Talking about ‘education for life’, ‘learning by doing’ and ‘serving the motherland’, these are young Indians between 5 to 25 years of age, who are part of Bharat Scouts and Guides.
At the early stage of life, the enthusiasm of these people for community work was appreciated with Rajya Puraskar on Monday. 
Shobharaj studying in class IV at Hassan and loves scouting. Though he doesn’t quite understand what he is being awarded for, he knows all about the badges, motto and laws of Scouting. Akshay Deshpande studying in class V at Chikmagalur and knows that this award is for answering all the questions about Scouts and Guides. Krupartha, a student of class V at Chikmagalur, wants to do community service as his seniors (scouts) do, while Prajwal, a student of class VI at Mangalore, said he loves the discipline of scouting. Supreetha from Mangalore is looking for an engineering seat through CET this year but loves   working for the society as a ranger.
Out of 3,895 awardees, only 21 were from the Rovers and Rangers group. This raises an obvious question  whether the youngsters are not interested in such activities or Scouts and Guides is losing its relevance in this competitive world, where parents, who like to see their children as social workers, are rare.
“It’s about your choice; I feel good about informing people, especially villagers, about cleanliness and hygiene,” said Lohith from Anekal.
 He is studying as well as working in a powerloom saree factory and still manages to find time for the community services.