MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

  1. Name of the Society

The Name of the Society shall be Association for Rehabilitation under National Trust Initiative of Marketing.

  1. Registered Office

The Registered Office of the Society shall remain in the Union territory of Delhi and at present it is at the following address:

National Trust,

9th Floor, JeevanPrakashBuilding,

25 Kasturba Gandhi Marg,New Delhi 110 001

  1. Definition

In the present Memorandum of Association and the Rules and Regulations of Association for Rehabilitation under National Trust Initiative of Marketing unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context :

  1. “Society” shall mean Association for Rehabilitation under National Trust Initiative of Marketing.
  1. “ARUNIM” shall mean Association for Rehabilitation under National Trust Initiative of Marketing
  2. "Central Government" shall mean the Government of India.
  3. "State Government" shall mean a Government of any State or UnionTerritory in India
  4. “National Trust Act” shall mean the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999)
  5. “National Trust” shall mean the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities as constituted under the National Trust Act.
  6. “Person with Disability Act” shall mean the Person with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act, 1995 (1 of 1996)
  7. “Disability” shall mean any disability as defined in the National Trust Act and Person with Disability Act.
  8. “Person with disability” shall mean such person as defined in Person with Disability Act and the National Trust Act.
  9. “Product” shall mean any product produced by persons with disabilities
  1. Aims and Objects

ARUNIM is established as a non-profit society to serve the interests of its members through marketing initiative for the products made by persons with disabilities, particularly those disabilities which are covered under the National Trust Act, and in furtherance of this, ARUNIMmay render one or more of the following services which are indicative but not limited :

  1. To facilitate, coordinate and promote the marketing of the products by its members.
  2. To undertake/promote on behalf of its members/institutions or the Government or Governmentorganizations, inter-State, intra-State and international marketing of products.
  3. To act as agency for canalization of export and import and facilitate, wherever necessary inter-State trade of products under any Scheme formulated by Government of India or any other State agencies.
  4. To develop market intelligence related to supply, demand, price trends, supply/market chain, value addition and processing facilities, product quality specifications, product applications, market trends, buyers for the productsand disseminate the information to the members as well as planners, researchers and associate organizations and business circles etc.
  5. To assist in capability & capacity building of the members relating to the marketing development of the products.
  6. To provide consultancy and advisory services to the members relating to the activities in furtherance of their objectives.
  7. To act as advisors, consultants and project managers to Government projects relating to marketing development of products in the form of capacity building, infrastructure development and special programs.
  8. To expand and extend the markets for products through marketing development and promotion programs.
  9. To assist in the development of new products through product development, product innovation, product designs, new product applications and special R & D drives for products.
  10. To collaborate, network, associate with similar and allied Bodies/Agencies, Societies, NGOs, Co-operatives, Foundations, Trusts, Organizations (Private and Government) and Institutions in India and abroad for furtherance of its objects.
  11. To promote creation of supply/market infrastructure like Warehouses, Marketing Yards, Auction Platforms, Cold Storages, Container systems, Transport logistics etc. through private and Government initiatives.
  12. To strive for development of fair trade mechanism for products & marketing thereof.
  13. To develop quality specifications and quality preservation systems for products in collaboration with all related organisations/departments/ institutions.
  14. To initiate & promote creation of technologies and infrastructure for basic value addition on the products.
  15. To formalize and organize the market for products by bringing all functionaries together with – members, buyers, facilitators, processors & sellers to harness global synergy advantages.
  16. To develop and initiate implementation of mechanisms (informed basis) across the supply and market end to minimize distress sales, price volatility of products.
  17. To take up the issues relating to protection of intellectual properties rights and develop markets for technologies, designs and processes.
  18. To arrange finances for itself and its support activities and strive towards self sustenance in achieving its objects.
  19. To act as an agent of any Government Agency/Cooperative/ Institution for the purchase, import, storage, processing, production, distribution, marketing, export etc. of products.
  1. To organise seminars, workshops, conferences, exhibitions, trade-fairs and such other activities in India and abroad to further its objects.
  2. To undertake sale promotion, publicity and advertising to further the objects of marketing development of products.
  3. To undertake business services on behalf of its member,
  4. To develop market information system, logo brand promotion, quality control and technology up-gradation.
  5. To establish Branch Offices and Sales Outlets in India and abroad.
  6. To promote setting up of units for production/value addition of products.
  7. To promote subsidiary institutions for the purpose of furthering its objects.
  8. To subscribe membership fees inPrivate, Government and Corporate and any other organization as and when considered necessary for fulfilling its objects.
  9. To maintain common cadres/pools of managerial and technical personnel required by members and associates engaged in marketing/processing/supply of products.
  10. To acquire, take on lease or hire lands, building, fixtures, vehicles and other property and to sell, give on lease or hire them for the business of ARUNIM.
  11. To enter into any arrangement with any person, company or association of firms having object similar to those of ARUNIM.
  1. To get grant, subsidies, loans or financial assistance of any other nature from Government of India or any State Government to enable ARUNIM to develop and carry on its objects.
  2. To do all such other things or undertake such other activities as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the objects of ARUNIM.
  1. Assets

