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Draft
constitution of the "Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine"
was prepared and approved by the nominated office bearers of the
newly created society under the leadership of Dr S.K. Misra, Founder
President as per the meeting held on 29.12.1980 in the Department
of Veterinary Medicine, P.A.U., Ludhiana, Punjab. 1.1
The name of the society will be "The Indian Society for
Veterinary Medicine". 1.2
Objectives of the Society:
i. To bring the different members working all over the country
together and provide
a common platform
to project the scientific, technical and clinical informations
pertaining
to livestock health.
ii. To keep the members of the society in touch with the latest
advances in various
sub-disciplines
of Veterinary Medicine such as clinical medicine, preventive
medicine,
experimental medicine, laboratory and zoo animal medicine, avian
medicine,
nuclear medicine, forensic medicine and jurisprudence,
iii.
To organise conferences, symposia and short term courses
on continued education
for the members of the society and field Veterinarians.
iv. To carefully consider proposals, ideas, views given by individual
or groups of members for furthering various aspects of animal health
programmes, Scientific knowhows and lab-to-land programmes.
v. To associate with other sisterly professional societies at
national and international level in order to achieve the above objectives.
vi. To promote research inventions on new formulations or appliances
for use as a therapeutic
or diagnostic aid and to maintain the standard of teaching in Veterinary
Medicine in the country.
vii. To
publish a journal of the society entitled, "The Indian Journal
of Veterinary Medicine" in order to incorporate the latest
researches and clinical observations in the field of Veterinary
Medicine and newsletter "ISVM Newsletter" to inform its
members about activities of society. 1.3
Jurisdiction The
jurisdiction of the society will cover the entire territory of the
Union of India. 1.4
Headquarters 1.4.1
The office of the society will function with its headquarter
at the place where the General Secretary holds his office. 1.4.2
For convenience and smooth functioning of the society, there
will be one representative from each of the following regions:- Western
region : Guj'arat, Maharashtra,
Rajasthan, Goa, Daman and Deu. Central
region : Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Southern
region : Kerala, Tamil Nadu.Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Pondicherry and Lakshadeep. Northern
region : Haryana, Punjab, Jammu
and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh. Abroad
:
Indian Scientists
belonging to the field of Veterinary Medicine but serving in foreign
countries. Pharmaceuticals
: A representative from different Pharmaceuticals. Chapter
: 2 2.1
Membership 2.
1. 1 Annual Member : A graduate of Veterinary Science/Medicine who
is actively engaged
in the teaching/ research/extension and working in the field of
Veterinary Medicine or allied fields is eligible to become a member
by paying an annual subscription of Rs. 407-w.e.f. 1.1.85 (subjected
to revision from time to time). At present
(12.2.97), the annual subscription is Rs. 50/-. 2.1.2
Life
Member : Any person
as specified under clause 2.1.1, by paying an amount of Rs. 4007-at
a time w.e.f. 1.1.85 (subjected to revision from time to time) is
eligible to become a life member. At present (12.2.97), the life
membership fee is Rs. 500/-. 2.1.3
Honorary
Member:
To be an honorary
member, a person should be of high professional standing or any
other person who has rendered commendable service for the cause
of Veterinary Medicine may be nominated by the executive council.
Members thus nominated by the executive council shall not be more
than two during any year and not more than 20 at any time. 2.1.4
Benefactor
: Donations
from benefactors will be accepted in any amount exceeding Rs. 1,500/-.
