All India Mahila Congress

All India Mahila Congress
AbbreviationAIMC
Formation15 September 1984 (38 years ago)
FoundersSucheta Kripalani,
Indian National Congress
Headquarters24, Akbar Road, New Delhi 110001
National President
Alka Lamba
Parent organization
Indian National Congress
Websitewww.inc.in/all-india-mahila-congress

All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), also referred to as Mahila Congress, is the women's wing of the Indian National Congress (INC).[1] It was founded in 1940 to promote the political and social empowerment of women in India. Currently Alka Lamba heads the All India Mahila Congress as its president appointed on 5 January 2024.

History

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An early high point for the organisation was a conference held in Bangalore in mid-1984 attended by Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and 30,000 delegates.[2]

Organisation

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The All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) consists of the state level committees designated as Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee (State Women's Congress Committee) which represents the AIMC in the states and union territories of India.[3] The AIMC consists of the card–holding women members of the Indian National Congress which elects the executive committee and state president of each of the PMCCs.[4][failed verification]

General Secretary

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In October 2015 Nagma, who was previously a film actress, was appointed to the office General Secretary.[5] In January 2019 INC president Rahul Gandhi appointed Apsara Reddy as National General Secretary, Reddy being noted as the first transgender office holder in the AIMC.[6]

In March 2020, Aiyshwarya Mahadev was appointed its National Secretary.

In August 2021, Netta D'Souza was appointed its Acting National President.[7]

List of Presidents

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S.no President Portrait Period Home State
1. Begum Abida Ahmed 1983 1988 Uttar Pradesh
2. Jayanti Patnaik 1988 1990[8] Odisha
3. Kumudben Joshi 1990 1993 Gujarat
4. Girija Vyas 1993 1998 Rajasthan
5. Ambika Soni 1998 1999 Punjab
6. Chandresh Kumari Katoch 1999 2003 Rajasthan
7. Rita Bahuguna Joshi 2003 2008 Uttar Pradesh
8. Prabha Thakur 2008 2011 Rajasthan
9. Anita Verma 2011 2013 Himachal Pradesh
10. Shobha Oza 2013 2017 Madhya Pradesh
11. Sushmita Dev 2017 2021[9] Assam
12. Netta D'Souza 2021 5 January 2024 Gujarat
13. Alka Lamba 5 January 2024 Incumbent Delhi

List of State Presidents

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PMCC PMCC President Source
Andaman and Nicobar Islands TMCC Neelaveni [10]
Andhra Pradesh PMCC Lam Tantiya Kumari [11]
Arunachal Pradesh PMCC Chuku Nachi [12]
Assam PMCC Mira Borthakur Goswami [13]
Bihar PMCC Sarwat Jahan Fatema
Chandigarh TMCC Nandita Hooda [14]
Chhattisgarh PMCC Phulo Devi Netam
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu TMCC
Delhi PMCC Pushpa Singh
Goa PMCC Beena Shantaram Naik [15]
Gujarat PMCC Jenny Thummar [16]
Haryana PMCC Sudha Bhardwaj
Himachal Pradesh PMCC Zainab Chandel [17]
Jammu and Kashmir PMCC Indu Pawar [18]
Jharkhand PMCC Gunjan Singh
Karnataka PMCC Sowmya Reddy
Kerala PMCC Jebi Mather
Ladakh TMCC
Lakshadweep TMCC
Madhya Pradesh PMCC Vibha Patel
Maharashtra PMCC Mrs. Charulata Tokas
Manipur PMCC Mutum Sarma
Meghalaya PMCC Joplyn S Shylla
Mizoram PMCC Vanlalawmpuii Chawngthu
Mumbai RMCC Anisha Bagul
Nagaland PMCC Akumla Pongen
Odisha PMCC Meenakshi Bahinipati
Puducherry PMCC Breme Panjagandhi
Punjab PMCC Smt. Gurusharan Kaur Randhawa
Rajasthan PMCC Smt. Rehana Rayaz Chisti
Sikkim PMCC
Tamil Nadu PMCC Sudha Ramakrishnan
Telangana PMCC Sunitha Rao Mudiraj
Tripura PMCC
Uttarakhand PMCC Jyoti Rautela
Uttar Pradesh PMCC Aradhana Mishra
West Bengal PMCC Rasu Dutta

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Singh (2003), p. 69.
  2. ^ Badhwar (2014).
  3. ^ Kumar (1990), pp. 48–49.
  4. ^ AICC (2013).
  5. ^ PTI (2015).
  6. ^ Newsd (2019).
  7. ^ CTBUREAU NTB (2020).
  8. ^ PoI (2014).
  9. ^ "Sushmita Dev, Who Backed CAA, Quits Cong; Kapil Sibal Says 'Party Moves on with Eyes Wide Open'". News18. 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ sanjib (18 April 2017). "New State President of Mahila Congress Committee appointed". Andaman Sheekha. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  11. ^ "lam tantiya kumari takes oath as Andhra Pradesh mahila congress president".
  12. ^ "Arunachal: APMCC conducts motivational and leadership awareness programme for women in grassroot level". Arunachal24. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  13. ^ NEWS, NE NOW (23 March 2022). "Mira Borthakur appointed as president of Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress". Northeast Now. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  14. ^ ANI (17 November 2019). "Deipa Asdhir Dubey appointed as Chandigarh Mahila Congress President". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Goa Congress Women's Wing Chief Pratima Coutinho Joins AAP". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Gujarat: Jenny Thummar appointed Mahila Congress chief". The Indian Express. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Women not safe under BJP rule: Himachal Mahila Cong chief". ANI News. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  18. ^ "J&K Mahile Congress takes out protest march over women rights". Hindustan Times. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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