Bharath Scouts&Guides,Blore North District!: PRIME MINISTERS SHIELD COMPETITION

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

PRIME MINISTERS SHIELD COMPETITION

BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES, KARNATAKA

BANGALORE NORTH DISTRICT

BSG/SHQ/SW/983/2017-18 Bangalore

11.05.2017

To,

The Head of the Institution,

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Dear Sir / Madam,

SUB : PRIME MINISTER’S SHIELD COMPETITION

REF : NHQ CIRCULAR NO 55/2017 DATED 4^TH MAY 2017

Scout and Guide greetings you Sir / Madam,

Honourable Prime Minister of India in his “Mann Ki Bath” programme stressed the importance of Youth tp participate in “Nation Building “ activities. The Bharat Scouts and Guides is revileged to associate the name of the Office of the Prime Minister to recognize the units who make outstanding contribution in the field of Community Development. The Prime Ministers Shield Competition is an ongoing programme.

Applications are invited from all the Units of Bangalore North District for the Prime Ministers Shield Competition -2017-18. The last Date for submission of the application for the year 2017-18 is 305h May 2017. The applications in the prescribed format ( given below ) along with the DD for Rs.10/- per unit should be sent to NHQ on 30.05.2017 for which the application should reach the undersigned much earlier. The applications received after 30.05.2017 will be considered for the next session.

You are hereby requested to send the Applications of the Units Working under you in the prescribed Format (Copy attached ) with Full details along with the Registration Fee of Rs. 10/- through DD or Postal Order to NHQ per Unit to the District Secretary by 28^th May 2017 so as enable the District to send the same to the State HQ by 29^th May 2017 Consolidation and Scrutiny.

COMPETITION : PRIME MINISTER’S SHIELD COMPETITION

PERIOD : The Competition will cover the Period from 1^st July every

year to 30^thJune of the succeeding year

METHODOLOGY : The Competition will be held in Four Subjects and is Open to all

the Scout Troops / Guide Companies. Competitions will be held separately for Scout and Guide Wings of the Movement.

Scout Troops and Guide Companies will participate in Two Subjects.
Subject I will be Compulsory for all and they may select one more Subject I,e Subject No II or III or IV

On receipt of the applications by the Units, along with the Registration Fee of Rs. 10/-, the SHQ will then Register the Unit and issue the Log Book and Guidelines to the Units through the

District

ELIGIBILITY : The State will be Eligible to Compete if it has 2 Competing Districts
A Competing District is one which registers at least Two Units.

LOG BOOKS : To be Maintained by competing Units. The Log Book should be preferably 15”x12” in size -

PLEASE NOTE that the Names of the Judges with Signature, Marks Given should be mentioned in the Log Book. The State Secretary’s Recommendation in the prescribed Log Book is a must.

Student’s Name in English with Father’s Name in Capital Letters is a Must . Covering letter with the name list of the Troop / Company . Log Books , Recommendation by the State Secretary is also required.

JUDGING : Division / District recommends the best Unit in Each Group To the State. The State Selects and recommends one Best Group among each group of subjects to NHQ

A State Can get 3 Shield for Scout Wing and 3 Shields for Guide Wing.

AWARD : *In Each State the Scout Troop, Guide Company, standing First gaining
70 % and above Marks will be awarded the PRIME MINISTERS SHIELD AND CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY THE PRIME MINISTER .

*The Scouters / Guiders of the of the Shield Winning Units will also be awarded a Certificate

*Each member of the Shield Winning Unit would individually get a Certificate signed by the Chief National Commissioner.

* All participating Units which gain more than 50 % marks in the the Group of Subjects will be awarded a Certificate of Merit signed by the Prime Minister.

PROJECT AREA : The Area of Work for each Unit will be selected by the respective Units and Approved by the District Commissioner. It shall not be less than 30 families. There shall be no duplication of area among ifferent units

Hoping that, you will encourage your Scout and Guide Units for Winning the PM Shield and do the needful.

Your Immediate action in invited

Thanking you

Yours faithfully