[3] On Vaisakhi day in 1901, a public meeting was convened at the Malwai Bunga in Amritsar that established a committee to work towards setting up a unitary fellowship.

[6][3] In the first session, the following persons were elected to high positions within the organization:[6][3] A sum of twenty-five Singh Sabha chapters (representing congregations in Amritsar, Rawalpindi, Agra, Bhasaur, Badbar, Multan, Dakha, and Kairon) affiliated themselves with the C.K.D.

[3] Concerted efforts were delegated to the upliftment of both Sikh women and men through the establishment of educational institutions.

[3] Additionally, the organization carried out translation work, many titles written in different languages were rendered in Punjabi.

To promote the spiritual, intellectual, moral, social, educational, and economic welfare of the Khalsa Panth.

To extend facilities and benefits of the activities of the Chief Khalsa Diwan to all irrespective of their caste, creed, or community.

[3] Members of the society were also required to donate the customary Sikh tithing (known as dasvandh) out of their annual earnings toward the benefit of the community.

once sent out a questionnaire on the correct way to open the Guru Granth Sahib in public gatherings, eventually coming to the conclusion after over 1,600 responses to the query that the correct manner was to open the scripture in a room adjoining an assembly rather than the public meeting hall.

established a body of missionaries to spread the message of the Sikh gurus who travelled and preached in various localities within the Punjab but also were active in neighbouring areas, especially the Northwest Frontier Province and Sindh.

launched an educational campaign in the city of Delhi, consisting of religious congregations (diwans), to inform visitors on the Sikh religion.

started publishing a monthly newspaper called The Khalsa Advocate to act as its official mouthpiece.

[6] It successfully campaigned to have murtis (idols) removed from the precincts (specifically the outer walkway or parikarma around the temple-tankor sarovar) of the Golden Temple shrine in Amritsar in 1905.

established the Khalsa Pracharak Vidyalaya in Tarn Taran to coach aspiring ragis, granthis, and prachariks (preachers).

[3] The Sikh Educational Conference would hold annual sessions that were popular with the public, drawing high amounts of attendees, with the host location rotating each year.

[3] The matter of the sessions dealt with contemporary issues affect Sikh education, religious topics, and poetry plus kirtan contests occurred.

[6] Many famous personalities and leading Sikh educationalists and business magnates have attended these conferences over the years.

[3] This organ desired and campaigned for Punjabi (in Gurmukhi) to receive official recognition and adoption by government departments (with emphasis on the postal and railway branches) for particular, initial work.

launched the Khalsa Handbill Society for the purpose of creating lithographed posters for free-of-cost dispensation.

[3] The Chief Khalsa Diwan's members were instrumental in the passing of the Anand Marriage Act, 1909.

[3] This procedure happened two times due to lengthy discussions before the code of conduct could be finished and released.

[8][3] The code of conduct espoused what was essentially a halfway point of the more traditional rahitnamas and the later Sikh Rehat Maryada published by the S.G.P.C.

[3] On 31 March 1911, the viceroy Charles Hardinge was met with Sikh demands of representation (in the services and both the Imperial and Provincial councils) set forth by the C.K.D.

agitated for the removal of the ban against kirpans (a fundamental item of the Sikh religion) under the British-enacted Arms Act, 1878.

[6] After the arrest of some of the agitators and the influence of Sundar Singh Majithia, the kirpan was made exempt from the Arms Act in Punjab in June 1914 and the remainder of India in 1917.

helped gain control of the Sikh religious sites of the Golden Temple and Akal Takht.

and Shiromani Akali Dal in 1920, the two newcomers gradually won over religious and political roles and responsibilities that the C.K.D.

[3] Two events highlight the decline of the Chief Khalsa Diwan's pursuits and impact: After the enactment of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, the S.G.P.C.

[9] On 26 May 1955, the organization passed a resolution that allowed the formation of local committees for the purpose of improving its jurisdiction and recruiting more social workers.