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All India Vaishya Federation

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All India Vaish Federation (AIVF) is an International organization that was established in 1981 to promote the interests of the Vaishya community. Gireesh Kumar Sanghi, an ex-member of parliament, is the national president of AIVF, while Indrajyoti Dasgupta is the vice president.[1][2][3][4][5]

All India Vaish Federation has district units in 20 states across India and its overseas chapters are working in the USA, Canada, Japan, Thailand, and Dubai.[6]

History

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AIVF was founded by Banarsi Das Gupta, an Indian parliamentarian and ex-Chief Minister of Haryana, on November 2, 1982. Banarsi Das Gupta was elected President of the newly established AIVF on a unanimous vote.

After Banarsi Das Gupta, Rajni Ranjan Sahu, an ex-member of the Indian Parliament became president. At present, Ramdas Agarwal, Ex. M.P. is its President.

Aims of AIVF

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AIVF aims to unite all units of Vaish samaj spread all over India and to bring them on a common platform, to coordinate and connect various institutes and organizations of Vaish samaj, to work for social, political, and economical upliftment of the Vaish Community, and to establish a branch in every district. Additionally, AIVF makes efforts to raise awareness among youths and women about bad traditions to discourage traditions and fundamentalism.

References

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  1. ^ "All India Vaish Federation". Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  2. ^ "All India Vaish Federation distributes artificial limbs". News Wala. 2013-06-09. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  3. ^ "मुंबई में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय वैश्य फेडरेशन का गठन". Hindi Media. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  4. ^ "वैश्य फेडरेशन ने किया महिला विधायकों का सम्मान". Instant Khabar. Oct 3, 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-09-20. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  5. ^ "Mauritian PM to lay foundation stone of 'Vaish Bhavan' in Port Louis". One India News. Oct 24, 2007.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "All India Vaish Federation starts Jammu and Kashmir chapter". Meri News. Jul 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
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