Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust

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The Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust is an organisation dedicated to the development of women and children in rural India. It was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1945 and has its headquarters in Kasturbagram, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. It has branches in 22 States and focuses on health care, education, vocational training and employment.

Chairpersons

List of chairpersons of the Trust:

1944–1948 Mahatma Gandhi

1948–1950 Vallabhbhai Patel

1951–1951 Thakkar Bapa

1951–1956 Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

1956–1972 Premlila Vithaldas Thackersey

1972–1985 Lakshmi N. Menon

1985–1988 Maniben Patel

1988–2001 Sushila Nayyar

2001–2013 Dhirubhai Mehta

2013- Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee

References

Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust Wikipedia

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