The
constitution of the electricity employees Federation of India
Adopted by the All Indian Conference held
at Trivandrum on January 13-15, 1984
1. Name: The name of the organisation shall be “Electricity
Employees Federation of India” (To be designated in abbreviated
form as “E.E.F.I.”)
2. The Flag of the federation shall be red in colour with “EEFI”
inscribed in it, horizontally with a transmission tower symbol
3. The Head Office of “E.E.F.I” shall be in 6, Talkatora
Road, New Delhi or at such a place as may be decided by the working
committee of General Conference
4. Aims & Objects
(a) To organise workers/employees engaged in generation transmission,
maintenance, project construction and distribution of electricity
all over India, and to foster spirit of co-operation, fraternity
and reciprocity among all workers employed in the electricity industry.
(b) To fight for the improvement of wages, for reduction of working
hours, security of service, bonus, gratuity, P.F., for the provision
of decent housing and improvement of the living conditions of the
employees.
(c) To fight for full and adequate social security legislation to
protect the workers and their families against sickness, accident
and old age, providing adequate maternity insurance and pension
for widowed mother and dependent children and every other types
of social security.
(d) To fight for equal wages for equal work in the industry.
(e) To protect the democratic and trade union rights.
(f) To encourage intellectual, social, economic and cultural development
of the employees.
(g) To render assistance in organising union where none exists and
to organise the workers in a single union by uniting the rival unions
in the industry.
(h) To promote relations of solidarity with the peasants and agricultural
workers and other toiling masses.
(i) To render legal assistance and to compensate the members of
the Federation whose interest is jeopardized for the faithful service
to the cause of Federation.
(j) To organise co-operative stores, credit societies, libraries
and reading rooms, clubs and night or day classes for the benefit
of the members of the Federation and their family members.
(k) To confederate with other Associations, Federations in India
and abroad having similar aims and objects.
(l) To fight for the achievement of socialism in India.
5. Eligibility to become member of the Federation
a) The Unions seeking affiliation to EEFI should apply in the prescrined
form complied by the Working Committee.
b) Agree to abide by the aims, objects and of the EEFI and those
that may be adopted by its Working Committee from time to time.
c) Pay an admission fee, annual subscription and such special levy
as provided for in the above rules.
d) The Working Committee shall have the power to accept/reject affiliation
of any union. In the latter cases, however, the aggrieved party
shall have the right to appeal to the working Committee whose decision
shall be final.
7. Composition of EEFI
The EEFI shall consists of :
(a) The affiliated unions.
(b) The Regions, State-Wise or Zonal Councils as desired by the
Unions
(c) The Working Committee
12. Working Committee
The Working Committee shall consists of :
(1) One President, (2) Six Vice-Presidents, (3) One General Secretary,
(4) Six Secretaries, (5) One Treasurer, and,
(6) Not more than 65 members. The number for each state and union
will be decided on the basis of membership.
(7) President and Secretaries of the affiliated unions
14. Office-bearers
a) The Office-bearers of the EEFI will consists of:
(1) A President, (2) Six Vice-Presidents, (3) A General Secretary,
(4) Secretaries and (5) A Treasurer
b) The office-bearers shall be elected at the regular session of
the EEFI duly proposed and seconded by one or more delegates.
c) The President shall preside over the meeting of the Conference
and the Working Committee. In his absence, a Vice-President one
of the members of the Working Committee shall preside over such
meetings.
d) The General Secretary is responsible for carrying out day to
day activities of the EEFI. He, in consultation with the President
and other office-bearers available at H.Q., may take urgent decision
to carry on the activities of EEFI. But such decisions shall have
to be endorsed by the Working Committee at the earliest opportunity.
e) The General Secretary shall present to the EEFI Conference a
report of the work of the EEFI Working Committee. The report should
outline the steps to be taken and policies to be adopted in furtherance
of the aims and objects of the EEFI. The General Secretary shall
also present periodical reports to the working committee.
f) The Treasurer is responsible for the maintenance of proper accounts,
all the funds of the EEFI and keeping them in safe custody. He shall
get the accounts submitted every year and is responsible for presenting
an audited account before the Conference of the EEFI.
g) The Secretaries will assist the General Secretary in discharging
his responsibilities.
18. Bye-laws
The working Committee shall have the powers to make by-laws consistent
with the Constitution.
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