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MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

ANDRULES AND REGULATIONS

th(Amendments upto 45 AGM dated 28.09.2011 incorporated)

TANSTIA

TAMIL NADU SMALL & TINY INDUSTRIESASSOCIATION

(EST. 1956)10, GST Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032

Phone : 044-22501302, 22500939, Fax : 044-22501890Email : [email protected], Website : www.tanstia.org.in

(Registered under Societies Registration Act of 1975)Regn. No.5/56.


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MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATIONOf

THE TAMIL NADU SMALL & TINY INDUSTRIES

ASSOCIATION10, G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032.

th(Amendments upto 45 AGM dated 28.09.2011 incorporated)

NAME

I. The name of the Association is the TAMIL NADU SMALL AND

TINY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, Chennai.

OFFICE

II. The registered office of the Association will be situated in the Cityof Chennai and now functioning at No.10, G.S.T. Road, Guindy,

Chennai-600032.

AIMS AND OBJECTS

III. The aims and objects of the association are ;-

1. To promote and protect the Small & Tiny (Micro) Industries inTamilnadu.

2. To take all steps to protect and promote the general interests of thepersons engaged in Small & Tiny (Micro) Industries inTamilnadu.

3. To create and encourage a fellow feeling and co-operation amongthe manufacturers and consumers in Small & (Micro) TinyIndustries in Tamilnadu and to evolve a common policy on allsubjects involving their common interest.

4. To consider and formulate opinions upon all matters connectedwith the Small & Tiny (Micro) Industries in Tamilnadu.

5. To collect, classify and circulate statistics and other information

relating to commercial interests in general and Small & Tiny(Micro) Industries in particular.

6. To promote beneficial and other measures relating to the Small &Tiny (Micro) Industries and thus obtain by all acknowledged

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means of redressal as far as possible of grievances of theIndustrialists in Small & Tiny (Micro) Industries.

7. To adjust and settle disputes or controversies between themembers of the association.

8. To establish just and equitable principles regarding the affairs ofSmall & Tiny (Micro) Industries in Tamilnadu.

9. To communicate with and make representations to authorities,Chambers of Commerce and other Mercantile and PublicAssociations throughout the world and concert and promotemeasures for the protection and furtherance of the Small & Tiny

(Micro) Industries and the common good of the persons engagedtherein.

10. To maintain a Library of Books and Publications and Literature onSmall & Tiny (Micro) Industries, so as to diffuse commercialinformation and knowledge amongst the members of theAssociation.

11. To acquire by purchase, gift, lease or otherwise, lands andbuildings and properties, moveables and immoveables which theassociation may from time to time think proper to acquire forpurposes of the Association.

12. To act as Agents, stockists, Distributors for the controlled and suchother commodities for the benefit of the Members of theAssociation and Registered Small & Tiny (Micro)Industrialists.

13. To borrow or raise money with or without security or guarantee or

to receive money at interest or otherwise in such manner as theAssociation may think fit and as security for any such money soborrowed, raised or received to mortgage, pledge or charge thewhole or any part of the property, assets or revenues of theAssociation present or future necessary for fulfilling any of theobjects or purposes of the Association.

14. To organize or conduct such services for the benefits of theAssociation and its servants and employees without profit, as the

Association may require from time to time and to receivedonations therefore.

15. To subscribe to become a member and co-operate with any otherorganization, whether incorporated or not, whose objects arewholly or partly identical with, or similar to those of the



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Association and to procure from communicate to any suchorganization such information as and may be likely to further theobjects of this Association.

16. To organize, encourage, subscribe to propagate for and to promotetechnical, scientific, vocational and general education amongstthe citizens ofTamilnadu, taking all parts of the personality intoconsideration.

17. To organize and establish vocational Institutes where theoreticaland practical training will be provided.

18. To develop, gradually scientific, technical, vocational and general

education throughout Tamilnaduby organizing and establishingdifferent centers in different parts ofTamilnadu.

19. To gather all the technical and scientific principles that have beendeveloped already all over the country to utilize and apply thesame to improve upon and to innovate new type of equipment andindustrial apparatus needed to develop such Small & Tiny(Micro) Industries in the country, to utilize the energy and skill,talent and dynamics amongst the citizens ofTamilnadu to prepare

and publish such suitable books on each such Industry and also topromote and establish educational courses for such vocationalwork.

20. To publish scientific, technical, vocational and general educationliterature in Indian languages and to propagate gradually theeducation of the citizens of Tamilnadu in the respectivelanguages.

21. To arrange practical training in the various establishments andindustrial units and workshops that are available in Tamilnaduand to prepare the necessary personnel for operating andmanipulating such industrial establishments as may grow,according to the needs, skill and capacities of the citizens ofTamilnadu.

22. To maintain a list of skilled workmen and to get into contact withIndustrial Establishments all over Tamilnadu and to providesuitable employment for such men.

23. To carry on all the objects mentioned above and also every otheract and thing that may be required for the purposes of propagatingand developing technical, scientific, vocational and generaleducation leading to constructive work amongst the Small & Tiny



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Industries and to do all or any of these things and any other thingthat may be determined from time to time.

24. To charge and receive fees from the students those gathered foreducational purposes and to charge for all services that may berendered by the Association to the public at such rates as may bedetermined from time to time.

25. To organize, establish and to create such institutions andorganizations and to affiliate them to this body to encourage,finance, organize, facilitate and conduct such educational andcultural activities as may be found necessary for the fulfillment of

the growing life of the citizens ofTamilnadu.26. To produce, print, publish, circulate and distribute at equitable

prices such literary, scientific and technical materials in the shapeof books, periodicals, journals, circular letter, etc., and any suchthings, as may be found necessary for the fulfillment of the objectsheretofore written.

