CONSTITUTION OF

ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS

Article The Aim of the party shall be to make all round development
1 of India in the political, economic, industrial, social, culture,
agricultural, sectors, and to establish India as global power
keeping in view the multilingual, multifaceted, multiethnic,
rich culture and heritage of India.
OBJECT

Article The object of the party shall be

II
(a) To uphold and adhere to true faith and allegiance to the
Constitution of India as by law established.

(b) To uphold and work for the furtherance of the principles of

Socialism, Secularism and Democracy.

(c ) To eradicate illiteracy, poverty & injustice and cause

upliftment of the downtrodden by ensuring social equality,
awakening of the masses by peaceful means, movement and
participation in the lawful electoral process.

II (A) ALLEGIANCE TO CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

The All India Trinamool Congress bears true faith and
allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established
and to the principles of socialism, secularism and democracy
and would uphold the sovereignty, unity and integrity of
India.
II (B) PARTY FLAG
The flag of the AITC shall consist of three horizontal colours:
Saffron, white and green with the picture of a Symbol of
“Flowers and Grass” in blue in the centre. It shall be made of
certified Khadi.
 NAME
Article
III The name of the party shall be ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL
CONGRESS. The party shall have its own flag, logo, symbol
and a National Headquarter at such place as the party shall
deem fit and proper. The Pradesh Trinamool Congress.
Committees Shall Ordinarily be constituted in the Pradeshes
named below with the headquarters mentioned against each.

Pradesh Headquarters
1. Andhra Hyderabad
2. Arunachal Itanagar
3. Assam Guwahati
4. Bihar Patna
5. Delhi Delhi
6. Goa Goa
7. Gujrat Ahmedabad
8. Haryana Chandigarh
9. Himachal Simla
10. Jammu & kashmir Srinagar
11. Karanataka Bangalore
12. Kerala Tiruvananthapuram
13. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
14. Maharashtra Mumbai ( Bombay)
15. Manipur Imphal
16. Meghalaya Shillong
17. Mizoram Aizawal
18. Nagaland Kohima
19. Orissa Bhubaneswar
20. Punjab Chandigarh
 21. Rajasthan Jaipur
22. Sikkim Gangtok
23. Tamil Nadu Chennai
24. Tripura Agartala
25. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
26. West Bengal Kolkata

Article III (A) CONSTITUENTS

The All India Trinamool Congress will include the

plenary and special sessions of the Congress and,

(i) The All India Trinamool Congress Committee,

(ii) The Working Committee,
(iii) Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committees,
(iv) District Trinamool Congress Committees,
(v) Committees subordinate to the District Trinamool
Congress Committee like Part/ Booth / Ward/
Anchal /Town/Block/Constituency Committee and
other subordinate Committees to be determined by
the Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committees
concerned.

(B) The Territorial Trinamool Congress shall be constituted in the

territories named below within Headquarters mentioned against
each.

Territory Headquarters
1. Andaman & Nicobar Island Port Blair
2. Chandigarh Chandigarh
 Territory Headquarters

3. Dadra & Nagar Haveli Selvasa

4. Daman & Diu Moti Daman
5. Pondicherry Pondicherry
6. Lakshadweep Kavaratti
MEMBERSHIP

Article IV The membership of the party shall comprise of:

(a) Grassroot members enrolled under Article V hereof.

(b) Office bearers and members of the Executive

Committees of every part/booth, Polling
station/Town/Block/Assembly/District/State
Committees/National Working Committee and any
other local committees and Associate organizations
in whatever name they are called owing allegiance to
the party elected under Article VII hereof.
(c) Office bearers and members of the State Working
Committee of the party.
(d) Membership shall automatically cease if any member
contests in any elections under the Election commission of
India or The State Election Commission of respective
states, against any candidate set up by the party, All India
Trinamool congress.
(e) Member shall automatically temporary suspended if any
members take part in canvassing in any election under
Election Commission of India or State Election
commission. Of respective states in favour of any body
who is contesting against the candidate set up by our
party.
 ENROLMENT OF GRASSROOT (PRIMARY) MEMBER &
PROCEDURE THEREOF