The income and property of ARUNIM when so ever derived shall be applied towards the promotion of the objects as set forth in the Memorandum of the Associationsubject to such directions as the National Trust may from time to time, give. No portion of the income and property of ARUNIM shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by the way of dividend, bonus or otherwise what so ever by way of profits to any persons who at any time are or have been members of ARUNIM or to any person claiming through them provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent payment in good faith of remuneration to any person in return for any services rendered to ARUNIM.

  1. Dissolution

On the winding up or dissolution of ARUNIM, there shall remain after the satisfaction of the debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid or distributed among the members of ARUNIM or any of them but shall be utilized in such a manner as the National Trust may determine, in accordance with the provisions of the SocietiesRegistration Act. 1860.

  1. Board of Directors

The following persons shall constitute the present members of the Board of Directors for the management of the affairs of ARUNIM as required under section of the Societies RegistrationAct 1860 as applicable to the Union Territory of Delhi as follows:-

SN / Name (In Capital) / Address / Occupation / Designation in ARUNIM
1 / Ms. SMINU JINDAL / Jindal Saw
12 Jindal Centre
Bhikaji Cama Place
New Delhi / Industrialist / Chairperson
2 / MR. YOGESH RAIZADA / Directorate General of Employment & Training, M/o Labour & Employment
Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi-1 / Joint Director of Employment Exchanges / Vice Chairperson
3 / MS. CHITRA VASUDEVAN / E-2, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110028 / .
Marketing Researcher / Secretary & Managing Director
4 / MR. NIRANJAN KHATRI / ITC Ltd. – Hotels Division HQ
ITC Green Centre
10, Institutional Area
Sector-32, Gurgaon-122001 / General Manager, ITC / Director
5 / MS.SHARMILA DIVATIA / Essar Information Technology Limited,
EurekaTowers
6th Floor, `C’ Wing , Mindspace, Malad(W)
Mumbai-400064 / IT Professional / Director
6 / MS.PREMA GNANAOLIVU / Abirami Magnolia
3A 3rd Floor
12/30 (old No.)
7th cross street
Shastri Nagar
Adayar, Chennai-600020 / Vocational Trainer for PWDs / Director
7 / MR. AKHIL PAUL / Sense International
405 Favorite Residence,
Opp. St. Xavier’s Loyala Hall, Memnagar, Ahmedabad-380052 / Social Worker / Director
8 / MR. SUMIT ROY / Digdarshika Institute of Rehab. & Research
E-7/81 Arera Colony
Bhopal-462016 / Clinical Psychologist / Director
9 / MS. ANUBHUTI MITTAL / HR Solutions for Differently Abled,
P.B. No.3619, Lajpat Nagar P.O.
New Delhi-110024 / HR Professional / Director
10 / MS. AMITA JOSEPH / Business Community Foundation
B-26 (Annexe)
Soami Nagar South
New Delhi-110017 / Director, BCF / Director
11 / MS. RAMA CHARI / Diversity & Equal Opportunity Centre (DEOC), 1615, !st B Cross, 3rd Main, Chandra Layout, Bangalore-560040 / Director, DEOC / Director
12 / MRS. SANDHYA / A-85/3 SFS Flats,
Saket, New Delhi / Director
13 / MS. DWARKA PANDURANGI / C 4/145,
Safdurjung Development Area,
New Delhi-16 / Social Worker / Director
14 / MS. BOBBY A ZACHARIAH / 112, 3rd Phase, GoldenPark Apartment, Kodichikkanahalli, Bangalore-560076 / Vocational Trainer for PWDs and Product Developer / Director
15 / MRS. ZEENAT ALI / DwarJingkyrmenSchool for Children in need of Spl. Education
Stonyland, Shillong-793003 / Social Worker / Director
  1. Desirous Persons

We, the undersigned, are desirous of forming a Society namely Association for Rehabilitation under National Trust Initiative of Marketing under Societies Registration Act 1860 as applicable to the Union territory of Delhi in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association of ARUNIM.

