Administration & Governance

• The SETTLOR has appointed the trustees named in the Trust Deed to constitute the first Board of Trustees. These trustees are designated as Founder Trustees and hold office during their lifetime.
• The number of Trustees on the Board shall not be less than four (4) and not more than eight (8).
• The remaining trustees on the Board, other than Founder Trustees, shall be elected out of General Members through voting. Both General Members and Founder Members possess voting rights in such elections.
• Trustees other than Founder Trustees hold office for a period of Five (5) years and are eligible for re-appointment.
• Any trustee against whom criminal proceedings are initiated in a court of law shall immediately cease to be a trustee from the date of such initiation.

The Board of Trustees holds the power to terminate any Trustee, Founder Trustee, or Member on the following grounds:

• On death.
• On voluntary written resignation.
• If found to be involved in anti-social, corrupt, or illegal activities.
• If adjudged by any court of law to be a criminal offender.
• If found guilty of violating the fundamental aims and objects of the Trust.
• If he/she fails to attend three (3) consecutive board meetings without valid justification.
• If he/she disregards Rules & Regulations or disobeys resolutions passed by the Board.

• To accept donations, contributions, grants, or subscriptions in cash or kind to attain the objects of the Trust.
• To apply the income or corpus of the Trust towards the fulfillment of public charitable objects.
• To invest funds in lawful forms as authorized by prevailing Indian trust regulations.
• To acquire, lease, sell, mortgage, or manage movable and immovable properties in the interest of the Trust.
• To operate bank accounts. (Bank accounts of the Trust shall be jointly operated by the Settlor and one designated Board Member).
• To appoint advisory councils, state committees, and sub-committees to further the Trust's mission.
• To appoint Managing Trustees, Project Chairpersons, and engage professional legal / media consultants.
• To amalgamate with any other society or trust having similar public charitable objectives.

• The Board may appoint an Executive Committee to supervise and manage day-to-day operations and administrative execution.
• Members of the Executive Committee operate on the basis of collective responsibility and report directly to the Board of Trustees.
• The Executive Committee acts strictly under the direction, supervision, and control of the Board.
• Members of the Executive Committee are not required to be trustees of the Trust.
• The Board reserves the authority to fill vacancies, replace members, or dissolve the Executive Committee as needed.

The Board of Trustees may appoint an Advisory Committee comprising eminent persons in media, law, and social work to advise on strategies and programmatic effectiveness. Advisory Committee members serve in an honorary capacity for a term of five (5) years and are eligible for re-appointment.

The Trust maintains complete, proper, and regular books of accounts and prepares annual statements of income and expenditure. All annual accounts of the Trust are subject to independent statutory audit by a certified Chartered Accountant (CA) appointed by the Board of Trustees.

• In the event of dissolution of the Trust, all net funds and assets shall be transferred to another public charitable trust with similar objects. No part of the assets shall vest in individual trustees.
• All legal suits and proceedings on behalf of the Trust may be instituted and prosecuted in the name of the Trust by persons authorized by the Board.
• All properties and income of the Trust are strictly dedicated to public charitable purposes only.

• The Board of Trustees holds the power to frame regulations and administrative procedures for managing Trust operations.
• Amendments to the Rules & Regulations may be enacted either jointly by all Founder Trustees or by the Board of Trustees with a 3/4th majority subject to Founder Trustee approval.