YMCA in India
Way back in the year 1857, the first YMCA in India was started at the then capital of India, Calcutta. Next to the Trivandrum YMCA founded in 1873, the Bombay YMCA was launched in 1875. The first National Conference of YMCAs in India held in Madras in 1891 formed the National Council of YMCAs in India. From the 35 Associations functioning in India then the number of YMCAs in India has now risen to 600 with a total membership of about 350,000, both men and women.
The headquarters of the National Council of YMCAs was shifted from Madras to Calcutta in May 1902 and in 1964 it was shifted to New Delhi, its present location. The National Council of YMCAs is affiliated to the Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs which functions from Hong Kong and has a membership of 27 countries. The Indian YMCA is the second largest network in the world after the U.S.A. and is part of the global YMCA fraternity which is known as World Alliance of YMCAs, headquartered in Geneva with 125 member countries.
The important YMCAs in other States of India
| ANDHRA PRADESH | MAHARSHTRA |
| Hyderabad: Narayanguda, Hyderabad 500029. Phone: 27564670 /27550488. |
Mumbai: Bombay YMCA Main Branch, 18 YMCA Road, Mumbai 400 008. |
| Nellore: 7/729, ABM Compound, Nellore 524002. | Bombay YMCA Central Branch, 12-N. Purekh Marg, Mumbai 400 039. |
| Seconderabad: S.P. Road, Seconderabad Phone: 27801936. | Proctor Brach, 19 Rebsech Street, Mumbai 400011 |
| Vijayawada: 59, A-4-1 AII Lan, P & T Colony, Vijayawada 520008. | Student Branch, 412, Badkamkar Marg, Mumbai |
| Visakhapatnam: Beach Road, Kiriampudi Layout, Visakapatnam 530017. |
Nagpur: 140, Maharajbagh Road, Nagpur 440 001. |
| ASSAM | Pune: 382, New Rastha Peth, Pune 411 011. |
| Guwahati: Satribari, Christian Hospital, Guwahati 781008. | MANIPUR |
| BIHAR | Imphal: Paite Veng, Kwakeithel, Imphal 795 001, Manipur. |
| Jamshedpur: 32, Floor Mill Road, Sakchi, Jamshedpur 831001. | ORISSA |
| Patna: Christ Church Compound, Collectorate Road, Patna 800001. Bihar. |
Balasore: Kalidaspur, Balasore 756 001. |
| Delhi | Bhuvaneswar: Plot No. 121, Nayapalli, Unit-8, Bhuvaneswar, Orissa 751 012. |
| Jai Singh Road, New Delhi 110 001. | Cuttak: Old Secretariat Road, Cuttack, Orissa. |
| GOA | PUNJAB |
| Margao: Aurora Estate Co-op Housing Society, Ground Floor, PB No. 422 Margao, Goa. |
Chandigarh: Sector 11-C, Chandigarh 160 011. |
| Panjim: 3rd Floor, Confrarias Building, Jose Facao Road,Panaji, Goa. | TAMILNADU |
| GUJARAT | Chennai: 223, N.S.C. Bose Road, Chennai 600 001. |
| Ahmedabad: Sarkhej, Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad 380051. | Coimbatore: Head Post Office Road, Coimbatore 641 001 |
| Gandhidam: P.B. No. 240, Oslo Char Rastha, Gandhidham, Kutch Dist., Gujarat 370201 |
Madurai: Main Guard Square, Madurai 625 001. |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | Nagercoil: 96 Joshua Street, Nagercoil, Kanya Kumari Dist. |
| Shimla: The Ridge, Shimla 171001. | Ootacamund: 58, Mount Stuart Hill, Commercial Road, Ootacamund 643 001. |
| JHARKHAND | Salem: 123, Bretts Road, Near Collectorate, Salem, 636 001. |
| Ranchi: Johannessen Building, O.H.B. Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand 834001. |
Tirunelveli: 15, Lekshmipuram, C.N.Village, Tirunelveli 627 007. |
| KARNATAKA | Trichy: Post Box No. 612, I F E V.R. Road, Puthur, Trichy 620 017. |
| Bangalore: Nrupastghunga Rpoad, Bangalore 500001. | Vellore: Anna Nagar, Old Kadpodi Road, Vellore 632 004. |
| Mangalore: P.B. No. 564, YMCA Road, Falnir, Mangalore. 575002. | UTTAR PRADESH |
| Mysore: D-6, Adipampa Road, Behind KEB Office, V.V. Mohalla, Mysore 570002. | Agra: 144, Jaipur House, Near Sales Tax Office, Agra 282 003. U.P. |
| Shimoga: Kuvempu Road, Shimoga 577201. | Allahabad: 13, Sarojini Naidu Marg, Allahabad -1. |
| MADHYA PRADESH | Lucknow: 13, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226 001. |
| Bhopal: E-4/149 Arera Colony, Bhopal 462 016. | WEST BENGAL |
| Jabalpur: 2, Queen’s Road, Jabalpur 482001. | Calcutta: 25, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Calcutta 700 087. |