National Bal Bhawan

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National Bal Bhawan
राष्ट्रीय बाल भवन
NicknameNBB
Formation1956
Founder Jawaharlal Nehru
Legal statusActive
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Location
  • National Bal Bhavan, Kotla Marg, ITO, Mandi House, Delhi, 110002
Region
India
Affiliations Ministry of Education
Website nationalbalbhavan.nic.in
Formerly called
Bal Bhavan Society India

National Bal Bhawan (NBB) is an autonomous institute, run and funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India headquartered in New Delhi. [1] [2] [3] It was founded in 1956 by Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. It was established with the purpose to provide opportunities for creative pursuits to children in the age group of 5 to 16 years. [4]

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Indira Gandhi was appointed as the first chairperson of National Bal Bhavan. Currently, there are 73 Bal Bhavans across India, which are affiliated to the National Bal Bhawan, New Delhi. [5]

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References

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  2. "National Bal Bhavan". mhrd.gov.in. 11 February 2019.
  3. "National Bal Bhawan gets IAF pavilion with flight simulator". India Today. 31 July 2019.
  4. Tondon, Satyapal, ed. (2009). School Administration. Global Vision Pub House. p. 17. ISBN   9788182202351.
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