27. To accept gifts, donations, benefactions, etc., from any person orpersons, associations, institutions, societies, companies,

organizations, State and Central Governments.

28. To give donations to organizations or institutions, that may haveand work out similar objects as those of this Association and toindividuals for facilitating the evolutionary development of theirpersonality, in conformity with the objects of the Association.

29. To do all such things as are incidental, or conducive to theattainment of the above objects or any of them, including thefounding and the maintenance of a library or libraries, educationaland cultural center or centers.

30. To open organize and conduct emporiums and to conduct andpartake in exhibitions, etc.

31. To open, conduct and run a printing press and publish periodicals.

32. To conduct and organize competitions and to give prices andtestimonials to the winners, from time to time.

33. To make representations for and on behalf of the members of theAssociation in public bodies, Quasi- Government bodies, etc.

34. To render assistance to members in legal, Government aid, Importand Export quotas and advise members on labour problems,trademarks, etc.



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35. To open, organise and conduct workshops for the benefit of Smalland Tiny Industries.

36. To run research centers, model institutions and to render all suchtechnical aid as may be required to the members of the Associationas far as possible.

37. To do all such other acts and things as may be necessary andconducive to the preservation, furtherance and expansion of theSmall & Tiny (Micro) Industries in Tamilnadu or incidental tothe attainment of the above objects or any of them.

IV. The income and property of the Association, however derived,

shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects ofthis Association as set forth in the Memorandum of Associationand no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly orindirectly by way of dividend or bonus or otherwise however asprofit to the persons who at any time, are or have been members ofthe Association or to any of them, or to any persons claimingthrough or under any of them.

PROVIDED, that nothing herein contained shall prevent the

payment of good faith of remuneration or allowance orhonorarium to any officers or servants of the Association or to anymembers thereof or other persons in return for any service actuallyrendered to the Association, or the payment of interest on moneyborrowed from any member of the Association.

V. At the time of adoption of these Memorandum of association andrules and regulations, the following shall be the committee andGoverning Body of the Association and they shall hold office until

a new committee is constituted in accordance with these presents :



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SL.NO.

NAME

ADDRESS DESCRIPTION

1. I.S. Rao Rustom Mahal, Second Line

Beach, Chennai1Chartered EngineerPresident

2. S. Ananthachari No.3, Ramanujam Chetty Street,Chennai-6

Merchant & Manufacturer ofDuplicators.Hony. Treasurer.

3 B.G.A. Naidu 15, Perumal Koil Street,Chennai 29

Merchant & manufacturerCommittee member

4 N.S. Sastri 9-10, Second Line Beach,

Chennai 1

Industrialist & Companies

Director.

5 G.S. Naidu 71, Gollawar Agraharam Road,Chennai 21

Industrialist & Member of SouthIndia & Andhra Chamber of

Commerce, Vice President

6. Rudolph Mendez 453, T.H. Road, Chennai 21 Industrialist, Tin Mfr. Of allkinds and printed Tins.Committee Member.

7. P.C. Sambandam 26/C, Vedagiri Maistry Street,

Chintadripet, Chennai.

Radio & Electricals.

8. T.J. Loganathan 20, Venkatachala Naicken Street,Triplicane, Chennai 5.

Offset Printing & Photo OffsetProcess Plant Mfg. Etc.

9. K.N. Rajagopalan 336, Thambu Chetty Street,Chennai 1

Electrical Glassware Mfrs.Committee member.

10. K.G. Shenoy 55/56, General patters Road,Chennai 2.

Manufacturer of Rubber Goods.Committee Member.

11. R.R. Chari 99, Peters Road, Royapettah,

Chennai-14.Process of Textile and LeatherAuxiliariesCommittee Member.

12. C. Ethirajiah Ethiraj Industries & Agencies,

8, Govindappa Naick Street,Chennai 1

Manufacturer of Fountain Pens &

Writing InksCommittee Member

13. B.K. Sankar Preop : Iron & Brass Industries,120, Venkatachala Mudali Street,Royapetta, Chennai 14

Manufacturers of IndustrialEnginesVice President

14. K.S.S. Mani Prop : Steel & Allied Industries,3, Bazaar Street, Royapetta,Chennai 14.

Manufacturers of StainlessUtensils Garden Tools, Cutlery,etc.

15. K. Perumal Udayar 55, Edapalayam Street, ParkTown, Chennai-3.

President of Madras State Iron &Steel Fabricators Assn.



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16. S.K. Burkit 7/9, Narayanaswamy Layout,Ranganathapuram, P.B. No.159,

Coimbatore.

Industrialist & member ofInternational Trades Guide,

U.S.A.

17. A. Anthony Muthu Prop. Arogya Industries

MettupalayamRoad,Coimbatore.

Industrialist

18. S.A. Krishnamurthy Oil Industries,1/42, Dr. Besant Road,

Chennai 14.

IndustrialistCommittee Member.

19. Dr. K.S. Murthy Sreevatsa Chemicals & Drugs

Ltd.,Chennai 30.

Industrialist

Committee Member

20. R. Sambasiva Rao Krishnaveni Inks,141, Govindappa Naick Street,Chennai 1.

All India Ink ManufacturersAssociation, Member, AndhraChamber of Commerce, Chennai

21. D. Ramaswami The Modern Type Foundry

26, Broadway, Chennai 1.Industrialist

22. K.S. Ekambaram The Industrial metal Corporation,No.16, Peters Road,Chennai 14.

Industrialist

23. K. Subramanian Pro : Western India Paint &Colour Mfg.

7, Sambasivam Street,Chennai 17.

