Family Planning Association of India | |
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Abbreviation: | FPA India |
Formation: | 1949 |
Founder: | Dhanvanthi Rama Rau |
Purpose: | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Family Planning |
Headquarters: | Mumbai |
Region Served: | India |
Affiliations: | International Planned Parenthood Federation |
The Family Planning Association of India (FPA India) is a registered charity in India. Established in 1949 by Dhanvanthi Rama Rau and Avabai Bomanji Wadia,[1] [2] the organisation has 40 local branches across the country that promote sexual health and family planning.[3] It is the national affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. Among other issues, the organisation promotes reproductive choices, legal and safe abortion, education about sexually transmitted diseases and sexual and reproductive health. FPA India has 39 permanent clinics under them. The current national president is Dr. Rathnamala M. Desai. FPA India is a social impact organisation delivering essential health services focusing on sexual and reproductive health in 18 states of India.
It has local branches in[4] Agra, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bidar, Bijapur, Chennai, Dharwad, Dindigul, Gomia, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Kalchini, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mohali, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagaland, New Delhi, Nilgiris, North Kanara, Panchkula, Patna, Pune, Raichur, Rajkot, Shimoga, Singhbhum, Solapur, South Kanara, Srinagar, Trivandrum, and Yamunanagar .