The First meeting of Rotary Club of Ranchi was held on 15th Nov 1954. The Charter from Rotary International was received on 25th January 1955. In the initial days, Rotary club of Ranchi belonged to RI District 53 and then to RI District 325 & currently it is a part of RID 3250, compromising of 2 states, Bihar & Jharkhand in the eastern part of India. Rtn Harbans Lal was the charter President of Rotary Club of Ranchi.
The Club has had honored by having HE Governor of Bihar as Honorary member. They are - HE Dr Zakir Hussain in 1958, HE Jagganath Kaushal in 1977, HE P Venkatsubbiah in 1987, first Governor of Jharkhand state HE Ved Prakash Marwah in 2003 and HE Syed Sibte Razi in 2005. Mrs. Radha Singh (IAS) was also Honorary member and the first lady Rotarian of RID 3250. Many IAS and IPS are Honorary member of our Club.
Club has given nine District Governors, they are:- Rtn Heman Ganguly, Rtn A L Das Verma, Rtn Dr B R Sinha, Rtn V N Chadda, Rtn Ajoy Chhabra, Rtn Anil Singh, Rtn Jogesh Gambhir and Rtn Rajiv Modi. Club has four Major Donor and Three Major Donor level two. As of now club has sponsored 13 Rotary clubs.
As one of the oldest club in the district, the club is known for holding the Rotary traditions high & is often referred to as an ideal club & learn from on how a Rotary Club ought to be run.
The club represents the community of Ranchi through it’s 90+ club members, who are leaders in their respective vacation and committed to make a steady difference in the society through small & large projects aimed at the welfare of the society. The club also undertakes projects in collaboration with like minded organisation & a wide international community across the world.