General Meetings

The General Meeting or General Body Meeting is the senior body of the charity. It comprises all the members and meets once per year, or more often if required. The annual meetings are also known as Annual General Meetings, or AGMs and other meetings are known as Meetings'.

The main functions of the General Meeting are set down in the Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1960 and include:


 * Electing the EC, who are in charge of the day to day activities of the charity
 * Establishing the rules - the Memorandum and Articles of Association and any Special Resolutions - including setting out which decisions are to be made by the General Meeting and which by the Board
 * Receiving the annual report and accounts.