Article V
(a) Any person who has completed his 18th birthday on the 1st
day of January of the relevant year and who believes in
the aim an object of the party mentioned in Article I & II
hereof shall be eligible to become a grassroot member of
the party provided that his/her name is duly recorded in
the voter’s list of that part/booth where he /she is
ordinarily the resident.
(b) Any person who is eligible to be a member of the party in
terms of clause (a) hereof shall apply in the prescribed
form.
(c) Upon completion and filling-up the prescribed form
mentioned in clause (b) hereof, the intending member
should pay a sum of Rs. 5/- (five) only (non-refundable)
along with two copies of the prescribed form as aforesaid
to the Receiving Officials appointed for the purpose.
(e) The receiving official shall maintain a register
showing the date, name and amount received from
intending number. The receiving official shall endorse
the serial number of the intending member in the
register on the said second copy handed over to the
member. The application may be handed over
personally or through a duly authorized
representative of intending members.

(f) The term of membership shall be from 1st of January of

the year or from the date of enrolment of a member up
to 31st of December of the every year.

(g) The said second copy duly receipted as aforesaid shall

be treated for all purposes as Certificate of Grassroot
Membership of such applicant. Provided always the
State Executive or such person as may be duly
authorized by the National Working Committee shall
have full authority to refuse/reject/ cancel such
membership application duly recording the reasons
thereof and in such case the said sum of Rs 5/- shall
be forfeited. The reason will be communicated to the
applicant, if so asked for in writing.

(h) Permanent Register of members within their

jurisdiction shall be maintained by every
Block/Constituency and District Trinamool Congress
Committee with copies to the Pradesh Trinamool
Congress Committee, as per prescribed rules;
 RENEWAL OF MEMBERSHIP

Article VI
All grassroot members shall renew their membership
every year upon payment of a sum of Rs. 5/- for
which the receiving official of the unit of which the
said primary member is a member shall grant a receipt
on the said second copy.
In the event of failure to renew his membership on or
before 31st Dec every year (or within such extended
time as may be notified) the name of the said grassroot
member shall be deemed to be struck off the Register
of Member and there upon automatically the member
shall cease to be a member of the party.
Separate Registers of all such members and votes shall
be maintained at all the units of the party and the
State level and shall be made up to date by 30th June
every year. Such Registers of members shall remain in
charge of the General Secretary in charge of
membership.

RIGHT TO VOTE

Article VIII A grassroot member shall be entitled to contest the

election of office bearers of the Executive Committee
of the part/booth /polling station/ Town / Block /
Assembly/ District/ State Executive/ national
Working Committee.
 MEMBER OF OFFICE BEARERS OF THE NATIONAL WORKING
COMMITTEE & STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Article VIII The day to day work, administration, function to

implement the aim, object, policies, programme and
movement of the party shall be looked after by the
executive committee of the party in aforesaid
structure as the case may be with the following
minimum number of members. State executive
committee shall be entitled to increase the numbers
of its office bearers up to the Block level depending
upon the exigencies of the situation. National
Working Committee shall be entitled to increase the
number of office bearers of State executive
Committee according to the exigencies of the
situation.
a) For Part/ Booth/ Polling Station – at least 7 members.

b) For Ward/ Anchal – at least 7 members.

c) For Town/ Block – at least 15 members.

d) For Assembly Constituency 1 President and No. of

members will depend upon the administrative jurisdiction
of the Assembly. One from each Town/ Block + Ex-Officer
member.
e) For District - at least 21 members.
f) State Executive – at least 21 members.
g) National Working Committee consisting of 20 members.
h) AITC – No. of office bearers are to be determined by
Chairman/Chairperson.
 ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS TO THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
Article IX
a) POLLING BOOTH
Voter members of the respective booth shall from
collective an electoral college. The members of the
said electoral college shall elect the office bearers of
the polling booth committee. Unless such election is
unanimous, the votes shall be taken by secret ballot.
The election shall be on the basis of a simple majority
of votes received by the contesting candidates and the
results will be announced forthwith.

b)
WARD/ ANCHAL
Voter members of the respective Ward/ Anchal
Committee shall collectively form and electoral
college. The members of the said electoral college
shall elect the office bearers of the Ward/ Anchal
Committee. Unless the election be unanimous, the
votes shall be taken by secret ballot. The election shall
be on the basis of a simple majority of votes received
by the contesting candidates and the results will be
announced forthwith.

