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THE CONSTITUTION OF ORISSA MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION
(60th
General Body - 19.05.2008) Jeypore Kalyan Mandap, Jeypore
Latest
Amendment
PREAMBLE
The Constitution of the
Orissa Medical Services Association is the outward and visible
manifestation of the life of its members and it must respond to the deep
pulsation for change from within. It is not an end in itself, rather a
means for ordering the life of its member's. The generations of yesterday
might not know the needs of today, 'and if yesterday is not to paralyze
today, it seems test to permit each generation to take care of itself.
The Orissa Medical
services Association got its reorganization by the Government of Orissa in
the Year 1946 under Mem. No. 5309/POLL Dated 29th
June, 1946. Consequently a constitution was framed to govern the procedural
and substantial matters on the actions and activities of the Association
and its members. Attempts were made in the past to remove some glaring
lacunae and incongruities appearing in the constitution but these were of
no avail to the association and its member. Rather more complexity to the
objectives of the Association was noticed. For example, the constitution
was first amended in an Extra-Ordinary General Body Meeting of the
Association held on 19.02.1984 at S.C.B. Medical College and then on 41st
Annual GB Meeting at SCB Medical College on 25.06.88. On a plain reading of
such amended clauses, it is evident that such, amendments do not go
consistent with the original constitution but bring ameliorating grievances
to all. It is also learnt that a controversy relating to the election of
the office bearers of the Association was dragged to the court of law where
the present constitution could not satisfy the test. Moreover after the
separation of cadres into OMS (Orissa Medical Service) cadre, and OMES
(Orissa Medical Education Service) cadre and the Govt. of Orissa Home
Department Memo No. 643 Assn. (R) 52/91/dated 4.1.92 banning dual
membership between OMSA (Orissa Medical Services Association) and OMTA
(Orissa Medical College Teachers Association) the amendment to the present
constitution became a necessity. Then the constitution was amended in the
51st Annual General Body held at Suchana Bhawan on 29.04.98, 57th Annual General Body held at Sambalpur, 58th General Body Meeting held at
Jaydev Bhawan,
Bhubaneswar on 22.04.05 and 59th General Body Meeting held at Jaydev Bhawan, Bhubaneswar on
03.05.06. There remains only one way to change the outlook by gaining
experiences from the past and that is by way of enacting the constitution
afresh and substituting the same in place of the old one.
The latest amendment in
the 60th Annual G.B. meeting held at Jeypore Kalyan Mandap, Jeypore, Koraput
on 19.05.2008 has made this Constitution up to date.
PART -1
CLAUSES:
1. Short title,
extent an commencement :-
a)This constitution may be called "The constitution of
Orissa Medical Services Association. (OMSA)".
b)
It
extends to the whole state of Orissa.
c)It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 29th June,
1946 when the OMSA got reorganization by the Govt. of Orissa and
Constitution to that effect was first enacted.
2. Definitions: In
this Constitution unless the context otherwise requires :-
a)“Association” means Orissa Medical Services Association
in other words OMSA and for all purpose includes its Branches.
b)
"Association
year” - from 1st April to March 31st next calendar year and is also termed
as "financial year"
c)"Office" means Office of the Association which
shall be in any place in the State of Orissa where the State General
Secretary of the association is posted and in case of any Branch of the
Association it shall be in any place where the Secretary of such Branch is
posted.
d)
"Branch"
shall mean and include different branches of the Association as have been
specified in clause 4 of Part -1 of this Constitution.
e)"Member" shall mean a person whose name appears in
the Register of members of the Association in accordance with clause
5. (b) of Part - II of this constitution.
Explanation: - The
Expression "member" shall include "Annual Member",
"Life Member" and "Associate Member" of the
Association.
f)
“OMSA
District” :
The C.D.M.O. will be the
Chairman of O.M.S.A. District where more than one branch exists in the
district & will be responsible for co-coordinating & organizing the
sub-divisional branches. The President and the Secretary-cum-Treasurer of
the Sub-Divisional Branches will form the Co-ordination Committee of OMSA
District. A Convener of the Co-ordination Committee will be elected by the
member of the Co-ordination Committee. In a district with single OMSA
Branch CDMO may be the president of that Branch.
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