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Bharathiya Grameen Mahila Sangh

Bangalore, HSR Layout

Baby care Education Health

Since: 61 year(s)

No. of beneficiaries : 250

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Vision

Beginning as a hostel for the visually impaired, it now has a hostel for the underprivileged children, a destitute home, a short-stay home for women in despair, an old age home and a school. BGMS helps young children, women in despair and the elderly who are homeles. Show More

Mission

To help overall development and a better future for children, BGMS set up an English medium school in 2009. Help for the initiative came from the London-based NGO Shishukunj. The school now provides free education to over 300 children from underprivileged backgrounds. Show More

About The Founder

Late Padma Bhushan

BGMS was introduced as a central government scheme by the late Yashodhara Dasappa, a social reformer, recipient of Padma Bhushan award and the first woman cabinet minister in Karnataka, and late C. Sharada. As it was a central government-sponsored scheme, such centres were set up in all states across the country in 1958.

Summary

The Bharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh is a not-for-profit, non political and non sectarian National Organization, founded in 1955, with Branches in all states across India. It is affiliated to the Associated Country Women of the world, which in turn is a consultative body for UNO, UNESCO, WHO, ILO.

The Karnataka State Branch was founded in 1960 by Late Padma Bhushan Smt. Yashodhara Dasappa and Late Smt. C. Sharada.

BGMS is registered under the Societies of Registration Act.

The Primary goal of BGMS is the welfare and upliftment of Women, Children, aged and partially impaired.