Stating that a large number of youth are associating themselves with the activities of Rashtreeya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS), Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosbale said that during the period from 2017 to 2021, about 1 lakh to 1.25 lakh youths between the age group of 20 to 35 expressed their desire to join Sangh through online platform ‘Join RSS’ made available on the website of RSS.
Presenting annual report at the three-day Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) of RSS, commenced on Friday, he said despite the Covid crisis during the last two years, 98.6% of Sangh Karya (activities of RSS) has resumed as compared to 2020.
Sarsanghchalak Dr. Mohanji Bhagwat and Dattatreya Hosbale inaugurated the ABPS meetings, by offering garlands to Bharat Mata. Thereafter, Sarkaryavah presented the Annual Report before all the representatives present in the Sabha.
In his report, he mentioned that tTe number of Saptahik Milan (weekly meeting) has also increased. Of the daily Shakhas, 61% are of Vidyarthi Swayamsevaks and 39% are of Vyavasayi Swayamsevaks. From the point of view of RSS work, there are 6506 blocks (khand) in the country out of which 84% have Shakhas.
Out of 59,000 Mandals, about 41% of the Mandals have Sangh Karya in the form of physical Shakhas. Shakha work is going on in 94% out of 2303 urban areas and efforts will be made during the next two years to have Shakha of Sangh in all the Mandals (Mandal is a unit larger than a village – a cluster of more than one village and smaller than a taluka).
Between April 15 to mid-July of this year, there will be Sangh Shiksha Vargas (training camps of RSS) at 104 places wherein average number would be about 300 per varg, he added.
During the Corona period, he said that the volunteers of the Sangh actively did Sewa Karya (offered their voluntary services) together with the society. 5.50 lakh Swayamsevaks started Sewa Karya from the very first day of the Pandemic. India is the only country in the world wherein a large number of people from monasteries, temples and Gurudwaras came out for Sewa Karya. This is a sign of an awakened country.
The work of Kutumb Prabodhan (family awareness), Gau-Samvardhan (nurturing cows) and Gramin Vikas (Rural Development) is going on in good proportion in Sangh. In the end, Sah Sarkaryavah called upon Swayamsevaks to devote more time for Sangh Karya.
At the beginning of the meeting, tribute was paid to all the dignitaries who died last year, amongst them prominent ones were Bharat Ratna Ms. Lata Mangeshkar, CDS General Bipin Rawat, Babasaheb Purandare, Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Pandit Birju Maharaj and P. Srinivasa Ramanujacharya Swami.
Immediately after the commencement of the ABPS, Manmohanji Vaidya, Sah Sarkaryavah, addressed the media giving details of the report. Sunilji Ambekar, Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh, Sah Prachar Pramuk Narendra Kumar and Alokkumar were also present at the Press Conference.
