I, Dharmesh Sharma son of Shri Kirti Kumar Sharma, date of birth 22nd July 1969 currently residing at Plot No. 93, S1, Shivam Enclave, Gyan Vihar Colony, Jaipur -302019 hereafter referred to as the Settler propose to form a trust. The deed of the proposed trust is as follows.
I ) Name of the Trust
This trust
shall be known by the name , “Hare Krishna Community, Jaipur” or in short
“H.K.C , Jaipur.”
“H.K.C , Jaipur.”
Insofar as
practicable, the trustees shall conduct the trust activities in that name.
However, due to
unforeseen reasons, the trustees may decide to change the name of the trust.
II ) Main office of the trust
unforeseen reasons, the trustees may decide to change the name of the trust.
II ) Main office of the trust
Plot No. 15, Ajmera Garden,
King’s Road, Near Nirman Nagar, Jaipur-302019, Rajasthan.
III ) Area of
Operation –
Trust will
operate in the state of Rajasthan in order to fulfill it’s objectives listed
hereinafter.
However the area of operation may be expanded by the trustees as and when the need is felt.
However the area of operation may be expanded by the trustees as and when the need is felt.
IV ) Objectives/Purpose
of the Trust
To fulfill the
desires of our spiritual master His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
1) To give
right direction to the misguided people (specially youth) of the cities by
giving them
Vedic Knowledge (specially from Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam) and teaching them
Vedic way of life for their moral and spiritual upliftment so that they can become good citizens by
giving up sinful activities like intoxication, meat eating, gambling and illicit sex on the strength
of Krishna Consciousness centered around chanting the holy names of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, Sri Krishna.
Vedic Knowledge (specially from Bhagavad Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam) and teaching them
Vedic way of life for their moral and spiritual upliftment so that they can become good citizens by
giving up sinful activities like intoxication, meat eating, gambling and illicit sex on the strength
of Krishna Consciousness centered around chanting the holy names of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, Sri Krishna.
2) To organize
regular spiritual programs, different cultural festivals and trips to holy
places for
giving spiritual engagement to people in general.
giving spiritual engagement to people in general.
3) To teach
moral and spiritual values to children based on vedic literatures.
4) To organize
various cultural programs, competitions, dance, dramas, movies based on Vedic
culture to give practical engagement to children and give them a chance for a healthy spiritual
growth.
culture to give practical engagement to children and give them a chance for a healthy spiritual
growth.
5) To sell
or distribute books written by His
Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
for spiritual upliftment of the entire society
6) To sell or distribute other spiritual and devotional paraphernalia like CD’s, cassettes, incense
etc. which are based on Vedic Culture of India.
for spiritual upliftment of the entire society
6) To sell or distribute other spiritual and devotional paraphernalia like CD’s, cassettes, incense
etc. which are based on Vedic Culture of India.
7) To
distribute free prasadam (sanctified food offered to Lord Krishna ) to people
in general and to
poor and hungry in particular.
poor and hungry in particular.
8) To renovate
and revive the propagation of spiritual education from many thousands and lakhs
of existing temples in the villages of India.
of existing temples in the villages of India.
9) To distribute free prasadam (sanctified
food offered to Lord Krishna ) from these temples and
by traveling sankirtan parties in the surrounding villages.
by traveling sankirtan parties in the surrounding villages.
10) To
educate and provide all encouragement and facility for villagers to stay in the
villages and
not to be dragged in the city by –
a) growing their own food (teaching
the farmers organic farming etc)
b) protecting cows and bulls
c) helping and providing irrigation to the farms
d) opening gurukul and varnasrama colleges
e) providing varnasrama education
b) protecting cows and bulls
c) helping and providing irrigation to the farms
d) opening gurukul and varnasrama colleges
e) providing varnasrama education
11) To
propagate sankirtan movement in villages of India
12) To
provide spiritual entertainment (like festivals, dance, drama etc…) as a
replacement of
material enjoyment in villages of India.
13) To print
and distribute books written by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada in local languages.
Prabhupada in local languages.
To undertake any other social, charitable and religious
work/activities not mentioned hereinabove, for the service of the society.
Note – I ,
Dharmesh Sharma, as the settler of the trust direct that the trustees shall not
conduct or carry on any activities which are not permitted to be conducted or
carried on by tax-exempt organizations under the provisions of the income tax
department.
V) Trustees of the Hare Krishna Community,
Jaipur.
