ASTO Constitutions

 
 

PREAMBLE

 
We the officers of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited having unanimously resolved to form an Association with aims and objects mentioned below, do hereby adopt and give to ourselves the following constitution.
   
 
   

NAME OF THE ASSOCIATION

  “TECHNICAL OFFICERS” abbreviated as ‘ASTO’.
   
 
   

EMBLEM

 

The emblem duly ratified by the General Body in its meeting held on 27th September 1969, is shown on the top left corner. It is crude oil colour background in the shape of an oil drop with the letters ASTO inscribed. The moto at the bottom reads and means “stop not till the goal is achieved” .
In all functions and correspondence related to the Association, this will be used.

   
 
   

AIMS & OBJECTS

 

The association shall function to :-

  • Safeguard and promote the individual and collective interest of the officers of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited.
  • Promote the scientific, technical, managerial, social and welfare activities of officers; and
    Suggest ways and means to increase and miximise production and productivity of the
  • ONGC in the best interest of the organization and country and to adopt measures to get the suggestions implemented.
   
 
   

MEMBERSHIP

 
The Membership of the Association will be open to all the officers of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited except those appointed on contract or on advisory capacity.
   
 
   

ORGANISATION

 

 

Local Unit

The officers posted at one station, irrespective of their work-centre, shall elect a local unit. The strength of the local units shall be as under:

 

Membership of Unit   Strength of Unit Executive
Upto 100 2 President and Secretary-cum-Treasurer
101 to 250 3 President, Secretary and Jr. Secretary-cum-Treasurer.
251 to 500 4 President, Vice-President, Secretary & Jt. Secretary-cum-Treasurer
501 and above 5 President, Vice-President, Secretary, Jt. Secretary and Treasurer.
     
Any office situated at different stations but belonging to a particular project shall be treated as one unit.

Regional offices and other offices, not belonging to a particular project shall be treated as independent unit.

In so far the unit at the Headquarters of the ONGC (Presently at Dehradun) is concerned, 5 members will be elected who shall be members of the Central Executive Committee.

In addition to above, the President, CWC so elected by CEC shall constitute a local body for Dehradun exclusively either from CEC members or non-CEC members as President, Secretary and Joint Secretary-cum-Treasurer.

 

 

 

Central Executive Council (CEC)

Central Executive Council (CEC) will consist of members representing the different regional/local units. From Headquarter of ONGC (presently at Dehradun) the 5 elected members shall be members of the Central Executive Council. The strength of representatives of different regional/local units in CEC will be as under:

 

Membership of Unit   Representation on CEC
Upto 100 1
President
101-200 2
President and Secretary
201-1000 3
President, Vice-President and Secretary
1001-2000 4
President, Vice-President, Secretary and Jt.Secretary and Treasurer
2001 and above 5
President, Vice-President, Secretary, Jt. Secretary and Treasurer
Ex-officio Members 2
To maintain continuity, outgoing President, CWC and general Secretary CWC.
     
One member from each region in addition to one member as Co-ordinator to CEC can be coopted as CEC member by 75% of the votes of members of CEC prese

 

 

 

Central Working Committee (CWC)

The Central Executive Council (CEC) thus formed, will elect the President, CWC who shall normally be stationed at Headquarters of ONGC and who then will nominate the following officer bearers of the Working Committee :

 

Membership of Unit   Representation on CEC
Vice-President   -
1
General Secretary -
1
Jt. Secretary -
1
Treasurer -
1
Regional representatives -
a) 2 (designed as Vice-President and Jt. Secretary, CWC) in the region where strength is 2001 and above.

b) 1 (designated as Vice-President, CWC) in the Region where strength is upto 2000 including one from Delhi.
Executive Members -
2
Co-ordinator - 1
 

Besides the above officer bearers, the immediate past President and General Secreaty, CWC shall be ex-officio members of the Central Working Committee, but shall not be eligible to contest for the post of President, CWC in the new body unless otherwise they have the fresh mandate from their representative unit as other newly elected CEC members for that term. Provided that in case any one of them is elected as President, CWC after fulfilling the requirement stipulated above the resultant vacancy as CWC members shall be filed up by cooping executive member by the President, CWC with the approval of CEC and shall be in addition to the above mentioned 2 executive members.

 

CWC can constitute advisory council/s or committees of ASTO members to assist them in proper discharge of their duties.

 

 

 

   
 

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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