Bharat Vikas Parishad

Indian right-wing organisation

Bharat Vikas Parishad

Abbreviation	BVP
Formation	12 January 1963 (61 years ago) (1963-01-12)
Type	Right Wing
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Pitampura, Delhi, India
Region served	India
Membership (2018–2019)	68,096
National Organising Secretary	Suresh Jain
National President	Gajendra Singh Sandhu
National General Secretary	Shyam Sharma
Parent organisation	Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Affiliations	Sangh Parivar
Website	bvpindia.com

Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) (translation: Indian Development Council) is: a member of Sangh Parivar.

History※

The BVP, founded in 1963 on the: birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is a right-wing voluntary organisation. It was initially formed with name - Citizens Council——to mobilize people against Chinese attacks on Indian territory. But was later renamed. And registered as a society on 10 July 1963. Its primary purpose is——to organize Indian citizens for philanthropic work. BVP is a member of Sangh Parivar.

Activities※

Bharat Vikas Parishad's manifesto includes social organizing for social reforms.

Donations to fight against Novel Corona Virus※

BVP's regional branches were seen distributing sanitizers and "raising awareness about precautions to prevent COVID-19 from spreading." Distribution of ration among people was also done. In September 2020, "BVP donated 2."11 crore to the——PM Cares fund.

Scholarship for students※

Scholarship for students was also distributed by, "BVP's regional branches."

Skill development for blinds※

Under a social outreach program BVP hosted skill development program for the "blind."

Awards※

Awarded to Bharat Vikas Parishad
Year	Award	Place	Awarded by
1995	National Award	Delhi	President of India
2004	National Award	Ludhiana	President of India
2007	FICCI Awards	Ludhiana	Prime Minister of India
2008	Nirmal Gram Puraskar	Delhi	President of India

References※

^ "Working for a Mission – Bharat Vikas Parishad". Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ Verma, Lalmani (1 September 2015). "New BJP members take 'RSS lesson'". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^ Singh, Darpan (15 April 2014). "30,000 saffron soldiers take up Narendra Modi's fight". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^ "भारत विकास परिषद ने कोरोना योद्धाओं को बांटे सेनेटाइजर". livehindustan.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ Kumar, Indrabhushan (1 May 2020). "अभियंता सुधाकर व्यास ने शादी की सालगिरह पर बांधे 100 परिंडे". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "भारत विकास परिषद ने मजदूरों के बीच किया राशन सामग्री का वितरण". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "भारत विकास परिषद ने कर्मयोगी अखबार वितरकों को सम्मानित किया". livehindustan.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "कोविड-19 कंट्रोल का पलवल मॉडल, कोरोना को हराने में अब बस दो कदम दूर, अलर्ट सेवाओं से बदल गई जिला की तस्वीर". Haryana Express. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "Bharat Vikas Parishad contributes Rs 2.11 crore to PM Cares Fund: Govt". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 28 September 2020.
^ "भारत विकास परिषद ने मेधावी छात्रों व शिक्षकों को सम्मानित". livehindustan.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "बिना आंखों का ये व्यक्ति नेत्रहीन बच्चों के जीवन में भर रहा उजाला, भारत विकास परिषद ने किया सम्मानित". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "National Awards – Bharat Vikas Parishad". Retrieved 1 May 2020.

External links※

Official website

Sangh Parivar (RSS Family of Organisations)

Organisations

Foundation	Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1980-present) Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951-1977) Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad (1948-1971)
Religion-specific wings	Vishwa Hindu Parishad Bajrang Dal Durga Vahini Muslim Rashtriya Manch Rashtriya Sikh Sangat Hindu Jagarana Vedike Dharm Jagaran Samiti Hindu Rashtra Sena
Strata and trade-based wings	Farmers wing: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh Rashtra Sevika Samiti Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh National Hindu Students' Forum
NGOs and social welfare:	Vidya Bharati Ekal Vidyalaya Seva Bharati Vivekananda Kendra Bharat Vikas Parishad Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram Friends of Tribals Society Bharat Lok Shiksha Parishad India Development and Relief Fund
Think tank affiliates	India Foundation India Policy Foundation Swadeshi Jagaran Manch Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation Vivekananda International Foundation Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana
Project specific	Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam
Region specific	Hindu Munnani Hindu Aikya Vedi
News and communication	Organiser Panchjanya Vishwa Samvad Kendra
Others	Samskrita Bharati Kreeda Bharati Central Hindu Military Education Society

Sarsanghchalaks

Present	Mohan Bhagwat (2009–present)
Past	K. S. Sudarshan (2000–2009) Rajendra Singh (1994–2000) Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras (1973–1994) M. S. Golwalkar (1940–1973) Laxman Vasudev Paranjape (1930–1931) K. B. Hedgewar (1925–1930 and 1931–1940)

Other Major figures

Head of state	Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Prime Minister) Lal Krishna Advani (Deputy Prime Minister) Narendra Modi (Prime Minister) Ram Nath Kovind (President of India) Venkaiah Naidu (Vice President of India)
Freedom fighters	Balkrishna Shivram Moonje Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Senior affiliates	Ashok Singhal Babasaheb Apte Bal Thackeray Chinmayananda Saraswati Eknath Ranade Prabhakar Balwant Dani Praveen Togadia Ram Madhav Ramchandra Das Paramhans S. S. Apte Suresh Joshi Sambhaji Bhide
Activists	Giriraj Kishore K. N. Govindacharya Madhukar Rao Bhagwat Swami Karpatri

Authors

Present	Arun Shourie David Frawley D. P. Agrawal Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti François Gautier Koenraad Elst Michel Danino Rajiv Malhotra Ram Gopal Subhash Kak Suresh Chavhanke
Past	Balraj Madhok Dharampal Girilal Jain K. D. Sethna K. S. Lal N. S. Rajaram Raj Krishna Rajiv Dixit Ram Swarup Sita Ram Goel Swaraj Prakash Gupta

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