Appointment of the Trustees
I, Dharmesh
Sharma as the settler of the trust appoint the following Trustees of the Hare
Krishna
Community , Jaipur -
Community , Jaipur -
1) Dharmesh
Sharma (Date of Birth - 22 July 1969), son of Shri Kirti Kumar Sharma,
currently
residing at Plot no. 93, S1, Shivam Enclave, Gyan Vihar Colony, Jaipur -302019
residing at Plot no. 93, S1, Shivam Enclave, Gyan Vihar Colony, Jaipur -302019
2) Abhimanyu Sharma (Date of birth – 13
August 1985) ,son of Sunil Kumar Sharma, currently
residing at 15, Ajmera Garden, King’s Road , Near Nirman Nagar, Jaipur -302019, Rajasthan.
residing at 15, Ajmera Garden, King’s Road , Near Nirman Nagar, Jaipur -302019, Rajasthan.
3) Rajesh Sharma
(Date of birth - 1st May
1979) son of Madho Lal Sharma, currently
residing at
E – 38/39, Model Town,
Agra Road,
Jaipur, Rajasthan
There will be a
minimum of three trustees at any point of time.
In the event of death or failure to act for any reason of any
of the said trustees, a successor trustee
or trustees may be appointed by the remaining trustees by simple majority, with never more than five
trustees acting at one time.
or trustees may be appointed by the remaining trustees by simple majority, with never more than five
trustees acting at one time.
Every
three years there will be an election and the trustees will be re-appointed by
simple majority
(more than 50%). At the time of election office of the trust will be dissolved and all the members of
the trust will be allowed to vote except the advisory body. The new Trustees will then re-appoint the
managerial body and the advisory body which on behalf of the trustees will enroll general members of
the trust. Minimum qualification required to be a general member of the trust is listed hereinafter
(Point VII).
(more than 50%). At the time of election office of the trust will be dissolved and all the members of
the trust will be allowed to vote except the advisory body. The new Trustees will then re-appoint the
managerial body and the advisory body which on behalf of the trustees will enroll general members of
the trust. Minimum qualification required to be a general member of the trust is listed hereinafter
(Point VII).
Role of Trustees
Trustees will give direction to the working
of the trust towards fulfilling its objectives.
Trustees will appoint the managerial body (President, Secretary and Treasurer) every 3 years after the
election. Trustees can remove the President by the consent of the General members (simple
Majority) only and not otherwise. Other members of the managerial body (Secretary & Treasurer) can
be removed by the trustees as and when the trustees seem fit to do so.
Trustees can add
more trustees by simple majority as and when required with not more than five
trustees at any point of time.
trustees at any point of time.
Any decision by
the trustees as appointing or removing member(s) of managerial body, opening
new
offices, buying property etc. towards fulfilling the objectives of the trust can be taken by simple
majority of the trustees.
offices, buying property etc. towards fulfilling the objectives of the trust can be taken by simple
majority of the trustees.
Trustees will
organize an annual meeting of the general body (Managerial body , Advisory Body
and
General members).
General members).
Financial report, report of the activities of the trust and future planning report will be submitted
to the general body by the trustees.
Qualification
for being a Trustee
1) He
should be chanting a minimum of sixteen rounds of Hare Krishna maha-mantra
everyday on beads.
2) He should be following the four regulative
principles which are as follows -
- No meat eating (including fish, eggs, onion and garlic)
- No gambling (including any speculative business like share market)
- No intoxication (including tea and coffee)
- No illicit sex
- No meat eating (including fish, eggs, onion and garlic)
- No gambling (including any speculative business like share market)
- No intoxication (including tea and coffee)
- No illicit sex
3) He should
not be causing any obstruction in the working of the trust
4) He should be mentally sane and not involved in any criminal or other case.
4) He should be mentally sane and not involved in any criminal or other case.
5) He should
be regularly attending the meetings of the general body. If he is absent for
more than 2
meetings without prior notice he will be disqualified as a trustee.
meetings without prior notice he will be disqualified as a trustee.
6) He should
be minimum of 18 years of age.
If the trustee is not fulfilling the above
minimum criterion then he can be removed by simple
majority of the other trustees.
majority of the other trustees.
VI) Managerial Body of the Hare Krishna Community , Jaipur.
Appointment of the Managerial Body
We (Dharmesh
Sharma, Rajesh Sharma and Abhimanyu Sharma) as trustees of the Hare Krishna
Community , Jaipur will also act in the role of managerial body as follows -
Community , Jaipur will also act in the role of managerial body as follows -
1) President -
Dharmesh Sharma son of Shri Kirti Kumar Sharma currently residing at Plot no. 93, S1, Shivam
Dharmesh Sharma son of Shri Kirti Kumar Sharma currently residing at Plot no. 93, S1, Shivam
Enclave,
Gyan Vihar Colony, Jaipur -302019
2) Secretary -
Abhimanyu Sharma son of Sunil Kumar Sharma,
currently residing at 15, King’s Road ,
Near
Nirman Nagar, Jaipur -302019, Rajasthan.
