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 Netta D'Souza heads the All India Mahila Congress as its acting president appointed on 17 August 2021 by former Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi.[2][3][4]

New Logo of AIMC

All India Mahila Congress
AbbreviationAIMC
Formation15 September 1984 (38 years ago)
FoundersSucheta Kripalani,
Indian National Congress
Headquarters24, Akbar Road, New Delhi 110001
National President
Netta D'Souza
Parent organization
Indian National Congress
Websitehttps://www.inc.in/all-india-mahila-congress

History

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.[5]

Organisation

The All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) is split into regional branches designated as Pradesh Mahila Congress (State Women's Congress) which represents the AIMC in the states and union territories of India.[6] 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.[7]

List of Pradesh Mahila Congress Committees
PMCC PMCC President Source
Andaman and Nicobar Islands TMCC Neelaveni [8]
Andhra Pradesh PMCC K. Prameelamma [9][10]
Arunachal Pradesh PMCC Marina Kanglang [11]
Assam PMCC Mira Borthakur Goswami [12]
Bihar PMCC Amita Bhushan [13]
Chandigarh TMCC Deipa Asdhir Dubey [14]
Chhattisgarh PMCC Phulo Devi Netam
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu TMCC
Delhi PMCC Amrita Dhawan
Goa PMCC Beena Shantaram Naik [15]
Gujarat PMCC Jenny Thummar [16]
Haryana PMCC Sumitra Chauhan
Himachal Pradesh PMCC Zainab Chandel [17]
Jammu and Kashmir PMCC Indu Pawar [18]
Jharkhand PMCC
Karnataka PMCC
Kerala PMCC Jebi Mather
Ladakh TMCC
Lakshadweep TMCC
Madhya Pradesh PMCC Mandvi Chauhan
Maharashtra PMCC Mrs. Charulata Tokas
Manipur PMCC
Meghalaya PMCC
Mizoram PMCC
Mumbai RMCC Anisha Bagul
Nagaland PMCC
Odisha PMCC Bandita Parida
Puducherry PMCC
Punjab PMCC Smt. Balvir Sodhi (Rani)
Rajasthan PMCC Smt. Rehana Rayaz Chisti
Sikkim PMCC
Tamil Nadu PMCC
Telangana PMCC Sunitha Rao Mudiraj
Tripura PMCC
Uttarakhand PMCC Jyoti Rautela
Uttar Pradesh PMCC Aradhana Mishra
West Bengal PMCC

List of presidents
President Period
Begum Abida Ahmed 1983–1988
Jayanti Patnaik 1988–1990[19]
Kumudben Joshi 1990–1993
Girija Vyas 1993–1998
Ambika Soni 1998–1999
Chandresh Kumari Katoch 1999–2003
Rita Bahuguna Joshi 2003–2008
Prabha Thakur 2008–2011
Anita Varma 2011–2013
Shobha Oza 2013–2017
Sushmita Dev 2017–2021[3]
Netta D'Souza Current

General Secretary

In October 2015 Nagma, who was previously a film actress, was appointed to the office General Secretary.[20] 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.[21]

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

In August 2021, Netta D'Souza was appointed its Acting National President.[22]

See also

References
  1. Singh (2003), p. 69.
  2. The New Indian Express (2019).
  3. "Sushmita Dev, Who Backed CAA, Quits Cong; Kapil Sibal Says 'Party Moves on with Eyes Wide Open'". News18. 16 August 2021.
  4. "Congress appoints Netta D'Souza as acting president of Mahila Congress". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. Badhwar (2014).
  6. Kumar (1990), pp. 48–49.
  7. AICC (2013).
  8. sanjib (18 April 2017). "New State President of Mahila Congress Committee appointed". Andaman Sheekha. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  9. "Prameelamma to head A.P. Mahila Congress". The Hindu. 3 June 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  10. All India Mahila Congress [@AIMCSandesh] (4 June 2021). "Smt. K. Prameelamma has peen appointed as Andhra PMC In-Charge President to manage the day to day affairs with immediate effect" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. "Arunachal: APMCC conducts motivational and leadership awareness programme for women in grassroot level". Arunachal24. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  12. NEWS, NE NOW (23 March 2022). "Mira Borthakur appointed as president of Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress". Northeast Now. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  13. Madan Kumar (21 February 2014). "State Mahila Congress chief to expose government | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. 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.
  19. PoI (2014).
  20. PTI (2015).
  21. Newsd (2019).
  22. CTBUREAU NTB (2020).
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