Scout-Guide training is essential for the overall development of students and helps inculcate discipline, said Prashant Gaikwad, Group Education Officer of Niphad Taluka. He was speaking at a one-day Taluka Sanghanayak Shibir organised on Sept 4, 2025, at Karmaveer Ganpat Dada More College for students from Zilla Parishad, private secondary schools, and government and aided ashram schools in the taluka.
A total of 186 Scout-Guide students from classes 6 to 9 participated in the camp. They received training in flag hoisting, prayers, rules, pledge, flag song, knot tying, and first aid, along with information about district- and state-level gatherings, state and presidential awards, and state and national programmes.
At the inauguration, Gaikwad and the College’s principal, Gyanoba Dhage, addressed the participants. “Scout-Guide training makes students versatile and disciplined,” Gaikwad said.
The camp was guided by Badrinath Raite, District Scout Organiser, Srinivas Murkute, District Guide Organiser, Kavita Wagh, and Camp Assistant Manoj Tuse. At the conclusion, Taluka Extension Officer and Bulbul Department Trainer Lalita Pawar distributed participation certificates to all the students