(c ) TOWN./ BLOCK
Voter members of the respective Town/Block
Committee shall form collectively an electoral college.
The members of the said electoral college shall elect
the office bearers of the polling booth committee.
Unless the election be unanimous, the votes shall be
taken by secret ballot.
 The election shall be on the basis of a simple
majority of votes received by the contesting
candidates and the results will be announced
forthwith.
The said electoral college shall also elect one
member (he/she may not be from that
Town/Block) for representing the concerned
Town/ Block in the parent body of the State. The
said electoral college shall also elect another 4 (four)
members (of Course voter members within the
Town/Block concerned) to represent the concerned
Town/ Block to the concerned District Committee.
The electoral college shall also elect one member
apart from the President of Town /Block
Committee for the purpose of representing the
Assembly Constituency Committee. The President
of the Town/Block Committee shall be the Ex-
d) officio member of the Assembly Constituency.

ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY COMMITTEE

The elected members from the Town/ Block
Committees along with the ex-officio member for
the purpose of representing the Assembly
Constituency Committees shall collectively form an
electoral college. The members of the said electoral
college shall elect the office bearers of the Assembly
Constituency Committee. Unless the election be
unanimous, the votes shall be taken by secret ballot.
The election shall be on the basis of a simple
majority of votes received by the contesting
candidates and the results will be announced
forthwith.
It is also pertinent to mention that any voter
member from the State may contest for the post of
president of the Assembly Constituency Committee.
 But in that case, the concerned contesting candidate
will not have any voting right in the election of the
office bearers of the said Assembly Constituency
Committee.

e) DISTRICT COMMITTEE

The elected members of the Town/ Block for the

purpose of representing the District Committee will
collectively form an electoral college. The members
of the said electoral college shall elect the office
bearers of the District Committee. Unless the
election be unanimous, the votes shall be taken by
secret ballot. The election shall be on the basis of a
simple majority of votes received by the contesting
candidates and the results will be announced
forthwith.
The President of the Assembly segment within the
concerned district will be as an Ex-Officio Secretariat
Member of the District Committee.

f) STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The elected members from the different Town/Block
Committees for the purpose of representing the State
parent body will collectively form an electoral
college. The members shall elect the office bearers of
the State Executive Committee. Unless the election
be unanimous, the votes shall be taken by secret
ballot. The election shall be on the basis of a simple
majority of votes received by the contesting
candidates and the results will be announced
forthwith.
The district President will always be the Ex-officio
Secretariat Member of the State Executive
Committee.
 But, in case of any policy making decision the said
ex-officio member shall not have any voting right,
other than election of office bearers of the State
Executive Committee.

(A) ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS

Of the 7 (seven) members of the respective State

electoral college, 1(one) will be treated as a member
of the AITC. Any voter member (he may not be a
member of the said electoral College) may contest
for the AITC. But, in that case, he will have to secure
the support from 8 (eight) members of the said
electoral college. Parliamentary party, Legislative
party & Councilors party of any Metropolitan City
will be treated as a State electoral college. All M.P’s
are ex-office member of the AITC every seven
MLA’s are entitled to elect one member for the AITC
in case of Corporator, 14 corporator are entitled to
elect one member of the AITC.

(B) The elected members from different States for the

AITC will collectively form an electoral college.
That electoral college will elect Chairman/
Chairperson of the party and also elect another 9
(nine) members for the purpose to form working
committee. However in the event of Election the
voting shall be by secret Ballot.
It is pertinent to mention also that in case of a State
on which our Party is not treated as a registered
State Party, by the Election Commission the said
elected members from the concerned State shall not
be eligible for membership of AITC.
 Each member of the said electoral college shall have
10 (ten) votes.

(C) Every member of the AITC shall pay an annual

subscription of Rs. 200/- and shall obtain a receipt
thereof.

Article X TRINAMOOL CONGRESS SESSION

(a) A Session of the Trinamool Congress shall ordinarily be

held once in three years at the time and place decided
upon by the Working Committee or the AITC as the case
may be called Plenary Session.

(b) A Session of the Trinamool Congress shall be held incase

the AITC so decides to be called as Special Session .

