The Begining:

A group of eminent social workers of the state made a humble beginning of establishing an organization of the children in the state to bring them under the wide banner of a common society of children and established Sadou Asom Parijat Kanan in 1950. Simultaneously another organization, Assam Pradeshik Maina Mel, was established with the same objective. These two state-wise organisations amalgamated in 1954 and thus emerged as Sadou Asom Maina Parijat (All Assam Maina Parijat), the only state-wise organisation of the kind in this noble field.

The organisation has a pound in the field with 1936 primary branches all over Assam. The organisation thus made steady headway and entered into fifty-six years of existence and has celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 1999.

What it Aims:

• To bring all the children of 5-14 years (Maina) and 14-18 years (Semonias) age group under the wide banner of a common society of children.
• To propagate, maintain, and further the rights of the child in society.
• To develop and explore latent potentialities of children through extra-curricular programmes including art, craft, culture, etc., to establish children libraries, organise general and literary discussion, seminars, etc.
• To develop and encourage patriotic feelings in the mind of the children.
• To help to develop the creative instinct of the children through dance, drama, and music.
• To import physical training.
• To establish mutual contact and cooperation among the parents, guardians, teachers, and other social workers through Maina Parijat.
• To undertake and expand child welfare activities on scientific methods for the total development of the children.
• To cooperate with national and international organisations having similar objectives for furtherance of the aims and objects of Maina Parijat.
• To perform all such acts as may be necessary or proper for the achievement of any or all the objectives of Maina Parijat.

Programmes and Activities:

Free Education Centre: Two Education Centres named as PARIJAT KUNJA (PARIJAT VIDYALA) are providing free education to children at pre-primary and primary levels.

Participation in the National Integration Programmes:

• First Inter-State Holiday Camp at Rajgir, Bihar - 1970.
• Second Inter-State Holiday Camp at Bhubaneshwar - 1972.
• Third Inter-State Holiday Camp at Chandigarh - 1975.
• Fourth Inter-State Holiday Camp at New Delhi - 1977.
• Fifth Inter-State Holiday Camp at Dehradun, U.P. - 1979
• Sixth Inter-State Holiday Camp at Shillong, Meghalaya - 1982.
• Seventh Inter-State Holiday Camp at Shillong, Meghalaya - 1983
• Eighth Inter-State Holiday Camp at Darjeeling, West Bengal – 1984
• National Integration Camp at Mohali - 2004
• National Integration Camp at Mohali - 2005
• National Integration Camp at Jhansi - 2006

Participation in Inter-Regional Camp:

• First Inter-Regional Camp for Children of Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya & Arunachal Pradesh at Guwahati - 1972.
• Second Inter-Regional Integration Camp at Silchar, Assam - 1977
• Participated in North-East Youth Integration Camp at Imphal - 1974
• First Family-Stay Programme at Guwahati (Children from Bhubaneswar, Orissa received in families) - 1975
• Second Family-Stay Programme at Guwahati (Children from Bihar & Orissa received in families) - 1976
• Third Family-Stay Programme at Guwahati (Children from Patna, Bihar received) - 1977

Inter-State Living Programme:

• Inter-State Living Programme at Nasik, Maharashtra (Children from Assam received in family at Nasik) - 1973
• Inter-State Integration Camp, Gujarat - 18-22 Sept, 2005
• National Integration Camp, Delhi - 18-24 June, 2005

Participation in National Children Festival:

• All India Children and Youth Festival, Lucknow, U.P. - 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973.
• Antar Bharat Yuvak Sneh Milan at Trichur, Kerala - 1973
• Antar Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Yuvak Shram Sibir at Tiruchirapalli, Chennai - 1975
• Antar Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Mela at Indore, M.P. - 1976
• Antar Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Balanand Mela, at Kolhapur, Maharashtra - 1977
• Antar Bharati Camp for Youth Workers at Pune, Maharashtra - 1978
• State level Seminar on International Year of the Child, organised under the auspices of Dept. of Social Welfare, Govt. of Assam, Guwahati - 1979
• Walking Crusade through the state on International Year of the Child - 1979
• National Rally on International Year of the Child at New Delhi - 1979
• National Children Festival, Goa, Dec 27-31, 2004
• National Children Festival, Jhansi, UP, September 28 - 3rd October, 2006

Participation in National Seminar / Workshop / Training:

• Seminar of Executive Committee members at Central Institution of Research and Training in Public Cooperation (CIRTPC) in New Delhi - 1970.
• Orientation Training for Superintendents of Orphanages at CIRTPC, New Delhi, 1971.
• Workshop on Famine Relief at CIRTPC, New Delhi, 1971
• First Orientation Training for Children and Women Welfare Workers organised at Guwahati in collaboration with CIRTPC - 1974.
• Training in Youth Group Work at Viswa Yuvak Kendra, New Delhi - 1974
• All India Seminar in coordinating Community Development projects by Voluntary Agencies at Maharashtra, 1974.
• Certificate Course in Youth Work at Viswa Yuvak Kendra, New Delhi, 1975
• All India Seminar on Employment of Child Labour at National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) in New Delhi, 1975.
• Training on Social Defence by National Institute of Social Defence at Guwahati, 1977.
• State Level Seminar on International Year of the Child, organised under the auspices of Dept. of Social Welfare, Govt. of Assam, Guwahati - 1979