The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the apex decision-making body of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has started a three-day meeting in Gujarat. Around 1,200 leaders from across the country including Sarsanghchalak (RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat and Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale will participate in the event.
RSS’s Saha Sarkaryavah (Joint General Secretary) Manmohan Vaidya said, “One of the key areas of the meeting is the expansion of the organisation’s base.
According to PTI news agency, RSS Runs around 60,000 shakhas(branches) across the country and 97.5% branches have started functioning again after easing of COVID-19 related restrictions.
“Of these 60,000 shakhas, 61% are school or college students. This shows that the number of youth taking an interest in the RSS is on the rise. Out of the total 2,303 cities in the country, 94% have shakhas. This This shows that our spread is increasing,” said RSS joint secretary Vaidya.
They said that RSS Is planning to expand its base and is working to set up branches in all divisions. There are 59,000 madals in the country, each mandal consisting of 10 to 12 villages.
Between 2017 and 2021, 1 lakh to 1.25 lakh people expressed their desire to join the RSS every year, he said, adding that people from Malwa (central India) and West Bengal sent more requests in 2021 than other regions. During this three-day meeting, a detailed plan for expanding the base of the RSS will be prepared.
(with PTI inputs)
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