IndustrialistCommittee Member

24. G.N. Murthy Standard Dress Mfg. Co.Chennai 17.

IndustrialistVice President

25. V.P. Lokiah Naidu Sree Veeraraghava Industries,

Chennai.

Industrialist

Committee Member

26. S.O. Narayanaswamy,

L.E.E

313, Linghi Chetty St.,

Chennai 1.

Consulting Engineer & Vice

President, South India Diesel OilEngine & Machinery Importers.

27. S. Badrinath Sole Proprietor, V.M. Raghuvalunaidu & Sons,9/10, Second LineBeach, Chennai 1.

Industrialist, Saw Mill Ownersand Timber Merchants.

28. E. Venkataswamy 22/28, Kalmandapam Road.,Royapuram, Chennai 13.

Member of Andhra Chamber ofCommerce.

29. K. Paramasivan & Co. 93, Hamilton Bridge, Wharf,Mylapore, Chennai 4.

Coir and Bamboo Industries

30. A.M. Shanmugam Greams View, Chennai 6. Brushware of all kinds andcondiments, etc.

31. Dr. D.S. Rajalakshmi Prop : Venus Industries

100, Seven Well Street,Chennai 1

Plastic, Leather Textiles, Iron &Steel, Confectionery, etc.Committee Member.



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32. A.V. Krishna Rao 115, Broadies Road,Chennai 29.

Manufacturers of ScientificInstruments, Committee Member

33. Chandulal Davey Mg. Partner, S.U.S. Davey &

Sons

4/20, Broadway, Commerce.

Optical lens Manufacturers,member of Madras Opticians

Assn. & Hindustan Chamber ofCommerce.

34. S.R. Khandke 4, Pattulo Road,Chennai 2.

President, Dress Mfrs. Assn.,Chennai.

35. M.C. Guha 22/11/2, Pereira Street,

Chennai-3.

Painten Leather Models of all

varieties, Novelties, etc.

36. V. Venugopalpillai 333, Mint Street, Chennai 1. Agricultural Implements Mfrs.

37. R. Raghunathan Wilfred Pereira Ltd.

Vepery, Chennai 7.

Member, Indian Pharmaceutical

Association.

38. M.V.Gopalan Modern AgenciesGuindy, Chennai 16.

Mfrs. Of Wooden Toys,Committee Member

39. N. Mohanarangam, 1/2, Lake View Rod,

West mambalam, Chennai 17

Mfrs. Of Gums, Food & Fruit

Products & BrushesHony. Joint Secretary forChennai City

40. V.V. Nathan 5. Thanikachala Pillai Street,

Chennai 5Small Scale Industrialist &Companies Director (Foundry &Casting) Hony. General

Secretary

41. V.A. Shenoi Himco Ltd., DinRoze Estate, Chennai 2

Batteries Mfrs.Committee Member



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RULES AND REGULATIONS

OF

THE TAMIL NADU SMALL & TINY INDUSTRIES

ASSOCIATION

Chennaith

(Amendments upto 45 AGM dated 28.09.2011 incorporated)

1. Membership :

(a) There shall be five classes of members as under :

(i) Honorary Members

(ii) Life Members

(iii) Organization Members

(iv) Unit Members

(v) Associate Members

(i) Honorary Members :

In the Annual General Meeting any individual may be conferred as

Honorary member who in their opinion, has rendered mostdistinguished service to the growth and development of Small & TinyIndustry. Honorary Members shall not be required to pay anysubscription or any other levy for membership and they will have novoting rights.

(ii) Life Members :

Any individual firm or company running a MSE production or services

connected (with manufacturing activity) with valid EntrepreneurMemorandum PART-II obtained from the Government can be acceptedas life member on payment of 15 times of the annual subscription at thetime of joining. There shall be no admission fee for Life Members. Theterm of the life membership will be until the existence of the firm orgrown to a higher level. (Medium or Large Industries)

(iii) Organization Members (Member Bodies) :

Any Small or Micro Industrial Association engaged or serving the causeof MSE sector whose registration with the government is in current shall

be eligible to become an Organisation Member of the Association.



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(iv) Unit Members :

Any Small or Micro Industrial Unit can join the association as an Unit

Member with valid Entrepreneur Memorandum Part II with a paymentof subscription and entry fee, fixed from time to time.

The Unit can continue as a member as long as they pay the annualsubscription and remain as a Micro or Small Industry and furnish anundertaking to that effect every year.

(v) Associate Members :

(a) Any other individual firm or other State Members or aCorporation or Institution, Government or Quasi Government,interested in promoting the cause of Small & Tiny Industrieswhich is not otherwise eligible to become Unit or OrganisationMember may be admitted as an Associate Member ofTANSTIA without voting right.

(b) There shall be no limit to the number of members of theAssociation.

(c) The admission of all members except Honorary members shallbe by application to and acceptance by the ExecutiveCommittee. Such Membership application shall be in theprescribed form.

2. Subscriptions:

(a) The entrance (admission) fee payable with the application for

Membership of the Association shall be as under:

(i) Honorary & life Members : No Admission fee.

(ii) Organisation Members : Rs.1000/-

(iii)Unit Members : Rs.250/-

(iv) Associate Members : Rs.500/-

Plus Statutory Taxes levied by Government from time to time.

(b) Life Members will pay 15 times the annual membershipsubscriptions plus Statutory Taxes levied by Government fromtime to time.



