LAD and Smt. SRP College for Women, Nagpur is affiliated to the RTM Nagpur University and came to be called as the Central College for Women. The was merged with L.A.D. College for Women in 1981-82. The merger gave the College its current name Lady Amritbai Daga College for Women of Arts, Commerce & Science and Smt. Ratnidevi Purohit College of Home Science and Home Science Technology. At the establishment stage, the College was given financial support by the trustees of Late Sir Dorabji Tata of Bombay. His Excellency Sir Hyde C. Gowan, the then Governor of Central Provinces also gave financial help to the college. His Exalted Excellency the Nizam of Hyderabad rendered generous support to the college in the form of endowments. It also received donations from Mr. Bhulabhai Desai for the development of the library. The College continues to be patronized by philanthropists and is managed by the elites of the society. With a pedigree as impeccable as described, it does not come as a surprise that its name today is synonymous with quality education in Central India.