Constitution of AISF
PREAMBLE
The students in India have been in the front ranks of those who fought for the freedom of this country. Inspired by the call of nation to rise against British imperialism and liberate the country from the colonial yoke, the students plunged headlong into the freedom struggle. In the heroic battles for independence glorious chapters were written with the young blood of student martyrs. And in the furnace of this anti-colonial struggle was born the All India Students Federation at Lucknow in August 1936.
The Indian students did not see their struggle for independence in isolation from the worldwide struggle against imperialism and colonialism. Even in its formative stages the AISF was part of the anti-fascist and anti-imperialist world movement. And its entire strength was behind the mighty war of the patriotic forces, with the Soviet Union in its lead, against the demon of fascism.
After the defeat of fascism, the AISF joined other anti-fascist student and youth organizations all over the world in founding the International Union of Students and the World Federation of Democratic Youth to carry forward the struggle against imperialism, for a better life for the young people.
Following the rout of fascism there was a new wave of anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles all over the world. And at the crest of that upsurge India achieved freedom. With great rejoicing the students joined million of their countrymen in hailing the country's independence and looked forward to nation-building and a bright future. For, nobody had taken the freedom movement as merely a fight against the alien rulers. It was understood as the first part of long struggle to bring about a new social order of full life and happiness for the people, a future to which the students and young people could look forward with hope and cheer.
But the actual development following the achievement of freedom belied these fond dreams of the young people. The new state power which emerged after independence was that of the bourgeois class with, all its limitations. They set out to build capitalism in the country even while exhorting the students to shun politics and take to the road of constructive activities in the name of nation-building. Careerism was encouraged and a section of the students fell into this trap, forgetting the ideals for which their elders in their student days had so valiantly fought.
But this phase was not to last long. The student community as a whole began to see the evils of the capitalist system from its own experience. Growing unemployment, rising cost of living, spiraling prices, misery of the people, hunger, starvation, famine deaths-all these forced open the eyes of the students, as of other sections of the people. Education still continued to be run on the old pattern which had been created to cater to the needs of a colonial administration. Struggle broke out. Strikes, hartals and bandhs took place all over the country—symptoms of a people fighting against the encroachment on their living and working standards. The students were drawn into many of these battles, because they too are part of the society and as much victims of the capitalist economy as any other section of the society. Students also waged mighty battle, strikes and other actions over their specific demand: Democratization and reforms in education, democratic and political rights, jobs, better cultural, sports and other recreational facilities.
The ruling classes have not basically changed their policies, despite all the talk about socialism. It is still capitalism that is being built in India and the monopolies are getting stronger. And so the reprehensible and oppressive effects of capitalist and monopoly development continue to plague our society, afflicting also the students. The problems of students are only tinkered with, while all their basic demands are ignored. On the top of it, the ruling classes, as also right reactionary and communal as well as left opportunist parties, are seeking to influence and dominate the student world through their organisation.
Several commissions have been appointed to suggest educational reforms. They have submitted voluminous reports, containing many suggestions and recommendations-some good and some bad. But the government has failed to implement most of the recommendations leading to ail-pervasive and permanent unrest in the student world. Unemployment grows by leaps and bounds, with each passing day, each passing year. Students have nothing to look forward to when they come out of the schools and colleges. Even engineering and medical graduates are roaming the country search of jobs while millions of people cry for medical attentions and the country needs more construction and development. All the government scheme to provide employment do not touch even the fringe of the problem.
The students have been waging incessant battles, on all these issues. The anger and frustration of the students bursts out sometimes in antisocial acts too, and reactionary and disruptive parties and forces seek to capitalize on them. But the dominant prevailing mood is one of the organized struggle. And the battles are carried on in alliance with the democratic youth. The country today rings with the cry from its young people: Give us jobs; grant political and democratic rights to youth; democratize and reform the educational system.
The A1SF stands in the vanguard of this movement of the progressive sections of the students. To broaden its mass base, the AISF will work ceaselessly to unite and lead the students towards their cherished goals. Only the socialism can bring about the basic changes in the society desired by the vast majority of our students - new system of education which will prepare the students for their creative role in society, jobs for all so that the vast manpower of the country is usefully employed, democratic and political rights so that the young may contribute to the building of a SOCIALIST INDIA of our dreams. The AISF will unite and mobilize the students to play their due role in the glorious struggle to bring about such a revolutionary transformation of our society.
Articles of the Constitution
ARTICLE -1
Name of the Organisation:
The name of the organization shall be the All India Students' Federation, herein after referred to as AISF.
ARTICLE -11
The Flag & The Symbol:
The length and breadth of the flag shall be three is to two (3:2), the colour of the flag vertically divided into white and red. One-third (1/3) of the flag on the left will be white and to-third (2/3) on the right will be red.
There will be a five cornered star in red on the top left comer in the white background. Explanation:
The red colour of the flag stands for the revolutionary fervour of the students and white stands for their sincerity and sacrifice. The red star stands for revolutionary idealism and-honesty. The five corners of the star represent the unity and solidarity of students of all the five continents.
ARTICLE-111
The Headquarters:
The headquarters of the AISF shall ordinarily be situated in Delhi. But in extraordinary circumstances it may be shifted to any other place by the decision of the Working Committee.
