Draft Minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Swatantra Party, Maharashtra held on Monday, April 6, 1981 at 143, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bombay 400 023.

Summary

This two-page English-language draft records the proceedings of the Swatantra Party’s Maharashtra Executive Committee meeting held in Bombay on April 6, 1981. J. Venkiteswaran was proposed to chair the meeting in the absence of President Parmanand Kejriwal; the minutes of the January 27, 1981 meeting and the accounts for the year ending December 31, 1980 were confirmed.

The committee discussed strengthening the party’s finances by attracting additional donations, subject to consultation with Kejriwal. It approved an increase in Kalidas’s monthly salary from Rs. 50 to Rs. 65 and a monthly honorarium of Rs. 50 for Mrs. D’Souza, effective April 1, 1981. It also agreed that a Maharashtra-wide General Body meeting should be called as soon as possible, with arrangements to be worked out by Venkiteswaran, after which the meeting terminated.

Key points

• The Maharashtra Executive Committee met in Bombay on April 6, 1981.
• J. Venkiteswaran was proposed to chair the meeting because President Parmanand Kejriwal was out of Bombay.
• The minutes of the previous meeting, held on January 27, 1981, were confirmed.
• The committee confirmed the accounts for the year ending December 31, 1980.
• Members discussed attracting more donations to strengthen the party’s financial position.
• Kalidas’s salary was raised from Rs. 50 to Rs. 65 per month, effective April 1, 1981.
• Mrs. D’Souza was approved for a monthly honorarium of Rs. 50.
• A General Body meeting for all Maharashtra members was proposed, with details to be arranged by Venkiteswaran.