Vol. 17, Part III · pages 596–600

567APPENDIX Constitution of the Samata Sainik Dal I Name and Organization : (1) The name of the organization shall be ‘Samata Sainik Dal’ hereafter referred to as the S. S. D. (2) The Samata Sainik Dal shall be affiliated to the All India Scheduled Castes Federation. The President of the Federation on the advice of the Executive Council of the Federation shall appoint a nominee of the Federation to supervise the affairs of the Samata Sainik Dal in each town and in each Province and the Samata Sainik Dal in each town and Province shall work under the guidence of a Supervisor, so appointed. II Aims and Objects : (1) The aim of the Samata Sainik Dal is to strive for the removal of all inequality based on race, religion, caste, sex or class and to unite all members of the Scheduled Caste Communities for a struggle to build a society based on the freedom and equality of all. (2) To achieve this aim : 1. The Samata Sainik Dal shall unite and organize the Scheduled Caste youths under its banner. 2. The Samata Sainik Dal shall promote all social, cultural and other activities among the Scheduled Castes particularly among the youth so as to cultivate self respect, self reliance, and a spirit of self sacrifice in their minds. 3. The Samata Sainik Dal shall co-operate, with all such organizations and movements that help to further its aims and objects. III Membership : Any person belonging to the Scheduled Castes above the age of 18 who agrees with the above aims and objects can join the Samata Sainik Dal on payment of yearly subscription of twelve annas.

568 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES IV Training : (1) Samata Sainik Dal training shall consist of physical, intellectul and military type. (2) The Samata Sainik Dal shall organise training camps, Schools, Clubs, Classes, Lectures, Debates, Libraries etc., and such other forms of activities as it may consider expedient from time to time. (3) Branches of All India Samata Sainik Dal shall function in all India Provinces and branches shall also be set up, wherever possible in the Indian States. Each Provincial branch will organize its District Committees and each District Committee in its town will organize Town and Village Committees. (4) The General Body of Samata Sainik Dal in a Town or a Village shall select, according to their ranks, a Town or Village Committee of 5 members, one President, two Secretaries and also select delegates from among themselves to the District Conference in the following manner:— For 1 to 25 members-One Delegate. For 25 to 50 members-Two Delegates and so on. (5) The District Conference shall select a District Committee of 10 members, one President and two Secretaries as also delegates to the Provincial Conference from amongst themselves according to their ranks in the following manner:— For 5 delegates to the District Conference and one delegate to Provincial Conference. For District delegates numbering above five and upto ten, two delegates to the Provincial Conference and so on. (6) The Provincial Conference shall select according to their ranks a Provincial Committee of 20 members, one President, two Secretaries and also delegates to the All India Conference. The number of such delegates to the All India Conference shall not exceed 5% of the total strength of membership in each Province.

569APPENDIX (7) The All India Conference of Samata Sainik Dal shall select on All India Council consisting of one President, one Vice-President, one General Secretary, two Joint Secretaries and one member from each Province selected by the All India Central Committee, (8) All Provincial units affiliated to the All India Samata Sainik Dal shall pay an affiliation fee of Rs. 25 per annum to the All India Samata Sainik Dal as also 5% of their gross annual income. (9) An All India Conference of Samata Sainik Dal shall be held at least once in every year. V Formation : 1. (a) 12 (Twelve Sainiks-One Section.) A group of twelve Sainiks makes one Section. The elected two leaders of such section will be called section leader First and Second. 2. (b) 24 (2 Sections-One Platoon.) Two such sections make one Platoon. The leader of a Platoon elected by the section leaders will be called Platoon Leader. 3. (c) 96 (Four Platoons-One Company.) Four such Platoons will make a Company. The Company Leader elected by the Platoon Leaders will be called a Company Commander. 4. (d) 384 (Four Company Commanders-One Battalion.) Four such Company Commanders will make a Battalion. The Leader elected by the Company Commanders of the Battalion will be called a Lieutenant. 5. (e) 1152 (Three Battalions-One Regiment) Three of such Battalions will make a Regiment and the leader elected by the Lieutenants will be called a G. O. C. 6. (f) 2500 All such G. O. Cs, from all districts and provinces will make a division. The Leader elected for this division will be called as All India Commander-in-Chief.

570 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES Meeting of the Dal : (1) QUORUM :—The S. S. Dal shall meet together not less than once in every six months and shall, from time to time, make regulations consistent with this constitution. (2) The President shall fix the dates for the six monthly meetings and may whenever he thinks fit and shall upon the written request of not less than one third of the members and for a date within twenty days from the receipt of such request call a special meeting. (3) Fifteen clear days notice of a six monthly meeting and ten clear days notice of a special meeting specifying the time and place at which such meeting is to be held and the business to be transacted there and shall be circulated to the members. (4) If less than one third of the whole of the members be present at a meeting at any time from the beginning to the end thereof, the presiding authority shall adjourn the meeting to such hour on the following or some other future day as he may reasonably fix and the business which would have been brought before the original meeting and there have been a Quorum there and shall be brought before the adjourned meeting and may be disposed of at such meeting or at any subsequent adjournment thereof whether there be a Quorum present or not. (5) Every meeting shall be presided over by the President or he be absent by the Vice-president and if Vicepresident is absent by such one of the members present as may be chosen by the meeting to be Chairman for the occasion. (6) All questions shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present, the President, Vice-president or Chairman, as the case may be having a second or casting vote in all cases of equality of votes.

571APPENDIX VII Routine Duties : Monday … Moral Tuesday … Games & Physical Drill Wednesday … Military Drill Thursday … Games & Physical Dril Friday … First Aid Saturday … Military Drill Sunday … Political & Social VIII Discipline : If any Sainik or Officer of the Dal is found guilty of smoking, drinking or disobedience to lawful orders or any other mischiefs by his superior he will be given warning once in a way. Inspite of the warning, if he takes no pain of avoiding such troubles, his uniforms and his rank will be taken back and he will be dismissed from the Dal. IX Uniform : The following rules regarding dress must be observed by the Sainiks and Officers of the Dal : SAINIK Half Pant Khaki Half Shirt Khaki Folding Cap Canvas Brown Shoes or Pathani Socks and (Chappals) a stick (4 1 2 feet long) NON-OFFICER Half Pant Khaki Half Shirt Khaki Brown Boots Woollen Socks Khaki Hat-Khaki One cane, one whistle and Khaki Bandage cloth. OFFICER SUPERIOR Everything as above with the addition of Bush Coat.