Vol. 17, Part II · pages 511–515

APPENDIX—I “CONSTITUTION OF THE ALL INDIA SCHEDULED CASTES STUDENTS’ FEDERATION NAME Article I. (a) The name of the organisation shall be “All India Scheduled Castes Students’ Federation. ” (b) The abridged name of the organisation shall be the “A. I. S. C. S. F.” (c) All the branch organisations must be named as such and such “Scheduled Castes Students’ Federation.” Article II. The Head quarter of the A. I. S. C. S. F. shall be with the General Secretary. Aims and Objects Article III. The activities of the A. I. S., C. S. F. shall be guided with a view to :— (a) Organise the Scheduled Castes Students of India into a compact body. (b) Develop corporate life amongst them and to discard all activities and undertakings that accentuate caste consciousness among them. (c) Safe-guard the interests of the Scheduled Castes Students of India. (d) Create a cultural atmosphere amongst them by encouraging moral and intellectual education and by bringing them in touch with the cultural and political movement of the present day.

488 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES (e) Encourage physical culture in order to improve the health and physique of the Scheduled Castes Students. (f) Safe-guard the interests of the Scheduled Castes people. (g) Co-ordinate the activities of the Scheduled Castes Students for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes people and the country. (h) Formulate public opinion in favour of the Scheduled Castes movement. (i) Undertake all such matters, subject to the approval of the Working Committe, which may appropriately belong to the general sphere of the life of the Scheduled Castes Students. Composition of Organisation Article IV. The A. I. S., C. S. F. shall consist of :— (a) The Annual and Special Session of the A. I. S., C. S. F. (b) The Council of the A. I. S., C. S. F. (c) The Working Committee of the A. I. S., C. S. F. (d) The Provincial Scheduled Castes Students’ Federations affiliated to the A. I. S., C. S. F. (e) The Indian Native States Scheduled Castes Students’ Federations affiliated to the A. I. S., C. S. F. (f) The branch organisations affiliated to the Provincial or Indian Native States Scheduled Castes Students’ Federation, as the case may be. Membership Article V. (a) Every Scheduled Castes Student shall be recognised as a member of the A. I. S., C. S. F. (i) He or she pays the required membership fee and becomes a member of any of the Branch organisations affiliated to the A. I. S., C. S. F.

489ALL INDIA . . . . . . . . . FEDERATION (ii) He or she has completed the 12th year of age or he or she is studying in middle school. (iii) Make a declaration in writing that he or she believes in the aims and objects and abides by the rules and regulations of the A. I. S., C. S. F. (b) Such a member shall be called an “ordinary member” Article VI. For the purpose of this constitution a ‘Student’ shall mean:— (a) Any Scheduled Castes Student attached to any recognised or regular educational Institution. (b) Any one who is not a student within the meaning of the subsection ‘A’ of the Article 6, but had rendered valuable help and services to its cause shall be eligible to be a member provided he or she pays an Annual Subscription of Rs. 5 (Rupees five only) subject to the clauses i, ii, iii of the subsection A, of the Article 5. (c) Such a member shall be called “Associate Member” who shall be entitled to sit in the Working Committee and the Council of the A. I. S., C. S. F. without any power of voting and shall not be entitled to hold any office except that of the Treasurer. Article VII. Any office Bearer or Member of the A. I. S., C. S. F. if ceases to be a student during any official Session he or she shall be entitled to continue as such until the end of that session Membership Fee Article VIII. (a) The membership fee for an ordinary member which shall be paid to the primary units of the recognised Provincial or Indian Native States Scheduled Castes Students’ Federations, of which he or she shall be a member is annas four only per head per annum. (b) Every member of the Council is to pay Rs. 2 (Rupees two only) per annum.

490 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES (c) Besides his or her Council Membership Fee, every member of the Working Committee is to pay Rs. 3 (Rupees three only) per annum. (d) Every ‘Associate Member’ is to pay Rs. 5 (Rupees five only) per annum. (e) Every delegate is to pay Rs. 3 (Rupees three only). (f) Every member of the Reception Committee is to pay a Fee of Rs. 3 (Rupees three only). (g) Every member is to pay his or her respective membership fee before exercising his or her right to vote. Article IX. (a) Only the Provincial and Indian Native States, Scheduled Castes Students’ Federations will be directly affiliated to the A. I. S., C. S. F. (b) The Provincial or Indian Native States Scheduled Castes Students’ Federation shall decide which will form the Primary Unit of the organisation and shall be empowered to grant affiliation to their branch organisation. Management Article X. (a) The management of the A. I. S., C. S. F. shall be vested in a Council consisting of the representatives of the Provincial and Indian Native States Scheduled Castes Students Federation. Article XI. Every branch Federation of the A. I. S., C. S. F. shall send representatives to the Council according to its roll strength in the ratio of 1 per hundred but in no case more than 15 representatives. Article XII. (a) The members of the Council shall hold office for one year but shall be eligible for re-election. (b) The Working Committee shall place before the Council the annual reports and accounts of the A. I. S., C. S. F. and it shall be responsible to the Council for its policies and activities.