4. To grant leave of absence to the President or to
any other officer of the CIU and to make necessary arrangements for
carrying on the functions of the officers proceeding on leave during
their absence.
5. To regulate and enforce discipline among the
employees of the CIU and to take appropriate disciplinary action,
wherever necessary.
6. To manage and regulate the finances and
investments of funds, property and all other administrative affairs of
the CIU and for that purpose to appoint such agent or agents as it may
deem fit.
7. To entertain and adjudicate upon and if thought
fit to redress the grievances of the employees.
8. To select an emblem and to have a common seal and
flag for the CIU and to provide for the custody and use of such seal.
9. To institute Chairs, Fellowships, including
Travelling Fellowships, Scholarships, Studentships, Medals and Prizes on
the recommendation of the Advisory Council and Finance Committee in
accordance with the Bye-laws to be framed for the purpose.
10. To appoint such Committees for such purposes and
with such powers as the Board of Management may think necessary and to
co-opt such persons on these Committees as it thinks fit.
11. To appoint Auditors for the ensuing year.
12. To open account or accounts of the CIU with any
one or more scheduled banks and to lay-down the procedure for operating
the same.
13. To issue appeals for funds consistent with the
objects of the CIU, to receive grants, donations, contributions, gifts,
prizes, scholarships, fees and other moneys, to give grants and
donations, to award prizes, scholarships etc.
14. To draw, accept, make and endorse discount and
negotiable promisory notes, bills of exchange, cheques or other
negotiable instruments.
15. To transfer or accept transfers of any movable
property on behalf of the CIU.
16. To provide building or buildings, premises,
furniture, fittings, equipment, appliances and other facilities required
for carrying on the work of the CIU.
17. To appoint, in order to execute an instrument or
transact any business of the CIU, any person as attorney of the CIU with
such powers as it may deem fit.
18. To raise funds/donations and to pay out of the
funds of the CIU, all expenses incidental to the raising of money and to
repay and redeem any money borrowed.
19. To build up a corpus of such an amount of which
annual income and earning is to be utilised for the purposes of the CIU
provided that the corpus as a whole or a part will not be depreciated.
20. To invest the funds of the CIU or money entrusted
to the CIU in or upon such securities and in such manner as it may deem
fit and from time to time transpose any investment.
21. To maintain a fund to which shall be credited :
a) all moneys provided by the Central or State
Governments or any other National/International Funding Agencies.
b) all subscriptions and fees and other charges
received by the CIU.
c) all moneys received by the CIU as grants,
gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests or transfers, and
d) all moneys received by the CIU in any other
manner or from any other source.
22. To deposit all moneys credited to the Fund in
scheduled bank(s) or to invest them in consultation with the Finance
Committee.
23. To maintain proper accounts and other relavant
records and prepare annual statements of Accounts for every previous
financial year, in such form as may be prescribed by the Regulations/Bye
Laws.
24. To constitute for the benefit of the research,
teaching, academic, technical, administrative, editorial, production,
marketing, circulation, and other staff, in such manner and subject to
such conditions as may be prescribed by the Regulations/Bye-Laws such
pension, insurance, provident fund and gratuity as it may deem fit for
the benefit of the employees of the CIU and to aid in the establishment
and support of Associations, Institutions, Funds, Trusts and Conveyances
calculated to benefit the staff and others associated with the CIU.
25. To delegate all or any of its powers to any
committee or sub-committee constituted by it or to the President or any
other officer of the CIU.
26. To establish on the advice of the Advisory
Council of CIU any number of Divisions and Departments for
administrative, research, academic and coordination work and functions
of the CIU and to allocate areas of administration, study, teaching,
research and extension work to them.
27. To establish, maintain and manage libraries,
documentation centres, information networks, virtual campuses and rest
houses for the Members of the CIU.
B. Composition
The Board of Management shall consist of :
a) President - Chairman
b) Five Vice Presidents (one each for East, West,
North, South and Central India)
c) Four nominees of the General Conference
d) Secretary General
The Secretary General shall be the Secretary of the
Board of Management.
C. Term of Membership
All the members of the Board of Management other than
Ex-officio members shall hold office for a term of five years and shall
be eligible for re-appointment.
D. Meeting of the Board
a) The Board of Management shall meet at least
two times a year. Not less than 15 days notice shall be given of a
meeting of the Board of Management and a copy of the proceedings of each
meeting shall be furnished to the President as soon as possible after
the meeting. In case of urgency, the meeting may be called by the
President by giving a notice of not less than 3 days.
b) Each member of the Board of Management
including the President shall have one vote and decision at the meeting
of the Board shall be taken by simple majority. In case of a tie, the
Chairman shall have a casting vote.
c) Every meeting of the Board of Management shall
be presided over by the President, and in his absence members present
shall elect one among the Vice Presidents to preside over the meeting.
d) Any business necessary may be carried out by
circulating an appropriate resolution among its members and resolution
so circulated and approved by a simple majority shall be as effective
and binding as if such resolution had been passed at the meeting of the
Board of Management.
e) If a member accepts a full-time appointment in
the CIU or he does not attend three consecutive meetings of the Board of
Management without proper leave of absence from the President, he shall
cease to be a member of the Board of Management.
f) One third of the total members or a minimum of
3 members whichever is less shall form the quorum.
E. Standing and Ad-hoc Committees
a) Subject to the provision of the Rules/Bye-Laws
of the CIU, the Board of Management, may, by a resolution constitute
such Standing Committee or Committees or Ad-hoc Committee or Committees
for such purposes and with such powers as the Board may think fit for
exercising any power or powers or discharging any function of the CIU or
for inquiring into, reporting and advising upon any matter of the CIU.
b) The Board of Management may co-opt such
persons on the Standing Committees or Ad-hoc Committees as it considers
suitable, and may invite if it considers necessary, one or more members
of any of its Standing or Ad-hoc Committee to attend any of its meeting
as special invitees during consideration of related issues but such
member(s) shall have no right to vote.
F. Delegation of Powers
The Board of Management may, by a resolution, delegate to the
President or any other officer or the Standing Committee or the Ad-hoc
Committee such of its powers, as it may deem fit, subject to the
condition that the action taken by the President or such officer
concerned or the concerned Standing Committee or the Ad-hoc Committee in
the exercise of the powers so delegated shall be put up at the next
meeting of the Board of Management.
