Established in 1971 at National Institute of Sports, Patiala. The headquarter of IASM is situated at J.N. Stadium, New Delhi..
   
Faculty Of Sports Medicine & Physiotherapy ,
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar- India 143005
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 Email: secretarygeneral.              iasm@gmail.com
 
 
 
The Indian Association of Sports Medicine Constitution Art.
1.
The Name
The name of Association shall be "THE INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF SPORTS MEDICINE" herein after referred as the IASM
2.
Headquarters
The headquarters of the IASM shall be situated at J.N. Stadium, New Delhi. However temporary office shall function at the residential place of the Hon. Secretary
3.
Objectives
  1. To guide and assist in the promotion of Physical fitness among people.
  2. To provide scientific guidance and assistance to the sports fraternity, regarding the medical and health aspects of training in sports.
  3. To conduct research in the field of sports medicine, sports sciences and allied sciences.
  4. To print and publish articles, periodicals and pamphlets on topics related to sports medicine and allied sciences.
  5. To provide assistance in establishing a National Institute of Sports Medicine at the headquarters of the IASM, and to assist the state units to establish sports medicine canters or institutes with in their jurisdiction.
  6. To organize seminars, symposiums and workshops in sports medicine and allied sciences.
  7. To get the IASM affiliated as a unit of the FIMS (The International Federation of Sports Medicine).
  8. To organize and cause to organize State Units and to get them affiliated as members of the IASM.
  9. To do all such other acts congenial and conductive to attain the objectives of the IASM, and for the promotion of sports in the country on a sound scientific basis.
4.
Membership
  1. The Life membership of the IASM shall be open be:-
    1. Registered Graduates in Allopathic Medicine who are involved in sports and Sports sciences. They shall constitute at least 2/3 of the total membership of IASM.
    2. The following categories holding recognized qualifications shall constitute the remaining membership of IASM.
      1. Physiotherapists
      2. Nurses
      3. Dentists
      4. Scientists
      5. Physical Educationists
      6. Coaches
      7. Persons belonging to other medical faculties
  2. The IASM shall have the following categories of members.
  3.  
    1. The Patron: The Union Minister of Sports shall be the patron of the IASM.
    2. Hon. Life Members: Honorary Life Membership can be given to dedicated workers in the field of sports medicine, which the Executive Committee can decide and will recommend to General Body.
    3. Life Members: As per ‘A’ above
    4. State Sports Medicine Associations: State Sports Medicine Associations, having constitutions similar to that of the IASM, may be affiliated as members of the IASM. They shall name their state branches after the name of the state such as MAHARASHTRA ASSOCIATION OF SPORTS MEDICINE, KERALA ASSOCIATION OF SPORTS MEDICINE ETC. The branches who have registered their state associations under any other name may re-register their Association as per abovementioned pattern.
Such State Associations affiliated to the IASM as a member, shall be represented in the general body of IASM by Five persons or 10% of the members, which ever is less. The accreditation of these Five persons as official representatives of the state unit eligible to attend and vote in the general body meeting of the IASM shall be furnished by the President or in his absence by the Hon. Secretary of the respective State Unit before the commencement of the meeting.
5.
Dues and Due Dates
  1. Those who apply for the life membership of the IASM shall pay a membership fee of Rs. 2, 500.00 (Two Thousand Five Hundred only) along with the application. If the application is rejected, the entire amount shall be refunded to the applicant.
  2. State Sports Medicine Associations affiliated to the IASM shall pay one time registration fee of Rs. 1, 000.00 (Rupees One Thousand only) and an annual fee of Rs. 500.00 (Rupees Five Hundred only).
  3. All dues payable to the IASM shall be paid to the Hon. Secretary / Treasurer on or before 31st March every year, failing which they shall be declared defaulters. State Association may be given a grace period upto 30th June or the date of the Annual Conference whichever is earlier to pay the dues along with a penalty of 10% of the dues. Those who fail to pay their dues even at the expiry of the grace period shall cease to be member of the IASM and shall have no right to attend or to vote in any meeting of the IASM. Those who once cease to be member of the IASM may apply fresh if they desire to become members after clearing the outstanding dues.
