Article 3 - COMPOSITION

Clause A - THE GUILD

Section 1

The Guild shall consist of General Body, General Council, Central Council, Central Executive Council, Regional Bodies, Regional Councils, Regional Executive Councils, Branches, Branch Councils and may have Patrons.

Clause B - BODIES OF GUILD

Section 1	General Body: General Body of the Guild shall comprise of all the members of the Guild wherever they may be and shall be the supreme authority as far as the matters of the Guild are concerned. All assets, properties and liabilities of the Guild shall be vested with the General Body.
Section 2	Regional Bodies: Regional Body shall consist of all the Members of Guild posted/residing within the Region, and shall be supreme as far as the affairs of the Guild within the Region are concerned, without prejudice to the authority of the General Body, General Council, Central Council and Central Executive Council.
Section 3	Branches: Branches of the Guild shall exist at each such station where more than five members are posted/residing. Branch shall consist of all the Members of Guild posted/residing within the Branch station, and shall be supreme as far as the affairs of the Guild within the Branch are concerned, without prejudice to the authority of the General Body, General Council, Central Council, Central Executive Council, Regional Council, Regional Executive Council, and Regional Body.
Section 4	Branches with more than 15 Members will be generally referred as Major Branches.
Section 5	Members of stations, which have less than five members, shall be attached to the nearest Major Branch or Branch at the seat of the Regional Council, within Region in which the station of posting/residence is located.

Clause C - COUNCILS OF GUILD

Section 1	Councils of the Guild shall be constituted through election, as per Article VIII and shall have tenure not exceeding two years. Elections shall be so held as to constitute New Council before end of tenure of the previous council expires.
Section 2	Subject to provisions of this Constitution, every Member (as envisaged in Article II of this constitution) shall be eligible to hold office in the Councils of Guild.
Section 3	Any person who ceases to be a Member of the Guild (as envisaged in Article II of this constitution) shall cease to be an office bearer of any council of the Guild.
Section 4	Office of the President, Vice President, General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, & Treasurer in the Central Council and of the Regional President, and Regional Secretary, in the Regional Councils shall not be held by one (same) individual for more than two consecutive terms.
Section 5	General Council (GC): General Council shall consist of, members of the Central Executive Council, Regional Executive Councils, Branch Councils, and Delegates elected by the General Body in the manner prescribed in Article VIII. Total number of members of this council shall not exceed 10% of the Membership as per Register of Members. This body shall be supreme deliberative body of the Guild and shall be responsible to the General Body.
Section 6	Central Council (CC): Central Council shall consist of all Elected Office bearers of the CEC, all Regional Secretaries, and all Branch Secretaries of the Major Branches. This Council shall be apex deliberative and administrative body of the Guild after General Council, and will be responsible to the General Body and General Council.
Section 7	Central Executive Council (CEC): a . Central Executive Council shall consist of, one President, one Vice President, one General Secretary, one Assistant General Secretary, one Treasurer and four Secretaries. b . This Council shall be resident at Central Headquarter of Guild and shall be primary deliberative and administrative body of the Guild, after General Council and Central Council, and shall be responsible to the General Body, General Council and Central Council. c . Any member of the Central Executive Council shall be removed from the office only by a vote of no confidence adopted by a 2/3 majority of members of the General Council at a meeting called for this purpose after a notice of fourteen days, and confirmation of the same by majority of Members of the General Body through a Notice for Referendum.
Section 8	Regional Councils (RC)s: Regional Councils shall consist of all Office bearers of REC, all Branch Secretaries and one Delegate Member from Major Branch within the Region concerned. These Councils shall be apex deliberative and administrative bodies of the Guild in the Region concerned and shall be responsible to respective Regional Bodies, Central Executive Council, Central Council, General Council and General Body of the Guild.
Section 9	Regional Executive Council (REC)s: a . The Regional Executive Councils of the Guild shall be seated at Delhi, Calcutta, Mumbai, Chennai and Guwahati. b . These shall consist of a Regional President, a Regional Secretary, an Assistant Regional Secretary, a Treasurer, and three Members from the seat of Regional Council. c . These Councils shall be apex deliberative and administrative bodies of the Guild in the Region concerned, after Regional Council and shall be responsible to respective Regional Council, Regional Body, Central Executive Council, Central Council, General Council and General Body of the Guild. d . Any member of the Regional Executive Council shall be removed from the office only by a vote of no confidence adopted by a majority of members present at a meeting of the Regional Body called for this purpose after a notice of seven days.
Section 10
Section 11	Branch Councils (BC)s: a . Branch Council shall consist of a Branch President, and a Branch Secretary-cum-treasurer. b . Branches with more than 15 Members (Major Branches) shall have a Treasurer additionally. c . Branches with more than 25 Members shall have a Treasurer and Two Executive Council Members additionally. d . Branch Councils shall be responsible to respective Branch, Regional Executive Council, Regional Council, Central Executive Council, Central Council, General Council and General Body of the Guild. e . Any member of the Branch Council shall be removed from the office only by a vote of no confidence adopted by a majority of members of the Branch at a meeting called for this purpose after a notice of seven days.