Constitution of Service to Mankind Welfare Association

The name of the organization shall be Service to Mankind (hereinafter referred to as "the NGO").The acronym that might be used to refer to the NGO will be STM. The Registered Office of the Society shall be STM India Headquarters, Ft No. 25/24, Bowrampet, 500043, Hyderabad, Telangana will operate anywhere.

In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Act" means the Telangana Societies Registration Act., 2001.
2. "Board" means the Board Members of the NGO.
3. "Constitution" means the Constitution of the NGO.
4. "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the NGO.
5. "College Unit" means the College Unit of the NGO.
6. "Member" means a member of the NGO.
7. "NGO" means the Service to Mankind.
8. "Office" means the Registered Office of the NGO.
9. "President" means the President of the NGO.
10. "Secretary" means the Secretary of the NGO.
11. "Treasurer" means the Treasurer of the NGO.
12. "Trustee" means a Trustee of the NGO.
13. "Vice President" means the Vice President of the NGO.
14. "Year" means the financial year of the NGO.
15. "IBM" means the Intermediate Board Members of the NGO.
16. "STM" means the Service to Mankind.

To create a platform for students who have a motive to fulfill their obligation towards societal betterment by helping the underprivileged in every possible way.

To nurture socially responsible personalities who enlighten the lives of the underprivileged.

To create a society where everyone has access to basic amenities and is treated equally.

The membership of the NGO shall be open to all the students of the college who are willing to serve the society and who are willing to abide by the rules and regulations of the NGO.

1. A person who has been recruited into the organization on follow of process as per Organization rules and regulations and is duly appointed by STM as such for any of the college units or works for the NGO in certain form shall be called as an STM ‘Member’..
2. A person who has registered online in the STM website and admitted in the NGO through a confirmation email and according to its regulations continues to be a member of the NGO.
3. An applicant can only be a member if appointed through the recruitment process by the competent authority as may be defined by society from time to time via the Board.
4. Any person who donates at least INR 30 (Rupees Thirty Only) shall be called ''STM DONOR''.
5. Eligibility of membership
   • (a)The following shall be eligible for membership in the society:-
     1. The applicant will strive to work for the achievement of the objectives of the society.
     2. The applicant shall abide by the Rules and Regulations of the Society.
     3. They shall maintain good moral conduct and behavior.
6. Termination of membership
   • (a)The membership of a member shall be terminated if he/she:
     1. Resigns from the membership of the society.
     2. Is found to be of unsound mind by a competent court.
     3. Is convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude.
     4. On the death of any member.
     5. If they are expelled from the society
        (a) for misconduct
        (b) for insubordination
        (c) due to non-performance
     6. If a member is found inactive or nonperforming, the member would be termed as inactive member in writing. The member will be under a performance plan with a notice of 2 months from the date of declaration to improve their performance to a satisfactory level. Failure to do so will result in termination.
   • (b)The Board member has authority to terminate or revoke the status of any member. The Intermediate board can terminate or revoke the membership of any member of units and the Unit Head can terminate or revoke the membership of a member within a unit with written approval from the Internal Compliance coordinator in writing for any reason stated in the suspension or termination article.

Internship is a program where the students of the college are given an opportunity to work for the NGO and to learn the working of the NGO as a coordinator in the respective unit.

1. The board members are responsible for proper functioning of the NGO by guiding IBM.
   
2. The board members are responsible for all activities of the NGO, but they are not held responsible for any activity undertaken by any member without informing the authorized person.
   
3. Any new establishments and any modifications shall be done with the final document approval of the board.
   
4. Board holds the ultimate powers over the STM and its final decisions
   
5. The board consists of the following members:
   
   1. President
   2. Vice President
   3. General Secretary
   4. Treasurer
   5. Joint Secretary
   6. Executive Members
6. All the board members should abide by the rules and regulations of the NGO and work according to the constitution of the NGO and by-laws of the NGO.
   

“Alumni” refers to the member who has previously worked with the NGO.

1. All units must maintain task reports of all the events taken up during the financial year and must submit the reports to the IBM-Finance Coordinator at least 2 weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting. 2. An annual report of all the activities conducted throughout the NGO shall be consolidated and maintained by the IBM-Finance Coordinator. 3. The Annual Report of the NGO must be compulsorily prepared by the IBM-Finance Coordinator in the prescribed format mentioned in the Documentation guidelines. 4. All the annual reports from the inception of the NGO must be maintained in the STM operations portal and on the NGO official website.

1. Any changes to the constitution of the NGO should be done by the board of the NGO.
2. The ammenments should be done according to the by-laws of the NGO.
3. All proposed amendments must be approved by a 2/3rd present and voting of the board of the NGO, the intermediate board of the NGO and units of the NGO collectively.

(a). In an event that the NGO fails to function totally and needs to be dissolved, the whole board of the NGO shall be dissolved. Else, the whole NGO shall be dissolved. The funds of the NGO will be transferred to the same objectives of the NGO. (b). College Units of the NGO can only be dissolved by the Board of the NGO

1. The Internal Compliance coordinator holds the right to suspend or terminate any member if they violate the constitution or guidelines in any way.
2. Any member defaming the NGO in any form will be terminated.
3. Any member of the NGO using the funds for personal/mismanagement, fake bills and any finance related issues will be terminated and face legal prosecutions.
4. Any member of the NGO doing fraudulent works, misbehaving with a member and making false allegations against any member will be terminated.
5. Any member who does not respond to calls/messages/emails for 2 days will be warned. If the same instance repeats and fails to inform the reason, he will be suspended/terminated.
6. Suspension or termination only happens after receiving a confirmation letter from the Internal Compliance Coordinator.

1. The board and IBM should hold a meeting with the unit periodically.
2. The unit board should meet every month.
3. The unit board should meet the coordinators periodically.
4. If any member did not attend the meeting, appropriate action shall be taken.

1. The bank account of the NGO shall be maintained by the members of the board.

   2. The NGO has the right to take money from the general public in the form of donations.
   3. The NGO is permitted to conduct events/ parties in order to generate funds.
   4. The Treasurer and IBM-Finance coordinator has only the right to approve the funds for the activities.

2. Every month IBM-Finance coordinator has to verify the activity reports and balance sheet and inform the Treasurer.

3. Every Quarter of the year, the internal compliance coordinator will conduct an audit. Unit Finance coordinator is responsible for sending all reports and balance sheets to the Internal compliance coordinator for every three months.