The benefactors have all the privileges of a member except to vote
and to contest for any office of the Society. 2.2.1
Members
: Annual members and life members of the society will have the privilege
to attend general body meetings, conferences, symposia, seminars
etc. and to vote and to contest for any office under the society. 2.2.2
Honorary
Members : Honorary members will have all the privileges as stated
under clause 2.2.1 except to vote and to contest for any office
of the society. 2.2.3
Enrollment
for memberships : Normally
any person fulfilling the qualifications as mentioned under clause
2.1.1 can apply for enrollment as a member in the prescribed proforma,
along with the membership fee to the General Secretary either through
the Regional Secretary or can directly apply to the General Secretary
under intimation to the Regional Secretary. The membership amount
should always be paid in the form of cross bank draft/M.O./Cash
payable to the Treasurer, Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine. 2.2.4
Commutaton
of: membership to life member: Those who want to become life members
but have continued to be effective annual members for two years,
a rebate will be allowed as a discount on the amount to be paid
for becoming a life member. 2.3
Functioning bodies: The
different functionary bodies of the society shall be: 2.3.1
General body, which shall comprise of effective members,
life members and honorary members. 2.3.2
Executive Council shall consist of the following office bearers
to be elected: 1.
President 1 2.
Vice-President 1 3.
General Secretary 1 4.
Regional Secretaries 7 5.
Treasurer 1 6.
Chief Editor 1 7.
Editors 4 The
executive council elected will have a term for two years from the
date of election. 2.3.3
Editorial Board: The editorial board for publication of the
Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine will consist of: 1.
President
Chairman 2.
Vice-President
Member 3.
General Secretary
Member 4.
Chief Editor
Member 5.
Editors
Member 6.
Treasurer
Member The
President is empowered to nominate eminent Scientist as member of
the Editorial Board in addition to the already existing office bearers
of the Editorial Board. 2.4
Formation of functionary bodies 2.4.1
Executive Council: When more than one members are nominated
for a particular vacancy, an election by ballot shall be held at
the general body meeting. The nomination shall be signed by a proposer
and seconder with declaration from the candidate intimating his
or her willingness. 2.4.2
Editorial Board: Names of the Chief Editor and Editors
will be proposed by the executive council and approved by the general
body. 2.5
Functions and powers 2.5.1
Executive Council: (a)
To supervise the overall functioning of the society. (b)
To fill up adhoc vacancy of the committee. (c)
To nominate/appoint sub-committees for organisation of symposia,
seminar, conventions etc. (d)
To approve all the financial transactions carried out by
the society. 2.5.2 President:
The President shall preside over all the meetings of
the society and shall coordinate the activities of different committees
for smooth functioning of " the society. 2.5.3
Vice-President: The Vice-President will assist the
President in discharging the above functions and shall act as President
in his absence. 2.5.4
General Secretary:
The General Secretary in consultation with the President/
Executive Council will arrange to convene meetings of general body,
executive council and such other committees, prepare agenda, draw
minutes of the proceedings and circulate the same in time. The financial
powers of the General Secretary will be sanctioned by the Executive
Council. 2.5.5
Regional Secretaries:
Regional Secretaries shall be responsible for assisting
the General Secretary to discharge his duties. They can arrange
for regional meetings subject to the approval of Executive Council.
They will be responsible for the lively functioning of the society
in their respective regions. 2.5.6
Treasurer: Treasurer shall be the custodian
of the financial assets of the society. He should maintain different
accounts in respect of all the financial transactions of the society
and shall present the receipt and expenditure statement. He will
make all the payment etc. by cheque subjected to countersignature
by the General Secretary. 2.5.7
Editorial
Board: Editorial Board shall get the journal registered, decide
about the style, format, and formulate rules and regulations so
as to maintain a high standard of publications. 2.5.8
Chief Editor: He/She
shall be responsible for publication of the
journal, * submission of annual expenditure statement in
respect of the journal. 2.5.9
Editors: The
editors will assist the Chief Editor and in the absence of the Chief
Editor, the President shall nominate one of the Editors to act as
Chief Editor in his/her absence. 2.6
Property of the Society The
society may raise funds by accepting contributions, donations, grants,
gifts etc. from members, non-members, private organisations, Government