ARTICLE - IV
Aims and Objects:
(1) To infuse patriotism among the students, love and friendship to the people of the country and to constantly strengthen it. To educate the students in the ideology of Marxism-Leninism in order to give them a comprehensive and scientific world out look and their movement a higher sense of purpose.
(2) To unite the students of our country for depending national independence and sovereignty of the country and democracy.
(3) To mobilize the students to participate in the just struggles along with other sections of the toiling masses for radical economic reforms, meaningful land reforms and for better social order.
(4) To struggle for achieving the right, to free education and employment for all young men and women in the country without any distinction of caste, creed, colour or sex.
(5) To fight for the achievement of a democratic and scientific system of education, dedicated to the goals of the nation, i.e. socialism, secularism and democracy.
(6) To wrest a better condition of life and education for the students, to prepare a Scientific ground for better relation and understanding between the students and the teachers in order to create healthy atmosphere in the field of education and to make students responsible, conscious, truly patriotic and educated citizens of our country, the organisation shall work for the development of political, social, cultural, physical and intellectual development in them and shall help them in understanding scientifically the developments and changes taking places around them.
(7) To work for the eradication of illiteracy from among the masses.
(8) To fight actively against corruption and malpractice in all spheres of national life and specially in the field of education.
(9) To fight actively for the elimination of caste, communal regional linguistic and other chauvinistic reactionary fanaticism, untouchability and ail other forms of social oppression and evils. It also would help them to eradicate and fight superstition obscurantism and revivalism.
(10) To work for the fuller development of all the inherent talents of the students in the spheres of sport, culture, literature and to fight the corrupt and decadent influence in the field of culture.
(11) To establish firm friendly relations between the students of India and students all over the world for lasting peace, for a determined colonialism and neo-colonialism and to organize militant solidarity movement with the students and people of all countries fighting for national liberation, democracy, peace and social progress.
ARTICLE - V
Activities:
The AISF shall undertake such activities for the achievement of the above aims and objects:
(1) To make surveys of the conditions of life and education of students from time to time in order to acquaint itself with the problems and needs of students. It will strive to unite all students for the fulfillment of these needs and for obtaining better facilities for them.
(2) To place the demands and problems of students before the concerned authorities, legislatures of the state and parliament; to organise students for massive and militant struggle to achieve their just demands.
(3) To fight radical reforms in the educational system, basing on scientific principles; for active student-teacher participation in the university and college administration in the university and college administration and academic bodies; for democratic student unions; for the right of employment and for other democratic rights.
(4) To unleash nationwide, statewide and local movements through various from of mass actions, to achieve the-just demands of students and people.
(5)To organize seminars, symposia, debates etc. on reforms in educational system and on the problems of students and youth in organize sectional meetings of students of various faculties and sections, to discuss their problems and to formulate the solutions for them.
(6) To the publication of journals, magazines and bulletins on the problems of student movement.
(7) To organize literary, culture, sports and elocution competitions; study circles; educational tours in the county and also cultural festivals.
(8) To help students by organizing textbook libraries, nonprofit hostels, coaching classes, short-term political education school, physical culture centers and financial help to poor students,
(9) To organize literacy, health and hygiene campaigns particularly among workers, peasants and the poorest sections of the people; to collect funds and other materials for the victims of natural disasters and other calamities, and also to mobilize volunteers to help such victims.
(10)To organize regional and national conferences of students on various issues and demands and to formulate programmes of action.
(11) To popularize the ideals of scientific socialism among the students and people through various means of propaganda.
(12) To participate in national and international student and youth conferences and events, to exchange delegations to learn about educational system and facilities of students in other countries and also about their life and problems.
ARTICLE -VI
International Relations:
The AISF shall affiliate itself to the international student and youth organizations striving for achieving similar aims and objects.
ARTICLE-VII
The following shall be the organs of the AISF
(a) National Conference,
(b) National Council.
(c) All India Working Committee.
(d) National Secretariat,
(e) State Conference,
(f) State Council.
(g) State Working committee,
(h) State Secretariat,
(i) District Conference,
(j) District Council,
(k) District Working Committee,
(l) Subdivisional/Taluk/Regional Committee,
(m) Institutional/Primary unit.
ARTICLE—VIII
Clause1: Membership
(a) Any student who is not Jess than twelve years of age and adheres to the aims and objects of the AISF is eligible to become a member of a primary unit of the AISF.
Clause 2: Rules of the Membership.
(a) The membership shall generally be enrolled by any institutional or primary unit of the AISF.
(b) In extraordinary circumstances the higher committees of the AISF shall have the right to enroll membership directly. In such cases the committee concerned must furnish the reason for doing this and a decision in that regard must be taken beforehand.
(c) Annual membership fee shall be 50 paise per member for college and school units.
(d) Membership shall be renewed every year and the renewal fee shall be 50 paise per member for college and school units.
(e) Membership year shall be calculated from the beginning of one academic session to the beginning of the next academic session.
(f) No one shall take membership more than one unit simultaneously.
(g) Members once expelled from the organisation can be readmitted only by the decision of the committee which confirmed the expulsion or by a decision of a higher committee.
(h) Every member shall sing the following pledge at the time of taking membership: "I accept the aims and objectives of the AISF and I am ready to abide by its Constitution and shall carry out all the decisions of the organisation to the best of my ability."