Nirman Nagar, Jaipur -302019, Rajasthan.
3) Treasurer -
Rajesh Sharma son of Madho Lal Sharma, currently residing at E – 38/39, Model Town, Agra Road,
Rajesh Sharma son of Madho Lal Sharma, currently residing at E – 38/39, Model Town, Agra Road,
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Laws regarding re-appointment and removal of
the members of the managerial body are listed
Hereinbefore under point V.
Role of the Managerial Body
Managerial body
will see to the day to day working of the trust.
President will enroll general members based on
the minimum qualification as set by the rules of the
trust. President
will see to the day to day management of the activities of the trust directed
towards
fulfilling the objectives of the trust.
fulfilling the objectives of the trust.
Secretary will
assist the president in managing the day to day working of the trust.
Treasurer will keep account of the income and expenditures of the trust and get the accounts audited
every year and file income tax report to the income tax department as per the rules of the government.
Treasurer will keep account of the income and expenditures of the trust and get the accounts audited
every year and file income tax report to the income tax department as per the rules of the government.
Qualification for being a member of Managerial
body
1) He
should be chanting a minimum of sixteen rounds of Hare Krishna maha-mantra
everyday on beads.
2) He should be
following the four regulative principles which are as follows -
- No meat eating (including fish, eggs, onion and garlic)
- No gambling (including any speculative business like share market)
- No intoxication (including tea and coffee)
- No illicit sex
- No meat eating (including fish, eggs, onion and garlic)
- No gambling (including any speculative business like share market)
- No intoxication (including tea and coffee)
- No illicit sex
3) He should
not be causing any obstruction to the working of the trust
4) He should be mentally sane and not involved in any criminal or other case.
4) He should be mentally sane and not involved in any criminal or other case.
5) He should
be regularly attending the meetings of the general body. If he is absent for
more than 2
meetings without prior notice he will be disqualified as a member of the managerial body.
meetings without prior notice he will be disqualified as a member of the managerial body.
6) He should
be minimum of 18 years of age.
If anyone in
the managerial body is not fulfilling the above minimum criterion then he can
be
removed by the trustees by a simple majority. However to remove the president the trustees will
have to get a simple majority of the general members also.
removed by the trustees by a simple majority. However to remove the president the trustees will
have to get a simple majority of the general members also.
VII ) General Members
of the Trust
Initial Appointment of the General Members
Initial Appointment of the General Members
I, Dharmesh
Sharma as the President of the trust initially appoint the following General
Members of
the Hare Krishna Community, Jaipur.
the Hare Krishna Community, Jaipur.
1) Ashish Mathur
2) Prakash Choudhary
3) Avinash Jangid
2) Prakash Choudhary
3) Avinash Jangid
4) Mahendra
Jangid
5) Pranjal Joshi
6) Abhishek
Shekhawat
7) Arvind Mehta
8) Prashant
Chauhan
9) Giriraj Gupta
10) Ramavatar
11) Ramswaroop
12) Vrinda
Sharma
13) Madhu Gupta
14) Rajkumari
Gupta
All the above members are fulfilling the
minimum qualification for being a general member as far as
my (Dharmesh Sharma, Settler of the trust) knowledge is concerned.
my (Dharmesh Sharma, Settler of the trust) knowledge is concerned.
The details (date of birth, current address,
father’s name etc.) of the above general members will be
entered in the official register maintained by the trust and will be updated as and when required.
entered in the official register maintained by the trust and will be updated as and when required.
More General
members can be enrolled by the President
Role of General Members
General Members
will work towards the fulfillment of the objectives of the trust under the
direction of
the managerial body. They will attend the annual meeting of the General Body of the trust.
the managerial body. They will attend the annual meeting of the General Body of the trust.
Trustees will
submit a financial report every year to the general members.
General members have to be consulted (simple majority) by the trustees in order to remove the
president. General members will have the power to vote in the election.
General members have to be consulted (simple majority) by the trustees in order to remove the
president. General members will have the power to vote in the election.
Qualification for being a General Member
1) He
should be chanting a minimum of sixteen rounds of Hare Krishna maha-mantra
everyday on beads.
2) He should
be following the four regulative principles which are as follows -
- No meat eating (including fish, eggs, onion and garlic)
- No gambling (including any speculative business like share market)
- No intoxication (including tea and coffee)
- No illicit sex
- No meat eating (including fish, eggs, onion and garlic)
- No gambling (including any speculative business like share market)
- No intoxication (including tea and coffee)
- No illicit sex
3) He should
not be causing any obstruction to the working of the trust
4) He should be mentally sane and not involved in any criminal or other case.
