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Constitution PREAMBLE Honorary Teachers' Federation Of India (HTFI) was created in 21, Augurs 2017 by a conference in Toshgaon (Chhattisgarh).The conference was organized by COMRADE LEKH RANJAN B.PATRO. HTFI is a democratic organisation uniting the unions and professional organizations of teachers in all categories and at the level of education, without distinction as to states , race or political, philosophical or religious opinions. Existing within World Federation of Teachers', Unions, HTFI in conformity with article 13 of the Constitution of WFTU has its own sovereignty and its own international professional charter determined by the characteristics and conditions of teaching profession and scientific research. HTFI affirms its vocation and its competence in all questions concerning their profession as well as all problems concerning teachers union and professional organisation of teachers applying and developing the programmes of the WFTU-FISE with regard to educational workers. HTFI elaborates its own independent demands and supports in the national organizations demands common to all teachers concerning their living and working conditions as well as educational problems. Among the teachers and their unions and professional organizations on the national, regional and the local levels HTFI gives impetus to, supports and develops fraternal cooperation, aid and mutual understanding and solidarity. Taking the fundamental community of interest of teachers and all educational workers as a starting point. HTFI is working for the unity of teachers with the working class as a whole. It is making the specific contribution of educational workers to the permanent actions for social progress and the defense of peace and to the struggle of the working class and the peoples against the monopolies, imperialism, colonialism, neo colonialism in conformity with the basic aims w general orientation of the teachers. HTFI determines its orientation and its activities without foreign interference in complete independence from political parties and governments. It accepts and encourages help and cooperation with all organizations and democratic forces pursuing aims similar to its own and conformity with the general interest of teachers. AIMS The essential aims of HTFI are: -To unite all organizations of educational and scientific workers in all states in the struggle for defense of their professional economic, social and moral demands -To develop fraternal cooperation and spirit of solidarity and national mutual aid among teacher’ organizations and between them and educational workers unions – To encourage action for the achievement in all states of India. – Of public, compulsory and free education without social discrimination as to sex, race, or states of India. -Of a democratic national education having a scientific and humanist content. – Of a permanent education for workers and the literacy teaching adults. – To assure solidarity and moral and material support to teachers union organizations in education struggling for economic and social demands for the achievements ,defense and advancement of their teachers union rights and professional liberties, for a democratic education , for social progress, for democracy and for peace. -to organisation aid for the consolidation of teachers’ unions in states of India where teachers’ unionism is still weak. – to express the interests of teachers on the national level, at national , regional and governmental organizations such as ILO, UNESCO etc , which are concerned with the problems of education and economic, social and professional situation of teachers. -to struggle against wars and their causes, by the reduction of military budgets or the increase in all countries of resources devoted to instruction, education and science and for the utilization of scientific and cultural achievements in strengthening peace and friendship among peoples and against militarism and racism. METHODS The national life of HTFI is based on the teachers' union democracy. HTFI maintains its relations with local, regional and national teachers’ organizations on the basis of mutual respect and full equality of rights and non interference of internal affairs. Its leading organs functions on the basis of collective leadership. In the elaboration of decisions, they utilize method of wide consultations. HTFI carries out its activities in the fallowing way; – it maintains permanent contact with affiliated and non affiliated state organizations, according them  fraternal support and mutual assistance in the spirit of national solidarity. – to undertake permanent exchange of information and experience with professional organisation in education and with all those which can help to better achieve its aims for the living and working conditions of teachers, the situation of education and the school, and problems of education. -it participates actively in the work of national organizations concerned with workers in teaching and education. – it organize exchange of delegation of educational workers between states and maintain regular correspondence and teachers and pupils. -it convenes meetings, gatherings and colloquies of representatives of and pedagogical union organisation of the various states on the regional and national level to study professional and teachers' union questions concerning workers in education. -it elaborates inquiries and studies on themes concerning education personnel, their teachers union and pedagogic activity and problems of education. -it produces publication the journal Teachers Of the nation and information bulletin national teachers’ News, as well as utilizing other ways and means of publication to make known the aims and decisions  of HTFI. – to maintain close collaboration with WFTU-FISE. IV STRUCTURE AND AFFILIATIONS HTFI is composed of two categories of organizations 1) Member organizations of HTFI 2) Associated organizations of HTFI Those which may join HTFI are national teachers’ unions or national teachers’ organisation having union character and which accept the present constitution Any state teachers’ unions or state teachers’ organisation having union character may be a member of HTFI, whatever its structure or composition , whatever may be the national affiliation of its state centers or whether or not it belongs to state center. As a rule affiliation to HTFI is granted to one state organisation grouping the same category of educational workers. All members of HTFI have the same rights and duties and determine their programmes and national activities in full sovereignty. Those Associated with HTFI include -educational associations and pedagogical or cultural organizations -local, regional or national teachers union organizations of educational workers wishing to establish close cooperation with HTFI All organizations associated with HTFI have the right to participate I all activities of HTFI but have no vote. The leading organs of HTFI whose factions are defined in the fallowing sections The conference of HTFI The Administrative Committee The Bureau The Secretariat The Audit Committee V The Statutory conference of HTFI: The Statutory conference of HTFI is highest body of HTFI composed delegates from