(i) The state council shall conduct the membership of the AISF. It should print and distribute the membership books to the different units concerned and check up the membership campaign. The state councils should verify the membership, divide the membership fee among the various committees and present an annual membership report and the dues to the National Council of the AISF.
(j) The membership fee shall be distributed as follows;
Institutional or primary Unit — 10p.
Subdivisional/Taluk/Regional Unit — 10p.
District Unit — 10p.
State Unit — 15p.
National Council — 5p.
ARTICLE—IX
The Rights and Duties of the Members:
(1) Every member of the AISF has the right to elect and be elected to any office of the AISF as provided in the Constitution.
(2) To put forward suggestions to any higher organ.
(3) To resign from the membership only after giving prior information in writing to the unit of which he/she is a member.
(4) Every member is strictly prohibited to work against the declared aims and objects of AISF any such violation would be liable to disciplinary action.
(5) All units shall the right to take necessary disciplinary action against member for violation of any decision and discipline of the organization.
(6) Every member shall have the right to-appeal against the actions taken against him/her to the next higher organ of the organization.
(7) Every member should
(a) actively work to popularize the aims and objects of the AISF and strengthen the organization,
(b) carry out the decisions of the unit to which he/she belong as well as of the higher bodies,
(c) take part in the movements, campaigns and other programme of AISF,
(d) refrain from an activity which is detrimental to the policy and interest of the AISF.
ARTICLE - X
National Conference:
(1)The highest organ of the AISF shall be the National Conference.
(2) It shall be held ordinarily once in every three years.The National Council of the AISF shall fix up the time, venue, agenda and convene the National Conference.
A special conference can be convened
(a) If the National Council deems it necessary,
(b) On the requisition of at least one-third of the state units representing one-third of the total membership.
(4) Ordinarily ninety days notice shall be required for the National Conference. Under extraordinary circumstances, the notice period can be reduced, subject to the decisions by theNational council. In no case it shall be less than 45 days. A special conference shall require at least 30 days' notice.
(5) The basis of election of the delegates to the National Conference shall be decided by the National Council, provided all the members of the All India Working Committee Shall be ex-officio delegates with full voting rights and the other members of the National Council shall be delegates without the right to vote unless they are properly elected as delegates.
(6) The National Conference shall:
(a) Review the work performed since last conference.
(b) Decide the future policy and programme.
(c) Examine the financial report and draw the budget for the next period.-
(d) Elect the National Council.
(e) Amend the Constitution
ARTICLE - XI
National Council:
(1) The National Conference shall elect the National Council. The outgoing national council may generally propose a panel of names. The total number of members shall be decided by the conference but should not exceed 101. Any delegate can propose to the name/names of any member/members to the National Council. The proposal/proposals may he withdrawn either by the proposer or by the candidate. From amongst the names proposed, including the panel proposed by the outgoing National Council, the new National Council will be elected by simple majority.
(2) The highest body:
(a) In between two conferences National Council is the highest body of the AISF.
(b) It shall meet at least once in a year.
© National Council can co-opt new members in case there are vacancies.
(d)It shall elect the working Committee within 4H hours of its formation.
ARTICLE-XII
(1) Working Committee shall consist of not more than 35 members to be elected by the National Council from among its members. But the outgoing President and General Secretary shall be ex-officio members of the Working Committee.
(2)The Working Committee shall elect the following office-bearers; a President, one General Secretary, not more than four vice presidents and not more than four Secretaries and one Treasurer from amongst its members.
(3) It may form different subcommittees.
(4) In between two National Council meetings, the Working Committee shall be responsible for implementing the decisions of the National Council.
(5) It shall meet at least thrice in a year.
ARTICLE - XIII
The Secretariat:
(1) (a) The office-bearers of the AISF will constitute the Secretariat. The Secretariat shall be the day-to-day leadership of the organisation.
(b) It shall discharge the work given by the Working Committee. It shall meet once in there months.
ARTICLE - XIV
Responsibilities of the Office-Bearers:
(I) (a) The President shall preside over the National Council, Working Committee and Secretariat meetings. In his absence any one of the Vice- Presidents and in their absence any member chosen by the meeting shall preside.
(b) The General Secretary shall be responsible for the work of headquarters, custodian of all property and records. He shall prepare and present the agenda of the meetings and the reports.
© The President and the General Secretary shall represent the organization.
(d) The Secretaries shall discharge the duties assigned to them by the General Secretary/Secretariat and one of them shall deputize for the General Secretary in his absence, as decided by the Secretariat.
(e) The Treasurer shall be responsible for the finance of the AISF.
ARTICLE - XV
Vacancies:
If a place falls vacant in the National Council or Working Committee it shall be filled from the state which has to representative through nomination by the appropriate organ, Subject to confirmation by the National Council of the AISF. "'
ARTICLE - XVI
Stale Conference:
(a) The State Conference shall be the highest organ in the state.
(b) It shall generally precede the National Conference.
© A special conference can be held if the State Council deems it necessary or there is a requisition from at least one third of the district units representing at least one-third of the membership in the state.
(d) The notice period for a State Conference and a special conference shall be the same as that of the National Conference and special National Conference.
The State Conferences shall
(i) review the work of the state unit,
(ii) pass resolutions on important matters,
(iii) elect the State Council,
(iv) elect delegates to the National Conference.
(f) (i) The number of members to the State Council shall be decided by the State Conference but in no case it shall exceed 101.
