District Branches

(a)

The Deputy Commissioner of the District is the Chairperson of the District Branch.

(b)

The Chief Medical Officer of the District is the Honorary Secretary of the District Branch.

(c)

Such members of the Society who reside within the District.

(d)

All Red Cross Branches at District level are known as District Branches; branches organized at local level with the prior approval of the State Branch are known as Red Cross Units.

(e)

At the time of establishment of a District Branch/Unit it should have at least 100 life members excluding other members.

(f)

No District Branch/Unit is to be organized without the approval of the Managing Body of the State Branch.

(g)

District Branch/Unit is subject to control of the State Branch.

(h)

General Secretary of the State Branch or his nominee is an ex-officio member of the Executive Committee of District Branch/Unit.

(i)

A District Branch/Unit may within the basis frame-work of the provision of State Branch rules and subject to approval of the President of the State Branch on the recommendation of its Managing/Executive Committee; frame its own rules and regulation.

(j)

On question of any dispute between the State and District Branch/unit rules, the decision of the State Branch Managing Committee is final and binding.

(k)

In respect of issues where the provision/rules framed by a District Branch/Unit under sub clause 5 (i) are either inadequate or not clear, relevant provision of State Branch rules apply.

(l)

Each District Branch elects a member to serve on the Managing Committee of the State Branch.

(a)

(i)      National Headquarters.                      15%

(ii)     State Headquarters.                            15%

(iii)    District Branch                                   70%

(b)

In case of member not belonging to any District Branch, the   apportionment shall be as follows:-

Donations received by the State Hqrs./any districts, unless the donor specifics the particular purpose for which the same is to be used, are utilized by the receiving body for the general purpose provided that in case of donations received by a district branch and not earmarked for a particular purpose. 15% of the same is payable to the State Branch and 15%  to the National Hqrs. and in case of donations received by the State Hqrs. not earmarked for a particular purpose, 15% of the same is payable to the National Headquarters.