GREHA, since its inception in 1974, has concentrated on the growth of knowledge in the field of Environmental development and Architecture. The thrust of GREHA's efforts has been towards addressing issues of the majority of the Indian population, where the central concerns were of addressing poverty and basic shelter requirements, as well as developing knowledge and methodologies concerning settlement systems more suited to our history and cultural context.
- The name society shall be
Greha.
- The Registered Office of the
Society shall be situated in the Union Territory of Delhi. At present
it is at House No. N-84, Panch Shila Park, New Delhi.
- The objects for which the
Society is being established are:
- To establish and run
schools/colleges to impart Architectural education in Indian in
accordance with the standards laid down by the Council of
Architecture.
- To establish and
maintain centres for research in the field of Design, Architecture,
Environmental planning and Technology.
- To set up Libraries
or Musics and collect Books, Publications, Literatures, Models,
Designs, Drawings and other information relevant to the advancement
of the Science and Technology.
- To print and publish
Books, Journals, Paper and such other material to help disseminate
knowledge and impart education.
- To organise and
conduct conferences, seminars, lectures, tours, demonstrations,
exhibitions and such other programmes like continuing education of
professionals as may be necessary to impart knowledge.
- To cooperate and
collaborate with other similar institutions, who carry on work or
activities falling within all or any of the objects of the Society or
any matter allied or connected thereto.
- In order to attain
the above said objects, the following shall be incidental or
ancillary:
- To accept donations or
grants of money and of land, building and equipment, gifts,
substantiation and pay other assistance from the government, local
bodies, public bodies, corporation companies individuals,
international organisations or persons for the purpose of the society
on such conditions as may be agreed to.
- To provide funds
towards all or any of the objects of the society, and generally to
give donations, stipends, scholarships or other payments and render
such
assistance to deserving persons and institutions that may be
engaged in pursuit of objectives similar to the above.
- To enter into any
agreement with the Union or State Government or any public or private
body or reason to purchase, take over by way of lease, or in
exchange, or otherwise acquire and maintain and sell, lease mortgage
or otherwise dispose of or turn into account any immovable or
immovable property of the Greha and construct, maintain and alter any
buildings and works, that may be necessary or convenient for any
other objects of the society.
- To invest the funds of
the society not immediately required in such institutions as may be
decided form time to time by the governing council. Subject to
the provisions of the Income Tax Act 1961 and other laws as may be
applicable.
- To employ workers,
technical experts and all personal, necessary to carry cut the
objects of the society and to pay therefore such regeneration as may
be consider reasonable by the governing council.
- To borrow or raise
any as may required by the society on such basis or such manner as
may be decided by the Governing Council.
- To do all other acts and
things as may be necessary convenient or exposure for furthering the
objects of the society.
- All the incomes,
earnings, movable or immovable properties of the society shall be
solely utilised and applied towards the promotion of its sign and
objects only as set forth in the Memorandum of Association and so
protion thereof shall be paid or transfer directly or indirectly by
way of dividends, bonus profits or in any manner whosoever, to the
present or past members of the society or to any person eliminating
through any one or more of the present or the past members. No
members of the society shall have any personal claim on any movable
or immovable properties of the society or make any profits,
whatsoever, by virtue of this membership.
- We, the undersigned
are desirous of forming a society named under the Societies
Registration Act – XXX of 1860 (Punjab Amendement Act 1957) as
extended to the Union
Territory of Delhi in pursuance of this
Memorandum of Association, 1915 May of March 1986.