(ii) In between two conferences the State Council is the highest body and it can discharge all the function of a conference subject to ratification either by the next conference or by the National Council.
(iii) It shall elect a State Working Committee of not more than 35 members. The outgoing president and Secretary of the State Council shall be ex-officio members.
(iv) It shall meet at least twice a year.
(g) (i) The State Working Committee shall meet at least once in three months.
(ii) It shall elect one president, not more than three vice-presidents, and Secretary, not more than three joint Secretaries and one Treasurer.
(iii) In between two meetings of the State Council it shall carry out the work and shall be responsible for implementation of the decisions of the council meetings.
(h) The office-bearers of the State Council shall constitute the State Secretariat:
(i) The power and functions of the Secretariat as well as those of the office-bearers shall be similar to those of national bodies,
ARTICLE - XVII
District Conference:
(1) (a) The District Conference shall be the highest organ of district unit. .
(b) Ordinarily it shall he convened annually
© The functions and deposition of the State Conference and special conference shall he similar to that of the State Conference and special conference.
(d) It shall discuss and take decision on the work report of the district unit and it may take up other items under general supervision of the state unit.
(c) It shall elect a District Council not exceeding 51 and delegates to the state Conference.
(2) (a) The District Council shall be the highest body in between two District Conferences.
(b) It shall elect a President, not more than two Vice-Presidents, one Secretary, no! more than two Joint Secretaries, and one Treasurer.
© If required, it can elect a District Working Committee not exceeding 21.
(d) It shall be responsible for implementation of the decisions of the Conference and the assignment given by the other higher organs.
(e) In between primary units and district unit, it can form subdivisional/taluk/regional committees.
(f) It shall meet at least once in a month.
ARTICLE- XVIII
Subdivisional/Taluk/Regional Committee:
(1) The power of the Conference at this level, the composition of it, the structure of the committee and the responsibilities of the office-bearers shall be the same as in the pattern of the District Council and the District Working Committee.
(2) These committees shall have the direct responsibility for ensuring the expansion of the organization.
(3)The Subdivisional/Taluk/Regional Conference shall elect delegates to the District Conference.
ARTICLE - XIX
Institutional or Primary Unit:
(1) The Institutional or Primary Unit of the AISF shall be organized, based on educational institutions.
(2) The highest organ of this unit shall be its general body meeting which should be convened as frequently as possible.
(3) This unit shall be responsible for maintaining direct day-to-day contact with the masse of students and for organizing mass student activities.
(4) The functions of this unit are:
(a) To carry out the decision of the higher organs.
(b) To win masses of students in its sphere of activity for political and organizational decisions.
(c) To build up the organization in its institution and in activate it by taking up day-to-day activities.
(d) Sale of literature and publications and efforts to educate the students in the programme and policies of the AISF.
(e) To renew the membership and to enroll new members from the students of the institution.
(f) To organize multifarious activities so as. To attract more students towards the organization and to educate them in the ideology of scientific socialism.
(g) To help higher organs in' day-to-day organizational and imitational work.
(h) To take up the issues affecting the students of particular institution and to organize struggle to solve those.
(5) The conference of the unit shall be held annually and it should elect a compact committee, the size of which should be decided by the activities and needs of the unit, with one president, one secretary and one joint secretary as office-bearers.
(6) A minimum of 15 members shall be necessary to form a Institutional or Primary unit.
The Institutional or Primary unit shall elect delegates for Subdivisional/Taluk/Regional Conferences.
ARTICLE- XX
Affiliate Members:
1I) The national and state organization of a particular section of students, such as secondary school, professional and technical students, may be affiliated to the AISF, provided their aims and objects are not contrary to those of the AISF.
(2) If any student body wants to join the activities of the AISF, keeping itself outside the organizational framework of the AISF, it can be taken, as a co-member of the AISF, with the consent of the Working Committee. Such a body may participate in any meeting or conference organized by the AISF in which the work relates or falls within the purview of such organs, but shall not have the right to vote.
ARTICLE- XXI
Quorum:
(1) The quorum of the National Conference, National Council and Working Committee shall be one-fourth, one-fourth and one-third of their members respectively. Similar quorum is required for the respective committees in the states, districts and taluks/ subdivision/ region.
In the case of Institution or Primary Units the quorum for their conference and committee shall be 50 percent of their membership.
(2) Any member of the councils and the committees mentioned in Clause (1) of this Article who does not attend three consecutive meetings of these bodies without sufficient cause and prior notice for leave shall cease to be a member of the said bodies.
ARTICLE- XXII
Decisions:
All the decisions in the National Conference, National Council, Working Committee. National Secretariat of the AISF: and also of the respective committees in the state, district. subdivision/taluk/region and institutional/primary unit shall be taken by a majority of the members present.
ARTICLE- XXIII
Amendments:
(1) The National Council may by a majority of three-fourths of the members present and also with a majority of members in the National Council, make any additions in changes in the Constitution subject to the ratification at the next National Conference by a majority of three- fourths.
(2) Any member w ho wants to move an amendment to the constitution shall thirty days notice to the President, and the General Secretary or the Secretary acting on his behalf shall circulate the same to the members of the national Council within a week after the receipt of such amendments.
ARTICLE- XXIV
Rules:
The State Council of the AISF shall have, the right to frame the rules, not inconsistent with this Constitution, for a smooth and effective functioning of the perspective state units.
