Objectives of SCS/ Other Objectives

The SCS shall:

• Serve as national. Coordinating, co-relating and advisory, non profit making body on the study of all the problems concerning the causation and prevention of traumatic and non traumatic lesion of the spine and spinal cord including basic and clinical research, medical and surgical treatment, clinical practice, education, rehabilitation and social reintegration, in close collaboration with other national and international bodies, encouraging maximum available use of resources within the country.
• Provide a scientific exchange among its members and others by collaborating and disseminating information through its publications, correspondence, exhibits, regional and national seminars, symposia, conference, workshops and other activities.
• Encourage, promote and when requested, assist in efforts to co-ordinate or guide research, development and evaluation activities related to spinal cord lesions through the country.
• Encourage, guide and support the efforts of those responsible for the education and training of the professionals involved and when requested correlate these activities throughout the country.
• Encourage, guide and support the efforts of those responsible for the care of the patients involved and when requested, correlate these activities, throughout the country.
• Conduct research and surveys when appropriate.

OTHER OBJECTIVES

• To purchase or hire or to take on lease, lands, building and construct other immovable or movable properties in the name of the Society.
• To invest, dispose of, transfer and otherwise deal with the subject matter of the Society in such a manner as the Office Bearers deem fit and proper to do in carrying out the object of the Society.
• To take over the management of any other public or Charitable Institutions, Project of Branch of any such Institutions on such terms and conditions as the Office Bearers may deem fit and to manage such Institutions.
• To raise or borrow money required for the purpose of the Society on mortage or pledge of the Society estate or any part thereof with or with out any security and at such rate of interest and such terms as the Office Bearers shall think fit.
• To acquire by gifts, purchase, exchange, lease, hire or otherwise any land , buildings and any other property movable or /and immovable and any estate or interest or interest for the furtherance of all or any of the objects of the Society.
• To inbest the Funds not immediately required in deposits with nationalized Banks or with undertakings or in any securities authorized under the Income Tax Act, 1961 or other applicable laws in force force from time to time.
• To create any reserve funds, sinking fund, insurance fund, provident fund or any other special fund whether for depreciation or repairs, improving, extending or maintaining any of the properties of rights of the Society/and for recoupment of working assets and/for the benefits of the employees and for any other purpose for which the Society deemed it expedient or proper to create or to maintain any such fund or funds.
• To do all such other lawful, acts, deeds or things either alone or in conjuction with other organization as are incidental or conductive to attainment of any of the above objects.
• To make rules and bye-laws for the conduct of the affairs of the Society and to add, amend, vary or rescind them from time to time.
• To open and maintain account or accounts of the Society in the Bank for the purpose of keeping the moneys of the Society and to operate the same or to authorize any one or more of the office bearers or others to operate them.
• To accept upon such Income as the Governing Body may think fit any grant, donation or contribution in money, kind or land or other property impressed with the Society to carry out the objects referred to in sub-Clause 3.01 to 3.12 of para thereof provided that the terms upon which such grants, donations, contributions shall be accepted, shall not in any way be inconsistent with or repugnant to the objects of these presents.
• All the income, earnings, movable and immovable properties of the Society shall be solely utilized and applied towards the promotion of its aims and objects only set forth in the Memorandum of Association and no profit on thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of dividends, bonus, profits or in any manner whatsoever, to the present or past Members of the Society or to any persons claiming through any or more of the present or past members. No member of the Society shall have any personal claim on any movable or immovable properties of the Society or make any profit, whatsoever by virtue of his membership

General Body

There shall be a General Body of the society consisting of all the members. The meeting of the General Body shall be held after every one year with a quorum of 10 member or 1/3rd members whichever is less. No quorum shall be required in the adjourned meeting. An emergent meeting of the General Body may also be summoned on the written request of 20 members or 1/4th members whichever is less with 21 days prior notice for such meeting. The notice period of general body shall be ten days. The following business shall be transacted in these meetings.

Governing Body

LIST OF NEW GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS OF SPINAL CORD SOCIETY

To take necessary steps for the implementation of all programmes and policies drawn by the General Body within the programmes and objectives of the society as illuminated in the Memorandum of Association.

To pass the necessary expenditure to make day to day requirements of the Society.

To take decision on applications for members.

To prepare audited accounts and General Budget.

To prepare agenda for AGM.

To appoint a Committee for the disposal of any business of the Society or for advice in any matter pertaining to the society.

To arrange, finance if required from other bank(s), institutions or individuals on reasonable terms and conditions and the Governing Body as a whole is liable for its return.

To appoint, terminate, fix duties of any employee and look after their welfare.

To receive, to have custody of and to expand the funds of the Society and manage the properties of the society.

To sue and defend all legal proceedings on behalf of the society.

To take all such other legal steps, which may appear beneficial for, smooth and better management of the Society.

ELECTION

The Governing Body of the Society shall be elected for a terms of three years in the General Body Meeting, through open vote. The newly elected Governing Body list should be attested by three out going office bearers and it will be filed with Registrar of Societies, Delhi.

Terms of the Governing Body shall remain for three years after taking over the charge.