SN / Name (In Capital) / Address / Occupation / Signature
1 / Ms. SMINU JINDAL / Jindal Saw
12 Jindal Centre
Bhikaji Cama Place
New Delhi / Industrialist
2 / MR. YOGESH RAIZADA / Directorate General of Employment & Training, M/o Labour & Employment
Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi-1 / Joint Director of Employment Exchanges
3 / MS. CHITRA VASUDEVAN / E-2, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110028 / .
Marketing Researcher
4 / MR. NIRANJAN KHATRI / ITC Ltd. – Hotels Division HQ
ITC Green Centre
10, Institutional Area
Sector-32, Gurgaon-122001 / General Manager, ITC
5 / MS.SHARMILA DIVATIA / Essar Information Technology Limited,
EurekaTowers
6th Floor, `C’ Wing , Mindspace, Malad(W)
Mumbai-400064 / IT Professional
6 / MS.PREMA GNANAOLIVU / Abirami Magnolia
3A 3rd Floor
12/30 (old No.)
7th cross street
Shastri Nagar
Adayar, Chennai-600020 / Vocational Trainer for PWDs
7 / MR. AKHIL PAUL / Sense International
405 Favorite Residence,
Opp. St. Xavier’s Loyala Hall, Memnagar, Ahmedabad-380052 / Social Worker
8 / MR. SUMIT ROY / Digdarshika Institute of Rehab. & Research
E-7/81 Arera Colony
Bhopal-462016 / Clinical Psychologist
9 / MS. ANUBHUTI MITTAL / HR Solutions for Differently Abled,
P.B. No.3619, Lajpat Nagar P.O.
New Delhi-110024 / HR Professional
10 / MS. AMITA JOSEPH / Business Community Foundation
B-26 (Annexe)
Soami Nagar South
New Delhi-110017 / Director, BCF
11 / MS. RAMA CHARI / Diversity & Equal Opportunity Centre (DEOC), 1615, !st B Cross, 3rd Main, Chandra Layout, Bangalore-560040 / Director, DEOC
12 / MRS. SANDHYA / A-85/3 SFS Flats,
Saket, New Delhi
13 / MS. DWARKA PANDURANGI / C 4/145,
Safdurjung Development Area,
New Delhi-16 / Social Worker
14 / MS. BOBBY A ZACHARIAH / 112, 3rd Phase, GoldenPark Apartment, Kodichikkanahalli, Bangalore-560076 / Vocational Trainer for PWDs and Product Developer
15 / MRS. ZEENAT ALI / DwarJingkyrmenSchool for Children in need of Spl. Education
Stonyland, Shillong-793003 / Social Worker

Rules & Regulations

1.Name of the Society

The Name of the Society shall be Association for Rehabilitation under National Trust Initiative of Marketing.

2.Registered Office

The Registered Office of ARUNIM shall remain in the Union territory of Delhi and at present it is at the following address:

National Trust,

9th Floor,JeevanPrakashBuilding,

25 Kasturba Gandhi Marg,New Delhi-110 001

3.Area of Operation

The area of operation of ARUNIM shall be the entire country of India.

4.Membership

4.1.All signatories to the Memorandum by virtue of their nomination by the National Trust shall be the member of ARUNIM who shall also be known as Founder Member.

4.2.All such persons whoare appointed by the National Trust, from time to time, as its nominated member of the Board of Directors shall also be the nominated member of ARUNIM.

4.3.Any other individual, association, corporate bodies/group of persons who fulfils the following conditions shall be eligible for membership of ARUNIM

(i)Is not below 18 years of age in case of individual,

(ii)Subscribes to the objects of ARUNIM, abides by the under noted Rules and Regulations of ARUNIM and attaches to ARUNIM with the purpose of enhancing the aims and objects of ARUNIM,

(iii)Pays all the requisite feesand dues of ARUNIM and

(iv)Fulfils all other terms & conditions as laid down by the Board of Directors from time to time.

4.4.Approval of Membership and its renewal to eligible applicants shall be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors whose decision shall be final. The Board of Directors may evenrefuse membership to any eligible applicanton assigning grounds.

