The year 1969 also witnessed new foundations. On January 6, the small Convent, at Banari on the Netarhat road was blessed by His Grace Rev. Pius Kerketta S.J. Sister Elizabeth Lemmens with Sister Damiana Surin and Sister Roselima Toppo started the first community at Dulari (Darling) Banari, flanked by mountains, presenting a very pleasant scenery indeed.

Hesag

The second foundation, Hesag close to the Heavy Engineering Corporation, 7 kms. from the township of Ranchi on the Khunti road came up. Though the Sisters started their apostolic life in the School from 1st January 1969 the blessing of the new foundatiuon took place only on 12th January. Sister Simonne Beck, Sister Madhura Horo and Sister Mary Stella Nag started the School work, house visiting and caring for the sick. The Heavy Engineering Corporation must have supplied energy enough to start their ministry!!

Purnea

In August 1966, at the invitation of Bishop Leo Tigga S.J. of Dumka Diocese in North Bihar, the Gangetic plain opened the door in Purnea to welcome the Sisters to start a School. Mr. Teddy Johnson's property with an old residence in it, was presented for the purpose. The dilapidated residence was cleaned and on August 22, the House was dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

To comply with the request made by the people, some of the Convent rooms-the garage and the verandah - were used as class rooms for both English and Hindi medium sections.

Basantpur

Village Basantpur, 10 kms. from Purnea, has become a spring town with a flourishing Primary School filled with village boys and girls like buzzing bees. Sister Johanna Xess, with her pioneering charism, has undertaken this venture as a challenge to bring up the village through educating the village children.

Raniganj

Raniganj village is about 75 kms. from Purnea on the way to Raniganj town in the East. It has a Middle School with co-education, and also a Health Centre. The Sisters care for the well being of the villagers.

Kundli

Invited to Kundli, by Rt. Rev. Bishop Telesphore P. Toppo D.D., the first Bishop of Dumka Diocese, the Ursulines settled down on a rocky hillock. With their hard and unabated labour, an atmosphere of vivacity has been created in the life of the people with the Middle School, adult education, health care, mother and child care, eradicating illiteracy, training women, both young and old, caring for the family in matters of health and hygiene, at the same time conscientizing them of human dignity and rights.

Dumka

At Dumka, the Sisters are giving their services in the Social Development Centre of the Diocese in the human and spiritual promotion of the people and through projects, towards the socio-economic development of the place.

Nagaland

Rt. Rev. Hubert Rosario D.D. the Archbishop of Shillong invited the Sisters to assist him in shepherding the Naga tribes.

The Ursuline Sisters were welcomed in Wokha on January 25, 1969, and in Mokokchung on January 27, 1981. In both the places, particularly in the rural areas, the Sisters have been working in promoting good family life, health care and direct evangelization.

Unfortunately, due to lack of personnel, the Ursuline life discontinued in Nagaland after 23 years of dedicated service among the hill people.

Dharamjaigarh

Rev. Father Joseph Binje S.J. a Holy and Zealous Belgian Missionary approached the Ursulines in Ranchi on behalf of late Bishop Francis Ekka, inviting them to Dharamjaigarh in Raigarh Diocese for the education of girls and boys. There was only the Parish Primary School for boys and girls. sisters have now Middle, High and Higher Secondary Schools, a Health Centre and a Boarding School for girls.

The Ursuline Sisters entered Madhya Pradesh for the first time in June 1971, in the District of Raigarh. Father Binje followed up the Ursulines and another call came in June 1973 to Jhingo in Surguja District; also to continue the apostolate of education for girls and boys in continuation of the Primary School run by the Parish. At present Sisters are running the Middle, High and Higher Secondary Schools on their own. Side by side, they are engaged in Health services and other social and apostolic works.

Ambikapur

Ambikapur was erected a Region on 11th December 1990 and Sr. Dorothy Ekka was appointed 1st Regional Superior of Ambikapur.

Jorhat

In 1976, Rt. Rev. Robert Kerketta D.D. Bishop of Dibrugarh Diocese invited the Ursulines to Jorhat. Right away Classes VIII to X started for the tea garden tribal students, who had practically learnt nothing in the tea garden Primary/Middle Schools.

West Bengal

Captivated by the vast field of action among the people scattered in the tea gardens of West Bengal, the Ursulines accepted to pitch their tent in the Diocese of Jalpaiguri. Maria Basti was the 1st Ursuline Convent in West Bengal, but closed down later. Rt. Rev. James Toppo D.D., Bishop of Jalpaiguri graciously gave a plot of land for a residence cum school. Sister Paula De Block and Sister Barbara Vercammen selected the site for a second House at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. The second Ursuline Community was started in Kartick in 1993.

Andamans

In response to a call by the Church, the Ursulines landed in the Andamans at Wimberly Gunj, in the Diocese of Port Blair, on January 12, 1990 for the first time to begin their apostolate of love and service among the people of these islands.

Ursuline Convent, at Wimberly Gunj was inaugurated on 12th January 1990. Sister Margaret Mary Bara, Sister Kiran Kiro and Sister Pulcheria Minj were the pioneers.

The second house came into existence in Hut Bay on 14th January, 1998 also in the diocese of Port Blair. Sister Kiran Kiro and Sister Seraphina Kerketta were the pioneers. More new members joined the pioneers gradually to carry forward their respective apostolates.

Calicut

In keeping with the multi-cultural dimension and the evangelization zeal of the Ursulines of the Indian Province and at the invitation of the Bishop of Thamarassery, Dr. Jacob Thoomkuzhy, the authorities opened the very "First" Ursuline Convent at Calicut, Kerala, in 1995.

The Ursuline Sisters, Mary John Narikuzhy, Grace Mary Thadathil and Sister (Dr.) Jessy John were the pioneers of the new Foundation. The blessing and inauguration of the new Convent by Bishop Jacob Thoomkuzhy took place on 19th December, 1996.

This new House is situated near Calicut Medical College. Calicut is one of the ancient cities in Kerala.