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.

All India Mahila Congress

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Abbreviation	AIMC
Formation	15 September 1984 (38 years ago)
Founders	Sucheta Kripalani, Indian National Congress
Headquarters	24, Akbar Road, New Delhi 110001
National President	Alka Lamba
Parent organization	Indian National Congress
Website	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.^[2]

Organisation

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

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

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

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

• Indian Youth Congress
• National Students' Union of India

References

1. Singh (2003), p. 69.
2. Badhwar (2014).
3. Kumar (1990), pp. 48–49.
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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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External links

• Official website