PREAMBLE
The students in India have been in the front ranks of those who fought for the freedom of this country. Inspired by the call of nation to rise against British imperialism and liberate the country from the colonial yoke, the students plunged headlong into the freedom struggle. In the heroic battles for independence glorious chapters were written with the young blood of student martyrs. And in the furnace of this anti-colonial struggle was born the All India Students Federation at Lucknow in August 1936.
The Indian students did not see their struggle for independence in isolation from the worldwide struggle against imperialism and colonialism. Even in its formative stages the AISF was part of the anti-fascist and anti-imperialist world movement. And its entire strength was behind the mighty war of the patriotic forces, with the Soviet Union in its lead, against the demon of fascism.
After the defeat of fascism, the AISF joined other anti-fascist student and youth organizations all over the world in founding the International Union of Students and the World Federation of Democratic Youth to carry forward the struggle against imperialism, for a better life for the young people.
Following the rout of fascism there was a new wave of anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles all over the world. And at the crest of that upsurge India achieved freedom. With great rejoicing the students joined million of their countrymen in hailing the country's independence and looked forward to nation-building and a bright future. For, nobody had taken the freedom movement as merely a fight against the alien rulers. It was understood as the first part of long struggle to bring about a new social order of full life and happiness for the people, a future to which the students and young people could look forward with hope and cheer.
But the actual development following the achievement of freedom belied these fond dreams of the young people. The new state power which emerged after independence was that of the bourgeois class with, all its limitations. They set out to build capitalism in the country even while exhorting the students to shun politics and take to the road of constructive activities in the name of nation-building. Careerism was encouraged and a section of the students fell into this trap, forgetting the ideals for which their elders in their student days had so valiantly fought.
But this phase was not to last long. The student community as a whole began to see the evils of the capitalist system from its own experience. Growing unemployment, rising cost of living, spiraling prices, misery of the people, hunger, starvation, famine deaths-all these forced open the eyes of the students, as of other sections of the people. Education still continued to be run on the old pattern which had been created to cater to the needs of a colonial administration. Struggle broke out. Strikes, hartals and bandhs took place all over the country—symptoms of a people fighting against the encroachment on their living and working standards. The students were drawn into many of these battles, because they too are part of the society and as much victims of the capitalist economy as any other section of the society. Students also waged mighty battle, strikes and other actions over their specific demand: Democratization and reforms in education, democratic and political rights, jobs, better cultural, sports and other recreational facilities.
The ruling classes have not basically changed their policies, despite all the talk about socialism. It is still capitalism that is being built in India and the monopolies are getting stronger. And so the reprehensible and oppressive effects of capitalist and monopoly development continue to plague our society, afflicting also the students. The problems of students are only tinkered with, while all their basic demands are ignored. On the top of it, the ruling classes, as also right reactionary and communal as well as left opportunist parties, are seeking to influence and dominate the student world through their organisation.
Several commissions have been appointed to suggest educational reforms. They have submitted voluminous reports, containing many suggestions and recommendations-some good and some bad. But the government has failed to implement most of the recommendations leading to ail-pervasive and permanent unrest in the student world. Unemployment grows by leaps and bounds, with each passing day, each passing year. Students have nothing to look forward to when they come out of the schools and colleges. Even engineering and medical graduates are roaming the country search of jobs while millions of people cry for medical attentions and the country needs more construction and development. All the government scheme to provide employment do not touch even the fringe of the problem.
The students have been waging incessant battles, on all these issues. The anger and frustration of the students bursts out sometimes in antisocial acts too, and reactionary and disruptive parties and forces seek to capitalize on them. But the dominant prevailing mood is one of the organized struggle. And the battles are carried on in alliance with the democratic youth. The country today rings with the cry from its young people: Give us jobs; grant political and democratic rights to youth; democratize and reform the educational system.
The A1SF stands in the vanguard of this movement of the progressive sections of the students. To broaden its mass base, the AISF will work ceaselessly to unite and lead the students towards their cherished goals. Only the socialism can bring about the basic changes in the society desired by the vast majority of our students - new system of education which will prepare the students for their creative role in society, jobs for all so that the vast manpower of the country is usefully employed, democratic and political rights so that the young may contribute to the building of a SOCIALIST INDIA of our dreams. The AISF will unite and mobilize the students to play their due role in the glorious struggle to bring about such a revolutionary transformation of our society.
Articles of the Constitution
ARTICLE -1
Name of the Organisation:
The name of the organization shall be the All India Students' Federation, herein after referred to as AISF.
ARTICLE -11
The Flag & The Symbol:
The length and breadth of the flag shall be three is to two (3:2), the colour of the flag vertically divided into white and red. One-third (1/3) of the flag on the left will be white and to-third (2/3) on the right will be red.
There will be a five cornered star in red on the top left comer in the white background. Explanation:
The red colour of the flag stands for the revolutionary fervour of the students and white stands for their sincerity and sacrifice. The red star stands for revolutionary idealism and-honesty. The five corners of the star represent the unity and solidarity of students of all the five continents.
ARTICLE-111
The Headquarters:
The headquarters of the AISF shall ordinarily be situated in Delhi. But in extraordinary circumstances it may be shifted to any other place by the decision of the Working Committee.