(c) The District Trinamool Congress Committee, in whose

jurisdiction the Session is held, shall make such
arrangement for holding the Trinamool Congress Session
as be deemed necessary, and for the purpose shall from a
preparatory Committee President of such District
Trinamool Congress Committee will be the ex-officio
Chairman of the Preparatory Committee and other office
bearers from among its own members.

(d) Incase there is any elected Legislator in the area in which

the Session will be held than he will be declared as the
Chairman of the Reception Committee. Incase the Local
Municipality/ Corporation is being run by the Party, then
the Municipal Chairman shall be the ex-officio convener
of the Reception Committee. However it there is no
Legislator or Municipality then no Reception Committee
will formed.
 (e) The Preparatory Committee shall collect funds for the
expenses of the Session and shall make all necessary
arrangements for the reception and accommodation of
delegates. It may also make necessary arrangements for
the visitors.

(f) The receipts and disbursements of the Preparatoryu

Committee shall be audited by an auditor or auditors
appointed by the Pradesh Trinamool Congress
Committee, and the Statement of Accounts together with
the audit report shall be submitted by the Pradesh
Trinamool Congress Committee to the Working
Committee, within six months of the conclusion of the
Session.

A) POWER AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CHAIRMAN /

CHAIRPERSON
i) The Chairman /Chairperson shall be the Supreme of
the Association Body.
ii) The Chairman/Chairperson shall co-opt 10 (ten)
persons in National Working Committee who shall
have their full voting fight for one year, tenure of the
member may be extended.
iii) The Chairman/Chairperson shall have the power to
decide the national Agenda for all purposes, i.e.
economic, social and political including election
under the Election Commission of India.
iv) The Chairman/Chairperson may constitute a new
Pradesh, abolish an existing Pradesh/ District merge
with ay existing Pradesh into one of assign to a
Pradesh a District and /or portion or portions of
Districts from any other Pradesh.
 v) The Chairman/Chairperson of the National
Working Committee is authorized to appoint 1
(one) Returning officer for the national Body and 1
(one) Pradesh Returning Officer for respective
Pradesh for holding party elections.
vi) The Respective Pradesh Returning Officer shall
appoint the District Returning Officers and the
Block Returning Officers.
vii) The Returning Officer and the pradesh Returning
Officer will not be able to contest in any election at
any tier of the organization and will also not be co-
opted in any tier by any body for Six months.

B) POWER AND FUNCTION OF GENERAL SECRETARY AND

JOINT SECRETARY

Each General Secretary shall discharge his duties as per

the directives of the Chairperson. Each Joint Secretary
shall assist the General secretary.

General Secretary / Joint Secretary may be appointed

from outside of the National working Committee
members (provided active member of any State) by the
Chairperson. But in that case, they shall have no voting
right in the Working Committee.

c) FUNCTION OF THE TREASURER

The Treasurer shall be in-charge of the funds of the association/ body

and shall maintain all expenditure and income of the organization.
The Treasurer shall always be a member of the National working
Committee.
 DONATION AND SUBSCRIPTION
Article XI
a) The State Executive Committee shall be entitled to accept
donation from donors willing to donate by account payee
cheque or bank draft in the name of the respective
concerned Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee. All
money including donation, membership subscription and
renewal fees shall be deposited in such Bank account to
be operated by such member as may be decided by the
resolution of the Respective/ concerned State Executive
Committee. But before opening any Bank account, prior
approval must be taken from the National Working
Committee in writing.

b) Each District Executive Committee shall contribute such

sums out of the subscription and donations received by it
to the State Executive Committee as may be mutually
determined by the District Executive Committees and
State Executive Committee from time to time.
Each State Executive Committee shall grant and
handover such funds as it thinks fit to the executive
Committee of the other tiers of the party earmarking the
same for distribution up to grassroots level for spending
the same for party and other social help to the people.
All donations of any kind shall be received and accepted
only at the State Level. No donations of any kind shall be
accepted at any other their without prior approval from
the State executive Committee in writing. Donation does
not include subscriptions given by the members.
 FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL WORKING COMMITTEE

