Rules and Regulations

  1. NAME OF THE SOCIETY : The name of the Society shall be “Society for Research & Development in Science & Technology (SRDST) “.
  2. LOCATION OF THE OFFICE : The office of the Society shall be located at “C/o Shri. Balaga Rambabu, #101, SKML Residency, BHPV Emp Colony, Sheela Nagar, Visakhapatnam 530012 Andhra Pradesh “.
  3. MEMBERSHIP : The following rules shall govern the membership of the Society
    • i. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY
      • a. Professional involved in the field of Research & Development of Science & Technology.
      • b. Professional involved in the field of Engineering Services
      • c. Interested individuals may apply to the General Secretary of the Society. The Executive of the Society shall decide on the admittance of the applicant to the Society. The Executive Committee may refuse any person for Membership provided reasons for refusal shall be communicated.
    • ii. CATEGORY OF MEMBERS : There shall be only one type of membership and that is “Ordinary Member” or simply “Member”.
    • iii. CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP : The membership of a member shall cease to exist subject to the following conditions:
      • a. If he (she) submits a letter of withdrawal of his (her) membership of the Society by giving a written notice to the General Secretary of his intention to do so.
      • b. Majority of two-third or more of the total number of members voting in person, may be resolution passes at an annual or an extra ordinary general meeting expel any member who in their opinion is guilty of conduct contrary to the interests of the Society and any such member shall cease to be a member of the Society from the date of passing this resolution but may be proposed again for membership after the expiry of 12 calendar months from that date.
      • c. Any member who ceases to be a member shall nevertheless remain liable for and shall pay to the Society all monies which at the time of such member ceasing to be due from him to the Society.
    • iv. REGISTER OF MEMBERS : The Society shall maintain a Register of Members and record the names and address of all members for the time being and all changes in the membership which take place from time to time.
    • v. RIGHTS and PRIVILEGES : The registered members of the Society shall enjoy the following rights and privileges:
      • a. He (She) will receive all the printed literature / journal etc., published by the Society.
      • b. He (She) will have the right to attend all General Body Meetings and cast his vote as well as register grievance, if any.
    • vi. ADMISSION FEE AND THE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION :
      • a. Admission Fee : Rs.50/-
      • b. Annual Subscription Fee : Rs.200/- at the time of formation of the Society.
      • c. Annual Subscription Fee shall increase by a sum of Rs.25/- in the month of April every year.
  4. GENERAL BODY : The following rules and regulations shall guide the functioning of General Body:
    • i. ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING: General Body will meet once in a year i.e., in the month of May.
    • ii. FUNCTIONS :
      • a. To pass the budget for the ensuing year and approve expenditure statement of previous year.
      • b. To approve the reports of the activities of the Society.
      • c. To appoint Auditor.
      • d. Any other matter with the permission of Chair.
    • iii. NOTICE FOR GENERAL BODY MEETING: Notice for the General Body Meeting and of the business to be transacted thereat shall be given at least 14 (fourteen) days in advance, by circular to all registered members of the Society. The accidental omission in giving this notice to any member or members or the non-receipt of the notice of a meeting by any member or members shall not invalidate the proceedings of any such meeting.
  5. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :
    • i. The Executive Committee of the Society shall consist of the following:
      • a. PRESIDENT : Elected
      • b. VICE PRESIDENT : Elected
      • c. GENERAL SECRETARY : Elected
      • d. JOINT SECRETARY : Elected
      • e. TREASURER : Elected
      • f. EXECUTIVE MEMBER : Elected
      • g. EXECUTIVE MEMBER : Elected
    • ii. TERM : The term of the Executive Committee shall b 3 (three) years.
    • iii. ELECTION : The post of PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL SECRETARY, JOINT SECRETARY, TREASURER and two EXECUTIVE MEMBERS shall be filled by election, subject to the following conditions:
      • a. Election shall be held as and when required or at the end of the term of the Executive Committee.
      • b. A member can contest for only one post in the election to the Executive Committee of the Society.
      • c. A member who is not otherwise disqualified to contest under these bye-laws shall be eligible to contest in the election to the Executive Committee.
      • d. All the office bearers of the Executive Committee who are not otherwise disqualified shall be eligible to contest for re-election.
      • e. An Election Committee shall be appointed by the Executive Committee from among the members who are not contesting for any post. The Election Committee shall conduct the elections in accordance with the Rules or Guidelines or Circulars issued by the Society.
      • f. The Election Committee shall be competent to prescribe its own procedure for the conduct of elections, but such procedure shall not conflict with the rules framed by the Executive Committee.
      • g. The decision of the Election Committee shall be final in all matter relating to conduct of elections and shall be binding on all members of the Society.
      • h. The Election Committee shall cease to function immediately after the announcement of the final results of election.
    • iv. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING : The notice for Executive Committee Meeting, along with agenda and details of venue, date and time, shall be issued by the General Secretary at least three working days in advance. The Executive Committee Meeting shall be organised as and when necessary but not less that once in two months.
    • v. CO-OPTION and SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS:
      • a. All vacancies caused by retirement, resignation, disqualification, death or removal of a member of the Executive Committee or vacancies caused by any other reason whatsoever shall be filled by either co-option or election as may be deemed appropriate or expedient by the Executive Committee.
      • b. The Executive Committee, if considers beneficial for the Society in the furtherance of the cause of the members may at its discretion, nominate from among the members of the Society to the Executive Committee. However, the number of such nominated office bearers shall not be more than 2 (Two). Such member shall cease to be Executive Committee Member on the election of new Executive Committee or earlier if so, decided by the Executive Committee.
      • c. The Executive Committee shall report all actions taken under the Bye-Laws to the General Body at its next meeting.
      • d. The members of the Executive Committee shall be duty bound to attest the signatures of all the members of newly elected Executive Committee and to see that the said signatures of the outgoing Governing Body tally with the annual list as filed with the Registrar of Societies before 15 days of succeeding month in which elections were held.
  6. EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL BODY MEETING: The Executive Committee may, whenever decides so, call for an Extraordinary General Body Meeting and shall do so on receiving a written requisition signed by at least 20 members. Upon receipt of such requisition, the Executive Committee shall convene an Extraordinary General Body Meeting and, if the meeting is not convened within 25 days of such requisition being received by the General Secretary, the requester or a majority of them may themselves convene the meeting and all expenses of convening the same shall be borne by the Society. Any meeting convened by the requester shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by the Society.