History
IBCMJS
Although Rotary district were established for the first time in 1912, clubs India, Burma, Ceylon, Malayasia, Java and Siam did not come under any District. They were grouped together as the IBCMJS area and was placed in charge of Hony Commissioner Sir Fredirick James.
Provisional District A
In 1931, India, Burma and Ceylon were formed into Provisional District ‘A’ and Commissioner FE James continued in charge.
District 89
On July 1, 1936 Rotary International decided that India having 16 Rotary Clubs – the number increased to 24 in the following year – should be granted district status. India became Rotary District No. 89. In 1937-38, the first Governor of the District was Sir Pheroze Sethna of the Rotary Club of Bombay, while Sir Frederick James of Madras continued to be the Commissioner. He later became the Governor in 1938-39.
District 88
In 1939, District 89 was bifurcated. Clubs in our region found themselves in District 88 under District Governor B T Thakur. Rotary International honoured him by making him a Director and subsequently a Vice President of Rotary International.
District 90
From 1942-43, the District was again renumbered as a result of the increase of the number of Rotary Club in India, and became the 9th District. Dr A C Ukil of the Rotary Club of Calcutta was the first Governor of the new District.
District 91
The legendary Rtn. Nitish Laharry became the District Governor of District 90 for two terms in 1944-45 and 1945-46. With the renaming of the District to 91, he served as Governor for the third time in 1946-47.
District 53
Rotary in India continued to be active, forming new clubs and soon new District had to be formed to prevent the old geographical areas from becoming too unwieldy. Rotary District 53 was unique in that it covered in those days 18 Rotary clubs located in no less than three countries viz., India, East Pakistan and Burma. The Indian Territory included West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Assam and a portion of Madhya Pradesh.
District 325
At the end of the decade (1957) the District was regrouped and renumbered with three digits into District 325 and 326. Our District 325 consisted of Burma, India, including Assam, Nagaland and West Bengal. Nepal and Sikkim and that portion of Bihar within the territorial limits of Rotary Club of Asansol, West Bengal. Raj Kishore Prasad (1957-58) was the first Governor of this District.
District 3290
From 1990 Rotary International introduced 4 digits in its District numbering system and District 3290 came into being. This comprised 11 revenue districts of West Bengal viz., Kolkata, 24, Parganas North, 24, Parganas South, Bankura, Hooghly, Howrah, Murshidabad, Nadia, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur and Purulaia; Andaman & Nicobar Islands and the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal.
District 3291
In 2008, following a redistricting, the 11 revenue districts of West Bengal and Andaman Nicobar Islands came to be known as Distric 3291, while Nepal was christened 3292.
