by using the financial assistance provided by the government for promotion of adventure. These activities are aimed at encouraging the spirit of adventure, risk-taking, co-operative team-work, capacity of ready and vital response to challenging situations and endurance among the youth. Government also provides assistance for establishment and development of institutions to facilitate such activities. Scouts and Guides: The Government provides financial support for training scouts and guides, organising rallies, jamborees, etc.
This aims at developing the character of boys and girls to make them good citizens by inculcating in them a spirit of loyalty, patriotism and thoughtfulness for others. It also promotes balanced physical and mental development and inculcates a desire for social service. Commonwealth Youth Programme: India is participating in the Commonwealth Youth Programme which is aimed at making the youth participate in development processes of their respective countries and to provide a forum for increasing co-operation and understanding among the Commonwealth countries. Under this programme, three regional centres for advanced studies in youth work have been set up in India, Zambia and Guyana.
The Asia Pacific Regional Centre has been set up at Chandigarh, India. Promotion of National Integration : Financial assistance is given by the Government to many voluntary agencies to organise visits of youth living in one state to another state with marked cultural differences, in order to promote greater understanding of the historical and cultural heritage of the country, of the problems being faced by the people of different regions and environment, social customs etc. in other parts of the country. Camps, seminars, etc.
are also organised with the objective of promoting national integration.