MEMBERSHIP

Eligibility Any person who has served in the Royal Indian Navy, the Indian Navy and the Naval Reserves as a Commissioned Officer is solvent and of sound mind and has not been convicted by a Court of Law in a criminal case, shall be eligible to become a member of the foundation. Serving Naval Officers whilst holding the appointments of Chief of the Naval Staff, Director of Ex-Servicemen Affairs, Director of Non-Public funds, and Judge Advocate General shall be the ex-officio members of the Foundation with full voting rights. Categories of Members There shall be the following categories of members of the Foundation:- . Ordinary Members. Any person who is eligible to become member, may become an ordinary member for life   on payment by him of the subscription as may be specified in these rules and regulations from time to time Honorary Members. The Governing council may at it's discretion invite eminent persons interested in maritime  affairs to become Honorary Members of the Foundation .Widows of Naval Officers may also be invited to be the  Honorary members of the Foundation.Honorary membership unless specified for a period will be for life. No  subscription shall be payable for such membership.

PATRONS

The President of India is the Patron-in-chief of the Foundation. All retired Chiefs of the Naval Staff shall be Invited to be the Patrons of the Foundation. The Governing Council may invite such other dignitaries or persons of eminence as it considers appropriate to be   the Patrons of the Foundation.

THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

The Executive Council consists of : The President of the Foundation. The Secretary of Foundation. The Treasurer of Foundation.

CHARTERS

The Foundation has it's Headquarters at New Delhi with charters at such other place as authorised by the Governing Council.The charters are designated as follows :   The Navy Foundation Charters(Name of the station where charter is located) The charters are governed by this constitution but have autonomy of local functioning. Each of the charters have an elected Managing committee consisting of at least the following members : President   Secretary, and   Treasurer. Each charter frames it's own working rules and forward a copy to the Governing Council. The accounts of each charter are audited once a year and a copy forwarded to the Governing Council.

