LUCKNOW, Nov. 23 -- The 19th National Jamboree of Bharat Scouts and Guides, which began in Lucknow on Sunday with registration, camping and cultural activities as the participants brimmed with enthusiasm, will be formally inaugurated by governor Anandiben Patel on Monday while chief minister Yogi Adityanath will attend the cultural evening on Tuesday (November 25). President Droupadi Murmu will be chief guest at the valedictory session on November 28.

On the first day, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak inaugurated a 100-bed Jamboree Hospital and the blood donation camp. The participants pledged to donate 100 units of blood on a daily basis, said Prabhat Kumar, a retired IAS officer, who is the state chief commissioner for Scouts and G...