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(c ) Organisation Members :

The Annual Subscription of Membership of the Association shall

be as under:i) District AssociationsLess than 300 Members : Rs.2000/-301 to 700 Members : Rs.5000/-More than 700 Members : Rs.7500/-


ii) Industrial Estate Manufacturers Associations :

Less than 100 Members : Rs.1500/-100 to 200 Members : Rs.2500/-More than 200 Members : Rs.5000/-


iii) Productwise Mfrs. Associations

Less than 100 Members : Rs.1500/-

More than 100 Members : Rs.2500/-


iv) Other Associations :

Less than 100 Members : Rs.1500/-More than 100 Members : Rs.2500/-


(d) Unit Members : Rs.600/-


(e) Associate Members : Rs.1500/-

(f ) All Subscriptions are payable for each official year within 3st

months from the 1 of April. Any new member admitted duringany part of the year shall pay the annual subscriptionirrespective of date of joining.

(g) Neither entrance (admission) fee nor subscription or partthereof once paid shall be refunded on resignation ortermination of any class of membership.



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(h) Any member whose subscription for an official year standsst

unpaid for three months after 1 April of the year shallautomatically cease to be a member of the association unless

the Executive Committee decides to grant an extended periodfor payment of the subscription upto 3 years. No member shallbe entitled to vote in any election whose arrears of subscriptionare not cleared 35 days before the date of election.

3. Resignation from Membership :

Resignation from Membership by any member shall beinformed to the General Secretary in writing after settling all

the arrears due to the Association. Once the resignation isaccepted by the Executive Committee it cannot be withdrawnunder any circumstances.

4. Cessation of Membership :

A Member of the Association shall cease to be one in any of thefollowing events:

(a) On the members resignation being accepted by theExecutive Committee.

(b) On the members failure to pay his dues to the Associationin spite of the notice being given.

(c) On the Executive Committee finding by Three-Fourthsmajority of the members present that the continuance ofthe members is prejudicial to the interests of the

Association may suspend the membership of anymember. But the member has to be given an opportunityto give explanation in writing to the executive committeeand final decision to expel be taken by the General Body.

(d) A Unit member migrating to Medium / Large ScaleIndustries.

5. Register of Members :

A register of members shall be kept in which shall be set forththe names and addresses and other particulars as may beprescribed of the members for the time being and in which allchanges in membership from time to time taking place shall berecorded.



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6. Every member is authorized so long as he continues to be aMember, to include or print in his letter heads in the shape ofmonogram, emblem or otherwise his membership of this

Association, if he so desires ; and he is eligible to have all thebenefits of the status, reputation and influence acquired by theAssociation.

7. Official Year :

stThe official year of the Association shall be from 1 April to the

stfollowing 31 March.

8. Executive Committee :

The administration of the affairs of the Association shall bevested in a Body hereinafter called the Executive Committee:

9. (A) The strength of the Executive Committee shall standincreased or decreased according to the number of affiliatedmember Associations and individual unit members ofTANSTIA from time to time provided that the total number of

members shall not be less than seven. At present the ExecutiveCommittee Strength will be 170 members.

(B) Elected Members :

Subject to the provisions of Rules and procedures for electionof members to the Executive Committee of the Associationappended hereto, the Executive Committee shall consist ofmembers on following basis.

(C ) Organisation Members :

District Associations:

(i) The total No. of EC Members allotted to DistrictAssociations shall be restricted to 45.

(ii) The President of each approved District Association, on

proper filing of nomination shall be deemed to be elected to theEC of the Association by virtue of his holding office as thePresident of each District Association, has not held the office ofPresident of TANSTIA provided he/she has furnishedfollowing:



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a) Registration renewal / certificate acknowledgement forthe preceding year.

b) Byelaw copy (if amended during the year)

c) Updated membership list duly acknowledged byregistering authority.

d) The copy of minutes of the previous AGM and auditedbalance sheet.

e) In case, the President of the District Association is a PastPresident of TANSTIA, he shall nominate either VicePresident / Secretary or Treasurer.

(iii) The respective District Association shall depute eligibleadditional EC Members if vacancy available.

Minimum Each District - 1

if District having 301 to 700 Members (Total 2) - Addl. 1

701 and above (Total 3) - Addl. 2

(D) INDUSTRIAL ESTATE MFRS. ASSOCIATIONS

(i) The Total No. of E.C. Members allotted to industrial EstateMfrs.Association shall be restricted to 30.

IEMA's having more than 100 members will be eligible tobecome automatic EC member. IEMA's having more than 200members will be eligible for addition one EC member. Afterallotting automatic EC members in the above form the

remaining EC will be allotted to the four regions proportionateto the strength to the unrepresented IEMA's.

(ii) The IEMA shall nominate a person who runs a Micro or SmallIndustries in that industrial estate, on proper filing ofnomination shall be elected to the EC of the Associationprovided he/she has furnish following.

a) Registration renewal/Certificate acknowledgementfor the preceding year.


c) Updated membership list duly acknowledged byregistering authority.



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d) The copy of minutes of the previous AGM and auditedbalance sheet.

e) The copy of the resolution nominating the person bythe EC of the IEMA.

(E) PRODUCTWISE MFRS.ASSOCIATION

The Total No. of EC Members allotted to productwiseManufactures Association shall be restricted to 30.

(i) The Productwise Mfrs. Association, whose membershipstrength is more than 100 shall have 1 EC member

automatically.

(ii) Out of 30 EC Membership in this category, after allottingautomatic EC Members to the associations having more than100 members the remaining membership will be elected bythe unrepresented product manufacturers associationsamong themselves.

