Proposed Amendments in Constitution of GSIA

Agenda item e(i) of the GSIA AGM Notice
Proposed Amendments in Constitution

GOA STATE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
(An Apex Association for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in Goa)

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT NO. VI

Chapter Five
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Existing Provisions
a) There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of a President, Three Vice-Presidents, One Secretary, one Jt Secretary, one Treasurer, Immediate Past President and Eleven Members. The President will have a right to co-opt two additional member on the Executive Committee.

c) The term of the Executive Committee will be for a period of two years. Elective Members of the Executive Committee will be elected bi-annually at the Annual General Meeting and will continue to hold office until the new Committee takes charge. The Election of the Executive Committee will be by a simple majority vote at the Annual General Meeting. In order to ensure proportional representation on the Executive Committee it must be ensured that a maximum of one sixth of the Committee upto a maximum of three can be elected from a particular Industrial Estate. The Office Bearers of the GSIA shall be elected by the members of the Executive Committee from amongst themselves after their election to the Executive Committee.

f) Seven members of the Executive Committee shall form a quorum at any Executive Committee Meeting.

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Amendments Proposed
Chapter Five
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

a) There shall be an Executive Committee consisting of a President, One Vice-President, One Secretary, one Treasurer, Immediate Past President and Eight Members. The President will have a right to co-opt one or two additional members on the Executive Committee.

Besides, President of each Industrial Estate Association as Special Invitee. However, they will have no voting rights.

Besides, there will be an Advisory committee consisting of four Immediate Past Presidents.

c) The term of the Executive Committee will be for a period of three years starting from 2010. Elective Members of the Executive Committee will be elected at the end of three years term at the Annual General Meeting and will continue to hold office until the new Committee takes charge. The Election of the Executive Committee will be by a simple majority vote at the Annual General Meeting. In order to ensure proportional representation on the Executive Committee it must be ensured that a maximum of one sixth of the Committee upto a maximum of three can be elected from a particular Industrial Estate. The Office Bearers of the GSIA shall be elected by the members of the Executive Committee from amongst themselves after their election to the Executive Committee.

f) Five members of the Executive Committee shall form a quorum at any Executive Committee Meeting.

k)(v) The members of Advisory Committee shall retire one by one chronologically/ seniority-wise after the expiry of the term of Executive Committee and New Executive Committee elected, and the Immediate Past President of the retiring Executive Committee will replace the retired Advisory Committee Member.

The powers of the Advisory Committee shall be;
a) to advice the Executive Committee for the conduct of the affairs of the Association functioning and to provide guidance/assistance for taking major and important decisions.

b) to advice in the financial matters particularly in the cases where the expenditure is more than Rs. 5.00 lakhs for a size payment.

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