STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the scouting movement strengthens discipline, character and honesty among the youth. Mehbooba said this after giving away President’s awards to distinguished scouts and guides of the State in a function organised by J and K chapter of Bharat Scouts & Guides (BSG) here on Friday.
She honoured 48 scouts and girl guides with commendations for their dedication during various scouting trainings.
Mehbooba further said the history of the organisation is replete with character development of the youth and asked the organisation to carry forward its activities in future as well.
“Youth have remained a priority with her as they have lost many good moments of childhood and platforms like scouting would be doing a great job so that the youth fully develop their mental, physical and moral faculties to heightened requirements of coming times,” she added.
She said God has bestowed youth of the State with innumerable qualities but these need to be sharpened and chiseled to get the best out of them.
On the occasion, Mehbooba announced raise of annual grant to the organisation from the present Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh and offered to hold the next annual scouting Jamboori in the State. She also assured to provide proper places at Jammu and Srinagar for scouts training.
Minister for Youth Services & Sports Moulvi Imran Raza Ansari and Minister for Education Naeem Akhtar also shared their thoughts with the young scouts and impressed upon them to take public service as a motto to change the society for tomorrow.
Chief Commissioner, Bharat Scouts & Guides I. D Soni, Director, Youth Services & Sports Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad, Director, Education, Jammu Babita Rakwal and representatives of J and K chapter of Bharat Scouts & Guides were present on the occasion.