(iii) The PMA shall nominate a person who runs a Micro or Small

Industries in that category on proper filing of nominationshall be elected to the EC of the Association provided he/shehas furnished following:

a) Registration renewal/certificate acknowledgement forthe preceding year.


c) Updated membership list duly acknowledged by

registering authority.d) The copy of minutes of the previous AGM and audited

balance sheet.

e) The copy of the resolution nominating the person bythe EC of the PMA.

(F) OTHER ASSOCIATIONS

Total no. of EC member for this category is 14.

(i) Associations having more than 100 members will get oneautomatic EC member based on the membership strength.

(ii) The other association shall nominate a person who runs a



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Micro or small industries who is also member of thatassociation, on proper filing of nomination shall be elected tothe EC of the Association provided he/she has furnished

following.

a) Registration renewal /Certificate acknowledgment forthe preceding year.


c) Updated Membership list duly acknowledged byregistering authority.

d) The copy of minutes of the AGM of the previous year

and audited balance sheet.e) The copy of the resolution nominating the person by

the EC of the other association.

(G) The District, IEMAs, PMAs and other Associations should submittheir Bye-Law, Registration Certificate copy, Membership list andsocieties Registration Renewal Certificate and current / previousAGM Minutes 35 days prior to election date. The associationswhich fulfill the above conditions alone are eligible to contest.

(H) Following is the breakup of E.C.Members

District Associations 45

Individual Member 50

Industrial Estate Mfrs. Association 30

Productwise Mfrs. Association 30

Other Assn. Members 14

Immediate Past President 01

Total 170

For this purpose the state will be divided into four Regions as under

Region(1) : Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore,Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Vellore.

Region(2) : Tiruchy, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Pudukottai, Dindigul,Thanjavur, Tiruvanrur, Nagapattinam.

Region(3) : Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Erode, Salem, Namakkal, Karur,Dharmapuri. Tirupur and Krishnagiri.

Region(4) : Madurai, Ramnad, Sivaganga, Virudunagar, Tuticorin,Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Theni.



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(i) Unit Members

The Total No. of EC Members allotted to Unit Membership category

shall be restricted to 50.

The Procedures with regard to provisions for unit EC Membership asfollows:

More than 10 & upto 20Members in each district 1 Rep.

21 to 50 Members 2 Rep.



More than 201 Members 5 Rep.

10 A)PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

(i) Members of the Association can participate in the AnnualGeneral Meeting and will be eligible to vote only if theirannual subscription for the current year is also paid 35 daysbefore the date of election.

(ii) The Honorary General Secretary shall at least 25 days priorto the holding of Annual General Meeting, issue a circularto all members, specifying the number of representatives of

each class Members to be elected to the Committee and callfor nominations for election to the Executive Committee.

(iii) Proxy should be given on letter head by the unitsrepresentative affixing and attesting the proxy'sphotograph and submitted to the scrutinizer at least 24hours prior to the conduct of the election. The member hasthe option to cancel the proxy and present himself in theelection. If More than one proxy is submitted, then bothproxies will become invalid.

(iv) Nomination papers shall be filed by the members dulyfilled in to the Election Officer along with the nonrefundable Nomination Fee of Rs.300/- so as to reach him



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at such address and by such date as may be mentioned in thenotice issued as aforesaid.

If the Nomination paper is not received, the same may beobtained from TANSTIA by making a request in writing tothe Hon. General Secretary.

(v) Prior to the holding of the Annual General Body Meeting,the Executive Committee shall appoint ONE ChiefElection Officer and TWO Election officers other thanthose directly interested in the election. The Electionofficers so appointed shall scrutinize the nomination papers

received from the members. They may reject such of thenominations that are not in accordance with the Rules andRegulations of the Society. The decision of the Electionofficers shall be final and binding on all members.

(vi) An organization member who has paid its membership feeas per clause 2(b) of the Rules and Regulations, and is not inarrears 35 days prior to the election date (including thecurrent year subscription), and who stands as a Member of

stthe Association on 31 March of the year, in which theelection takes place, shall be entitled to nominate oneperson for the election to the Committee who possesses thefollowing qualifications:

a) He shall be among the delegates nominated by thatorganization member attending the Annual GeneralMeeting and shall have paid the necessary delegation fee,

(if any) fixed by the Executive Committee.

b) He should have some industrial activity or some work to hiscredit in the particular District where from he has beenproposed.

Or

He should be actively engaged in or interested in the

development Small Scale Industries / Micro Industries.

(vii) The number of nominations received is equivalent to or lessthan the seats allotted, the candidate who have filed theirnominations shall be declared to have been duly elected, if,



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on the other hand, there are more nominations than the seatsavailable referred to in clause 9 (a) election will be held asper the Rules given herein.

When the number of members elected from any categoryfalls short of the representation provided for, then thenewly elected President may propose and include anywilling members at the Annual General Body Meetingpreferably from the concerned category to fill thevacancies in the Executive Committee.

(viii) Each candidate to the Executive Committee shall be

elected by the respective district or regions or by as many ofthem as present belonging to that particular class to whichthe candidate belongs. The Life Members can stand forelection or cast their vote in accordance to their district.

(ix) The Election officers shall cause the voting papers to beprepared setting out the names of the candidates and issuedas per the procedures stated hereunder:

(x) Prior holding Annual General Body Meeting, theExecutive Committee shall appoint One Chief ElectionOfficer and Two additional Election officers other thanthose directly interested in the election to conduct theElection.

a) The Election officers so appointed shall reject such of thevoting papers as are not valid and count the votes and draw

up the election result. In case of equality of votes lots willbe drawn by the Election officers to declare the successfulcandidate.

b) The election to the individual member category shall beconducted as per the Rules and Regulations of the Society,in the concerned districts or in place within the regionnotified by the election officer or at TANSTIA Head Officeat least 3 days before the Annual General Body Meeting.

c) The Election officers appointed by the EC can nominateone or two persons not directly interested in the election asobserver to conduct the election for individual category inthe districts.



