‘Have 4 Children And Dedicate One To Sangh’: RSS Chief’s Appeal To Hindus

Last Updated:April 24, 2026, 9:43 PM IST

Mohan Bhagwat urges Hindus to have four children and dedicate one to RSS, highlights relief work, as RSS marks centenary with outreach and reports rising shakhas nationwide

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat (Credits: PTI)

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak (Chief) Mohan Bhagwat spoke of resolving to restore India’s glory. While addressing a gathering of Swayamsevaks, Bhagwat told a Hindu community to have four children and dedicate one of them to the Sangh as a volunteer.

The Sangh chief stated that whenever a calamity strikes the country, RSS volunteers are the first to reach the scene and engage in relief and rescue operations. He lauded the selfless spirit of service demonstrated by the volunteers.

RSS’ Outreach To Expand Footprint Via Social Media

Earlier in February, while addressing journalists at the annual Akhil Bhartiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) in Haryana’s Samalkha, RSS joint general secretary CR Mukunda highlighted that the Sangh volunteers conducting the centenary Griha Sampark Abhiyan (door-to-door campaign) reached out to over 55,000 Muslim households and more than 54,000 Christian families in Kerala, where they were ‘warmly welcomed’.

The outreach forms part of a nationwide campaign marking 100 years of the RSS, an effort aimed not merely at organisational expansion but also at building what the Sangh describes as ‘Sajjan Shakti’—the constructive forces within society.

The three-day Pratinidhi Sabha, inaugurated by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, is being held at the Madhav Srishti campus in Samalkha with more than 1,400 representatives from across the country participating.

Among other things, the ABPS paid tributes to several eminent personalities who passed away recently, including former Union Home Minister and Lok Sabha Speaker Shivraj Patil and veteran Communist leader R Nallakannu. The Sangh remembered their public service and contributions to national life during the opening session of the ABPS.

The numbers presented in the Sangh’s annual report reflect a steady organisational expansion. Over the past year, the RSS has increased its footprint from 83,129 shakhas operating at 51,740 locations to 88,949 shakhas across 55,683 places, adding nearly 3,943 new locations and 5,820 shakhas in a year.

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