6.
Financial Year
The financial year of the IASM shall be from 1st April to 31st March.
7.
Office bearers of the IASM
The IASM shall have the following office bearers:
  1. The President
  2. Three Vice Presidents
  3. One Hon. Secretary
  4. One Hon. Jt. Secretary
  5. One Treasurer
8.
Duties and Powers of the office bearers
  1. The President:
    1. The IASM shall have a President elected by its General Body in its Annual meeting, from among the members of the IASM and he / she shall be an MBBS graduate.
    2. He shall have supervision and control over the other office bearers of the IASM and its Executive Committee in the discharge of their respective duties; and also over the working of the IASM in general.
    3. He shall preside over the General Body and the Executive Committee meetings of the IASM.
    4. He shall have the powers to convene any meeting of the IASM, either the General Body or the Executive Committee or any subcommittee, on short notice under his signature, if the Secretary fails to do so, on instruction by him.
    5. He shall have the powers to delegate any of his powers as the President to any one of the Vice – Presidents.
  2. The Vice Presidents:
  3.  
    1. The IASM shall have three Vice Presidents who shall be elected by the General Body in its annual meeting from among the members of the IASM.
    2. In the absence of the President, one of the Vice Presidents as designated by the President, or in his failure to do so, as designated by the Executive Committee, shall be responsible to carry out the routine responsibilities of the President.
  4. Hon. Secretary:
  5.  
    1. There shall be a Hon. Secretary for the IASM who shall be elected by its General Body in its annual meetings from among the members of the IASM and must be an MBBS graduate or Ph.D. in Sports medicine / sports sciences / related subjects.
    2. He shall be the custodian of all records and all movable and immovable properties of the IASM, and shall maintain an inventory of such properties if any.
    3. He shall administer and execute all routine activities of the IASM with the assistance and cooperation of the other office bearers and other members of the IASM wherever required.
    4. He shall convene all meetings of the General Body and Executive Committee, under his own signature.
    5. He shall record and maintain the minutes of all the meetings of the General Body and the Executive Committee, and present the same for approval in the next respective meeting.
    6. He shall receive all the dues payable to the IASM and hand it over for the Hon. Treasurer, to be deposited in the bank in the name of IASM.
    7. He shall prepare and present the report of the activities of the IASM annually and present the same in the Executive Committee for approval, and present it before the Annual General Body meeting.
    8. He shall execute all such other acts and perform all such other duties required to attain the objectives of the IASM and also execute special responsibilities if any assigned to him by the President, Executive Committee and / or the General Body of the IASM.
    9. The Secretary shall keep the IASM HQ informed of all the correspondence related to IASM from time to time.
  6. Hon. Joint Secretary:
  7.  
    1. There shall be a Joint Secretary for the IASM who shall be elected by the General Body in its Annual meeting from among the members of the IASM to assist the Hon. Secretary.
    2. In the absence of the Hon. Secretary, he shall be responsible to carry out the routine activities of the IASM, wither as authorized by the Secretary or the Executive Committee or by the General Body.
  8. Hon. Treasurer:
  9.  
    1. He shall receive all dues of the IASM paid to him direct and paid through the Hon. Secretary.
    2. He shall maintain the income and expenditure account of the IASM.
    3. He shall honour the bills and vouchers passed by the Hon. Secretary, related to expenditure incurred on behalf of the IASM, and make the payment.
    4. He shall prepare the statement of accounts of the IASM annually and present the same before the Executive Committee after proper audit, to be submitted before the Annual General Body meeting for its approval.
    5. The treasurer of IASM shall be from Delhi as the Headquarters of IASM is based in Delhi
9.
Finances
  1. All money received on behalf of IASM shall be remitted in a savings bank account in a scheduled bank as decided by the Executive Committee, in the name of the IASM.
  2. The accounts of IASM shall be operated by any two of the following office bearers namely President, Hon. Secretary & Treasurer.
  3. The Hon. Secretary shall be empowered to keep with him a maximum amount of Rs. 500.00 (Rupees Five Hundred) at a time as imprest money to spend for the day today administration.
10.
