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|name = Family Planning Association of India<br />
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|formation = 1949<br />
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|purpose = Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Family Planning<br />
|headquarters = Mumbai<br />
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|affiliations = [[International Planned Parenthood Federation]]<br />
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[[Image:Third International Conference FPA India.jpg|thumb|right|The Third International Conference, [[Bombay]], 1952, Family Planning Association India<br />Avabai Wadia (reading message), [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]], [[Dhanvanthi Rama Rau]], [[Margaret Sanger]]]]<br />
[[File:Stamp of India - 1999 - Colnect 161742 - Family Planning Association of India - 50th anniv.jpeg|thumb|Family Planning Association of India stamp on its 50th anniversary, 1999]]<br />
The '''Family Planning Association of India''' ('''FPA India''') is a registered [[Charitable organization|charity]] in India. Established in 1949, the organisation has 40 local branches across the country that promote [[sexual health]] and [[family planning in India|family planning]].<ref name=Hindu16Jan12>{{cite news|last=Dhar|first=Aarti|title=Web of love|url=http://www.thehindu.com/health/policy-and-issues/article2803792.ece|accessdate=13 March 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=16 January 2012}}</ref> 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 disease]]s and [[sexual and reproductive health]]. FPA has 39 permanent clinics under them. The current national president is Dr. Rathnamala M.Desai. The founder of FPA is Avabai Desai. FPA India is a social impact organisation delivering essential health services focusing on sexual and reproductive health in 18 states of India.<br />
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== Local branches ==<br />
The local branches of FPA India are:<ref name=AnnRep2013>{{cite book|title=Annual Report 2013|publisher=Family Planning Association of India|url=http://www.fpaindia.org/resources.html?cat=ar&val=resrc|access-date=2015-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015024/http://www.fpaindia.org/resources.html?cat=ar&val=resrc|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
Agra Branch, Ahmedabad Branch, Bangalore Branch, Belgaum Branch, Bellary Branch, Bhopal Branch, Bhubaneswar Branch, Bidar Branch, Bijapur Branch, Chennai Branch, Dharwad Branch, Dindigul Branch, Gomia Branch, Gwalior Branch, Hyderabad Branch, Indore Branch, Jabalpur Branch, Jaipur Branch, Kalchini Branch, Kolkata Branch, Lucknow Branch, Madurai Branch, Mohali Branch, Mumbai Branch, Mysore Branch, Nagaland Branch, New Delhi Branch, Nilgiris Branch, North Kanara Branch, Panchkula Branch, Patna Branch, Pune Branch, Raichur Branch, Rajkot Branch, Shimoga Branch, Singhbhum Branch, Solapur Branch, South Kanara Branch, Trivandrum Branch, and Yamunanagar Branch.<br />
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== Collaborating partners ==<br />
* [[National Integrated Medical Association]] (NIMA)<br />
* [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry]] (FICCI)<br />
* [[Packard Foundation]]<br />
* [[Planned Parenthood Federation of America]], [[University of Rochester]], United States<br />
* Japan Trust Fund<br />
* [[UNFPA]]<br />
* West Wind Foundation<br />
* [[Ford Foundation]]<br />
* [[Government of India]]<br />
* State AIDS Cell<br />
* [[Family Health International]] (FHI)<br />
* Centre for Operations Research and Training (CORT)<br />
* Humanas<br />
* Avert Society<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.fpaindia.org FPA India]<br />
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{{International Planned Parenthood Federation}}<br />
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[[Category:Social welfare charities]]<br />
[[Category:1949 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Health charities in India]]<br />
[[Category:Birth control in India]]<br />
[[Category:International Planned Parenthood Federation affiliates]]<br />
[[Category:Organizations established in 1949]]<br />
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