ARTICLE - IV
Aims and Objects:
(1) To infuse patriotism among the students, love and friendship to the people of the country and to constantly strengthen it. To educate the students in the ideology of Marxism-Leninism in order to give them a comprehensive and scientific world out look and their movement a higher sense of purpose.
(2) To unite the students of our country for depending national independence and sovereignty of the country and democracy.
(3) To mobilize the students to participate in the just struggles along with other sections of the toiling masses for radical economic reforms, meaningful land reforms and for better social order.
(4) To struggle for achieving the right, to free education and employment for all young men and women in the country without any distinction of caste, creed, colour or sex.
(5) To fight for the achievement of a democratic and scientific system of education, dedicated to the goals of the nation, i.e. socialism, secularism and democracy.
(6) To wrest a better condition of life and education for the students, to prepare a Scientific ground for better relation and understanding between the students and the teachers in order to create healthy atmosphere in the field of education and to make students responsible, conscious, truly patriotic and educated citizens of our country, the organisation shall work for the development of political, social, cultural, physical and intellectual development in them and shall help them in understanding scientifically the developments and changes taking places around them.
(7) To work for the eradication of illiteracy from among the masses.
(8) To fight actively against corruption and malpractice in all spheres of national life and specially in the field of education.
(9) To fight actively for the elimination of caste, communal regional linguistic and other chauvinistic reactionary fanaticism, untouchability and ail other forms of social oppression and evils. It also would help them to eradicate and fight superstition obscurantism and revivalism.
(10) To work for the fuller development of all the inherent talents of the students in the spheres of sport, culture, literature and to fight the corrupt and decadent influence in the field of culture.
(11) To establish firm friendly relations between the students of India and students all over the world for lasting peace, for a determined colonialism and neo-colonialism and to organize militant solidarity movement with the students and people of all countries fighting for national liberation, democracy, peace and social progress.
ARTICLE - V
Activities:
The AISF shall undertake such activities for the achievement of the above aims and objects:
(1) To make surveys of the conditions of life and education of students from time to time in order to acquaint itself with the problems and needs of students. It will strive to unite all students for the fulfillment of these needs and for obtaining better facilities for them.
(2) To place the demands and problems of students before the concerned authorities, legislatures of the state and parliament; to organise students for massive and militant struggle to achieve their just demands.
(3) To fight radical reforms in the educational system, basing on scientific principles; for active student-teacher participation in the university and college administration in the university and college administration and academic bodies; for democratic student unions; for the right of employment and for other democratic rights.
(4) To unleash nationwide, statewide and local movements through various from of mass actions, to achieve the-just demands of students and people.
(5)To organize seminars, symposia, debates etc. on reforms in educational system and on the problems of students and youth in organize sectional meetings of students of various faculties and sections, to discuss their problems and to formulate the solutions for them.
(6) To the publication of journals, magazines and bulletins on the problems of student movement.
(7) To organize literary, culture, sports and elocution competitions; study circles; educational tours in the county and also cultural festivals.
(8) To help students by organizing textbook libraries, nonprofit hostels, coaching classes, short-term political education school, physical culture centers and financial help to poor students,
(9) To organize literacy, health and hygiene campaigns particularly among workers, peasants and the poorest sections of the people; to collect funds and other materials for the victims of natural disasters and other calamities, and also to mobilize volunteers to help such victims.
(10)To organize regional and national conferences of students on various issues and demands and to formulate programmes of action.
(11) To popularize the ideals of scientific socialism among the students and people through various means of propaganda.
(12) To participate in national and international student and youth conferences and events, to exchange delegations to learn about educational system and facilities of students in other countries and also about their life and problems.
ARTICLE -VI
International Relations:
The AISF shall affiliate itself to the international student and youth organizations striving for achieving similar aims and objects.
ARTICLE-VII
The following shall be the organs of the AISF
(a) National Conference,
(b) National Council.
(c) All India Working Committee.
(d) National Secretariat,
(e) State Conference,
(f) State Council.
(g) State Working committee,
(h) State Secretariat,
(i) District Conference,
(j) District Council,
(k) District Working Committee,
(l) Subdivisional/Taluk/Regional Committee,
(m) Institutional/Primary unit.
ARTICLE—VIII
Clause1: Membership
(a) Any student who is not Jess than twelve years of age and adheres to the aims and objects of the AISF is eligible to become a member of a primary unit of the AISF.
Clause 2: Rules of the Membership.
(a) The membership shall generally be enrolled by any institutional or primary unit of the AISF.
(b) In extraordinary circumstances the higher committees of the AISF shall have the right to enroll membership directly. In such cases the committee concerned must furnish the reason for doing this and a decision in that regard must be taken beforehand.
(c) Annual membership fee shall be 50 paise per member for college and school units.
(d) Membership shall be renewed every year and the renewal fee shall be 50 paise per member for college and school units.
(e) Membership year shall be calculated from the beginning of one academic session to the beginning of the next academic session.
(f) No one shall take membership more than one unit simultaneously.
(g) Members once expelled from the organisation can be readmitted only by the decision of the committee which confirmed the expulsion or by a decision of a higher committee.
(h) Every member shall sing the following pledge at the time of taking membership: "I accept the aims and objectives of the AISF and I am ready to abide by its Constitution and shall carry out all the decisions of the organisation to the best of my ability."
