Seva Mandir

According to Seva Mandir’s Constitution, all executive powers lie with the Chief Executive and General Secretary.  The Executive Council consisting of all members of Board of Trustees, elected members from the General Body and some members nominated by the President is the final body, which provides guidance and approval on all policy matters.

The general disposal and management of the immovable property and other major assets of the organisation rests only with the Board of Trustees (since Seva Mandir is also registered as a Trust, apart from being a Society).

The Finance Committee, chaired by the Chief Executive, serves as a sounding board for proposals before these are placed before the Board of Trustees and the Executive Council.

The Advisory Council consisting of senior staff members and citizens drawn from different walks of life, and from the villages provides wide ranging advice to the organisation on numerous issues.

The last constitutional body is the General Body, consisting of different members of the Society, is responsible for appointing auditors, approving final accounts and are the only body that can provide approvals for constitutional amendments.

Apart from these Constitutional Bodies, there is also an Investment Committee, chaired by the Chief Executive and consisting of a Financial Expert nominated by the President, the Treasurer of the Society, General Secretary and Chief Accountant.  This Committee takes decisions on matters relating to long term and short-term investments of organisation’s funds into various securities. However, in the actual functioning of the organisation and these various bodies, the substantive determination of policy and direction lies with the staff of Seva Mandir since the ethos of the organisation is to respond to grassroots initiatives.

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