Dear IIMCians,
The Annual General Body Meeting of the IIMC Alumni Association, All Hands Meet, was held at IIMC HQ, New Delhi on 29th September, 2024.
IIMCAA President Ms. Simrat Gulati presided over the meeting. Executive President Ms. Gayatri Srivastava, General Secretary Ms. Deeksha Saksena joined her in conducting the AGM. The General Secretary presented the annual report of activity and accounts that were approved by the general body.
Former IIMCAA Presidents Mr. Kalyan Ranjan, Mr. Prasad Sanyal, Co-founders Mr. Harshendra Singh Verdhan, MR. Ritesh Verma. Mr. Anand Saurabh Upadhyay, Secretary Mr. Shankar Pandit, CC Member Ms. Vani Shukla, Mr. Devabrata Dutta, Md Ijaj Khan, Mr. Sachin Yadav and Treasurer of UP Chapter Mr. Prabhat Kumar was present at the AGM.
Senior alumni Mr. Dayanand Vatsa, Ms. Saloni Sood Mehra, Ms. Shilpi Singh, Ms. Megha Prasad, Mr. Kaushal Vishwakarma, Mr. Bivekanand Biswas, Mr. Vijay Jaiswal, Mr. Ankit Roy, Mr. Atul Gupta, Mr. Komal Badodekar, Md. Jaseem Ul Haque, Ms. Medha Jha, Mr. Mohit Saini, Ms. Ashmita Kumari, Mr. Dhanraj Reddy, Ms. Khushi Sharma, Mr. Rudra Makkar, Mr. Karan Seth, Mr. Aman Jaiswal and Mr. Umesh Kumar also attended the annual meeting.
Agenda for the AGM were put up for discussion and the general body has taken decision and adopted following changes to the constitution.
1. Revision of Lifetime Membership Fee- The AGM adopted the proposal to revise the Lifetime Membership Fee from INR 10,000 to 20,000 Rupees plus taxes. Annual Membership Fee was revised last year from INR 500 to INR 1000 plus taxes. 18% GST applies to such membership as per government rules. New Lifetime Membership Fee will be effective from 1st November, 2024.
2. National Council to be replaced with Governing Council– The AGM adopted to replace the word – the National Council – with the word – the Governing Council – in the constitution. It is a old decision of the AGM but re-adopted to remove the remaining mentions of the National Council in the constitution.
3. Revision of a clause 14.10 of Elections Rules for Chapters and Sub Chapters Committees– The AGM adopted to insert a sentence in Election Rules 14.10 that deals with elections of the Chapters and Sub Chapters. Revised rules shall read as;
14.10 Chapter/ Sub Chapter committees may frame their own election rules or go for an open election meeting to choose the office bearers when they feel the requirement or necessity to hold the elections. Such rules must not be in contravention of IIMCAA’s Constitution.
4. Commitment of minimum and maximum contribution to IIMCAA Care Fund- The AGM adopted the proposal to fix the minimum and maximum contribution to IIMCAA Care Fund. The Minimum Yearly Contribution has been fixed at INR 2,00,000 while Maximum Yearly Contribution shall not exceed 10 Percent of the sponsorships, IIIMCAA mobilises for various events.
5. Any issue raised by the members present in the meeting- Members of the General Body, present at the meeting, did not raise any issue hence anything beyond agenda was not taken up for discussion.
Suitable changes in the constitution, as per the AGM resolutions, shall be made and an updated copy of the constitution shall be submitted to the authorities.
Thanks & Regards,
Deeksha Saksena
General Secretary
