Master/Guide Captain) will arrange the investiture for boys/girls to become a Scout/Guide.
Rajat Pad– Requirement (Period 6 months.)
Reef knot, sheet-band, clove hitch, sheep shank, fisherman knot, thumb knot.
Swarn Pad :- Requirement (9 Month)
Heerak Pad :- Requirement (12 Month)
Note :- Test should be given of 2 only.
Rajya Puraskar :- Requirement (6 Month)
NOTE:-
WORLD CONSERVATION
YOGA
A guide can start working for Proficiency Badges at any time after investiture
and continue working for them till she completes the
guide age even, after gaining the President Award – Guide.
CHAPTER IV
ROVER-RANGER SECTION
PRAVESHIKA:Requirements (Period – 3 months)
NOTE:- After completion of Praveshika the Unit Leader(Scout Master/Guide Captain) will arrange the investiture for boys/girls to become a Scout/Guide.
Rajat Sitara
NOTE :-
a) On completion of the test to the satisfaction of the independent examiner
appointed by Z.A./ D.A/R.A. as the case may be with approval of the Distt. Trg.
Commissioner. ‘KUSHAL Badge’ to issued on the basis of certificates issued by
the examiners.
b) KUSHAL badge is a pair of green shoulder flashes of cotton/wool with letter
R in Red at bottom and a yellow bar under the letter.
c) The badge shall be worn on shoulder straps (epaulets).
[Ill] DAKSHBADGE
Requirements :-
\. Show of rights and duties of a citizen and discuss in your
crew/Team council the problems involved in them.
2. Show further progress in your hobbies and handicrafts/vocational
skills or Study the books on Transactional Analysis or Participate in a group
discussion on Transactional Analysis and correct yourself and your behavior
with others and satisfy yourself and your unit leader.
3. Prepare a paper or give talk on religious tolerance or participate in any
religious function other than of your own and report to the Rover/Ranger Leader
or Crew./Team council.
4. Adopt a building/structure/place/institution of public importance and look
to its upkeep for a month or observe brewing place of mosquitoes and flies and
take possible steps for removal. (Rovers).Plan and work for a project atleast
for a month in consultation with your Ranger leader to help
children/aged/disabled/sick person (for Rangers)
5. Participate in your Crew/Team compaign to educate people in protecting
public properties.
6. Take up any cultural subject as approved by the crew council and
report.
7. Help establish a literacy centre and work for a month. or help 6 people to
start saving bank accounts or work as tutor atleast 5 boys/girls during their
examinations.
8. Help in one
of the following:-
a. Blood Donation campaign
b. Eye Donation campaign
c. AIDS awareness campaign
d. Population Education campaign
e. Immunization camps
f. Free Eye operation camps.
9. Work as an Assistant in a pack/scout camp or Rally, (for Rovers) work as an assistant in a flock/Guide camp or a Zonal/Distt. Regional Rally.
10. Qualify for Rambler’s Badge or Ecologist Badge, (for Rovers)Qualify for Rural worker/community worker/Ecologist badge for Rangers.
Note :-
a. On completion of the test to the satisfaction of independent examiners
appointed by the zonal/ distt./regional Association, as the case may be, on
approval of Distt. Trg. Commissioner, Daksh Badge is issued by the Z.A./Distt.
A/R.A. on the basis of the certificates issued by the examiners.
b. ‘DAKSH1 Badge is a pair of shoulder flashes
in green of cotton or wool with letter ‘R’ in red at the bottom and two’ yellow
bars under the letter.
c. The badge is worn in place of’ KUSHAL’ BADGE.
IV. PRESIDENT
ROVER/RANGER AWARD (Period 1 Year) Requirements :-
1. Have completed the age of
L 19vrs-
2. Select on subject connected
with world affiars, National affaris, cultural subjects Scout/ Guide craft
& hobbies or handicrafts* or sports.World organisation working for the
betterment of the humanity/Youth Organisations in the world/different
foundation/World Bank/World Service Organisation, or National Affairs like
our Government/National Development plans and scheme/National Educational
Pattern/Service Organisation/cooperatives. Submit the report within the 6
months to crew council/Team council.
