Global InformationBharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh information
| Founded | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Late.Padma Bhushan Smt. Yashodhara Dasappa and Late Smt. C. Sharada |
| Type | Community service |
| Location |
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Area served | Shelter & Rehabilitation for Women in Distress, Home for Orphans & Destitute Children, Old Age home for Women |
Bharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh or BGMS (National Association of Rural Women India), founded in 1955, is a non-political and non-sectarian national organization with branches all over India, in 14 states and union territories.[1][2][3] It is affiliated with the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), the world's largest organization for rural women, which in turn is a consultative body for UNO, UNESCO, WHO, and ILO.
The goal of BGMS is the welfare, upliftment and empowerment of women, children, the aged and partially impaired. It works with UNODC in running an awareness programme on drug abuse in secondary schools,[4] and is known for creating Mahila Mandals (women self-help groups) across villages in its areas, for women empowerment and education [5][6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
indwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Encyclopedia of social work in India, by Ministry of Welfare India. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1987. Page 120.
- ^ Gramin mahila chetna sammelan, organised by the haryana branch of bhartiya gramin mahila sangh (bgms) Times of India, September 13, 2001.
- ^ Haryana secondary school principals take the lead with the awareness programme on drug abuse amongst young people. Archived March 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine UNODC report, Chandigarh, October 07.
- ^ Economic bulletin for Asia and the Pacific, by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). United Nations, 1978. Page 100.
- ^ Women Education in Twenty First Century', by B. D. Usmani. Anmol Publications, 2004. ISBN 812612024X. Page 59.