4) He should be mentally sane and not involved in any criminal or other case.
5) He should
be regularly attending the meetings of the general body. If he is absent for
more than 2
meetings without prior notice he will be disqualified as a general member.
meetings without prior notice he will be disqualified as a general member.
6) He should
be minimum of 18 years of age.
. General
members can be removed if they are not following the minimum qualification
required to be
a member by the president.
a member by the president.
A General
member if removed by the President can approach the trustees if he/she feels
his/her
removal was not fair and then the decision can be reviewed by the trustees.
removal was not fair and then the decision can be reviewed by the trustees.
VIII ) Advisory Body of
the Trust
Appointment of the members of
the Advisory Body
We (Dharmesh
Sharma, Rajesh Sharma and Abhimanyu Sharma) as trustees of the Hare Krishna
Community , Jaipur appoint the following as the members of the advisory body -
Community , Jaipur appoint the following as the members of the advisory body -
1) Mr. B.Tayal
2) Shubhashish
Mathur
3) Vishal Katiyaar
4) Dr. Banwari Sharma
3) Vishal Katiyaar
4) Dr. Banwari Sharma
5) Mr.
S.K.Kaul
6) Aishwarya
Kasliwal
7) Prashant
8) Ashish
Mathur
All the above
members are fulfilling the minimum qualification for being a member of advisory
body
as far as my (Dharmesh Sharma, Settler of the trust) knowledge is concerned.
as far as my (Dharmesh Sharma, Settler of the trust) knowledge is concerned.
The details
(date of birth, current address, father’s name etc.) of the above members will
be
entered in the official register maintained by the trust and will be updated as and when required.
entered in the official register maintained by the trust and will be updated as and when required.
Trustees will
have the full power to add more members or remove members of the Advisory Body.
Role of the Advisory Body
Members of the
advisory body can attend the annual and other meetings of the general body.
They can
advice the trustees or give new ideas and plans for achieving the objectives of the trust.
The members of the advisory body cannot take part in the elections.
advice the trustees or give new ideas and plans for achieving the objectives of the trust.
The members of the advisory body cannot take part in the elections.
Qualification for being a member of the
Advisory body
1) He should be helping
the activities of the trust in some or the other way and/or he should be
sympathetic towards the cause of the trust
sympathetic towards the cause of the trust
2) He should be mentally sane and not involved in any criminal case or otherwise.
3) He should be
religious minded
4) He should be
minimum 18 years of age.
Members of the
advisory body can be removed by the trustees by simple majority if they are not
fulfilling the minimum qualifications for being a member of the advisory body.
fulfilling the minimum qualifications for being a member of the advisory body.
IX) General Body
Meeting
General Body
consists of trustees, Managerial body, general members and the advisory body.
There will be a
general body meeting as and when required for discussing issues related to the
working
of the trust towards fulfilling the objectives of the trust.
of the trust towards fulfilling the objectives of the trust.
However one
meeting annually is compulsory.
Forum for the
meetings will be one more than half the strength of the general body. If proper
forum is
not there, meeting will be postponed.
not there, meeting will be postponed.
The minutes of
the meeting will be recorded in a register within 48 hours of the meeting which
will be
signed by the president and the secretary.
signed by the president and the secretary.
X ) Rules for Amendments in the by-laws of the Trust
By laws of the
trust can be amended, added or removed as and when required by 2/3 majority of
the
trustees after getting approval from the general members by getting a simple majority.
trustees after getting approval from the general members by getting a simple majority.
XI) Trust Fund
1) Source of Trust
fund
Initial Fund –
i) Trustees
(Dharmesh Sharma, Rajesh Sharma, Abhimanyu Sharma) have mutually decided to
contribute a sum of Rs 11,111/- each which will be deposited in the bank account of the trust as the
initial fund to start the activities of the trust. So a total of Rs. 33,333/- will be the opening balance of
the trust.
contribute a sum of Rs 11,111/- each which will be deposited in the bank account of the trust as the
initial fund to start the activities of the trust. So a total of Rs. 33,333/- will be the opening balance of
the trust.
ii) I,Dharmesh
Sharma, settler of the trust is very thankful to the members of the advisory body
who
have contributed the following items to facilitate the working of the trust .
have contributed the following items to facilitate the working of the trust .
Dr. Banwari
Sharma - LCD Projector and Screen for
showing religious films/ documentaries etc.
B.Tayal - Audio System (amplifier + 2 speakers + mikes) for playing devotional songs
and to facilitate the speaker for giving lectures.
