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Framed under Article 21 Sub-clause (VI) (a) of the Constitution

Article 5 : Constituents of the Nationalist Congress Party

The Party Shall consist of the National Convention and its special sessions and
The Nationalist Congress Party - National Committee - NC
The Nationalist Congress Party - Working Committee - WC
The Nationalist Congress Party - State Committee - SC
The Nationalist Congress Party - Union Territory Committee - UTC
The Nationalist Congress Party - Regional Committee - RC
The Nationalist Congress Party - District Committee - DC
The Nationalist Congress Party - Constituency Committee - CC
The Nationalist Congress Party - Panchayat Committee - PC
The Nationalist Congress Party - Town Committee - TC
The Nationalist Congress Party - Area Committee - AC
The Nationalist Congress Party - City Division Committee - CDC
The Nationalist Congress Party - Unit Committee - UC
All abbreviations of the names of Party Committees occurring in the constitutions such as NC, WC, SC, UTC, RC, DC, CC, AC, CDC, TC, PC and UC may be read as NCP-NC, NCP-WC, NCP-SC, NCP-UTC, NCP-RC, NCP-DC, NCP-CC, NCP-AC, NCP-CDC, NCP-TC, NCP-PC and NCP-UC

Under Article 6 :

MEMBERSHIP :

A) Membership forms shall be printed by the State Committee with the previous consent or authorisation of the National President or the General Secretary Incharge of the State. A code number for each State will be allotted by the National Committee. Separate forms should be printed for Primary Membership and Active Membership and separate serial numbers also may be given for Primary Membership and Active Membership. The State Committee should inform the National Committee the total number of membership forms printed in each category before the distribution of books are made. The membership forms should be bound in books of ten forms. The model of the Membership forms are given at the end of these rules.

B) Distribution of Membership forms :
The state committee shall distribute the membership forms through the District Committees on proper receipts and they in turn will distribute them to the Constituency Committees and the Constituency Committees will issue them to PCs, TCs or ACs as the case may be, all on proper receipts.

C) Complaints regarding the issue of membership forms :
If any person or unit is denied membership form by the PC/TC/AC the persons or units can approach the CC for membership book and the CC may direct the PC/TC/AC concerned to issue him/her or to the unit the membership books and if the PC/TC/AC again refuses to issue the books to him/her or to the unit the CC can directly issue books to him/her or to that unit. If any lower committee is not issued sufficient number of membership books by the higher committee, that aggrieved committee can complain against that higher committee who denied the required number of books and that higher units whom the complaint has been preferred with can direct the lower committee to issue sufficient number of books to the aggrieved committee and if the direction of the higher committee is not complied with by their lower committee the higher committee concerned shall issue the membership to the aggrieved committee directly. If membership books are denied to any committee or individual without valid reasons disciplinary action can be taken against them after giving them an opportunity to explain the action.

D) The Panchayat/Town/Area committees are responsible for enlisting members into the Party through active members or through unit committees. During the period of membership campaign members may be enlisted by making door to door visits.

Sealing of Membership :

E) As soon as the closing of membership, the Panchayat Committee/Town Committee/Area Committee shall collect the books of membership issued to units or individuals and prepare lists of Active Members and Primary Members of the party separately enrolled in their jurisdiction in duplicate and submit one copy of the list with the total amount collected as membership fee to the Con stituency Committee. The books both used and unused shall also be returned to the Constituency Committees.

F) The Constituency Committees in turn shall consolidate the lists of all Panchayat Committees, Town Committees and Area Committees and prepare four copies of the consolidated list and submit them to the district Committee with full amount collected by way of membership fee from them. All the books used and those unused shall be returned to the District Committees.

G) The District Committees, on receipt of the entire amount collected as membership fee from the Constituency Committees shall submit the entire lists of membership submitted by the various Constituency Committees to the person authorised by the State President for sealing the membership lists. That authorised person shall visit the District Office of the Party on the appointed date as per the schedule and receive the lists of membership as well as amount of membership fee collected from the members and after verification can affix the seal of the State Committee on the lists of membership as a mark of approval by the State Committees and temporary receipts for the amount received should be issued on the spot to the District Committee. Two copies of the approved lists shall be returned to Block Committees. The District Committees shall retain one copy with them and the other copy together with the entire amount of membership fee should be handed over to the State Committees as soon as possible. The District Committees shall publish the approved list of membership in their offices.

