"RULES AND REGULATIONS"

       NAME:            “...........................

ADDRESS:        The office of the foundation shall be situated at : .......................................
                     

1.       INTERPRETATIONS:

(A)  FOUNDATION:   Means the Foundation the name “...............................................”  of which appears in the Memorandum of Foundation and is registered under the provisions of the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

(B)    OBJECTS: Those occurring in Clause Number (4) of the Memorandum of Foundation.

(C)   MEMBERS: Means who have been accepted as member by the Executive Committee and whose name duly appears on the membership register of the foundation.

(D)  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: The Executive Committee will consist of as per clause No (5) in Memorandum of Foundation and Management of Foundation is vested on the Managing Committee.

(E)    FINANCIAL YEAR : The financial year means the period commencing from 1st April and Ending on 31st March.

(F)    RULES AND REGULATIONS: Rules and Regulations means the Rules and Regulations stated hereunder and/or amended from time to time by the General Body Meeting.

2.                 JURISDICTION:        
Jurisdiction of the foundation shall be STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND THROUGH INDIA.

3.                 MEMBERSHIP AND ITS ENROLLMENT:-
Membership to the foundation is given to any person:-

1)    Who is working in Medial and Social fields or who is interested in the objects of the foundation and has given an application in writing for membership, shall be eligible to become a member of the foundation on his/her paying the requisite membership fees, subject to ultimate approval of the president within his discretionary powers.

2)    Who has accepted in writing the Rules and Regulations of this Foundation.

3)    Whose name has been approved and finalized by the President and who has the right to vote at the meeting of the Foundation.

4)    The President reserve the right to make enroll new members, and any membership application can be rejected by him without giving any reason whatsoever.

4.                 TYPES OF MEMBERS:

1)    FOUNDER MEMBERS :
Founder member is a person, who is signatory to the Memorandum of Foundation and Rules and Regulation, will be life member of foundation and whose contribution to the foundation for Rs. 00,000/- per annum.

2)    ORDINARY MEMBERS :
Ordinary Member is a person to whom the membership is allotted and approved by the Executive Committee and whose contribution to the foundation for Rs. 00,000/- per annum.

3)    LIFE MEMBERS:
All Founder Members shall remain as life members till the existence of this foundation. The right of life membership and President-ship is inherit right and only be passed to the survivals and inhabitants of Founder Members.

5.                 CEASING OF MEMBERSHIP :
1)    The President and Secretary shall have power to remove a member if he is found acting prejudicially to the interest prestige and working of the foundation. However, sufficient opportunity shall be given to him to submit his explanation and if such explanation is not found satisfactory to the President and Secretary.
2)    If Members, Resigns his membership in writing and his resignation is so accepted by the President and Secretary.
3)     If a member without intimation to the President and Secretary of the foundation leave India for more than 6 months or more, then his membership shall be deemed to have cancelled.
4)    If a member dies or become lunatic, Executive Committee will be authorized to cease his membership.
5)    If a member is convicted of any offence.
6)    Any member who has not attended three consecutive meeting may be liable for cease as a member of the foundation.
7)    Any member who has not attended three consecutive meeting may be liable for cease as a member of the foundation.

6.                 WAY OF FILLING IN VACANCY :
If any vacancy occurs in the Executive Committee on account of death/resignation then the remaining member of the Executive Committee will nominate a member, subject to ultimate and final approval of the President& Secretary.

7.                 AUTHORITIES OF FOUNDATION :
The following shall be authorities of the foundation.
(a)     The General Body,
(b)     The Executive Committee.

a)        GENERAL BODY : It’s right and duties:-
The General Body shall consist of the members whose names appear on the register of the members of the foundation. Further the Donor, honorary members as well as the life members as maintained shall have the right to remain present for the General Body Meeting and place their opinion about any activity of the foundation and shall be eligible to exercise every right, except the right to vote for the election of the Executive Committee.
The General Body is supreme and final authority of the foundation and has power to watch and keep control over the work and administration of the Executive Committee.