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d) The names of the persons elected to the ExecutiveCommittee by the above process shall be announced in theNotice board and General Body Meeting by the Election

officers.

(xi) The result of the election shall be declared at the AnnualSession and shall be deemed to be final.

(xii) The voting paper shall not be valid if the name or theidentity of the voter exercising the vote is given in thevoting paper and a delegate / voter cast more votes than heis entitled to.

(xiii) If any candidate is elected from more than one class ofmembership constituencies, he has to decide immediatelyfrom which constituency his election should be confirmedand upon such confirmation, his election from the otherconstituency will be set aside, and another member whotops votes next to him only to such vacancy so arised will beautomatically elected.

(xiv) Each delegate to the Annual General Meeting shall pay tothe Association as delegation fee such amount as may befixed by the Executive Committee from time to time, if it isso considers necessary ; and such fees if prescribed shall bepaid by the delegates when they are informed of the samewithin the time as may be fixed by the ExecutiveCommittee.

10. (B) (i) Every member who contests for Executive Committee

shall pay a sum of Rs.300/- to the Association asNomination Fee. Such fee shall be paid along with thenomination paper which is non refundable.

(ii) The candidate opting for election to the executiveCommittee shall send their Nomination Papers along withFee to the Hon.General Secretary TANSTIA for scrutiny.

11. A person shall cease to be a member of the Executive Committee

IPSO FACTO :

(a) if he files a petition of insolvency or is adjudicatedinsolvent ; or



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(b) if he is adjudged by a competent Court to be ofunsound mind; or

(c) if he is convicted of an offence involving moralturpitude; or

(d) if he or the member whom he represents ceases to be amember of the Association ; or

(e) if he ceases to be the representative of the memberwho has nominated him to serve on the Committee ;or

(f) if he fails to pay the fee of the membership of theExecutive Committee as prescribed ; or

(g) if two-thirds of the members of the ExecutiveCommittee present or twenty members whichever ismore, debar any member for any activity which intheir considered opinion damages the image of theAssociation.

12. The Elected Exetuvie Committee Members shall elect theOffice Bearers who will hold office as laid down in clause13.

13. (a) The Office Bearers and Members of the ExecutiveCommittee shall hold office for 2 years from the date onwhich they are elected at the Annual General Meeting tillthe second succeeding Annual General Meeting at which

they shall cease to hold office. However, they can contestfor any other post or for the same post.

Any person who has held office as a President shall not beeligible to contest for EC from any category.

The Executive Committee shall elect as President anyelected Member of the Executive Committee who has heldany of the offices other than a President specified in Rule

14.

All the other past Presidents will be permanent standinginvitees to EC.



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b) The Executive Committee shall elect as President anyelected Member of the Executive Committee who has heldany of the offices other than a President specified in Rule

14.

c) The outgoing President will automatically be amember of the new Executive Committee and bedesignated as Immediate Past President. He is included inthe Executive Committee to facilitate an effectivecontinuity in the policies & programme of the Association.

14. There shall be the following Office Bearers :

President - One

Vice Presidents - Four ( One from each Regions)

Hon.Genl. Secretary - One

Hon. Jt. Secretary (HQ) - One (from Chennai/Thiruvallur/Kanceepuram Dist.)

Regl. Hon. Jt. Secretary - Four( One from each region)

Hon.Treasurer - One

Imm. Past President - One

15. The Executive Committee shall have powers :

(a) To perform all executive duties and to carry on thework of the Association and to sanction allexpenditure for the performance of the activities ofthe Association.

(b) To appoint staff as may be required for the work of the

association.(c) To receive, in addition to the fees and subscription,

gifts or donations or grants made to the Associationeither for the promotion of its objects in general or forany particular purpose or purposes concerned with itsobjects as may be specified by the donor

(d) To determine the payment to be made by a member ornon-member for any special work or service

undertaken by the Association and to receive suchpayment ;

(e) To invest the funds of the Association that may not be



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immediately required for the purposes of theAssociation in the best manner deemed fit ;

(f) To convene Annual and Extraordinary Meetings ofthe General Body ;

(g) To submit to the General Body an Annual Report onthe working of the Association together with theAudited Statement of Accounts for the financial year;

(h) To formulate such bye-laws as are required for callingnominations for election of members to the Executive

Committee by General Body.(i) To appoint, if necessary, or expedient such standing

or adhoc Sub-committee or Committees for specialpurposes;

(j) To frame and amend Rules for the conduct of theaffairs of the Association and to provide for matterswhich are not covered by these rules.

16 (a) President : The President shall be the official headof the Association and shall preside over all meetings of theExecutive Committee at all ordinary and extraordinarygeneral meetings and lead all deputations.

(b) It shall be open to the President to seek such advice asmay be necessary from time to time from the Pastpresidents of the Association. The President may nominateany of the Past Presidents to represent the Association in

any body or Committee set up by the State or CentralGovernment or other authorities.

17. Vice Presidents : In the absence of the President and anyone of the Vice Presidents can be nominated by thePresident to perform the duties of the President. In theabsence of the President, and all the Vice Presidents, themembers present may elect any other member of theExecutive Committee as Chairman of the Executive

Committee Meeting to perform the duties of the President,provided any one of the office bearers (Hon. GeneralSecretary/Treasurer must be present)

18. Honorary General Secretary : The Honorary General



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Secretary shall be responsible for the custody and controlof the properties belonging to the Association and of all thebooks, papers and documents of the Association. He shall

be responsible to keep accurate record of the proceedingsof the General Body of the Association and of theExecutive Committee and of sub-committees of which heshall be an ex-officio member. He shall be responsible forcarrying out the day to day administration of theAssociation and shall convene all meetings under thedirection of the President.