H) Disbursement of Membership Fee :

The State Committees will issue proper receipt to the District Committees for the entire amount received towards membership fee. They may keep their share of the membership fee as well as the share of the Central Committee with them and return the balance amount in full to the District Committees on proper receipts. The District Committees in turn should return the share of lower committees to the Constituency Committees and through them to the Panchayat Committees, Town Committees, and Area Committees on proper receipts. One copy of the list of approved membership sealed by the State Committee shall be returned to the Constituency Committees and the Constituency Committees shall publish the list of approved membership at the office of the Constituency Committees. The District Committee in consultation with the Constituency Commitees the Panchayat Committees, Town Committees, Area committees can decide how the share of Block Committees and lower committees is to be divided among themselves. The Panchayat Committees, Town Committees, Area Committees as the case may be, shall keep a copy of their membership list with them and make it available to the Returning Officer who conducts the election at the unit level.

I) The SC may keep a copy of the approved list of membership in their office for scrutiny whenever necessary. The consolidated list of Active Members may be prepared and sent to the National Committee.

J) Approval of Membership from National Committee:

The State Committee shall send to the National Committee a detailed report on membership campaign and a statement of total number of membership forms printed and the total number of primary and active members enlisted and with an amount equal to 10% of the total amount of membership collected. On receipt of the amount and the statement, the approval for the membership enrolled by the State Committee will be accorded
by the National Committee. Any committee failing to comply with the above provisions will be liable for disciplinary action.

K) The District Committees shall return the unused membership forms and books to the State Committee and proper acknowledegment should be issued for them to the D. Cs. The State Committee shall maintain a register for the issue of membership books and also record the return of unused membership books in the register. The District Committee and Sub-ordinate Committees shall also maintain similar Registers.

L) Permanent Membership Register :

Separate permanent registers for primary members and active members should be maintained in the Constituency and District Committees. The Permanent Register maintained shall contain the following particulars.

1. S. No.
2. Name
3. Father's/ Husband's Name
4. Permanent Address
5. Present Address
6. Age
7. Occupation
8. Date of enrolment
9. Number of Membership
10. Date of renewal
11. Remarks

M) Training for Active Members

Active members of the party shall undergo party training for a minimum period of five days every year at the State Level or District level training camps.

The training programme will include :

1. Classes and discussions on ideologies and policies of the party.
2. Strengthening activities of the party and frontal organisations.
3. On cultural and social activities.
4. Practical training in development activities.

N) Promotion of Constructive Activities

The Active members of the party shall promote one or more of
the following constructive Activities :

1. Education
2. Literacy movement
3. Cooperation
4. Consumer Movement
5. Preservation of environment
6. Sports and Games
7. Arts and Culture
8. Welfare activities
9. Rural Development
10. Seva Dal
11. Labour movement
12. Youth movement
13. Student movement
14. Kisan movement
15. Khadi & village industries
16. Any other Programme laid down by WC

O) Identity cards :

District Committees will issue identity cards to each active member with his/her photograph and with signatures of D. C. President and SC President with the date of issue of that card and for this purpose the members shall submit a copy of his/her passport size photograph.

P) contribution to party fund :

Each Active Member shall contribute to Party Fund a certain percentage of his/her monthly/ Annual income. The quantum of contribution may be decided in consultation with the member concerned. Proper receipt shall be issued by DC for Party Fund remitted by each member.

The DCs should send a statement of the Fund thus collected from Active Members to the State Committee, who will send to the National committee a consolidated statement of the party fund thus collected.

Q) The fund received from Active Members as per Article 6 (XVI) will be distributed among the party committees as hereunder :

Reserve for Central Election Fund 50%
National Committee 20%
State Committee 15%
District Committee 15%

R) Active member to be elected :

Only active members shall be elected as President of Unit Committees, delegates to Block or higher bodies or Presidents and Office Bearers of Party committees or as office bearers of frontal organisations at National, State, District or Block level.

s) RENEWAL OF MEMBERSHIP

Renewal of Primary membership shall be deemed to have been made by depositing the membership fee together with the request for renewal from the member. The renewal of Membership shall be entered in the Permanent register and separate receipt may be issued for the renewal of membership.

Active membership may be renewed on the approval of renewal application in form C- duly filled by the member and recommended by the Committee under which he/she works. The conditions laid down for active membership will be considered to have been fulfilled unless the District Committee or any other party committee reports against his/her continuance as active member of the party. The final decision in such cases will be taken by the State Committee.

The renewal of Active Membership should be recorded in the Permanent Register for Active Members and proper receipt shall be issued to the applicant. The removal of any active member by the committee should also be entered in the Permanent Register.

The State Committee shall print separate receipt books for renewal of primary and active membership and distribute them though the District Committee.

T) On the expiry of the period of renewal of membership, the Constituency Committee shall submit a list of Active members who have renewed their memberships to District. The District Committee shall thereafter, send a consolidated list of Active Members who have renewed their active memberships to the State Committee.