The State headquarter commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides, Rajeev Sharma, brought honour to the State by representing the country in the recently concluded 40th World Scouts Conference at ljubljana, capital of Slovenia in Europe.
During the conference, he gave an elaborate presentation on scouting activities in India. He also said that interest has been generated among the youngsters in the country towards scouting in recent years. He also apprised that Bharat Scout and Guides volunteers played an important and relief and rescue activities during last year catastrophic rain disaster at Kedarnath.
During interaction, delegates from other countries expressed concern towards Kedarnath disaster in Uttarakhand and appreciated Bharat Scout and Guides’ role in the rescue and relief works.
Sharma described the 40th World Scouts Conference as a step towards strengthening the cause of scouting in the Indian subcontinent. An avid scout, Sharma attended the 40th World Scouts Conference in the capacity of observer.
Held once in three years, the World Scouts Conference, is attended by scouts organisations across the world.
The conference gives direction to the scout movement across the globe through its policies and programmes, which are framed and finalised during the conference.Sharma had earlier represented India as observer in the 24th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Conference held at Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2012.
He had also attended the 39th World Scouts Conference in Brazil in 2011 and 21st World Scouts Jamboree at Chelmsford in England
in 2007.