19. Honorary Joint Secretary : T h e H o n o r a r y J o i n t

Secretary shall assist the Honorary General Secretary in allsuch matters as may be entrusted to him and act as theHonorary General Secretary in his absence whenever he isauthorized and deputed to do so.

20. Honorary Treasurer : The Honorary Treasurer shall bethe custodian of the finances and accounts of theAssociation and shall operate jointly either with theHonorary General Secretary or with the President. The

Banking accounts of the Association with Nationalised,Scheduled, Cooperative Banks or Government Treasuryetc., as approved by the Executive Committee.

The Hon. Treasurer shall submit the accounts of theAssociation in EC Meeting and General Bodies.

21. Meeting of the Executive Committee : The ExecutiveCommittee shall meet as often and in such place and timesas the President may deem advisable, provided that thePresident shall also convene a meeting of the Executive

rdCommittee if requested to do so by at least 15 or 1/3 of theMembers of the Executive Committee whichever is higher.However it is provided that the executive Committee shallmeet at least once in a quarter.

22. (a) A Notice of 14 days shall ordinarily be given by the Hon.General Secretary to each member of the ExecutiveCommittee for a Meeting of the Executive Committee.

b) However due to matters of importance the specialExecutive Committee Meeting may be convened at 7 days



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notice.

23. Any Twenty five members of the Executive Committeeshall constitute the quorum for a meeting of the ExecutiveCommittee.

Even after due notice, the quorum is not their, the meetingwill be adjourned for 30 minutes and thereafter even ifthere is no quorum, the meeting shall take place providedany two of the President, Hon. General Secretary andHon.Treasurer are present.

24. Each member of the Executive Committee including the

President other than ex-officio members shall have onevote. In case of a tie, the President shall, in addition to hisown vote have a casting vote. There shall be no proxy.

25. Any member of the Executive Committee not attendingthree consecutive meeting except for any valid reasons andwho does not get leave of absence granted by the ExecutiveCommittee in respect thereof, will automatically lose (TheHon. General Secretary shall send a reminder letter on

his/her absence in two consecutive meetings) hisCommittee membership and the vacancy will be filled bynominations as a interim measure by the ExecutiveCommittee.

26. (i) No resolution passed at any meeting of the ExecutiveCommittee shall be rescinded by any subsequent meetingsunless notice of the intention to propose such recessionshall have been given in the meeting notice convening the

meeting.(ii) The Hon.General Secretary shall record theproceedings of the Executive Committee and the minutesof the same shall be sent to the EC members 14 days beforethe next EC Meeting.

27. Appointment of Sub Committee(s)

(a) The Executive Committee may from time to time

delegate any of their powers to Sub-Committees consistingof such number of members of their body as they think fitand may from time to time revoke such delegation. AnySub Committee so formed shall in the exercise of thepowers so delegated, conform to any regulation that may be



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imposed upon it by the Executive Committee. All acts doneby any such Sub-Committee shall be in conformity withsuch regulations and in fulfillment of the purpose of their

appointment but not otherwise and shall be subject to finalconfirmation by the Executive Committee.

(b) The President, the Hon.General Secretary,Hon.Treasurer shall be Ex-officio members of all subcommittees formed by the Executive Committee.

28. Minutes of all the proceedings of the Executive Committeeand Sub-Committees, if any, shall be kept open forinspection by any member of the Executive Committee ofthe Association at its Registered Office during normaloffice hours.

29. General Body :

The Annual General Body meeting of the Association shallbe held at a place and on a date to be fixed by the ExecutiveCommittee within six months of the close of the FinancialYear of the Association for transacting the following

business :(a) To receive from the Executive Committee the AnnualReport and Audited statement of Accounts.

(b) To confirm the proceeding of the previous AnnualGeneral Body Meeting.

(c ) To elect/announce the Election of members fromvarious categories to the Executive Committee.

(d) To appoint Auditor/s and to fix his / theirremuneration and(e) To transact any other business thatmay be placed before the meeting by the ExecutiveCommittee.

30. A Clear twenty five days notice shall be given to themembers before the date of the Annual General Meeting.

31. An extraordinary General Body Meeting of the Associationmay be convened by the Executive Committee or on the

threquisition of 1 / 10 of the total members or 50 memberswhichever is more, addressed to the Honorary GeneralSecretary of the Association; a notice of 21 days shall begiven for such meeting and no other business shall betransacted excepting that which is stated in the meeting



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notice.

32. Twenty Five or 5% of the members entitled to vote,whichever is lower, shall constitute the quorum at theAnnual General or Extraordinary General Meetings of theAssociation.

33. If within half an hour from the time appointed for a Generalor Extraordinary Meeting a quorum be not present, themeeting shall stand adjourned to such date as the Presidentmay fix and notice of such adjournment shall be given to allmembers. At the adjourned meeting the members presentfor the time being shall constitute a quorum.

34. No amendment to the constitution shall be valid unless it ispassed by three fourths of the members present at themeeting specially convened for the purpose.

35. At any meeting a resolution put to the vote of the membersshall be decided by a show of hands, unless a poll (before oron the declaration of the result on the show of hands) isdemanded by at least five members. Unless a poll is so

demanded, a declaration by the President, that theresolution had on show of hands, been carriedunanimously, or by a particular majority or lost and anentry to that effect in the book of the proceedings of themeetings of the Association and signed by the Presidentshall be conclusive evidence of the fact.