(i)   RIGHTS AND DUTIES :
The Annual Meeting of the General Body shall be held normally once in an every year or more often, if required.
a)    To consider and approve the Annual Report of the foundation, presented by the President and Secretary.
b)    To consider and adopt the audited statement of accounts for the previous year.
c)     To consider the resolutions and amendments referred to it by the Executive Committee.
d)   To consider the budget estimates of the foundation for the following year.
e)     To appoint the Auditor’s of the foundation for the next financial year and to fix their remuneration.
f)      To elect the Executive Committee after every five years.
g)    Transact such other businesses as may be brought forward with the permission of the President and Secretary.

(ii)            NOTICE OF GENERAL BODY MEETING:
a)    The Secretary of the foundation upon the discussion of the President or requisition of the 3/5th members of the Executive Committee shall convince all the members of the foundation, about the meeting of General Body Meeting with at least 14 days clear notice.
b)    The notice of the meeting signed by Secretary shall contain the date, place, and specific agenda to be discussed at the meeting.
c)     The notice of the General Body Meeting shall be served upon the members by personal delivery or through under certificate of posting or by publication in a newspaper. However non receipt of notice by any member shall not invalidate the business transacted in such meeting. The Annual Meeting of the General Body shall normally be held in the month of December every year.

(iii)         QUORUM :-
The necessary quorum for the General Body Meeting shall be 3/5 of the existing members on the record. When there is no quorum the meeting shall be adjourned and adjourned meeting may be held after half an hour at the same place the members then present shall constitute the quorum and shall consider the same agenda and note that effect may be made in the notice of the meeting.
All matters or questions before the General Body shall be decided by simple majority of votes by show of hands or by secret ballot if demanded by the present members. In case of equality of votes the presiding president of the meeting shall have casting vote in addition to his vote.

b)      EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
The management and control of the foundation shall be at present vested in an Executive Committee of 7 members. The number of members of Executive Committee shall be minimum (seven) which can be further extended to maximum up to eleven.
The Tenure of the Executive Committee is 5 years. After expiry of the tenure, Executive Committee will be elected by the members of foundation. Founder members only shall be eligible for contesting election of members of Executive Committee. The members of Executive Committee shall be eligible for re-election.
Office bearers will be elected by the Members of Executive Committee.
1)President 2) Secretary 3) Joint Secretary 4)Treasurer 5)Joint Treasurer
The Post of President, Secretary & Treasurer will remain constant until existence of the foundation. The post will be inherited to survivals of the President, Secretary & Treasurer.  

8.                 RULES FOR ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :
First Executive Committee is nominated after expiry of first Executive Committee. The new Executive Committee is to be elected by General Body Meeting and said election shall be held by secret ballot or by show of hands. If necessary the Executive Committee in existence will frame rules of election.
The members who want to contest the election for being elected as a member of Executive Committee (only those persons from the General Body who are holding the membership from a continuous period of one year prior to the election) should submit on his application to the secretary ten days in advance prior to the date of General Body Meeting which is fixed for election, application shall be proposed by one member and seconded by the another member.

9.                 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: (MEETING, NOTICE & QUORUM)
1)     The President shall preside over at all the meeting of the Executive Committee. In his absence, the Executive Committee shall elect/select one of its members to preside the meeting.
2)    3/5th members shall form a quorum at the meeting of the Executive Committee. If at a duly convened meeting of the Executive Committee, there is no quorum at the time announced for the meeting shall be adjourned. The adjourned meeting shall be held after half an hour for which there is no necessary of the quorum. However, the same agenda will be considered of the adjourned meeting.
3)    All matters placed before the Executive Committee shall be decided by 3/5th the majority of votes taken by show of hands. In case of equality of votes, the President of the meeting shall be entitled to a casting vote.
4)    The Executive Committee shall meet once in every 4 (four) months or more often as thought fit and proper.
5)    Notice of Executive Committee shall be sent 3 (three) days in advance before the meeting by Ordinary Post or by any other method to be decided by the Executive Committee.  