B.Tayal - Audio System (amplifier + 2 speakers + mikes) for playing devotional songs
and to facilitate the speaker for giving lectures.
S.K.Kaul - Wooden + Glass show case
for keeping the books and other devotional items
for sale in the main centre of the trust.
for sale in the main centre of the trust.
Vishal
Katiyaar –Floor Mattresses and 20
paintings to be put in the main centre of the trust
Shubhashish Mathur
–Wooden temple for the worship of the Lord.
Aishwarya
Kasliwal – all the utensils for cooking food to be offered to the lord and
distributed
Ashish
Mathur – All
the fans, tubelights and exhaust fan for the main centre of the ttrust.
Prashant
Chauhan – All other miscellaneous items
like white board, arati paraphernalia, motor
starter etc.
starter etc.
Satyanarayana Ladda – Books and other devotional paraphernalia worth Rs.
50,000/- for the stall
and library of the main centre.
and library of the main centre.
Note - All
the above will act as the initial assets or property of the trust to start the activities of the
trust.
trust.
Other Sources for increasing Trust fund in
future
i) Donations (money) or other contributions (goods) by people who wish to support the activities of
the trust.
ii) Sale of books written by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya
of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
iii) Sale of CD’s, cassettes, posters and other devotional/spiritual paraphernalia from the main centre
or any other centre authorized by the trust.
iv) Rent from the premises of the trust
v) Interest on Fixed deposits or other schemes on the money in the account of the trust
vi) Sale of prasadam (sanctified food offered to Lord Krishna) from the main centre or other outlets
authorized by the trust
Note – Trustees
may decide other fund raising activities like selling/marketing of products and
services created out of achievements of the objectives of the trust.
services created out of achievements of the objectives of the trust.
2) Use of Trust Fund
The trust fund
shall be solely utilized and applied towards the fulfillment and promotion of
the aims and
objectives of the trust only , as specified in section IV hereinabove after paying tax (if applicable) to the
income tax department according to the rules of that particular time.
objectives of the trust only , as specified in section IV hereinabove after paying tax (if applicable) to the
income tax department according to the rules of that particular time.
No portion
thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly by way of
dividends, bonus, profit
or in any manner whatsoever to the present or the future trustees of the trust.
or in any manner whatsoever to the present or the future trustees of the trust.
No trustee of the
trust shall have any personal claim on any movable or immovable properties of
the
trust or make any profit whatsoever by virtue of his position in the trust.
trust or make any profit whatsoever by virtue of his position in the trust.
Trustees can pay
administrative expenses as may be necessary in the administration of the trust.
3) Management of Trust
fund
A bank account will be opened by the trustees in the name of the trust and the initial fund as mentioned
Herein above
will be deposited as the opening balance of the trust.
Money will be
received in the name of the trust “Hare Krishna Community, Jaipur” or “H.K.C,
Jaipur”.
President and treasurer are authorized
signatories to operate the bank account in the name of the trust.
Signature of
President and Treasurer will be required to withdraw any amount greater then
Rs. 1000/-
For withdrawing
amounts less than Rs.1000/- any one signature will be sufficient.
Anybody can
deposit in the account of the trust after receiving receipt from the treasurer.
Trustees, members
of the managerial body and anybody authorized by the managerial body or the
trustees can accept donations and other contributions on behalf of the trust after giving proper receipt
to the donor.
trustees can accept donations and other contributions on behalf of the trust after giving proper receipt
to the donor.
Treasurer will
keep account books and issue a monthly statement to the trustees.
XII ) Term of Trust
This trust shall be irrevocable. In
the event of an inadvertent disqualification of this trust under the
laws as they may exist from time to time, which may require a dissolution of the trust, the entire
trust fund shall, in that event, be distributed to “The Akshaya Patra Foundation “, a Bangalore
based trust which is engaged in distributing free mid-day meals to government schools in different
states of India with the help of the state government.
laws as they may exist from time to time, which may require a dissolution of the trust, the entire
trust fund shall, in that event, be distributed to “The Akshaya Patra Foundation “, a Bangalore
based trust which is engaged in distributing free mid-day meals to government schools in different
states of India with the help of the state government.
If the Akshaya patra foundation is also
not in a position to receive the trust fund due to any reason
then the funds should be given to any organization involved in similar nature of work.
then the funds should be given to any organization involved in similar nature of work.
In witness whereof, I have executed this trust this day of May, 2008.
Dharmesh Sharma
Note: A devotee passed on a file which said to us is an Original Trust Deed Papers of Hare Krishna Community, Jaipur. The above trust deed content is unverified document however it looks genuine.