36. Votes of Members:

(i) Organisation Members:

(a) Every organization members who is a Small & MicroIndustries Association shall be entitled to nominate onedelegate (District Association and Estate Association) cannominate more than one member i.e., upto the EC memberentitlement to attend the General Body Meetings of theAssociation and each of them will have one vote.

(b) Each delegate shall have only one vote even if he were to benominated by more than one Organisation member.

(c) (i) only such person shall be eligible to be nominated as adelegate only if he is a Member of the nominating



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organization.

(ii) Unit Members :

Each unit member which is a firm or company shall beentitled to nominate one representative authorized by therespective unit and should bring the photo identity in theirletter pad to attend the General Body Meetings of theAssociation.

(iii) Associate Member :

Each Associate member shall send a representative toobserve the General Meetings of the Association but they

shall not be eligible to vote.

(iv) Office Bearers and members of the Executive Committeefor the year shall be called Ex-officio delegates to theannual or any other meetings of the Association with thepower of voting.

(v) A new member shall be entitled to vote in any election onlyst

if he is on the membership rolls as on 31 March of the

election year.(vi) A member shall be entitled to be nominated to stand for any

election only if he had paid the subscriptions due in full atleast 35 days before the date of General Body. For thenominations to be valid the proposer and seconder alsoshould have cleared their subscriptions and arrears as onthe last date for filling the nominations.

37. Office:

(a) The Books of Accounts shall be kept at the Registeredoffice or the administrative office of the Association or atsuch other place as the Executive Committee thinks fit, andshall be open to inspection by the members of theExecutive Committee during office hours subject to theproviso in sub clause (b) hereunder:-

(b) The books or an other Records of the Association shall notbe taken outside the office premises by any member,committee Member or Office Bearers and any Committeemember requiring to inspect the Accounts and any recordsis expected to make a written requisition on the HonoraryGeneral Secretary who will fix a day not later than fifteen



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days from the receipt of the requisition and the committeeMember may then inspect at the time and date given in thepresence of the Honorary General Secretary and / or the

Honorary Treasurer.

(c) All Monies received shall be deposited in the bank then andthere and the same shall be operated jointly as mentioned inclause 20 above.

38. The Common Seal

(a) The President of the Association shall provide a commonseal for the purpose of the Association, and shall have

power from time to time to destroy the same and substitutea new seal in lieu thereof, and he shall provide for the safecustody of the seal for the time being.

(b) Every deed or other instrument in which the seal of theAssociation is required to be affixed, shall be signed by thePresident or the Honorary General Secretary and othermember of the Executive Committee.

39. Head Office and Branch Centres:

(a) The Head Office of the Association shall be the RegisteredOffice of the Association at Chennai.

(b) The Executive Committee may establish regional centresin different localities to serve better the needs of themembers of such localities and each centre should beresponsible to Head Office.

(c) The Executive Committee, in consultation with local

members may form regional committees, in each centre toassist in the administration of the Association in respectiveregional centres.

(d) TANSTIA can form chapter where there is no DistrictAssociation exists or not affiliated to TANSTIA.

40. The entire collections of the subscriptions and otheraccounts from regional centres should be remitted to theHead Office and any amount required for expenditureshould be indented for and obtained by the RegionalCentres from head office as per the budget provisions made



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from time to time by the Executive Committee.

41. General:

(a) The income and property of the Association, whatsoeverderived shall be applied solely towards the promotion ofthe objects of the Association as set-forth herein above.

(b) No member or members of the Executive Committee shallbe answerable for any loss arising in the administration orapplication of the moneys of the Association or for anydamage to or deterioration in the properties of theAssociation, unless such loss or damage or deterioration

shall happen through his or their willful default ornegligence.

(c) If upon the dissolution of the Association for any reasons,there shall remain after the satisfaction of all its debts andliabilities, any property whatsoever the same shall not bepaid to or distributed among the members of theAssociation or any of them but shall be given or transferredto some other Society or association, Institution or

institutions, having objects similar to the objects of theAssociation, to be determined by the votes givenpersonally at a meeting called specifically for the purpose,or in default thereof by such judge or court of law as mayhave jurisdiction in the matter.

(d) The Executive Committee is the sole authority for theinterpretation of these Rules and Regulations and the Bye-laws made there under. The decision of the Executive

Committee upon any matter affecting the Association andnot provided for by these Rules and Regulations and Bye-laws made there under shall be binding and final upon allmembers, subject to the provisions of the SocietiesRegistration Act, 1860 and Tamilnadu Society RegistrationAct 1975 with its amendments.

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l No. Amendment Particulars Accepted by Voing /

Sl.No. Rising hands

. 1.V.b To correct the error in Sl.No. Passed unanimously

. 1.V.c The admission of all members exceptHonorary members shall be by

application to and acceptance by the

Executive Committee. Such Membership

application shall be in the prescribed Negative Vote - 9 out of 194

form. Unit member Application should Passed by majority of votes.

have the signature of a proposer.

The proposer should be a member(organisation or individual) of TANSTAparticularly from that District.

. 9.i The Total No. of EC Members allotted toUnit Membership category shall be restricted

to 50. The Procedure with regards to

provisions for unit EC Membership are as Negative Vote - 25 out of 194

follows: Passed by majority of votes.

More than 10 & upto 50 Members in each

District 1 Rep.

Above 51 members in each District 2 Reps.

In the individual members category for

contesting to the EC minimum the Negative Vote - 16 out of 194

contestant should have completed a Passed by majority of votes


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Documents

Byelaw With Amendment