10.            SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
The Executive Committee shall meet at least once in three months and in the said meeting the time and subjects kept before if by secretary in consultation with the president shall be discussed and the decision will be taken on the same by majority.
The three members of executive Committee or by requisition call for the special meeting of executive committee.
The said requisition must be given at least two days in advance to the secretary who shall upon the receipt of said requisition convene the special meeting of executive committee. In case of the president and/or secretary fails to convene the said meeting in spite of requisition, the said three members who have given the requisition may themselves call for the meeting and conduct the said meeting.

11.            POWERS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :
1)    To frame regulations consistent with the constitution for:-
a)    The conduct of its business and,
b)    The conduct of its meeting and,
c)     To manage the affairs of the Foundation.

2)    To solicit, obtain and/or accept subscriptions, donations, grants, gifts, devices, bequest and trusts from any person, firm, corporation or institutions or a likewise body.
3)    To hold movable and immovable properties of the Foundation and to administer its funds.
4)    To consider and recommend for adoption by the General Body, the annual budgetary provisions for the ensuing year of the Foundation.
5)    To prepare the draft of the annual reports and financial statements of the foundation and recommend the same to the General Body for their sanctions and to arrange for its circulations among the members.
6)    To consider the sanction proposals for extra expenditure.
7)    To construct, maintain, extend, improve, repair, alter, enlarge, and modify house building or such type of work necessary or convenient for the purpose of the Foundation.
8)    To enter into, vary, carry or such type of work necessary or convenient for the purpose of the Foundation.
9)    To take steps with a view to preventing a member or any other employee from doing anything or acting in any manner or performing any act of commission or omission detrimental to the interest of the foundation.
10)                       To fill vacancies in the Executive Committee caused by death, resignation or absence without leave of a member or members for three consecutive meetings. But failure to fill in such vacancy or vacancies shall not during the interval vitiate the proceedings and affairs of the Executive Committee, which shall be discharged by the remaining members of the Executive Committee.
11)                       To consider and if thought fit, sanction proposals for the appointment of needs of institution, and members of establishments in such institutions.
12)                       To appoint, confirm, promote or terminate the services of any employee working in the institute and its branches.
13)                       To fix the salaries and allowances to be paid or made to the employees of the foundation in its various institutions.
14)                       To appoint a committee, if required by the name ’Advisory Board’ for the said foundation. If deemed necessary and to fix its tenure. To dissolve/change the members thereof if circumstances so warrant.
15)                       To amalgamate with other foundation/institution or foundation having similar or in part similar objectives of the foundation.
16)                       Provided, however that nothing contained herein shall prevent the Executive Committee from reimbursing themselves out of the foundation such funds and all bonafide expenses incurred by them jointly or severally in or about the execution of the work of foundation.
17)                       Generally to do all such acts and things as may be necessary or desirable in the interest of the foundation whether they are expressly provided in the rules or not.
18)                       To borrow and raise funds by way of donation, subscription, gifts, grants, loans from other financial institutes, Industries, Nationalized banks, Financial Authorities, Financial Organization, various finance providing companies and organizations.

12.            DUTIES OF OFFICE BEARERS:
1)    PRESIDENT:
1)    To preside over and conduct of the general body meetings and the meetings of the Executive Committee.
2)    To convene all meetings of Executive Committee and the General Body as provided in the rules.
3)    To decide all matters/issues by majority of votes.
4)    To take such action or to suggest such proposal which he deems fit and proper in the interest of the Foundation.
5)    The right to call any meeting.
6)    To do all acts in order to promote the welfare of the foundation.
7)    To keep control over the staff of the foundation.
8)    The president shall have a casting vote in case of a tie.

2)    SECRETARY
1)    To call meeting by fixing agenda, time place etc. in consultation with the President or as directed by the President.
2)    To maintain truthful proceeding of all meetings of Executive Committee and General Body.
3)    To accept membership application and to place them before Executive Committee and General Body as the case may be.
4)    To operate accounts.
5)    To take action in the interest of the foundation.
6)    To maintain or to get maintained the accounts of the foundation.
7)    To keep records of the foundation.
8)    To issue orders of appointment, removal, suspension and
9)    To do all other work, allotted, entrusted to him in the interest of the foundation.