Article XII
(a) The National Working Committee shall consist of the
Chairman/Chairperson of the Trinamool Congress,
and 19 other members of whom 9 members will be
elected by the AITC, as per rules prescribed by the
National Working Committee and the rest shall be
appointed by the Chairman / Chairperson. Leader of
the Parliamentary Party and all leader’s of Legislator
Parties in the respective states will be ex-officio
member of National Working Committee will full
voting right. The Chairman / Chairperson shall
appoint a treasurer and one or more General
Secretaries from amongst the members of the National
Working Committee. The Chairman/Chairperson
will have power to appoint one or more Secretaries/
Joint Secretaries from elected members of the AITC.
The Secretaries / Joint Secretaries will discharge the
duties as may be assigned to them by the
Chairman/Chairperson. Ordinarily members of the
National Working Committee will be appointed from
amongst the members of the AITC but in special cases,
delegates who are not members of the AITC may be
appointed; provided however, that a delegate so
appointed shall cease to be a member of the National
Working Committee if he is not elected as member of
the AITC within six months of his appointment.

(b) The quorum for a meeting of the Working Committee

shall be seven.
(c ) The National Working Committee shall be the highest
executive authority of the Congress and shall have the
power to carry out the policies and programmes laid
down by the Trinamool Congress and by the AITC
and shall be responsible to the AITC. It shall be the
final authority in all matters regarding interpretation
and application of the provisions of this Constitution.

The Working Committee shall place before every

(d) meeting of the AITC a report of the proceedings of the
previous meeting of the AITC and also the agenda of
the business for the meeting and shall allot time for
non-official resolutions of which due notice may have
been given by the members of the AITC in accordance
with the rules prescribed in that behalf.

The Working Committee may appoint one or more

auditors or inspectors or other officers to examine the
(e) records, papers and account books of all Congress
Committees and organizations. It shall be incumbent
on all such Committees and organizations to furnish
all the required information to the auditors, inspectors
or other officers and to give them access to all offices,
accounts and other records.

The Working Committee shall have the power :

to frame rules for the proper working of the

(f) organization. Such rules shall, as early as possible, be
placed for the consideration of the AITC ;
(i) to issue instructions not inconsistent with the
Constitution and frame rules in all matters not
otherwise provided for;
 (ii) to superintend, direct and control all Pradesh
Trinamool Congress Committees and Subordinate
Committees as well as the Reception Committees;
(iii) to take such disciplinary action as it may deem fit
against a Committee other than the AITC or an
individual;
(iv) The Working Committee shall have the accounts of
the AITC audited annually by an auditor or auditors
appointed by the AITC every year.
(v) The Working Committee shall fix the date by which
the formation of Subordinate, District, Pradesh and
All India Trinamool Congress shall be completed.
(g) The Working Committee shall constitute a Trust for
holding immoveable properties belonging to the All
India Trinamool Congress. The Board of Trustees of
the said Trust shall be appointed by the Working
(h) Committee and shall comprise of not less than five nor
more than nine Trustees including the Chairman and
the other ex-officio trustees. The Chairman /
Chairperson of the Trinamool Congress shall be
Chairman (ex-officio) of the Trust and the Treasurer of
the AITC and the General Secretary incharge of
Administration of AITC shall be ex-officio members of
the Board. The term of the members of the Board of
Trustees other than the Chairman and the two other
ex-officio Trustees shall be three years. The properties
shall be held in the name of the said Trust and if that
be not possible in a certain case/cases, then in such
manner as directed by the Working Committee.
 (i) To meet any special situation, the National Working
Committee shall have the power to take such action in
the interest of the Trinamool Congress as it may deem
fit; provided however that if any action is taken which
is beyond the power of the National Working
Committee as defined in this Constitution, it shall be
submitted as early as possible to the AITC for
ratification but not later than six months.

(k) The office bearers of the State Executive Committee

shall perform all such duties as may be assigned to
each of them by the Executive Committee.

FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

a) The State executive Committee will plan, co-ordinate

organize, gibe publicity and orchestrate the aim, object,
policies, and strategy of the party and shall be overall in
charge of the party.

b) All resolutions passed in the Session of the AITC shall be

binding on all the units of the party.

c) The State Executive Committee shall hold an annual

general meeting (AGM) every year at a venue and time it
thinks fit and proper.

d) All members elected for the parent body by the Town/

Block Committee of that State shall be entitled to attend
and vote at the Annual General Meeting( AGM) Each
member shall have 1(one) vote provided his subscription
has been paid up to date with all arrears, if any.
 AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Article XIII

a) Each unit of the party shall cause the accounts of the

party to be maintained on receipts and expenses basis
and get the same audited every year within 30th of June
of the next year. A copy of the audited accounts or
summary thereof shall be sent to the national Working
Committee within 31st August of every year. The
financial year of the party shall be 1st April to 31st march
of each year.

b) Executive Committee of the lower tiers shall maintain

regular books of account on receipts and expense basis
and do a Chartered Accountant audit the same every
year within 30th September of the next year.

c) The national working Committee shall maintain books

of Accounts of receipts and expenses basis and do a
Chartered Accountant audit the same every year within
31st December of the next year.

It shall be the duty of the National Working Committee

to fill in the Income Tax, Wealth Tax and Election
Commission Returns Whenever necessary under the
law of the land.
 MAIN ASSOCIATE ORGANS OF THE PARTY

Article XIV

The main bodies or organs of the party shall comprise of the

following :

a) Trinamool Trade Union Congress.

b) Trinamool Youth Congress.
c) Trinamool Kishan Congress.
d) Trinamool Minority Congress.
e) Trinamool Sarkari Karmachari Congress.
f) Trinamool Teachers Congress.
g) Trinamool Students Congress.
h) Trinamool Mazdoor Congress for norganized labour
i) Trinamool Mahila Congress
j) Trinamool Congress legal Cell.
k) Trinamool Congress SC/ST &OBC Cell
l) Trinamool Congress Medical Cell
m) Trinamool Congress Sports Cell.
n) Trinamool Congress Publicity Cell.
o) Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party.
P) Trinamool Conmgress Cultural Cell.
q) Trinamool Congress Legislative Party.
r) Trinamool Congress Councilors Party.
s) Trinamool Congress Economic Cell.

Members of the aforesaid bodies of the party except Trinamool Student

Congress must and shall be member of the party.
These bodies shall be governed by party rules and regulations framed
by the State Executive committee.
Members of Trinamool Student Congress shall be exempted from the
age restriction stated in Article V (a) hereof.
 GENERAL PROVISIONS
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN ABOVE CONTAINED
Article XV
a) The treasurers of each unit shall be in charge of the funds of
the party and shall be responsible for keeping proper
accounts of the investments, income and expenditure.

b) The General Secretaries of the units shall be in charge of day

to day working and administration of the unit and shall be
responsible and answerable to the President and Vice
President of the Unit of the party.

c) Unless the situation demands otherwise the General

secretaries of the Unit shall sign all letters and
Correspondences.

d) The General Secretaries of the Unit shall monitor, inspect

and office bearers of the Unit and shall forthwith report to
be State Executive Committee about death, resignation and
prolonged absence of a member from India and take
appropriate steps accordingly in consultation with the State
Executive Committee.

POWER OF SUSPENSION OF COMMITTEE

Article XVI

The National Committee in appropriate cases if it deems fit and

proper shall have the power to suspend any State Executive
Committee up to the Block level and direct for holding of
elections for constituting a fresh State Committee. Once elected,
the Committee shall hold office for 3(three) years. Upon
supercession of an Executive Committee of an unit up to Zilla
level, the State Executive Committee shall intimate such facts
forthwith to the National Working Committee.
 POWER TO FORM COMMITTEES OR CELLS

Article XVII
For smooth functioning of the party the District Executive
Committee and State Executive Committee and all other units
with the approval of the National committees or cells it may
deem fit and proper.

POWER TO AMEND
Article XVIII
This Constitution can be amended, altered and rescinded at the
Session of AITC by two third majority of the members present
and voting in such Session. All other resolutions in the Session
shall be passed by a simple majority.
The resolution for altering, amending and rescinding this
Constitution must be given 30 (thirty) days before holding of
the annual general meeting at the office of the National
Working Committee in writing.