3. Discuss with your Rover/Ranger Leader how best you can help your
country/community and prepare priorities.
4. Participate in a cross country over night Adventure hike.
5. Promote a community Development project on Health or Food Production or
Nutrition or Environmental sanitation Programme in your locality or any other
locality and show the success to the council (of Rovers/Rangers)
6. Lead a small contingent of Rovers/Ranger of your Crew/Team to participate in
a Scout/Guide activity preferably in neighboring State or district.
7. Render service atleast for a week for a
State/ National Events.
8. Organise a community signing programme for the children in the locality.
Develop Pen friendship with Rovers/Ranger of other states and prove that
friendship is mutually useful.
9. Organise sustained ‘Traffic Control’ or ‘Letter Chase’ or’ Conservation
campaign in your locality for three months’ or promote and participate in a
joint project undertaken with any of the organisation such as :-a. Lion Club b.
Rotary Club c. Indian Red cross d. St. Jhon Ambulance Association e. Youth
Hostels Association f. Jaycees
or any such organisation with permission of the crew/team council.
10.Qualify for any one of the proficiency badge from
each group :-Group A. 1. Blood Donor
2. Soil Conservation
3. Civil Defense
4. World Conservation
5. Community worker Group B. 1. Climber
2. Home Nurse
3. Healthyman
4. Public Healthman
5. Ambulanceman
Group C.
1. Family life Education
2. Yoga
3. Personality Development
4. Folk life
5. Population Education.
Note :-
President Rover/Ranger Award the highest and unique distinction in the
movement.
* As a Daksha Rover/Ranger, he/she will work atleast for one year to qualify
for the President Rover/Ranger Award.
* A Rover/Ranger is not eligible to qualify for President Rover/Ranger Award on
completion of 25 years of age.
* Rover Scout Leader/Ranger leader shall inform the N.H.Q. through proper
channel on a registration form available at the State Head Quarters that Daksh
Rover/Ranger is preparing for this badge.
* On completion of the tests to the satisfaction of independent examiners
appointed by Z.A./D.A./ R.A., on approval of D.T.C. Daksh Rover/Rnager will
send the prescribed Performa.
* The National Commissioner shall approve this Award on the basis of
certificates of the examiners and on the recommendation of the Crew/Team
Council, the concerned D.C. and the State Chief Commissioners.
The President
Rover/Ranger Award Badge is worn on the left arm.
Rover-Ranger Proficiency Badges
1. Blood Donor
2. Civil Defense
3. Self Defense
4. Community Worker
5. Climber
6. Folk Life
7. Education for All
8. Population Education
9. Rambler
10. Soil Conservation
11. World Conservation
12. World Friendship
13. Personality Development
14. Yoga
15. Salesman
16. Sanitation Promoter
17. Ecologist
18. Family Life Education
19. Healthy man
20. Home Nurse
21. Public Health man
22. Ambulance Man
23. Ambulance (Ranger)
24. Crafts Man/Woman
Note :-
i. Rover/Ranger is eligible to qualify for Rover/Rnager Proficiency
badges.
ii. All these Proficiency badges shall be worn on the right arm in parallel
rows.
iii. All Proficiency Badges of the Rover Section shall be in red on grey
background.All proficiency Badges of the Ranger Section shall be in red on
white background.
iv. On completion of the tests to the satisfaction of independent examiniers
appointed by Z.A./D.A./ R.A. with approval of the D.T.C. concerned. These
P.Badges shall be issued on the basis of the certificates issued by the
examiners.
ROVER-IN SERVICE/RANGER-IN SERVICE
1. On the completion of 21 years of age, Rover should take up responsibility of Adult Leadership in the movement. Taking the responsibility in Ranger Section the age will 25 years.
2. During the Rover/ranger state the Rover/ Ranger will participate in various service projects taken up by the the Crew; However on completion of Rover/Ranger stage he/she will embark upon definite jobs of service to the community either within or outside the movement.
3. The service project under taken by the Rover/ Ranger individually or in groups will be of sustained nature and a record of it will be maintained by the Crew/Team.