Governing Council(GC)
1 The GC of the ISC shall consist of 200 members to be drawn from various constituencies as shown in the Appendix and shall meet at least once yearly. However, an extraordinary meeting of the GC may be called earlier if required. Governing Council members will be selected by consensus. However, if consensus is not achieved elections to the GC will be held.
2 Elections to the GC will be held every four years if required. These will be conducted by the EC who shall appoint an Election Commissioner three months before the due date. Comprehensive orders for the preparation and conduct of elections will be issued by the EC through the CEO. The members of the GC representing a particular constituency / region will be elected by the General Body members of that constituency / region.
3 Takht Jathedar Sahiban will be Permanent Invitees to the GC. In deference to their exalted status in the Panth, they will not be involved in the voting process.
Functions of Governing Council
4 Formulation and implementation of policy matters and approval of various programmes of the ISC under the overall directions of the General Body.
5 It will delegate powers to the EC for implementation of the policies and programmes of the ISC and day to day functions.
Limit on tenures in GC and EC
• A member may serve in the GC and EC of the ISC for not more than two tenures.
Advisory Councils
• The GC in its bi-annual meeting will decide upon the number of ACs to be formed. Initially these will be five in number; one each for Religious Affairs; Education and Social Affairs; Economic Affairs; Press, Publication and IT; and lastly International and Legal Affairs. Members will be experts in their respective disciplines and eligible to be members of the ISC.
Quorum
• The quorum for the General Body meetings will be 20% of the total member strength or 100 whichever is less. The quorum for the GC will be 25% of the total membership, and for the EC meetings, it will be 11 members of the Committee.
Notice for Meetings
• For GC meetings not less than three months notice shall be given from the time of dispatch of the last letter.
Audit
• All accounts of the ISC will be audited quarterly by registered auditors. The Executive Committee will propose and obtain approval of the Governing Council (GC) to appoint auditors every 2 years. Annual Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement will be approved by the GC.
Elections to Governing Council and Executive Committee
11 Elections to the GC and EC will be organized and announced centrally by the Election Commission. However voting for elections to the GC will take place in respective Regions / Zones and locations as per the directions of the Election Commission and its representatives in various locations. Number of seats allotted to each region has been laid down in the Constitution.
12 Elections to the EC will however be held centrally during the meeting of the GC every two years. Members of the GC who cannot attend due to exigencies may be allowed to vote by postal ballot with the advance permission granted by the Central Election Commission.
Decision Making
13 All policy decisions will be approved by the Central GC/ Central EC as laid down in the Constitution. Zones / Regions may recommend changes where warranted to the HQ ISC for consideration in meetings of the GC and EC. Constant communication will be maintained by all regions with HQ ISC through the CEO.
