Scouting program in Bhutan existed as early as 1980s in the form of annual scout camp initiated by a Non Governmental OrganizationโBhutan Youth Development Association (BYDA). Their focus was on school children and some scouting programs had been conducted. However, it could not take its root, since they could not make the scouting popular among the youth and that strong support could not be mobil
ized. In 1994, the Asia Pacific Region (APR) provided some support towards establishing formal scouting in Bhutan. In January 1996, having realized the usefulness and potential of the Scout program for all round development of youth, Bhutan Scouts Association (BSA) was established. Consequently, on 26th July 1999, Bhutan Scouts Association (BSA) became a full-fledged member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) during the 35th World Scout Conference at Durban, South Africa. The scouting programme in Bhutan has Five sections:
1. Chey Chey (Pre-Cub) Scouts- Primary school children of ages between 5 to 7 years
2. Nachung (Cub) Scouts-Primary school children of ages between 8 to 11 years
3.Nazhoen Scouts-Secondary school children from ages between 12 to 17 years
4. Rovers- Young adults in Tertiary Institutes and Colleges
5. Community Based Scouts- Out-of-School youth, graduate, all adult volunteers who wish to continue Scouting as life long education. Currently, there are more than 2000 trained Adult Leaders and 59, 673 Scouts (2019 status) registered with the Bhutan Scouts Association.