Imphal: Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Thursday handed state awards to 33 Scouts and Guides and Asia Pacific Leadership awards to two state commissioner Guides at the 10th Governor rally (Rajya Puraskar distribution ceremony) of the Manipur State Bharat Scouts and Guides, held at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Imphal.

Speaking at the ceremony Governor Anusuiya said “the objective of Scouts and Guides is to develop good human qualities to the students and also aims to create cultured citizens, to develop leadership abilities and ensure participation in nation building”.

She also said that the mission of scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law to help build a better world where people are self- fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. “It is a matter of great satisfaction to know that Scouts and Guides are playing an active and important role in character building of the youth in Manipur and contributing in strengthening harmony, brotherhood and secularism. Besides this, Manipur Scouts and Guides has carried out many activities in the state including ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, advanced courses for Scout Masters and Guides and various training courses outside the State”, she added.

Manipur is going through a period of unrest due to the ethnic conflict that broke out on 3rd May, she said, and she also felt that Scout & Guides according to their objectives can help in establishing peace, harmony and brotherhood in the society. The Governor also appealed to all to join hands together in the efforts to resolve this issue peacefully and amicably.

The Manipur Governor further said that Bharat Scouts and Guides is the country’s largest voluntary, non-political, uniformed youth organization and educational movement working in the field of character building of young boys and girls without any discrimination of caste, creed and religion. “Only education from text books cannot fulfil one’s knowledge, students should join organisations like, NCC, NSS, Scouts & Guides etc. to bring in knowledge through training, camps and visits so that their views of the world will become wider than before and will help in personality development”, she added.

Manipur Education Minister Th. Basanta Kumar Singh along with MLA Janghemlung Panmei, Chief Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides and others attended the ceremony.