Member organizations of HTFI and Associated  organizations. Upon the decision of The Administrative Committee, the representatives of organizations not affiliated to HTFI may participate in the conference as observers. The delegates and observers have the consultative status. The Statutory conference of HTFI is convened every four years. An extra ordinary conference may be convened by the decision of the Administrative Committee or upon the demand of at least half of the affiliated organisation. One month before the conference the secretariat will send all basic documents due to be discussed to affiliated organizations. The representation of the affiliated organisations is on the following basis Up to 1000 ……one member , 1001 to 5000 ……two members , 5001to 10000 ……three members , 10001to 25000 ……four members, 25001to 50000 ……five members More than 50000 members, one additional delegate per each 50000 members. Each delegate has one vote. If a member organisation cannot be represented at the conference by the full entitlement of delegates, the delegation representing this organisation has a right to vote in accordance with the above mentioned scale. The conference of HTFI elaborates the professional and teachers' union program of action of HTFI; discuss all questions concerning the aims and tasks of HTFI; amends and modifies the constitution; studies and adopts the minutes of the administrative committee and the auditing commission; decides on all questions concerning the membership or exclusion of organisation; elects the administrative committee and the auditing commission. All the decisions of the conference are taken after a broad and through discussion, by a simple majority. Amendments to the constitution must be adopted by a two-thirds majority. English, Hindi and Odiya are the official languages of the conference. The expenses incurred by the delegates of the conference are the responsibility of the states organisation. VI THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE is the organ of the collective administration of HTFI between conference. THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE elects President ,Vice- President and members of Secretariat of the HTFI. THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE has the right to elect as a member of the Secretariat a representative of an organisation which may not be member of THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. If a member of THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE cannot fulfill his mandate, he may be replaced on the proposal of the organisation which has designated him by another representative. The new candidates should be ratified by the ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE The ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE meets at least once in an year. An extra ordinary session of THE ADMINISTRATIVECOMMITTEE may be convened upon the request of at least one third of its members or upon the proposal of the Bureau THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE has the fallowing functions. = it sees to the concrete application of the resolutions of the statutory conference. – it examines and votes on the annual budget of HTFI. – it establishes the work plan of the HTFI. . – it decides the venue and date of the conference, prepares the agenda and drafts the basic documents. – it reports on its activity to the conference of HTFI. -it makes recommendations to the conference on requests for affiliation. THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE takes the decisions by simple majority vote. The members of the Audit Committee, Editor of the magazine, and the chairman of the specialized commissions participates in THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. VII The   BUREAU The Bureau of FISE must see to the application of the decisions of the Administrative Committee. It examines the important and urgent tasks between the sessions of the Administrative Committee. It meets at the request of the Secretariat after consultation by the president, or upon the request of its members. The Bureau is composed of President ,Vice- President and members of Secretariat of the HTFI. VIII The Secretariat The  Secretariat of HTFI is composed of General Secretary and Secretaries. The Secretariat is the permanent organ of the HTFI for the application and achievement of the decisions of the leading organs and the day to day work. The members of the Secretariat are ex officio members of the Administrative Committee and the Bureau of the HTFI.. The Secretariat – implements the decisions of the Statutory conference and other leading bodies -organises the national solidarity campaign with educational workers -maintains permanent contacts with affiliated organisations -represents HTFI in the interstates, inter governmental or nongovernmental organisations -is responsible for editing and distribution of all publications of HTFI. -prepares ,the drafts budgets for annual expenditures, draft plan of work and presents them for the adoption of the Administrative Committee and the Bureau of the HTFI. Administrative Committee  of the  HTFI. -is responsible for filing of documents and financial statements which it presents for examination by the auditing commission -drafts the report of the activity of the HTFI and presents to Administrative Committee of the  HTFI. For examination. IX The auditing committee The conference of the HTFI elects three members which constitutes auditing commission. The commission elects the Chairman. The auditing commission members verify once a year the accounts and budgetary documents of the HTFI. Chairman of the commission presents a report to Administrative Committee and conference. The expenditure made by the members auditing commission to implement their verification are covered by the HTFI. X Specialized commissions By decision of Administrative Committee, Specialized commissions may be created for a more thorough study of complex problems or for specific work in the various fields of activity of HTFI. XI Financial Resources and the Budget of HTFI. Financial Resources of HTFI are provided by – dues paid by the teachers’ union organizations affiliated to HTFI. The level of dues is established by a special regulation adopted by the Administrative Committee -voluntary contributions that can be made by the teachers organizations affiliated to HTFI. – the sale of publications and subscriptions to HTFI magazines. HTFI does not accept any financial contributions from political organizations, Governments or private foundations. Membership dues are paid every six months. Any organisation which does not pay its dues for any half year may loose the RIGHT to full participation in HTFI conference, in this event the RIGHT of participation is determined by the Administrative Committee XII Discipline Any member organisation of the HTFI which may be guilty of a serious infraction of the present constitution can be excluded from the HTFI by a two third majority on a roll –call vote at the statutory conference for a motion presented by the Administrative Committee XIII Head Quarters of HTFI. The Head Quarters of HTFI are in Saraipally and Toshgaon (India). It can never be changed upon by the decision of the Administrative Committee.