Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS) is a Pune based NGO with a national footprint completing  its Silver Jubilee of sparkling services rendered in three sectors namely, Social Services, Education and Disaster Management founded by Shri. Shantilal Muttha.  BJS is a non-political, non-profit, professional organization working towards the benefit of all. BJS boasts of a rich and diversified heritage. Our Head Office is located in one of the most well developed business addresses in Pune. BJS operations are manned by a number of professionals from numerous walks of life and experience, using state of the art offices and equipment.  BJS has a well-knit nationwide network of offices manned by Office Bearers, Volunteers and Staff who devote their time and services.

BJS works in progressional steps by identifying National Issues; research the needs of the affected population; creates practical solutions based on experiences and then converts them into workable modules.  These modules are then implemented in the home ground successfully.  After analyzing the results of the pilot run, these modules are taken across the country for roll out and implementation.  This has been the tried and tested method of working.  This kind of approach has been the Unique Performance Proposition of this organisation for two and a half decades now.  Such as:

Way back in the mid eighties, the dowry practice was extremely rampant across the country. This played havoc on the sex ratio and its implications have been extremely demoralizing. This issue was taken up by BJS then. A wave of Vadhu Var Parichay Sammelans leading to mass marriages was started. This awareness led to the curbing of the dowry practice as well as increase in the ratio of girls to boys within all communities that were affected. BJS has been a pioneer in this field.

BJS has been the premier body to recognize that the Quality of Education in Primary & Secondary schools needed improvement. We conducted a needs assessment, researched, conceptualized and designed a basket of Educational Quality Improvement Programs (EDUQIP) for these schools. BJS has signed MoUs with the respective governments & already completed the implementation of this project across all the govt schools of Andaman & Nicobar Islands & is currently implementing this mega educational project in all the 2500 Jain Educational Institutions across the country as well as all government schools of Goa & Navodaya Vidyalay Samiti. This project has received enthusiastic acceptance & response from all concerned including the HR Department of the Govt. of India.

In 1993 when Latur & Osmanabad districts were hit badly by the Earthquake, BJS was the Organisation that took upon itself relief, rescue and rehabilitation operations for those affected. This was BJS’s first steps into the realm of Disaster Management. From then on in the last two decades, BJS has unflinchingly worked in 14 disasters across 8 states in the country.  This kind of untiring effort has been applauded in the highest echelons including in the Lok Sabha.

The World Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (WANGO) an apex body has recognized and rewarded BJS with the WANGO Award as the world’s best NGO for 2005.

BJS LOOKING 10 YEARS AHEAD

1. Until now, we have signed MoUs with the respective governments and have been implementing Educational Quality Improvement Programs (EDUQIP) in all the government schools of the Union Territories and small states such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Goa & Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. BJS has recently signed an MoU with the Government of Gujarat for the Educational Quality Improvement in approximately 45,000 government schools in the state. It is our dream to reach all the 1.2 million government schools across the country in the coming 10 years.
2. BJS is on the verge of unfolding one of the largest ever projects from an NGO towards Nation Building. It is that of deep research, creation of the syllabus and its rolling out Peace, Moral & Value based education for students from Kindergarten to Std. XII all across the country. This syllabus shall begin its onward journey as early as July 2009.
3. The influence of westernized culture has taken a heavy toll on the youth of today. It is imperative that someone takes cognitive & corrective steps towards this national calamity. BJS has deeply research and created various modules for empowerment of the youth to preserve our traditions and culture. The pilot run for these programmes have been through 8 States with tangible results. These modules are now ready to be rolled out countrywide.
4. All programmes researched, developed and successfully rolled out by BJS until now have become the need of the hour for the nation as a whole. To take these programs to the benefit of the general public BJS is now creating District level centers so that its program basket can be utilized nation wide.