Agencies and other charitable organisations. The entire property
movable and immovable shall vest with the executive council. 2.7
Quorum The
following shall be the quorum for the meetings. 2.7.1 General Body : 20% of the effective members (excluding
honorary members) on roll. In case of adjourned meeting, no quorum
is required. 2.7.2
Executive Council : At least eight members.. 2.8
Amendments New
rules can be incorporated or existing rules mentioned herein can
be amended, modified provided it is approved by 2/3rd majority of
the effective members during the period. 2.9
Operations of the funds of the Society 2.9.1
Membership, subscriptions, contributions, donations and grant-in-aids
etc. shall be deposited in the State Bank of India for which an
account in the said bank shall be opened. 2.9.2 Contributions received towards life membership shall be deposited
as fixed deposits with interest payable annually. 2.9.3
The treasurer shall deposit all receipts in the form of cash/draft
etc. on same day. In the event of holidays the deposits be made
on the next working day. 2.9.4 Withdrawal
of cash from the account of the society shall be
2.10
Maintenance of particulars of receipts and expenditure 2.10.1
The treasurer shall maintain detail and up-to-date accounts
pertaining to receipts and expenditure of the society and maintain
all such records like cash book etc. and get the account of the
society audited annually. 2.10.2
The annual audited account with auditors reports shall be placed
before the General Body meeting of the Society. 2.11
Institutions of Medals, Scholarships, Fellowships: 2.11.1 Medals: The Society may institute medals for the award
to the distinguished members of the Society based on scientific
contributions etc. as per the rules to be framed and approved by
the Executive Committee of the Society. For this purpose, the Society
may accept contribution/donation from firms/organisations /individuals.
The funds received for this purpose will be regulated by the rules
to be framed and approved by the Executive Committee. 2.11.2 Scholarships: The Society may award scholarships for
very promising young for
admission to M.V.Sc./Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine. 2.11.3
Award of Fellowship: The Society may award Fellowship to
deserving candidates as per the rules to be framed and approved
by the Executive Committee. Donation and contribution for the above
purpose may be received by the Society. a)
The members of the Society resolved that attempts may be
made to keep liaison with the international Societies for Buiatrics
and their related Societies. b)
It was further resolved that the attempts may be made to
contact professional colleagues and other animal health specialists
working in National Dairy Development Board, Dairy Federation and
Dairy Corporation so as to know the field programmes of dairy animals. 2.11.4 Appreciation Awards: The society will award Appreciation
Awards to its members for their outstanding contributions in the
field of Veterinary Medicine and for the cause of ISVM. However,
the numbers of such awards shall not be more than 3 in a year. 2.11.5
ISVM Plaque: The best clinical article published in
the Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine shall be recognised by
ISVM plaque each year. As
per the originally approved constitution (Chapter 2, clause Amendments
2.8) a number of new rules were incorporated as well existing rules
mentioned, herein were amended/modified in the general body meetings
of the ISVM for the upliftment and betterment of the society during
the subsequent ISVM conventions from time to time and at present
(1.2.1997) the Executive Committee consists of the following office
bearers elected fora term of two years (Sr. No.1 to 8 only) i.e.
from 1st April to 31st March of the comprising two financial years. 1.
President
1 2.
Vice-Presidents
2 3.
General Secretary
1 4.
Regional Secretaries
5-6 5.
Treasurer
1 6.
Editor
1 7.
Associate Editor
1 8.
Members of Editorial Board 3-4 9.
Founder President 10.
Ex-Immediate Past President ISVM 11.
Ex-Immediate Past General Secretary.lSVM Editorial
Board : The present editorial board as approved in the general body
meeting of ISVM during IXth convention (at Bombay Veterinary College)
consists of: 1.
Editor
1 2.
Associate Editor
1 3.
Members
3-4 (The
Editor and Associate Editors will have a term of four years as per
the approval of generation body meeting at 14th Convention in Lucknow)
The
following By-Laws were approved, as notified in the resolutions
adopted and published in the proceedings of the general body meetings
of previous ISVM conventions as per available records. 1.
IVth ISVM Convention-1985 (BAU, Ranch!): The
F.D.Rs should be reinvested as F.D.Rs or in other forms of capital
gain as deemed suitable by the general body. However, the amount
from the F.D.Rs should not be transferred to the S. B. account or
pledged for loan or utilized in any other way which will affect
the principal amount. 2.