The General Body Constitution, Duties and Powers
  1. The General Body of the IASM shall consist of:
    1. Office Bearers of IASM
    2. Patron of the IASM
    3. Hon. Life Members of IASM
    4. Life Members of the IASM
    5. Five accredited representatives of each State Medicine Association which are duly affiliated to the IASM as member
  2. Duties and powers of the General Body:
  3.  
    1. The General Body shall formulate policies regarding the working of the IASM in general, aimed at attaining the objectives of the IASM.
    2. It shall elect the office – bearers and the members of the Executive Committee for a period of four years, in its annual meeting.
    3. It shall have the powers to appoint committees or subcommittees for specific purposes and for specific periods.
    4. It shall have the powers to delegate any of its powers or responsibilities to any or group of office bearers or committees or subcommittees constituted by it.
    5. It shall have powers to call for the reports of such committees and to take appropriate action on such reports.
    6. It shall have the powers to seek explanation from any of its members, office bearers or the members of the Executive Committee, on any of their actions in the respective capacities.
    7. It shall have the powers to take disciplinary action on any of its members, based on their actions which are found to be detrimental to the attainment of the objectives of the IASM.
    8. It shall consider the annual report of the activities of the IASM as presented by the Hon. Secretary on behalf of the Executive Committee.
    9. It shall consider the annual audited statement of accounts presented by the Hon. Treasurer, as adopted by the Executive Committee.
    10. It shall act as an appellate authority to hear and to take final decision on appeals if any received, on actions taken by the Executive Committee.
    11. The General Body shall be the supreme body of the IASM, to take any decision on any matter connected with the organization and execution of its duties and responsibilities; to explain and interpret any rule laid down in this constitution; or on any other point that is not covered by this constitution.
11.
The Executive Committee Constitution, Duties and Powers
  1. The Executive Committee shall consist of:
    1. The Office bearers of the IASM
    2. Six members elected by the General Body from among its members, in the annual general body meeting, when elections are held for the post of President and Secretary.
    3. The out-going President and the outgoing Hon. Secretary shall be ex-officio members of the Executive Committee for a period of four years after relinquishing their office, and shall have the right to vote in that capacity.
    4. Co-opted members not exceeding 3 members for specific meetings.
    Note: At least two third of the members of the Executive Committee shall be MBBS graduates.
  2. Powers and responsibilities:
  3.  
    1. The Executive Committee shall be the Governing Body of the IASM, to execute the policies laid down by the General Body from time to time.
    2. It shall have the powers to delegate specific responsibilities and powers to any member or office bearers, for specific periods.
    3. It shall have the powers to accept or reject applications for membership of the IASM, in all categories subject to the rules laid down under this constitution. Enrollment in any category shall be reported to the General Body in its next meeting for ratification.
    4. It shall have the powers to appoint subcommittees for specific purposes & for specific periods.
    5. It shall have the powers to co-opt a maximum of three members of the IASM as its members over those elected by the General Body, for specific meetings.
    6. It shall finalize and approve the annual report and audited statement of accounts before it is being presented before the General Body.
    7. It shall have the powers to fill up vacancies arising if any among the elected or co-opted members of the Executive Committee, by co-opting from among the members of the IASM for the remaining period of the term.
    8. It shall have the powers to take disciplinary action on any member of the IASM or its office bearer, subject to ratification by the next General Body meeting.
12.
Term of Office, Office Bearers and Member of the Committee
The office bearers and the members of the Executive Committee shall be elected for a period of four years. All of them may seek re-election for the following term. An office bearer, who has completed one term of four years, if he seeks reelection for a succeeding term, shall be deemed to have got elected only if he gets a two third mandate from the eligible members who cast their votes. In case he fails to get this two third majority, he shall not be eligible for nomination, and fresh nominations may be called for from other members, and elections may be held as per normal procedure in the same General Body Meeting. After two consecutive terms, the office bearer is not eligible for reelection for the next term.
13.
Meetings
  1. General Body Meetings:
    1. The General body meeting of the IASM shall be held at least once in a year.
    2. The Annual General Body meeting of the IASM shall be held at the time and venue of the Annual Conference every year.
    3. Thirty days notice shall be served for the General Body Meeting. However, special meetings of the General Body may be convened with seven days notice by the President under his own signature.