           3)  JOINT SECRETARY  :-
     a)       He will take over all duties and rights in the absence of Secretary.
     b)      He will assist the Secretary in his work for better administration and speedy work.
     c)       He has to inform, report & get checked all work entrusted by the Secretary from time to time.
               4)TREASURER :
1)    He will be responsible for all the sums of money which are from time to time received by the foundation.
2)    To see and maintain accounts of the foundation and its institutions.
3)    To get the accounts of the foundation audited and present the statement of accounts to the annual general body.
4)    To present the budget to the Executive Committee for consideration and sanction.
  
                  5)  JOINT TREASURER  :-
          a)       He will took over all duties and rights in the absence of Treasurer.
          b)      He will assist the treasurer in his work for better administration and speedy work.
          c)       He has to inform, report & get checked all work entrusted by the Treasurer from time to time.

6)COMMITTEE MEMBERS :
Other members of the Executive committee of the foundation shall do the work i.e. entrusted to them by the President of the foundation.

13.             Honorary internal Auditor:-
     i)        If Managing Committee feels if necessary for the benefit of Trust/Society, can appoint Honorary Internal Auditor to be approved in the Managing Committee meeting.
     ii)       His amount of honorarium if any has to be fixed in the meeting of the Managing Committee.
     iii)      He will assist Treasurer to finalize Balance and Income & Expenditure every year of the Trust/ Society.
     iv)He will advise and do such work regarding income-tax and will advise the Managing Committee in respect of such other Govt. transactions and keep liaison with such Govt. Agencies wherever payments are required to be made.

14.            PROVISIONS FOR LOAN AND INVESTMENT:
1.     To raise loan if necessary on the security of the movable or immovable properties of the foundation by taking necessary permission of the Hon. Joint Charity Commissioner u/s 36A (3) of Bombay Public Trusts Act 1950.
2.     To open, invest and operate all accounts of any description with any Nationalized or co-operative bank and to invest and deal with any money of the foundation not immediately required for any of the objects under section as of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950.

15.            PROVISION FOR PURCHASE AND SALE OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES :
1)    To acquire gifts, purchase, exchange, lease, hire or otherwise any lands, buildings, assets, rights of any property, movable and /or immovable and any estate or interest for the foundation.
2)    To purchase, take on lease or otherwise acquire or to give its property on lease or hire as may be deemed necessary or convenient.
3)    To sell, dispose off any property or any part thereof as may be considered necessary or convenient in the best interest of the foundation with prior permission of the Hon’ble Joint Charity Commissioner, u/s 36 (1) of the B.P.T. Act, 1950.

16.            EXTRA ORDINARY/REQUISITION MEETING OF GENERAL BODY :-
Such meeting shall be held at the requisition at least of the 1/5th of the total number of members on roll provided that the request is made in writing to the President stating the business proposed to be discussed, no other business shall be discussed at the Extra – Ordinary Meeting than the specific purpose for which the meeting is being called.

Decisions shall be taken by a simple majority.  The President shall have a casting vote in case of a tie.  The quorum for the transaction of business shall be 3/5th members.  In the event of quorum not being present within half an hour for five times set for the meeting, the meeting shall stand adjourned and reassemble after half an hour.  At such adjourned meeting, the rule of quorum shall not apply.

17.            VOTING RIGHTS:-
Every member will have the right for one vote to be exercised at
the General Body meeting.  All decisions will be arrived at in the Executive Committee as well as in the General Body Meeting by a majority vote.  In the event of the tie, the presiding person i.e. the President shall have the power of deciding the issue by a casting vote.  Members who are in arrears of their annual subscription will not be entitled to:-
(a) Vote for the Annual General Body Meeting
(b) Stand for the election of the Executive Committee
(c)  Propose, second or cast votes in the election

18.            FUNDS:-
The funds of the foundation shall consist of subscriptions, and donations and such other funds received from whatever source, and the same shall be deposited in any Nationalized or Co-operative Bank or public securities approved by the Executive Committee.

