every other Scout/Guide. A Scout/Guide is courteous A Scout/Guide is a friend to animals and loves nature. A Scout/Guide is disciplined and helps to protect public property. A Scout/Guide is courageous. A Scout/Guide is thrifty. A Scout/Guide is pure in thought, word and deed. Membership Leadership Presidents Mangal Das Pakvasa 1953 to November 1960 Ammu Swaminathan November 1960 to March 1965 Justice Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha April 1965 to February 1967 Sir Chandulal M. Trivedi February 1967 to October 1973 Dharma Vira November 1973 to September 1976 Jagjivan Ram September 1976 to April 1983 Shankarrao Chavan April 1983 to November 1998 Rameshwar Thakur November 1998 to November 2001 Sharad Pawar November 2001 to November 2004 Rameshwar Thakur November 2004 to November 2013 Ashok Gehlot November 2013 to November 2016 Dr. Anil Jain November 2016 to present Chief National Commissioners Dr. Hridya Nath Kunzru 1952 to November 1957 Justice Vivian Bose November 1957 to November 1959 Professor Madan Mohan November 1959 to November 1960 Dr. Hridya Nath Kunzru November 1960 to November 1964 Mrs. Lakhshmi Mazumdar November 1964 to April 1983 Lakshman Singh April 1983 to November 1992 V.P. Deenadayalu Naidu November 1992 to November 1995 Lalit Mohan Jain November 1995 to November 2013 Bhaidas I. Nagarale November 2013 to 25 May 2017 Dr. Krishana Kumar Khandelwal 9 July 2017 to present Title of National Commissioner changed to Chief National Commissioner on 30 November 2014 Overseas units The BSG maintains units for Indian citizens in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. See also Lakshmi Mazumdar Evelyn Norah Shullai Satish Ranjan Das Sangam World Girl Guide/Girl Scout Center Notes References Literature Scouting 'Round the World, John S. Wilson, first edition, Blandford Press 1959 page 203. External links Sethnas 18th West Bombay Scout Group India's oldest continuously running Scout troop World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations Scouting and Guiding in India Youth organizations established in 1950 Organisations based in Delhi 1950 establishments in India Child-related organisations in India 1909 establishments in India Youth organizations established in 1909