Introduction

The All india women Conference was Founded in 1926 by Margaret Cousins and Irish lady who had made India her home.Her main concern was women education but gradually AIWC took up various social and economic issues concerning women such as purdah child marriage,divorce and women property rights.Many eminent women such as Sarojni Naidu , Vijaya Laxmi Pandit , Kamla Devi , Chattopadhyaya, Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur , Muthu Laxmi Reddy , Begum Saheba of Bhopal, Rani Laxmi Bhai Rajwade and others came in to the fold of AIWC. Today it has Membership of about One Lac women. There are 500 Branches all over the country.

Mission

AIWC has played an instrumental role in bringing forth several legislative reforms to benefit women and children. Some of the post independent legislative measure are as follows. 1. Monogamy in family law. 2. Inter community Marriage 3. women right to divorce and Remarriage. 4. Adoption of child 5. Maternity Benefit Act

History

Our beginning was humble , in the shape of craft center, with only two sewing machine and we were working in the small rented room, on 13 April 1969 the foundation stone of our present building was laid by Smt Indira Gandhi ,then Prime Minister of India. First Mahila Lok Adalat was organized on 10th August 1996 in our premises .The occasion was graced by chairperson Mrs.Mohini Giri, Mrs.Kunti Paul President All India Women Conference. The Lamp was lit by two girl children. Today we have a Sprawling double storey building at city center.List of Presidents of AIWC from the date of Foundation i.e. 1943 till date is as follows President Year Ms. Prem Swift 1943 to 1951 Ms. Vidyawati Seth 1951 to 1957 Ms. Satyawati Pathak 1957 to 1961 Ms. Sushila Sandhi 1961 to 1965 Ms. Indrawati Mehra 1965 to 1968 Ms. Janak Puri 1968 to 1979 Ms. Prem Kanta 1979 to 1982 Ms. Karuna Mehra 1982 to 1988 Ms. Kunti Paul 1988 to 1996 Ms Karuna Mehra 1996 to 1999 Ms. Ranjit Chatha 1999 to 2008 Ms. Rajni Bhrany 2008 til date

Objective

To work for Society based on the Principles of social justice, personal integrity and equal rights and opportunities for all. To stand against all separatist tendencies.
To work actively for the general progress and welfare of women & children .