The camaraderie began 10 years ago when Mrs. Bharti Kalappa initiated her friends from the industry to catch up over food at Shiro, UB City, Bangalore since they decided to unite to form a Housekeepers group. Mrs. Bindu Neel, GM of The Paul Hotel invited interested housekeepers for a meeting. Mrs. Jayashree Nagaraj motivated the group to form an association called Southern Housekeepers Club. Another meeting was conducted at the Chancery Pavilion and the Board members elected were Mrs. Bharti Kalappa, Mr. Rakshith, Mr. Kiran, Mrs. Jayashree Nagaraj, and Mrs. Asha Prem Kumar.

Mrs.Jayashree Nagaraj the then president, launched SHC on the 11th October 2012. After a successful completion of 3 years, numerous well-wishers including The Karnataka Govt. appreciated the vision and mission of the club and motivated us to form our own association at the National level. Under the leadership of Mrs.Jayashree Nagaraj, the National Level Association called PHA (Professional Housekeepers Association) came into being on the 21st May 2015. Mrs.Bhavana Alvares was elected the President and Mrs. Jayashree Nagaraj became the Founder President and Chairperson. Together they pioneered loads of commendable activities like conducting workshops, training programs, making SOPs, etc. This association has been recognised by the industry, proof of which is obvious as we now have Executives from all the best brands of Hotels, Facility management companies, Healthcare and other Housekeeping entrepreneurs.

To instill a sense of pride, comradeship, knowledge & professionalism among the housekeeping fraternity and future housekeeping professionals.

To be a non-profit organization that provides an active platform to holistically synergize the housekeeping workforce and budding housekeeping professionals by facilitating practical & innovative solutions, guidance, and knowledge dissemination through rigorous networking & interactive initiatives.