The Income, money and properties of the foundation, in whatsoever manner derived, shall be applied solely towards the maintenance, upkeep and improvement of the institution and properties of the foundation and for the promotion of all or any of the objectives specified above and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of profit to the members of the foundation PROVIDED and howsoever that nothing herein shall prevent in good faith remuneration to any member in return for any service rendered to the foundation.

The foundation may establish general, special or capital funds for furtherance of the aims and objectives of the foundation and the money shall be deposited in Nationalized and/or Co-operative banks or public securities. 

19.            PERCENTAGE OF EXPENDITURE :-

Out of the income of the foundation atleast 80 % of the income shall be incurred on carrying out the objectives of the foundation and 20 % income shall be incurred on administrative expenses.
  
20.            BANK ACCOUNT:
The bank accounts shall be in the name of the foundation and shall be operated under the joint signature of any two out of President, Treasurer and Secretary. However, the signature of President is compulsory. 

21.            BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS AND INSPECTION AND AUDIT:
Proper Books of Accounts shall be maintained by the Executive Committee and those shall be kept at the office of the foundation and same shall be available for the inspection of general Body. For each financial year shall be audited by Charted Accountant who shall submit their reports on the same to the Executive Committee who shall present it to the General Body with their remarks.

22.            CHANGE AMENDMENT IN THE NAME AND OBJECT:
To alter, extend, amend or change the name and/or the objectives of the foundation, however, provisions of sections 12 and 12A of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 shall be complied with.

23.            CHANGE IN RULES AND REGULATIONS:
Any change to be done in the rules and regulations will be done by calling special General Meeting and 3/5th of the total number of members should be present for the said meeting and the said change should be accepted in the said meeting by majority.

24.            LIST OF MEMBERS :
The list of persons who are members within the meaning of Section 15 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860, shall be maintained in the form of Schedule VI to the Societies Registration (Maharashtra) Rules, 1971 vide Rules 15 thereof.

25.            INDEMNITY :
1) The office bearers and the members of the foundation shall   be indemnified in respect of acts done by them for the foundation in good-faith and no office bearer or member of the foundation shall be liable for such act done by any other office bearer or member of the foundation.
2)No act or proceedings of the foundation shall be deemed to be invalid by a reason merely of any vacancy in and/or defect pr deficiency in the construction of Memorandum of the foundation.

26.            SEAL :
There shall be a common seal of the foundation which shall be affixed at the discretion of Executive Committee to such deeds, contracts agreements and official letters,  documents or statements of whatever nature where requires the sanction of the Executive Committee.

27.   If the Trustee of these presents shall be a Solicitor, Advocate, Chartered Accountant, Architect or a person engaged in any other profession he, she,  his or her firm shall be entitled to charge for his or her or their and firm's professional or other services including all profits, costs and charges inspite of the fact that he or she shall be the trustee of these presents and whether such charges are in the ordinary course of this profession or not and although they may not be of a nature requiring the employment of a Solicitor, Advocates, Chartered Accountants, Architects or other professional person.

28.  The Trust hereby declared and created shall be and shall remain irrevocable for all times and the Settler doth hereby release, relinquish, surrender and determine his/her right or power if any which may be regarded as having been reserved to him/her either by these presents or otherwise howsoever to restore to himself/herself or to reclaim any interest in the Trust and the investments for the time being representing the same or the income thereof TO THE INTENT that the Trust fund may be held by the Trustees upon the Trusts and with and subject to the power provisions, agreements and declarations contained in these presents to the entire exclusion of the Settlor and/or any benefit to the Settlor by contract or otherwise.  


29.      DISSOLUTION :
If any reason, it is decided to dissolve the foundation, the provision of sec. 13 and 14 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860, shall be complied with.

CERTIFICATE

Certify that, this is the true and correct copy of the Rules and Regulations adapted by “.....................................................”  to best of our knowledge and belief.

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