9. Constitution of All India Scheduled Castes Federation - Page 485

460 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES

ARTICLE VI

  1. For every State recognised by the Constitution of India as a State for the time being there shall be a State Federation Committee with its headquarters located in the capital of the State.

  2. The Primary Unit of the All-India Scheduled Castes Federation shall be the Village Committee of the Federation.

  3. The Village Federation Committee shall consist of— persons chosen by the Scheduled Castes voters in the village and who are members of the Federation.

  4. The Taluka Federation Committee shall consist of— members chosen by members of the Village Federation Committee within the Taluka, in accordance with the quota fixed in the State Working Committee in proportion to the Scheduled Caste population of each village to the total Scheduled Caste population of the Taluka.

  5. The District Federation Committee shall consist of— members chosen by the members of the Taluka Federation Committees within each district in accordance with the quota fixed by the State Working Committee in proportion to the Scheduled Caste population of each Taluka to the total Scheduled Caste population of the District.

  6. The State Federation Committee shall consist of— members chosen by the members of the District Federation Committees within the State in accordance with the quota fixed by the State Working Committee in proportion to the Scheduled Caste population of each District to the total population of the State.

  7. The Village Federation Committee shall elect a Chairman from among its own members. The Chairman shall nominate— members of the Village Federation Committee to constitute a Working Committee. Out of the members of the Working Committee the Chairman shall nominate one member to act as Secretary and another member to act as a Treasurer.

  8. The Taluka Federation Committee shall elect a Chairman from among its own members. The Chairman shall nominate— members of the Taluka Federation Committee to constitute a Working Committee for the Taluka. Out of the members of the