	NAVY FOUNDATION CHARTER
Charter President  Vice-President Secretary Mumbai (400) RAdm Arun Auditto AVSM, NM (Retd) "WHITE HOUSE" 91, Walkeshwar Road Gold Craft Mumbai – 400006 Tele (R) 022- 23691158 Mob : 9821095923 E-mail ID: ranjanarunauditto@gmail.com Cmde Aspi Marker, NM (retd) Vice-President Navy Foundation C/o Chief Executive United Services Club R.C. Church, Colaba Mumbai – 400 005 Tele: 022-22150881 Mob: 9820011851 E-mail : aspimarker@hotmail.com Cdr V Vadhera, NM (retd) Master Pilot, Mumbai Port Trust 14, Kennedy House BPT Colony Mumbai -400 005 Tele: 022-22183990 022-66564874(R) Mob : 9820535997 E-mail : vvadhera@gmail.com Pune (194) Cmde PK Malhotra (retd) G-28 AWCHS Salunke Vihar Pune – 411022 Tele: 020-26852841 Mob: 09823172737 E-mail : navyfoundationpune@ymail.com Cdr Pranay Rawat (retd) Cdr AJ Modak (retd) Jalashree, D-3 Eradawane, CO HSG SOC Eradawane Pune Tele: 020-25652484 E-mail: arvindmodak@yahoo.co.in Delhi (813) VAdm Harinder Singh, PVSM,AVSM(retd) C-26, Sector 23 Noida – 201301 Tele: 0120-2412412 Mob: 9811668776 E-mail: admiralharinder@gmail.com Cmde Gyanendra Sharma, VSM (retd) W-72, Greater Kailash-1 New Delhi -110048 Tele: 24335501 Mob: 9818093970 E-mail: gyanendra@yahoo.com Cmde VK Thakur, VSM (retd) L-175, Jal Vayu Vihar Sector 25, Noida – 201301 Tele: 0120-2540059 Mob: 9818389252 E-mail: vkthakur@hotmail.com Bhubaneshwar (38+5 associate members)   Surg VAdm GP Panda, AVSM (retd) Shree Vihar Colony Tulasipur, Cuttack – 753008 Tele : 0671-2302141 Mob: 09437030845 Admiralpanda@gmail.com Charter address (corres) Nf.orissa@gmail.com Cmde KK Panda (retd) A 5/5, Chandrma Housing Complex Unit-III Bhubaneshwar – 753001 Mob: Cdr Golak Sahu (retd) 262, Kharavela Nagar Unit III Bhuhaneswar – 753001    Tele: 0674-2390064(R)       0674-2550008(O)           Mob: Chennai (140)   Cmde S Sekhar (retd)                403, Residency, 58-60            Sardar Patel Road Taramani Chennai – 600020 Tele : 22351673 Mob: 9840936730                         E-mail: malshek@gmail.com Cmde RB Verma, AVSM (retd) J-10 A, 6th Avenue Basant Nagar Chennai – 600090 Tele: 24462977 Mob: 9840031035 E-mail: verma@tafe.co.in Cdr BK Baruah (retd) A6 CHPT Flats Near Napier Bridge Kamarajar Salai Chennai – 600009 Tele; 044-25360240 E-mail:bijoy-kumar-baruah@yahoo.co.in Coimbatore (25)   Cdr KV Kamath (retd) 34, Bafana Maner 99, Ponnurangan Road-West RS Puram Coimbatore – 641002 Tele: 2542292 Mob: 9842236612 E-mail:kv_kamath@rediffmail.com   Lt S Mani (retd) Kerala (Kochi) (492)   VAdm R Prem Suthan, PVSM,AVSM,VSM (Retd) 32/3204 Ponnurni – Vythila Road Vyttila, Kochi – 682019 E-mail ID: beenasuthan@hotmail.com rpsuthan@gmail.com Tele: 0484-2341634 Mob: 9895760788 Surg Cmde MJ John, (Retd) 50/220B Manimala Road Near Nice Chemicals Edappally Kochi – 682024 E-mailID: mjjohn811@yahoo.com Tele: 0484-2802955 Mob: 9746241975 Capt Rajan George (Retd) Panickeru Veedu Toc – H Nagar Vyttilla, Kochi – 682019 E-mailID: mailrg2006@yahoo.co.in Tele: 0484-2305774 Mob: 9495736656 Kolkata (130)   Cmde Subrata Bose (retd) W2C (R), Block-4, Flat-7 Golf Green Urban Complex Uday Shankar Sarani Kolkata-700095 Tele: 033-40070018 033-24836613 Mob: 09831088212 E-mail: subratabose@airtelmail.in   Cmde NK Mukherjee,AVSM,VSM 4B, Tripti Abasan,58A Santosh Roy Road,James Long Sarani, Kolkata Tele: 033-700008 & 033-24944324                  Mob: 09051810051 E-mail: mukho13@yahoo.co.in Cdr Satyajit Roy (retd) G-5, Fort Terrazzo 5, Ramani Chatterjee Road Tele: 033-24196402 Mob: 09831078814 E-mail: rsatyajit@hotmail.com   Chandigarh (69)   Cdr ML Mahendru (retd) Kothi No.32 Sector 11 Chandigarh-160002 Tele: 0172-2747049 Mob: 09417379034 E-mail:     Lt Cdr Davinder Singh(retd) Flat No 2204 Sector 67 Jal Vayu Vihar Mohali (Punjab)-160062 Tele: 0172-2240204 Mob: 09779165149 E-mail: h_cdroberoi@yahoo.com Visakhapatnam (82)   VAdm AV Narayana Rao, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (retd) 50-1-45, Asr Ngr Seethamadhara Visakhapatnam – 530013 Tele: 0891-2587181 (o) 0891-2549658 (R)     Cdr Babu Rao (retd) GM(Shipbuilding) Hindustan Shipyards Ltd Gandhigram Visakhapatnam – 530005 Tele: 0891-2526805 (R) Mob : 09951542610 09951542032 E-mail: rbrao3@hotmail.com Goa (30+5 associate Members)   VAdm John C De Silva, PVSM, AVSM (retd) 210, Defence Colony Alto Porvorem Bardez, Goa – 403521 Tele: 0832-2496096 Mob: 9822165370 E-mail: trakshak@yahoo.com Cmde GC Menezes (retd) Anchorage, 43-A Per Seraulim Salcette – 403708 Tele: 0832-2788976 Mob: 9822128640 E-mail: gil.menezes@gmail.com (Address of new Secretary awaited) Bangalore (214)   Cmde KSK Prasad, VSM (retd) 415, 5th Main, HRBR II Block, Kalyannagar Bangalore – 560043 E-mail: kaduru@gmail.com Tele: 30617914 Mob: 9341907859 Cmde P Sengupta (retd) 63, 5th Cross Rajashree Layout Munnekolala Bangalore – 560037 Mob: 9845067574 E-mail: ninabapi@satyam.net.in Cdr GJ Singh (retd) 72 Jal Vayu Vihar Kammanahali main Road Kalyan Nagar PO Bangalore-560043 Tele: 25523455 E-mail: gjsingh2005@yahoo.com Hyderabad (80)   VAdm KASZ Raju, PVSM, AVSM, NM (retd) 502 Ruby Block Rockdale Compound Somajiguda Hyderabad – 500082 Tele: 040-23392563   Cmde Sudhir Parakala (retd) 201 Seshagiri Mansion Anand Nagar Colony Khairatabad Hyderabad-500004 Tele: 040-23391668   Cdr G Eswara Reddy (retd) Plot No 71, Mani Enclave Yapral, JJ Nagar Post Office Secunderabad – 500 087 Tele: 040-27942072 Mob: 9949476297 E-mail: gajjala1945@yahoo.com