    4. If by any chance, the annual conference of the IASM could not take place with in six months after completion of one year after the previous conference, the Annual General Body meeting shall be convened at New Delhi by the President or Hon. Secretary giving the notice.
  2. Executive Committee Meetings:
  3.  
    1. The Executive Committee shall meet prior to every General Body meeting, at the same venue.
    2. The Executive Committee may meet any number of times as required to transact important business. Unless otherwise decided by the majority of members of the Executive Committee, such meetings shall be held in New Delhi.
    3. Fifteen days notice shall be served for the meetings of the Executive Committee.
    4. Emergency meetings of the Executive Committee may be convened at a short notice of the seven days.
Note: All meetings of the General Body and the Executive Committee shall normally be convened by the Hon. Secretary giving due notice except the emergency meetings which shall be convened by the President under his signature. If the Hon. Secretary fails to convene any meeting under instructions from the President, the President shall have the powers to convene such meetings of the General Body or the Executive Committee under his own signature.
14.
Quorum
  1. The quorum of the General Body meetings of the IASM shall be twenty five of which at least five shall be from the Executive Committee.
  2. The quorum for the Executive Committee shall be five of which at least two shall be office bearers.
  3. If there is no quorum for the meetings of the General Body or Executive Committee, the same shall stand adjourned of one hour from the scheduled time. For all adjourned meetings those present shall constitute the quorum when the meeting reassembles after the stipulated period of adjournment.
15.
Voting
  1. Every member attending the meeting of the Executive Committee of the General Body, eligible to vote as per the constitution, shall have one vote, in that meeting.
  2. Each State Sports Medicine Association affiliated as a member of the IASM, shall have five votes or 10% of total membership of the Association, whichever is less. The name of such accredited representatives of the affiliated units shall be given before the General Body Meeting.
  3. Hon. Life Member shall not be eligible to vote in any meeting of the IASM in that capacity.
  4. Life members of IASM shall have the right to vote.
  5. The Patron shall have no voting right.
  6. Members of affiliated units who have not cleared their dues to IASM as per article 5 of the constitution shall have no voting right in the Executive Committee and General Body Meetings.
  7. Members of the Executive Committee including the ex-officio members shall have the right to vote in the meeting of the Executive Committee. Co-opted members shall have no voting right.
  8. The Chairman at any meeting shall have a casting voting in the event of a tie.
  9. The Secretary will declare the program of election and will invite the nominations for the post of President and Secretary at least two months in advance prior to the annual conference, in which elections are due. Nomination for President and Secretary shall be received by the Secretary in office 15 days prior to the annual conference. If the secretary fails to call for nominations, the General Body may elect the President and Secretary after calling for nominations during the annual conference in which elections are due.
16.
Indemnity
Any number or an office bearer of the IASM shall be indemnified of all liabilities which may occur during his normal discharge of duties in the respective capacity or in the discharge of any special duty assigned to him by the General Body or the Executive Committee or the President of the IASM, save those which are proved to have caused by his willful negligence.
17.
Amendments
Amendments to this constitution can be made only by the Special General Body of the IASM, and the same shall stand amended only if such proposal for specific amendments is voted in its favour by two third of the members but not less than 25 members, present and having voting right. Proposal if any such amendments, shall be circulated among the members of the IASM 30 days in advance, preferably along with the notice of the Special General Body meeting or earlier to it so that the members may be enabled to study the same.
18.
Dissolution
In the event of the dissolution of the IASM at any time, all movable and immovable properties and other assets owned by it, after clearing all its liabilities shall be handed over to the Sports Authority of India with an understanding that the same shall be used for similar objectives as that of the IASM as envisaged in this constitution.
19.
Declaration
This constitution of the Indian Association of Sports Medicine is adopted at the Special General Body Meeting of the IASM held on December 6, 2003 at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar during the Silver Jubilee Congress of IASM. This constitution has adopted all the amendment till date and is currently in force.
Sd/-Sd/- Dr. EBS Ramanathan , Dr. Shweta Shenoy, President, Secretary General