PEOPLE’S EDUCATION SOCIETY 431
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF THE
PEOPLE’S EDUCATION SOCIETY, MUMBAI.
Name and objects of the society
The society shall be called the People’s Education Society and shall be managed and administered by the Buddhists.
The office of the Society shall be at Bombay or at such other place as may be decided from time to time.
The aims and objects of the society shall be : (a) To provide facilities for education, secondary, collegiate, technical, physical and the like;
(b) To start, establish, conduct and/or aid educational and Buddhist religious associations such as schools, colleges, vihars, hostels, libraries, playgrounds, Buddhist Institutes etc. at suitable places in the State of Maharashtra as well as any other parts of India;
(c) To provide facilities for education of the poor and the Buddhists;
(d) To create and foster general interest in education among the Scheduled Castes and Buddhists who are converted from amongst the Scheduled Castes and in particular to give them special facilities, scholarships and freeships for higher education;
(e) To promote science, Buddhist and other literature and fine arts and to impart useful knowledge in comparative studies of religion;
(f) To purchase, take on lease or otherwise acquire property for the Society and to invest and deal with the moneys of the Society in such manner as may from time to time be determined;
(g) to construct, maintain, rebuild, repair, alter, replace or reinstate houses, vihars, buildings or works for the purpose of the society;
(h) to sell, dispose off, improve, develop, exchange, lease, mortgage or otherwise alienate or deal with all or any property of the Society;