Organization
The National Council of Indian Scout & Guide Fellowship in its National Gathering held during September, 2016 decided to experiment, for a period of three years, with Regional Councils for better administration and communication with its Fellows. With this in mind, the States were divided into six Regions, viz, North, East, South, West, Central and North Eastern. Regional Councils were finally adopted with the Constitutional Amendment passed on 20th September, 2020 after a successful run with Regional Councils being held and suggestions received from member States.
The States within the Regions are given hereunder:
Northern Region
States :
- Chandigarh UT
- Delhi
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Northern Railway
- North Central Railways
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Uttaranchal
Council :
Regional Chair – Dr. Daljeet Kaur
Convenor – Mr. Sumit Gahletia
National Council –Mr. Pradeep Sharma
Eastern Region
States :
- Bihar
- Eastern Railway
- East Central Railway
- East Coast Railway
- Jharkhand
- Odisha
- South Eastern Railway
- West Bengal
Council :
Regional Chair – Mr. Tapan Kumar Banerjee
Convenor – Mr. Atanu Chakraborty
Southern Region
States :
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Pondicherry
- Southern Railway
- South Central Railway
- South West Railway
- Tamilnadu
- Telangana
Council :
Regional Chair – Mr. L. Ravi Kumar
Convenor – N. Lakshmikanth
National Council – Mrs. A. Thimmappa
Western Region
States :
- Central Railway
- Dadar, Nagar, Haveli & Daman Diu
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Maharashtra
- Western Railway
Council :
Regional Chair – Mr. Mujib Siddiqui
Convenor – Mr. Aijaz Mirza
National Council – Dr. R. Oza
North Eastern Region
States :
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Sikkim
- Tripura
Council :
Regional Chair – Mr. Abhijit Goswami
Convenor – Mr. Pankaj Mahanta
National Council Member – Mr. Adrian Lamonte Pariat
Central Region
States :
- Chattisgarh
- Madhya Pradesh
- North Western Railway
- Rajasthan
- South East Central Railway
Council :
Regional Chair – Mr. Harish Kalra
Convenor – Mr. Ratnesh Kohroo
The Councils are headed by the Regional Chair, Convener, One National Council member and one representative from each State. The Council will assist one another in Growth of members/units along with joint activities and cooperation where feasible, possible and necessary.