History of The Indonesian Scout Movement

Scout Movement was born in 1961 , so if you would listen to background of the Scout Movement , one needs to assess the situation , the incident and the events around 1960 .

Of expression that has been described before we see that the number of scouting associations in Indonesia at that time very much . That number mismatch with the total number of members of  society .

Regulations that arise during this planting is MPRS No. II/MPRS/1960 , dated December 3, 1960 on the national development plan . This provision can be found in Article 330 . C. which states that basic education in the field scouting is Pancasila . So controlling about scouting ( Article 741 ) and education intensified scouting and agree that the Government plans to establish Scouting ( Article 349 Paragraph 30 ) . Then scouting to be freed from the remnants of Lord Baden Powellisme ( Appendix C Section 8 ) .

The statutes provide that the obligation of the Government to implement . That's why Pesiden / Mandatory MPRS on March 9, 1961 to collect figures and leaders of Indonesian scouting movement , housed at the State Palace . On Thursday evening that President revealed that the existing scouting must be renewed , methods and educational activities must be replaced , the entire existing scouting organizations merged into one called Scout . The President also appointed a committee consisting of lane IX , P and K Minister Prof . Prijono , Minister of Agriculture Dr.A. Aziz Saleh and Transmigration Minister , Cooperative and Rural Community Development , Achmadi . This committee certainly need something ratification . And then come a Presidential Decree No.112 of 1961 dated 5 April 1961 , on the Establishment Committee Assistant Scout Executive with the structure of the membership as called for by the President on March 9, 1961 .

There are differences between the designations or committee duties the President's speech with the Presidential Decree .

Still in April it too , came out of Presidential Decree No. 121 of 1961 dated 11 April 1961 on the Establishment Committee of the Scout Movement . Members of this committee consist of lane IX , Prof. . Prijono , Dr . A. Aziz Saleh , Achmadi and Muljadi Djojo Martono ( Minister of Social Affairs ) .

The committee is then process the Articles of Association of the Scout Movement , as Attachment Presidential Decree No. 238 of 1961 , dated May 20, 1961 about the Scout Movement .

BIRTH OF SCOUT MOVEMENT
Scout Movement was marked by a series of interrelated events , namely :

Speech of President / Mandatory before the Assembly leaders and scout leaders representing organizations located in Indonesia on March 9, 1961 at the State Palace . This event is referred to as the SCOUT MOVEMENT DAY SHOOTS
Issuance of Presidential Decree No. 238 of 1961 , dated May 20, 1961 , on the set of the Scout Movement Scout Movement as the only organization that is assigned scouting scouting provide education for the children and youth of Indonesia, as well as certify the Scout Movement Statutes guiding , instructions and a handle for the managers of the Scout Movement in carrying out their duties . May 20 is the date ; National Awakening Day , but for the Scout Movement has a special meaning and represents a milestone for education in the third . This event was later named BEGINNING OF WORKING DAY .
Statement representatives scouting organization in Indonesia that willingly merged into the organization of the Scout Movement , performed at the Senayan Sports Palace on July 30, 1961 . This event is referred to as the SCOUT MOVEMENT DAY pledge .
Inaugural Mapinas , Kwarnas and Kwarnari at the State Palace , followed by a procession Scouts to be introduced to the public were preceded by the conferment Panji - Panji Scout Movement , and all of this happened on the date August 14, 1961 . This event was later named SCOUT DAY .