The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is aiming to have one lakh 'shakhas' in India by 2025, said Dr Ramesh Chandra Agarwal, the organisation's regional head. There are currently 72,000 'shakhas' in the country, he added. About 7.25 lakh youths, most of them aged between 20 and 35, applied to join the RSS between 2017 and 2022, he said.