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100K shakhas, 10 million volunteers: RSS sets goal for centenary year

The organisation resolves to promote goodwill meetings, address inter-caste conflicts, and focus on women's empowerment. Archis Mohan reports

According to RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, it’s time to honour not just freedom fighters but also those who fought against invaders. (PHOTO: PTI)
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According to RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, it’s time to honour not just freedom fighters but also those who fought against invaders. (PHOTO: PTI)

Archis Mohan Delhi

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In its centenary year, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), founded on Vijayadashami day (September 27) in 1925, has set a target of increasing the number of its shakhas — morning meeting locations — from 85,000 to 100,000. It also aims to enroll 3–4 million new swayamsevaks (active volunteers), taking the total number of such volunteers to 10 million.
  From October 2 this year to October 20 next year (Vijayadashami days of 2025 and 2026), RSS volunteers will conduct a nationwide door-to-door outreach campaign across villages and towns as the organisation moves into its next phase of evolution. 
On Sunday,