AIR & Doordarshan

Subscription and Dues

1. There shall be no admission fee for membership of the Association.

2. (a) The subscription shall be Rs. 50/- per year, for the period 1^st April of the year to 31^st March of the next year. The subscription is to be paid in advance by 31^st of March every year.

(b) Alternatively a sum of Rs. 500/- may be paid one time to become Life Member.

Units or Branches

8. (a) Each office of AIR & Doordarshan in a city will have a separate Unit, if the number of members exceeds 10 (ten).

(b) In case the membership for each office of AIR or Doordarshan located in the same city, is less than ten than the AIR & Doordarshan Offices will form a combined single Unit.

9. Two or more Units at any Centre may form into a Branch.

10. Branches or in the absence of the Branches, the Units directly shall be affiliated to the Central Committee and the said Branches and the Unit shall be governed by the Rules and Regulations contained in these present and such by-laws as may be framed by the Central Committee.

11. A Unit which has more than ten members, shall elect an Additional Unit Representative for every ten members. The number of members so elected shall not exceed more than one for every additional ten members or part thereof exceeding three.

Management

12. The Management of the Unit shall be vested in a Committee elected by Units Members. Unit Committee may comprise of Unit Secretary and Unit Representative(s). Their number shall be decided by the Central Working Committee (CWC), which shall duly communicate the said number, while conveying its consent to the formation of the Unit.

13. The Management of the Association shall be vested in an Executive Committee of six duly elected Office Bearers, namely, President, Vice-President, General Secretary, Joint Secretary, Honorary Treasurer & Publicity Secretary. However, all policy decisions shall be taken by Central Working Committee comprising the above Executive Committee, Regional Secretaries, co-opted members and 20 elected members based upon proportionate strength of members in that cadre.

14. The CWC shall guide the policy, supervise the interest and lay down the general principles of administration of the Association in accordance with the declared aims and objects of the Association.

15. CWC shall have the right to open New Units of the Association. CWC shall also have the right to appoint State level functionaries as it may deem fit.

16. CWC shall have the powers to recommend to the General Body, the suspension of the working of any Unit of the Association.

17. CWC shall have the power to recommend to the General Body the suspension from any Office, of any Office Bearer of the Association.

18. CWC shall have the power to recommend to the General Body the suspension of any member of the Association.

19. CWC shall have the right to expel any member and such member shall have no claims on any subscriptions whatsoever paid by him/her to the Association, previous to his/her expulsion.

20. Executive Committee (EC) shall have the power to sanction any expenditure.

21. CWC shall delegate some or all their powers to the Executive Committee.

22. EC shall prepare appeals, memorandums etc.

23. EC shall refer controversial major issues to the members of the Association, through the Units.

24. EC shall issue a journal as soon as conditions and funds permit. They shall issue newsletters of general interest to the members of the Association from time to time.

25. All expenses incurred by the EC members for meeting day to day requirements will need approval of the EC from time to time.

26. The tenure of the members of the Central Working Committee & Central Committee shall be for a period of two years or till such time new members are elected in their place.

27. To have the proper functioning of these Committees the Units should ensure that they elect the Unit Secretaries & Unit Representatives so as to coincide with the election of the Office Bearers of the Executive Committee.