Vllth ISVM Convention-1988 (CCSHAU, Hisar) An
amount of Rs. 10,0007- from ISVM funds be kept as a fixed deposit
and the interest derived from this should be used for the Young
Scientist Award each year. 3.
Vlllth ISVM Convention-1989 (IVRI, Izatnagar): (i)
The duration of annual membership of the society should be
from 1st April to 31st March of each year. (ii)
The term of the executive council should be from 1st April
to 31st March of the two financial years, so that properly audited
and up-dated accounts could be handed over to the next executive. iii)
The proposal of the executive to enhance rates of life membership
fee to Rs.500/-was approved by the general body. It also approved
the enhance rate of Rs.50/- for annual membership fee. iv)
Amendment of Constitution (a)
Resolved that under chapter 2 clause 2.1.3 the word "Honorary
member" be replaced by the word "Fellow of the Society".
The fellows may be called F.I.S.V.M. i.e. Fellow of Indian Society
for Veterinary Medicine. (b)
The following amendment was approved to be added after clause
2.2.3. The member can be recommended by executive council to the
general body to be expelled from the society on the ground of working
against the interest of the society or for misbehaviour. 5.
IXthlSVM Convention-1990 (APAU, Hyderabad) (i)
It was resolved that the following records are to be handed
over by the office bearers indicated against each: General
Secretary: Register
of life members, Register of annual members (preceeding year), unused
certificates, formats, trophies, plaques etc., other relevant records
and correspondence. Treasurer:
Transfer of bank accounts, fixed deposit receipts, cash book, audit
report up-to-date, utilization certificates for ICAR grants etc.,
Receipt books and bill books and any other relevant records. Chief
Editor: All
articles received and awaiting publications, blocks, a set of all
volumes of I.S.V.M. and Newsletter for future record and reference,
bill books and related documents; All other correspondence and related
papers in respect of lJVM. Invariably
the charge should be handed over within one month after expiry of
the term of the office bearers. (ii)
Advances taken from the ISVM by the organising secretary
for holding the convention should be refunded in full within one
month after holding the convention. (iii)
To honour the members of the society who get national award(s)
at the forthcoming convention. 6.
Xth ISVM Convention-1991 (Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai) (i)
The Chief Editor will be henceforth designated as Editor
and will be assisted by one Associate Editor from the same place.
The Editor and Associate Editor will jointly operate the S.B. Account
to be opened separately at the place where both of them will be
working. (ii)
List of life members should be computerised. (iii)
The ISVM fellowship should be established. (iv)
No registration fee is to be charged at the annual conventions
from the retired ISVM life members. 7.
Xllth ISVM Convention-1994 (Madras Veterinary College, Chennai) (i)
The executive committee's confirmation of the membership
of the Founder President, immediate past President and immediate
past General Secretary as members of the executive committee was
approved. 8. Xlllth ISVM Convention-1995 (HPKV, Palampur) (i)
A newsletter to be published by the society (Quarterly) from
the Secretariat. (ii)
The papers that are only presented in the national symposium
will be included in the compendium. (iii)
Senior members of the society (above 70 years) should be
honoured during the convention. (iv.)
General Secretary will write and procure the Ramlal Agrawal
and Dr P.L. Narayana Rao gold medals and hand over them to the persons
concerned. (v)
Business interest should not be there in any administrative
and academic affairs of the society. (vi)
Existing executive committee members politely requested to
avoid contesting for any ISVM awards. (vii)
The By Laws of the society should not be changed frequently. (viii)
The awards should be disclosed citing the contributions of
the awardee in future. 9.
XlVth ISVM Convention-1996 (Deptt. of Animal Husbandry, Lucknow) (i)
It has been decided to increase the Vice-President's post
from one to two considering the heavy workload. (ii)
One can get award of ISVM once in three years only. |
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