MEETING OF THE GENERAL BODY

Annual General Meeting    The first Annual General Meeting shall be held within six months from the date of registration of the Foundation. Thereafter these meetings shall be held once in each year at such time and place as the Governing council may decide.    Transaction at the Annual General Meeting. The following business shall be transacted at the Annual General Meeting :-   Presentation and adoption of the Annual Report of the Governing Council and the audited balance sheet   and accounts for the previous year.At the first AGM, however, only initial financial report shall be  adopted for adoption.    Election of members to the Governing Council for the ensuring year as are required to be elected The voting shall be by a secret ballet.    Any other business as may be placed on the agenda of permitted by the chairman.   Notice for the Annual General Meeting. A minimum notice of sixty days shall be given by the AGM.    Preparation of Agenda. Any member proposing to move a motion shall give a written notice of the same to the secretary duly seconded by at least one member entitled to vote, at least thirty days prior to the date of the AGM. In preparing agenda for the AGM, the Governing council shall have right to :-   Determine the sequence in which the business included in the agenda is to be considered.   Co-ordinate into one or more resolutions, items covering the same subject wholly or in part.   Frame and introduce any resolution which may be considered necessary for consideration of the General body.   Reject any motion which may be considered inconsistent with the aims and objects of the foundation or  irregular or out of order.    Circulation of Agenda. The agenda shall be circulated to all members at least fourteen days in advance. It shall also be displayed prominently at the registered office of the foundation and it's charters, if any.    Conduct of the AGM. The President or in his absence the vice President shall act as the chairman of the   General Body Meeting. In case both are not present, members present shall choose one of their members to be the chairman.    Quorum for the AGM. One third of the number of members entitled to vote, present at the AGM, shall constitute the quorum for the meeting. If the quorum is not complete the meeting shall be adjourned to such time and place as the Chairman of the meeting may decide.    Decision on Motions. Every motion submitted to the meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In case of equality of votes, the chairman shall have casting vote. Extraordinary General Meetings.    Authority to Convene. The Governing council or the President may convene an extra-ordinary general meeting if considered necessary. The meeting shall also be called by the President on presentation to him of  a written requisition by not less than 30 members for considering such matters as may be specified in the  requisition. Notice and Conduct of Meeting. The rules for the conduct of AGM shall also apply to extra-ordinary general  meeting except that the period of notice in this case shall be 30 days. The notice shall specify the specific  purpose for which the meeting is been convened and no other business other than the one notified shall be  transacted at such meeting without the sanction of the President.    Lack of Quorum. If at the time fixed for an extra-ordinary general meeting convened on requisition ,the  quorum is not present, and the number of members present remains below the quorum for the next 60  minutes, the meeting shall, unless the Chairman decides otherwise for any reasons to be recorded,stand  dissolved.