RULE MAKING POWER

Article XIX
a) The National Working Committee shall have power to
frame rules, regulations for the units, associate bodies issue
instructions for proper working of the Constitution holding
of election every 4 years, holding of annual general meeting
and in all matters not otherwise provided for.

b) To superintend, direct and control all units of the party.

c) To take such disciplinary action as it may deem fir against

any committee or individual for misconduct, willful neglect
or default and from a committee therefore.
 The terms of reference of the Disciplinary Committee so
d) constituted by the National Working Committee may be
altered/ modified from time to time as may be deem fit by
the National Working Committee.

e) Detail procedures of the Disciplinary Committee for

conducting enquiry shall be drafted by the members of the
Disciplinary Committee subject to approval of the National
Working Committee.

RULES

UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL

CONGRESS
(Constitution as amended on 9th August 1998)

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article XX of the party

Constitution, The National Working Committee makes the following
Rules, for conduct of the functions entrusted with the various units and
associate bodies.

RULE 1.

Short title, Commencement and application.

i) These rules may be called All India Trinamool Congress Party

Rules, 2000.
ii) They shall come into force from the 1st June 2000.
iii) They shall, unless otherwise provided in the rules, be
applicable to State, District Assembly (Town/Block),
Ward/Anchal levels and also Part / Booth levels.
RULE 2.

The State Executive Committee, the District Committees, the

Assembly Committees, the Town/Block Committees, the Ward/Anchal
Committees and the part/Booth/polling Station Committees will abide
by the Constitution in letter as well as in sprit.

RULE 3.

The number of members and office-bearers of the committees

will be as specified in Article VII of the Constitution.
The National Working Committee shall have the power to
amend it in keeping with the development from time to time.

RULE 4.

The procedure for enrolment of Grass root (Primary) member is as

specified in the Article V of the Constitution. For the entitlement to vote
and to contest election a grass root (Primary) member will have to
satisfy the condition that he/she has enrolled at least 20 (twenty) grass
root members including himself / herself of the same booth of which
he/she is such a member.
The condition of entitlement extends to elections of office-
bearers of the committees mentioned in Rule 2.
The will also apply Mutatis Mutandis to the election of the
National Working Committee.

RULE 5.
The State Executive Committee, which has tenure of three years,
will hold election every three years and will ensure proper functioning
according to the extant Constitution, hold annual general meetings and
keep the National Committee fully apprised of the actions taken in all
organizational matters.
RULE 6. DISCIPLINARY RULES :

i) Disciplinary Committee appointed by the National Working

Committee has all powers of investigation enquiry of complaints
against a member/unit and recommendation of final disciplinary
action on such member/unit delegated on it by the National
Working Committee. Disciplinary Committee may suspended
/Show cause Notice to concern/unit pending enquiry, if the
situation merit, such a course of active in the opinion of
Disciplinary Committee.
ii) The State Executive Committee will be responsible for
maintaining discipline in the units in the sub-state levels.
In the case of any indiscipline, misconduct or anti-party activity
noticed by the State Executive Committee it shall take such
disciplinary actions against the erring committee or individual
member as are deemed proper.

iii) The State Committee may form a sub-committee for the purposes
of clause(i) above. The sub Committee shall cause an enquiry
into the matter and may suspended the member concerned
pending enquiry, if the situation, merits such a course of
action depending upon the gravity of the allegation.

iv) The State Committee shall also bring to the notice of the National
Working Committee any instance of indiscipline, misconduct or
anti-party activity of any member of the National Working
Committee with appropriate recommendations.

v) On receipt of any recommendation in cases covered by clause(iii)

above the National Committee shall deliberate upon the matter,
and if it be so decided, Shall cause an enquiry into the matter and
the member concerned may be suspended pending enquiry, if the
situation merits such a course of action depending upon the
gravity of the allegation/ office. The National Committee may set
up a sub-committee other than Disciplinary Committee for the
 enquiry into the matter and to recommend to the National
Working Committee for the action.

vi) The findings of the sub-committee will then be placed before the
National Working Committee for such action as is deemed
proper.

vii) The decision of the National Committee will be final and binding.

(a ) Breach of Discipline :
Breach of discipline includes the following ;
(i) Deliberately acting or carrying on propaganda against the programmes
and decisions of the Party.

(ii) Deliberately disregarding rules or disobeying orders passed by any

competent authority.

(iii) Indulging in fraudulent action relating to party funds, enrolment of

members or election to Committees.

(iv) Being guilty of offences involving moral turpitude, black marketing,

adulteration, bribery, corruption, forgery, and embezzlement of Party
funds.