4.5.There shall be Ordinary Membership for one year and Lifetime Membership for 20 years. Membership can also be for varying period as determined by the Board of Directors from time to time.

4.6.All membership shall be renewable except for the Founder Membership which will be limited to first three years only.

4.7.ARUNIM shall maintain a roll of members at its Registered Office and every member shall sign the roll and state therein his occupation and address.

5.Admission fee and Subscription

The admission fee and subscriptions shall be as follows

5.1.There shall be admission fee, annual subscription charges or renewal fee and any other fee on such terms & conditions as determined by the Board of Directors from time to time.

5.2.Founder Members shall be exempted from all fees till the expiry of their Founder Membership.

6.Termination or cessation of membership

6.1.Membership of ARUNIM shall cease to exist

(i)On death

(ii)On becoming of unsound mind or on so declaration by a competent court

(iii)On conviction of an offence by any court of law

(iv)On adjudication as an insolvent

6.2.TheBoard of Directors shall have powers to expel/ terminate any member from the membership of ARUNIM, on any of the following groundswith due intimation to the concerned member

(i)On written resignation addressed to the Managing Director

(ii)On non-attending of three consecutive meetings of the Board of Directorswithout obtaining leave of absence

(iii)On default in payment of any fee or any due amount to ARUNIM

(iv)On expulsion for any legal disqualification

6.3.When a person becomes or is appointed or nominated a member of ARUNIM by virtue of an office held by him, his membership of ARUNIM shall terminate when he ceases to hold that office and the vacancies so caused shall be filled by his successor to that office.

6.4.The General Body may remove any member of ARUNIM or elected office bearer of the Board of Directorsby a resolution adopted by a majority of 2/3 members on roll in a meeting specially called for this.

7.Appeal and readmission of Membership

An expelled member can be considered for re-admission in case an appeal is made to the General Body. Decision of the General Body shall be final in all such cases.

8.vacancy not to invalidate

ARUNIM shall function notwithstanding that any person entitled to be a member by reasons of his office is not represented in ARUNIM for the time being. The proceedings of ARUNIM shall not be invalidated by the above reason from the existence of any vacancy or any defects in the appointment of any of its member.

9.General Body

9.1.All the members of ARUNIM shall constitute the General Body of ARUNIM.

9.2.The Chairperson and the Managing Director of the Board of Directors shall respectively be the Chairperson and the Secretary of ARUNIM.

10.Powers, Duties and FUNCTIONS of the general body

The General Body shall have powers and duties for the furtherance of the aims and objects of ARUNIM and without prejudice to the foregoing shall carry out the following functions:

(i)To pass the budget for the ensuing year and approve the expenditure statement of previous year,

(ii)To approve the report of the activities of ARUNIM,

(iii)To elect members for the Board of Directors

(iv)To expel any member of the Board of Directors

(v)To lay down general policy guidelines for the proper functioning of ARUNIM within the aims and objects of ARUNIM,

(vi)To make, amend, alter Rules & Regulations of ARUNIM with prior approval of the National Trust,

(vii)To consider and approve any matter brought before it for its consideration.

11.GENERAL BODY Meetings

(i)Meetings of the General Body shall be held at the registered office or any other place deemed fit by the Board of Directors.

(ii)The General Body shall meet as often as is considered necessary but not more than four times and not less than once a year.

(iii)The quorum for the General Body meeting shall be 1/3 of the total members.

(iv)A clear notice of at least 21 days shall be given for a General Body meeting.

(v)An Extra Ordinary Meeting of the General Body can be convened with a shorter notice upon the requisition made in writing by 1/3rd of the members of the General Body.

(vi)All meetings of the General Body shall be called by notices under the signature of the Managing Director or any other officer authorised by the Managing Director for this purpose.

(vii)The Chairperson or in his absence the Vice Chairperson or in the absence of the Vice-Chairperson also, any member indicated by the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson, as the case may be, shall preside at the meeting of the General Body.

(viii)The Members shall have the right to pass necessary resolutions by circulation instead of by meetings and any resolution as agreed to by a majority of the Members shall be as valid and effectual as a resolution of the Members at a meeting of the General Body duly convened.

(ix)In the event of any difference between the Members concerning the affairs of ARUNIM, the decision of the majority of the Members shall prevail. The Chairperson of the meeting shall have a casting vote.

12. BOARD OF DIRECTORS