Article 5 - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - OFFICE BEARERS

Clause A - CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Section 1	President: Shall generally supervise the work of the Guild and shall preside over all the meetings of the Guild, General Council, Central Council and Central Executive Council, preserve order, sign all minutes and have a casting vote in case of a tie.
Section 2	Vice President: Shall act as President in the absence of the President.
Section 3	General Secretary: Shall conduct all affairs of the Guild as per policies, objectives, resolutions adopted by the General Body, and decisions of the General Council, Central Council, and Central Executive Council. Shall conduct all correspondence, convene all meetings of the Guild, and maintain all records except the account books. Shall have powers to incur expenditure on any single item upto rupees one thousand when not provided in the budget.
Section 4	Assistant General Secretary: Shall maintain a register of members, keep minutes of all meetings of the Guild, General Council, Central Council, and Central Executive Council, and have them signed by the President. Shall act as General Secretary in the absence of General Secretary.
Section 5	Treasurer: Shall be responsible for collection of funds from the Regional and Branch Councils, be responsible for all sums of the money that may be paid to the Guild from time to time, make all payments sanctioned by the General Council, Central Council, or Central Executive Council, and confirmed by the General Secretary. Shall keep accounts of the Guild, prepare annual statements of receipts and expenditure, and prepare budget of the Guild for ensuing year.
Section 6	Secretary: All four Secretaries shall assist the General Secretary as deemed necessary or directed by the General Council, or Central Council, or Central Executive Council.

Clause B - REGIONAL COUNCIL

Section 1	Regional President: Shall generally supervise the work of the Guild within the Region and shall preside over all the meetings of the Regional Body, Regional Council, and Regional Executive Council, preserve order, sign all minutes and have a casting vote in case of a tie.
Section 2	Regional Secretary: a. Shall conduct all affairs of the Guild within the region as per policies, objectives, resolutions adopted by the General Body, Regional Body, and decisions of the General Council, Central Council, Central Executive Council, Regional Council and Regional Executive Council. b. Shall conduct all correspondence, convene all meetings of the Guild for the Region, and maintain all records except the account books for the Region. c. Shall have powers to incur expenditure on any single item upto rupees six hundred when not provided in the budget. d. Shall submit to the Central Executive Council quarterly reports on the following; i) Membership details for the region on the last day of the quarter ii) Number of persons who have ceased to be members during the quarter and reasons thereof iii) Brief summary of the events within the region and results achieved, progress made on various matters e. On half yearly basis he shall submit reports to the Central Executive Council on the following matters; i) Summary of the receipt for the half-year period and the central share thereof ii) Summary of the receipt by the various branches during the half-year period and the share of the Regional share
Section 3	Assistant Regional Secretary: Shall maintain a register of members within the Region, keep minutes of all meetings of the Regional Body, Regional Council, and Regional Executive Council, and have them signed by the Regional President. Shall act as Regional Secretary in the absence of Regional Secretary.
Section 4	Treasurer: a. Shall be responsible for collection of subscription dues from the members at the seat of the Regional Council and from members at such stations within the region having no branch. b. Shall collect share of Regional Council from the Branches within the Region. Shall keep accounts of the Guild for the Region. c. Shall operate Bank accounts, prepare and maintain statement of income and expenditure for the region. d. Shall make payments for the expenditure sanctioned by the Regional Council, Regional Executive Council and confirmed by the Regional Secretary. e. Shall report to the regional secretary any defaults in subscriptions or any other financial matter.
Section 5	Members: The members shall assist the Regional Secretary in conducting the affairs of REC.

Clause C - BRANCH COUNCIL

Section 1	Branch President: Shall generally supervise the work of the Guild within the Branch and shall preside over all the meetings of the Branch, and Branch Council, preserve order, sign all minutes and have a casting vote in case of a tie.
Section 2	Branch Secretary: a. Shall conduct all affairs of the Guild within the Branch as per policies, objectives, resolutions adopted by the General Body, Regional Body, Branch, and decisions of the General Council, Central Council, Central Executive Council, Regional Council, Regional Executive Council, and Branch Council. b. Shall conduct all correspondence, convene all meetings of the Guild for the Branch, and maintain all records except the account books for the Branch. c. Shall have powers to incur expenditure on any single item upto rupees three hundred when not provided in the budget. d. Shall submit to the Regional Executive Council quarterly reports on the following; i) Membership details for the branch on the last day of the quarter ii) Number of persons who have ceased to be members during the quarter and reasons thereof iii) Brief summary of the events within the branch and results achieved, progress made on various matters iv) Summary of the receipt for the half-year period and the central share, and regional share thereof
Section 3	Treasurer: a. Shall be responsible for collection of subscription dues from the members at the branch. b. Shall operate Bank accounts, prepare and maintain statement of income and expenditure for the Branch and shall keep accounts of the Guild for the Branch. c. Shall make payments for the expenditure sanctioned by the Branch, and confirmed by the Branch Secretary. d. Shall report to the branch secretary any defaults in subscriptions or any other financial matter.