(v) Deliberately acting in a way calculated to lower the prestige of the Party
or carrying on propaganda against any party functionary / unit with an
intent to malign the victim.

(b) Notices.

(i) Notice Can be issued at the instance of the President of the

Committee, competent to take disciplinary action, provided
that he feels there is a prima facie breach of discipline against
the Committee or person concerned.
 (ii) No disciplinary action shall be taken without an
opportunity being given, to an individual concerned, to
explain its or his/her case and answer such charges as are
made against it or him/her.

(iii) However no Notice is required for Suspension, pending

enquiry.

(c ) Appeal :

Any member dissatisfied with the decision of the Disciplinery

Committee may make an appeal to the Chairman / Chairperson for
redresses of his/her proposed punishment.

The decision of the Chairman/ Chairperson is final.

RULE 7.
Incase of any ad-hoc appointment in organization label, power lies as
under:

i) Incase of abolish an existing Pradesh / District specified in

Article XI (a) iv).

Chairman/Chairperson AITC shall have the power to appoint

ad-hoc States Executive Committee / District President.

ii) State President have the power to appoint ad-hoc District

Executive Committee Block / Town President for the purpose
of clause (1) above.
RULE 8.

Under Article V – Membership forms:

1. All India Trinamool Congress will aintheme to the Pradesh Trinamool

Congress Committee shall print Membership forms. But the PTC
Executive may authorize DTCs in writing to print membership forms,
Any DTC, printing the membership forms without such authorization,
shall be liable to disciplinary action.

2. Membership forms shall be serially numbered and in the case of those

printed by DTCs they should bear the name of the District concerned as
well. Full details of forms so printed shall be supplied by the DTCs to
the PTC before they are issued to subordinate Congress Committees.

3. In the case of membership forms. They should be bound in books of 25

forms each.
4. (a) The District Trinamool Congress Committee shall be Primarily
responsible for the enrolment of members in the district. The PTC
shall issue membership forms to the DTCs which in turn shall issue
them to the subordinate Trinamool Congress Committees and through
them to individuals. Not morethan 1250 membership forms shall be
supplied to an individual at a time. However, in the case of MPs,
MLAs, MLCs and AITC members and PTC Office-bearers, 2500
membership forms may be supplied to such individuals at a time.
More membership forms shall be supplied to individuals only when
full account of the forms already supplied is rendered and the
feesrealized thereof are paid.
(b) If there are complaints against the subordinate Trinamool Congress
Committees that they are not making available enough membership
forms, the DTC may issue them to individuals and may, if it deems
fit, take disciplinary action against the committees concerned. If there
are complaints that the DTCs are not issuing forms properly, the PTC
shall directly issue forms to committees and individuals and may also
take disciplinary action against the DTCs concerned.
 (c ) Forms for enrolment of members shall in no case be issued to
individuals who are not at least members of the Trinamool Congress.

5. (a) When membership forms are issued to individuals or Committees, a

signed acknowledgement shall be obtained in all cases and an
undertaking to return the unused forms with proper accounts,
whenever called upon to do so, should be obtained.

(b) When individuals or Committees a signed acknowledgement shall be

issued return unused membership forms. In the event of any
individual failing to return the unused forms and/ or accounts in time
he shall be disqualified from contesting the organizational elections.

6. (a) The PTC shall maintain separate registers for the issue of forms to
each Committee or individual with their serial numbers and dates of
issue and return of unused forms.

(b) The DTCs and the subordinate Congress Committees should also
maintain similar registers.

(c ) In order to give the Party a well informed and ideologically oriented

cadre, the Trinamool Congressmen at all levels shall participate in the
study programme laid down by the national Working Committee for
Members.
RULE 9.
Under Article X Terms of Trinamool Congress Committee

(a) The term of every Trinamool Congress Committee and of its Office
Bearers, Executive Committee and members shall ordinarily be three
years.

(b) Reservation for Women/SC/ST/OBC/MINORITIES

33% of the seats at different Committees shall be reserved for the

women.

Not less than 20% of the seats shall be reserved at different Committees
for SCs/STs/OBCs and Minorities.

Competent Authority shall have the authority to relax the percentage

of sectoral representations for the categories stated above.