Powers and Duty of General Body

• To prepare the annual programme and policies.
• To hold meeting once in a year
• To elect members of Board of Governors and appointment of office bearers
• To ratify appointment to Senior Positions comprising of Director General and Director Administration or any other appointment
• To consider and approve any business put up by the Governing Body
• To approve the annual accounts and budgets.
• To appoint a qualified Auditor for auditing yearly account of the society.
• Amendment of aims and object of the Society and Amalgamation of the Society.
• Resolution of the society as section 13 & 14 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
• Amendment of Memorandum of Association of the Society.
• To discuss and to decide all such other matters and issues which are directly or indirectly related to the affairs of the society.
• To implement decision taken by the General Body.

Powers and Duties of Presidents / Officers / Structure

PRESIDENT

• He / She shall preside over all the meetings. He / She shall tender his / her castings vote.
• In case of tie of votes in any meetings he /she shall tender his / her castings vote.
• He /She shall supervise work of other office bearers from time to time.

VICE PRESIDENT

• In the absence of the President, Vice President shall enjoy all the powers and duties which are entrusted to the President. He / She will also assist the president in his / her work.

SECRETARY

• He / She shall represent the society in all public and private offices.
• He /She shall keep all types of record of the society including the registrar of members containing there in the names, addresses and other brief particulars.
• He / She shall call any meeting on the advice of the President only.
• He / She shall convene the meetings of the General Body, Governing Body and he / she shall inform every member regarding time, date and place of the meetings through a ten days earlier written notice.
• He / She has the right of signing any document related to the Society.

JOINT SECRETARY

• He / She shall assist the Secretary for His / Her day-to-day work.
• In the absence of the Secretary, the joint Secretary shall enjoy all the powers and duties which are entrusted to the secretary for performing the duties of the Secretary.

TREASURER

• He / She shall collect subscriptions, gifts, grants in aid and donations from the members and the general public and He / She shall also be responsible for keeping and maintenance of the true and correct accounts.
• He / She shall prepare the annual account & budget in consultation with the Secretary and get them audited, so that Secretary can circulate them to all Members, well in advance of the General Body Meeting.
• He/ She shall ensure Life Member Subscription is deposited in Fixed Deposit, every year.

EXECUTIVE MEMBERS

• They shall assist in the day to day work of the Society as directed by the President.

Filling up of Casual Vacancies

The Governing shall have the power to fill up the casual vacancies by the Resolution passed by the majority of votes by the Governing Body only and General Body shall have the power to ratify the appointment of senior positions as per clause 9,04.

Sources of Income & Utilization

The financial year of the society shall be from 1st April to 31st March every year

Subscriptions, donations, grants in aid and gifts from the members and the general public shall be the source of the Society. All the income of the Society shall be utilized towards aims and objectives of the Society.

Audit of Accounts

The Auditors appointed by the General Body shall audit yearly accounts of the Society after closing the accounts and it should be circulated to all Members well in advance of the General Body Meeting.

AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS OPERATION

The fund of the Society shall be kept in Schedule Bank. The bank account of the Society shall be operated and signed by two Office Bearers out of the Treasurer, the President / Vice President or the Secretary / Jt Secretary who shall also be eligible to negotiable instruments whenever asked for by the Bank. The account shall be audited by a qualified auditor every year

ANNUAL LIST MANAGING/ GOVERNING BODY (Section 4 of Act)

Once in every year list of the Office Bearers and Members of the Governing Body of the Society shall filled with the Registrar of Societies Delhi as required under Section 4 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860.

AMENDMENT (Section 12 & 12A of the Act)

Any Amendment in the Memorandum of Rules will be carried out in accordance with procedure laid down 12 & 12A of the Societies Regulation Act, 1860.

DISSOLUTION AND ADJUSTMENT OF AFFAIRS (Section 13 & 14)

If the Society to be dissolved, it shall be dissolved as per provision laid down under Section 13 & 14 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 as applicable to the Union Territory of Delhi.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Section 6 of the Act)

The Society may be sued in the name of its President or Secretary in terms of the provisions specified under Section 6 of the Act.

APPLICATION OF THE ACT

All provisions under all sections of the Societies Regulation Act, 1860 as applicable to the Union Territory of Delhi, shall apply to the Society.

ESSENTIAL CERTIFICATE

Certified that this is correct of the Rules and Regulations of the Society.

• President
• Secretary
• Treasurer

Registered Office

The registered office of the Society shall remain in India and at present is at the following address:

Spinal Cord Society

ISIC, Vasant Kunj,
New Delhi – 110070

History of SCS

Even though there were other societies working in the field of orthopeadics and spine related problems, the Spinal Cord Society was established to focus attention on all aspects of spinal injury management through networking of all personnel working in the field & standardization of protocols of management The society was registered on 29th December, 1999, Major HPS Ahluwalia was the Patron, Air Marshall A S Chahal the founder president & Dr A K Mukherjee the founder Senior Vice President of the society. The Society got affiliation with International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) in September, 2006. The society organizes its annual conference in the name of International Spine & Spinal Injuries conference (ISSICON). The conference organized in Delhi every second year and in another part of the India during the other year. It hosted the Combined 49th International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), 10th Spinal Cord Society (SCS) & 9th Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN) Annual Scientific Meeting was held at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi from 29th to 31st October. In addition it host other conferences, workshops, symposiums, talks etc. It has gradually grown in size and at present there are 1874 members.