(i) The state council shall conduct the membership of the AISF. It should print and distribute the membership books to the different units concerned and check up the membership campaign. The state councils should verify the membership, divide the membership fee among the various committees and present an annual membership report and the dues to the National Council of the AISF.
(j) The membership fee shall be distributed as follows;
Institutional or primary Unit — 10p.
Subdivisional/Taluk/Regional Unit — 10p.
District Unit — 10p.
State Unit — 15p.
National Council — 5p.
ARTICLE—IX
The Rights and Duties of the Members:
(1) Every member of the AISF has the right to elect and be elected to any office of the AISF as provided in the Constitution.
(2) To put forward suggestions to any higher organ.
(3) To resign from the membership only after giving prior information in writing to the unit of which he/she is a member.
(4) Every member is strictly prohibited to work against the declared aims and objects of AISF any such violation would be liable to disciplinary action.
(5) All units shall the right to take necessary disciplinary action against member for violation of any decision and discipline of the organization.
(6) Every member shall have the right to-appeal against the actions taken against him/her to the next higher organ of the organization.
(7) Every member should
(a) actively work to popularize the aims and objects of the AISF and strengthen the organization,
(b) carry out the decisions of the unit to which he/she belong as well as of the higher bodies,
(c) take part in the movements, campaigns and other programme of AISF,
(d) refrain from an activity which is detrimental to the policy and interest of the AISF.
ARTICLE - X
National Conference:
(1)The highest organ of the AISF shall be the National Conference.
(2) It shall be held ordinarily once in every three years.The National Council of the AISF shall fix up the time, venue, agenda and convene the National Conference.
A special conference can be convened
(a) If the National Council deems it necessary,
(b) On the requisition of at least one-third of the state units representing one-third of the total membership.
(4) Ordinarily ninety days notice shall be required for the National Conference. Under extraordinary circumstances, the notice period can be reduced, subject to the decisions by theNational council. In no case it shall be less than 45 days. A special conference shall require at least 30 days' notice.
(5) The basis of election of the delegates to the National Conference shall be decided by the National Council, provided all the members of the All India Working Committee Shall be ex-officio delegates with full voting rights and the other members of the National Council shall be delegates without the right to vote unless they are properly elected as delegates.
(6) The National Conference shall:
(a) Review the work performed since last conference.
(b) Decide the future policy and programme.
(c) Examine the financial report and draw the budget for the next period.-
(d) Elect the National Council.
(e) Amend the Constitution
ARTICLE - XI
National Council:
(1) The National Conference shall elect the National Council. The outgoing national council may generally propose a panel of names. The total number of members shall be decided by the conference but should not exceed 101. Any delegate can propose to the name/names of any member/members to the National Council. The proposal/proposals may he withdrawn either by the proposer or by the candidate. From amongst the names proposed, including the panel proposed by the outgoing National Council, the new National Council will be elected by simple majority.
(2) The highest body:
(a) In between two conferences National Council is the highest body of the AISF.
(b) It shall meet at least once in a year.
© National Council can co-opt new members in case there are vacancies.
(d)It shall elect the working Committee within 4H hours of its formation.
ARTICLE-XII
(1) Working Committee shall consist of not more than 35 members to be elected by the National Council from among its members. But the outgoing President and General Secretary shall be ex-officio members of the Working Committee.
(2)The Working Committee shall elect the following office-bearers; a President, one General Secretary, not more than four vice presidents and not more than four Secretaries and one Treasurer from amongst its members.
(3) It may form different subcommittees.
(4) In between two National Council meetings, the Working Committee shall be responsible for implementing the decisions of the National Council.
(5) It shall meet at least thrice in a year.
ARTICLE - XIII
The Secretariat:
(1) (a) The office-bearers of the AISF will constitute the Secretariat. The Secretariat shall be the day-to-day leadership of the organisation.
(b) It shall discharge the work given by the Working Committee. It shall meet once in there months.
ARTICLE - XIV
Responsibilities of the Office-Bearers:
(I) (a) The President shall preside over the National Council, Working Committee and Secretariat meetings. In his absence any one of the Vice- Presidents and in their absence any member chosen by the meeting shall preside.
(b) The General Secretary shall be responsible for the work of headquarters, custodian of all property and records. He shall prepare and present the agenda of the meetings and the reports.
© The President and the General Secretary shall represent the organization.
(d) The Secretaries shall discharge the duties assigned to them by the General Secretary/Secretariat and one of them shall deputize for the General Secretary in his absence, as decided by the Secretariat.
(e) The Treasurer shall be responsible for the finance of the AISF.
ARTICLE - XV
Vacancies:
If a place falls vacant in the National Council or Working Committee it shall be filled from the state which has to representative through nomination by the appropriate organ, Subject to confirmation by the National Council of the AISF. "'
ARTICLE - XVI
Stale Conference:
(a) The State Conference shall be the highest organ in the state.
(b) It shall generally precede the National Conference.
© A special conference can be held if the State Council deems it necessary or there is a requisition from at least one third of the district units representing at least one-third of the membership in the state.
(d) The notice period for a State Conference and a special conference shall be the same as that of the National Conference and special National Conference.
The State Conferences shall
(i) review the work of the state unit,
(ii) pass resolutions on important matters,
(iii) elect the State Council,
(iv) elect delegates to the National Conference.
(f) (i) The number of members to the State Council shall be decided by the State Conference but in no case it shall exceed 101.
