- 408 senior Sangh office-bearers, including Dr Mohan Bhagwat and Dattatreya Hosabale, to take part

- 13,000 new shakhas begun across the country; experiences of 65,660 Hindu sammelans to be reviewed

- Steps ahead, from changes in organisational structure to global dialogue and Panch Parivartan, to be decided

Indore, 31 October (H.S.): In its centenary year, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is preparing to mould the experiences of organisational expansion, social outreach and service activities across the country into a plan for the future. To this end, the annual meeting of the Sangh’s Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal will be held at the Daly College grounds in Indore from 2 to 4 November. Taking place in the presence of the top leadership, including Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat and Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale, and 408 senior workers from across the country, this three-day deliberation will be important for the organisation’s future direction. On Saturday, Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar briefed journalists on the matter in detail.

He said the meeting would review the centenary-year programmes and assess organisational expansion, Hindu sammelans, the Griha Sampark Abhiyan (house-to-house outreach campaign), society’s participation in service work, and the increased contact among youth and women. Possible changes in organisational structure, public awareness (janjagaran), Panch Parivartan, the challenge of narcotics, content circulated on digital platforms, interference by external forces and global circumstances will also be considered. The experiences from the Sarsanghchalak’s visits abroad, and a strategy for taking forward his dialogue with prominent people around the world, will also be on the agenda.

13,000 new shakhas give a new picture of organisational expansion

The meeting will centre on figures relating to organisational expansion and the experiences that emerged during the centenary year. According to Sunil Ambekar, the number of the Sangh’s daily shakhas across the country has risen to 1,01,151 (101,151). In addition, weekly, monthly and other types of milan programmes have reached 1,10,849 places. Since October 2025, 13,000 new shakhas have begun across the country. These figures present a picture of the geographical spread of the Sangh’s organisational activities.

The Prachar Pramukh said the Sangh had drawn up a work-expansion plan for the three years before the centenary year. During this period, the emphasis was on extending the organisation’s reach, establishing contact with various sections of society and broadening the participation of swayamsevaks. Now that the series of centenary-year programmes has been completed, the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal will assess the whole process. It will discuss where the organisation’s activities grew, in which areas society’s participation was greater, and, on the basis of the experience gained, which subjects should be given priority going forward.

65,660 Hindu sammelans, social contact the main foundation

He said the Hindu sammelans held during the centenary year were a major part of the Sangh’s social outreach activities. According to available information, 65,660 Hindu sammelans have so far been held at the level of mandals (clusters of villages) and urban neighbourhoods. Through these events, efforts were made to increase dialogue and participation among different sections of society.

Alongside a review of the experiences of these sammelans, the meeting will also consider how the suggestions and social feedback received from them can be incorporated into future activities. The review is important for the Sangh also because it can help lay the groundwork for linking the centenary-year programmes to continuing social contact and participation. The Griha Sampark Abhiyan will also be among the main topics of the meeting.

Sunil Ambekar said that society gave good support to the campaign. The expansion of service work and the growing enthusiasm of various organisations working for social good will also be discussed. Several organisations have expressed a wish to work together with the Sangh. As required, ways of taking such efforts forward with the help of swayamsevaks will be considered.

Participation of women and youth will also be assessed

Women’s participation in the centenary-year programmes was also notable. This aspect emerged in the experiences of the Griha Sampark Abhiyan, the Hindu sammelans and other activities. In addition, large numbers of young men and women took part in programmes organised for youth in cities, villages and educational institutions.

The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal is preparing to review these programmes in a positive light. Consideration will be given to setting the direction of future activities on the basis of the suggestions and expectations received from the sections of society where contact has grown. Experiences relating to dialogue among youth, awareness on social issues and participation in service work will be an important part of this process.

Decisive discussion on changes to organisational structure

A significant item on the Indore meeting’s agenda is also the possible change in the Sangh’s organisational structure. According to Sunil Ambekar, there has already been deliberation on the structure. The subject will now be discussed further at the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal meeting, and the shape of the future arrangement will be considered. Preparations are under way to begin work from March next year in line with the proposed organisational structure. The deliberations at the meeting will therefore be important for the organisation’s future functioning. Discussion is also proposed on the role of public awareness in organisational work.

According to the Sangh, there are many subjects in social life on which it is necessary to take correct information and perspective to society. Ways of presenting such subjects effectively through public awareness will be considered. The meeting will also deliberate on how experiences from social contact can be linked to the organisation’s forthcoming programmes.

From narcotics to digital content: deliberation on challenges

Alongside organisational expansion, the meeting will hold wide-ranging discussion on contemporary social challenges and subjects of national importance. The growing problem of narcotics, content circulated on new digital platforms, interference by external forces and the changing global scenario are among the main topics.

There will also be discussion of the future course of action on the important issues raised in Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat’s Vijayadashami address. The role of public awareness and organisational activities will be considered in the context of challenges emerging in social conditions. On the basis of these discussions, an effort will be made to give direction to forthcoming priorities and programmes.

Ambekar also said that subjects related to the Sangh’s Panch Parivartan are included on the meeting’s agenda. Plans for taking these forward will be considered. Linking the experiences of the centenary-year programmes to forthcoming activities will be an important aspect of this process.

Experiences of visits to the US, Canada and the UK also on the agenda

The Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat’s visits to the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom this year will also be discussed at the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal. During these visits he shared his views on subjects such as the concept of Hindutva, India’s progress and India’s role in the context of world peace. The experiences of dialogue with prominent people from various fields will also be reviewed. Ways of carrying forward efforts at global contact and dialogue in the coming period will also be considered. Experiences relating to presenting India’s ideas and outlook at the global level amid changing international circumstances will form part of this discussion. The plan for the Sarsanghchalak’s travel programmes for the coming year will also be considered at the meeting.

Senior office-bearers of 46 prants and 11 kshetras to attend

All six Sah Sarkaryavahs of the Sangh, the heads of the Akhil Bharatiya work departments and members of the executive will attend the three-day meeting. In addition, the Prant Sanghchalaks, Prant Karyavahs, Prant Pracharaks and their associate office-bearers from the country’s 46 prants (provinces) will be present. Senior office-bearers of all 11 kshetras (regions) of the Sangh are also expected at the meeting. Participation will thus range from the organisation’s national leadership to key workers from the various prants and kshetras.

It is worth noting that this event in Indore, coming after the completion of the centenary-year programmes, will give the Sangh an opportunity to review the experiences of the past year and to consider priorities for the coming years. The deliberations on subjects such as the expansion of shakhas, social contact, service work, organisational structure and global dialogue will play an important role in deciding how the momentum built during the centenary year is to be sustained. At the press conference, the Sangh’s Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh was joined on the stage by Dr Prakash Shastri, Sanghchalak of the Malwa prant. Akhil Bharatiya Sah Prachar Pramukh Narendra Thakur, Pradeep Joshi and Kailashchandra, Prachar Pramukh of the Madhya Kshetra, were also present.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Mayank Chaturvedi