(ii) In between two conferences the State Council is the highest body and it can discharge all the function of a conference subject to ratification either by the next conference or by the National Council.
(iii) It shall elect a State Working Committee of not more than 35 members. The outgoing president and Secretary of the State Council shall be ex-officio members.
(iv) It shall meet at least twice a year.
(g) (i) The State Working Committee shall meet at least once in three months.
(ii) It shall elect one president, not more than three vice-presidents, and Secretary, not more than three joint Secretaries and one Treasurer.
(iii) In between two meetings of the State Council it shall carry out the work and shall be responsible for implementation of the decisions of the council meetings.
(h) The office-bearers of the State Council shall constitute the State Secretariat:
(i) The power and functions of the Secretariat as well as those of the office-bearers shall be similar to those of national bodies,
ARTICLE - XVII
District Conference:
(1) (a) The District Conference shall be the highest organ of district unit. .
(b) Ordinarily it shall he convened annually
© The functions and deposition of the State Conference and special conference shall he similar to that of the State Conference and special conference.
(d) It shall discuss and take decision on the work report of the district unit and it may take up other items under general supervision of the state unit.
(c) It shall elect a District Council not exceeding 51 and delegates to the state Conference.
(2) (a) The District Council shall be the highest body in between two District Conferences.
(b) It shall elect a President, not more than two Vice-Presidents, one Secretary, no! more than two Joint Secretaries, and one Treasurer.
© If required, it can elect a District Working Committee not exceeding 21.
(d) It shall be responsible for implementation of the decisions of the Conference and the assignment given by the other higher organs.
(e) In between primary units and district unit, it can form subdivisional/taluk/regional committees.
(f) It shall meet at least once in a month.
ARTICLE- XVIII
Subdivisional/Taluk/Regional Committee:
(1) The power of the Conference at this level, the composition of it, the structure of the committee and the responsibilities of the office-bearers shall be the same as in the pattern of the District Council and the District Working Committee.
(2) These committees shall have the direct responsibility for ensuring the expansion of the organization.
(3)The Subdivisional/Taluk/Regional Conference shall elect delegates to the District Conference.
ARTICLE - XIX
Institutional or Primary Unit:
(1) The Institutional or Primary Unit of the AISF shall be organized, based on educational institutions.
(2) The highest organ of this unit shall be its general body meeting which should be convened as frequently as possible.
(3) This unit shall be responsible for maintaining direct day-to-day contact with the masse of students and for organizing mass student activities.
(4) The functions of this unit are:
(a) To carry out the decision of the higher organs.
(b) To win masses of students in its sphere of activity for political and organizational decisions.
(c) To build up the organization in its institution and in activate it by taking up day-to-day activities.
(d) Sale of literature and publications and efforts to educate the students in the programme and policies of the AISF.
(e) To renew the membership and to enroll new members from the students of the institution.
(f) To organize multifarious activities so as. To attract more students towards the organization and to educate them in the ideology of scientific socialism.
(g) To help higher organs in' day-to-day organizational and imitational work.
(h) To take up the issues affecting the students of particular institution and to organize struggle to solve those.
(5) The conference of the unit shall be held annually and it should elect a compact committee, the size of which should be decided by the activities and needs of the unit, with one president, one secretary and one joint secretary as office-bearers.
(6) A minimum of 15 members shall be necessary to form a Institutional or Primary unit.
The Institutional or Primary unit shall elect delegates for Subdivisional/Taluk/Regional Conferences.
ARTICLE- XX
Affiliate Members:
1I) The national and state organization of a particular section of students, such as secondary school, professional and technical students, may be affiliated to the AISF, provided their aims and objects are not contrary to those of the AISF.
(2) If any student body wants to join the activities of the AISF, keeping itself outside the organizational framework of the AISF, it can be taken, as a co-member of the AISF, with the consent of the Working Committee. Such a body may participate in any meeting or conference organized by the AISF in which the work relates or falls within the purview of such organs, but shall not have the right to vote.
ARTICLE- XXI
Quorum:
(1) The quorum of the National Conference, National Council and Working Committee shall be one-fourth, one-fourth and one-third of their members respectively. Similar quorum is required for the respective committees in the states, districts and taluks/ subdivision/ region.
In the case of Institution or Primary Units the quorum for their conference and committee shall be 50 percent of their membership.
(2) Any member of the councils and the committees mentioned in Clause (1) of this Article who does not attend three consecutive meetings of these bodies without sufficient cause and prior notice for leave shall cease to be a member of the said bodies.
ARTICLE- XXII
Decisions:
All the decisions in the National Conference, National Council, Working Committee. National Secretariat of the AISF: and also of the respective committees in the state, district. subdivision/taluk/region and institutional/primary unit shall be taken by a majority of the members present.
ARTICLE- XXIII
Amendments:
(1) The National Council may by a majority of three-fourths of the members present and also with a majority of members in the National Council, make any additions in changes in the Constitution subject to the ratification at the next National Conference by a majority of three- fourths.
(2) Any member w ho wants to move an amendment to the constitution shall thirty days notice to the President, and the General Secretary or the Secretary acting on his behalf shall circulate the same to the members of the national Council within a week after the receipt of such amendments.
ARTICLE- XXIV
Rules:
The State Council of the AISF shall have, the right to frame the rules, not inconsistent with this Constitution, for a smooth and effective functioning of the perspective state units.
