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  • Rahul Sharma | Convenor- IIMCAA Awards 2021

    Dear IIMCians,

    Mr. Rahul Sharma, 1985-86 Batch Alumni (EJ, Delhi) will be Convenor of IIMCAA Awards 2021.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Harshendra Verdhan
    General Secretary

    Earlier Announcements: 

    Pankaj Jha | Principal Organiser- Connections 2021

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  • Pankaj Jha | Principal Organiser- Connections 2021

    Dear IIMCians,

    Mr. Pankaj Jha, 1997-98 Batch Alumni (HJ, New Delhi), will be Principal Organiser of Annual Alumni Meet- Connections 2021.

    Mr. Jha is General Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Harshendra Singh Verdhan
    General Secretary

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  • Ranveer Contributes IIMCAA Awards 2020 Prize Money to Medical Fund

    Dear IIMCians,

    IIMCAA Awards 2020 winner Mr. Ranveer ( 2008-09 Batch) has contributed his prize money of 21000 INR to the IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund.

    In an email to IIMC Alumni Association, Mr. Ranveer has said-

    "I'm grateful to IIMCAA for its dedication towards the welfare and unity of IIMC Alumni. This is the second consecutive year when I received IIMCAA Awards in the investigative reporting category. Being selected for this prestigious award for two times is more important than any financial benefit. I've decided to donate my prize money to the medical fund. IIMCAA is free to help any alumni in case of his/ her medical need."

    We are thankful to Ranveer for his noble support.

    Prof. Jaishri Jethwaney has contributed royalties of her books to the Medical Fund also like last year.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Kalyan Ranjan
    Chairman, IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund

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  • IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund Supports Mr. Padma Lochan Pradhan

    Dear All,

    IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund Committee has unanimously decided and extended the financial assistance of 10,767 INR to Mr. Padma Lochan Pradhan of Odia Journalism, 2013-14 Batch who had sought help from IIMCAA.

    The Committee, at a virtual meeting, approved the requested amount in full as support.

    Read- IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund Rules and Criteria

    Mr. Pradhan, was admitted to the hospital with severe neurological and spine related problems. He has been discharged and recovering now.

    Team IIMCAA wishes him a speedy recovery.
     

    Regards,
    Kalyan Ranjan, Chairperson
    IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund Committee

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  • CC Restructures IIMCAA Awards to 12 Categories, Prize Money Raised to 50,000 to 1 Lakh INR

    Dear IIMCians,

    The Central Committee met at IIMC HQ, New Delhi on 13th December, 2020. IIMCAA President Mr. Prasad Sanyal presided over the meeting that was attended by IIMCAA Awards Coordinator Ms. Simrat Gulati, Organisation Secretary Mr. Ritesh Verma, Secretaries Ms. Sadhna Arya and Mr. Komal Badodekar, CC Member Mr. Nitin kumar, Active alumni Mr. Pratham Dwivedi and Mr. Badri Nath.
    Minutes of the Meeting:- 
    1. Annual Alumni Meet- Connections 2021 will be held in New Delhi on 7th February or 28th February. A final decision will be taken in the January meeting keeping in view time required for sponsorship, preparations and situations beyond our control due to COVID-19. Dates of chapter level meets will be decided in February after reviewing sponsorship.
    2. IIMCAA Awards 2021- CC has decided to keep 12 categories for IIMCAA Awards. CC will select winners of five categories for felicitation. IIMCAA members will vote via email to choose winners for the remaining seven categories which will carry a cash prize. Nomination, by self or others, to these seven categories will be open for alumni but winners will be selected by registered IIMCAA Members only.
    A detailed notification will be shared separately for the IIMCAA Awards 2021 rules and process. 
    IIMCAA Awards 2021- Felicitation
    A. Alumni of the Year
    B. Public Service
    C. Connecting Chapter of the Year
    D. Connecting Batch of the Year
    E. Connecting Alumni of the Year
    IIMCAA Awards 2021- Prizes
    F. Agricultural Reporting- 1,00,000 INR
    G. Journalist of the Year (Publishing)- 50,000 INR
    H. Journalist of the Year (Broadcasting)- 50,000 INR
    I. Indian Language Reporter (Publishing), Excluding Hindi and English- 50,000 INR
    J. Indian Language Reporter ( Broadcasting), Excluding Hindi and English- 50,000 INR
    K. PR Person of the Year- 50,000 INR
    L. Ad Person of the Year- 50,000 INR
    3. IIMCAA Scholarships 2021– The scholarships will be coordinated with IIMC, on the first semester closure.
    4. IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund– CC has resolved to save 5 Lakhs every year from Connections sponsorship to allocate that to Medical Fund. Unlike previous years, this amount will not be taken back if unutilised. CC will keep adding 5 Lakhs every year to this fund and it will be a continuous process every year.
    5. Golden and Silver Jubilee Batch Celebration-  IIMCAA will celebrate the Golden and Silver Jubilee batches at Connections going forward. It will seek help from alumni in identifying, locating and reaching out to alumni of these batches via its network, website and social media handles. 
    1970-71 Batch is Golden Jubilee Batch and 1995-96 Batch is Silver Jubilee Batch for Connections 2021. We appeal to all to share the name, contact details of IIMC alumni of these two batches with us.
    6. Connections 2020 Closing Ceremony– CC Has decided to keep the closing ceremony of Connections 2020 in Ranchi on 20th December, 2020. 
    Thanks & Regards,
    Sadhna Arya
    Communication Secretary
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  • Governing Council Rejects CC Proposals, Retains IIMCAA Scholarship, Restructures Awards

    Dear IIMCians,

    IIMC Alumni Association Governing Council met virtually on 11th December, 2020. IIMCAA President Mr. Prasad Sanyal presided over the meeting that was attended by council members representing the central committee, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, North East, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Pune units. It discussed CC resolutions asking GC to scrap IIMCAA Awards and stop adding new Scholarships.
    Minutes of the Meeting:-
    1. The Governing Council unanimously rejected the proposal to stop the IIMCAA Scholarships and asked CC to retain the initiavite which provides 25000 INR Scholarships to 27 students at the moment. GC asked CC to explore adding more new scholarships to extend help to all needy students.
    2. The Governing Council took note of the huge budget and manpower requirements that IIMCAA Awards require. It unanimously asked CC to restructure the IIMCAA Awards.  Awards will be divided in two segments- first will cover felicitations picked up by the central committee, second will carry cash prize and cover professionals awards for alumni based on nomination and votes by IIMCAA Members only. The central committee will come up with a detailed plan and procedures for IIMCAA Awards 2021.
    3.  GC fixed the annual contribution to IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund at 5 Lakhs INR every year which will not be taken back by CC if unutilised. It will add 5 Lakhs every year to the Medical Fund. 
    4. GC asked CC to start preparations for the annual alumni meet Connections 2021 and fix dates in accordance with COVID 19 protocols and guidelines. 

    5. GC Members raised the issues of Skill Enhancement Workshops for alumni; providing refurbished laptops to needy students and a bi-monthly or quarterly newsletter. CC has been asked to explore and get back on these issues.
    Thanks & Regards,
    Harshendra Singh Verdhan
    General Secretary
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  • CC Recommends Scrapping IIMCAA Awards and IIMCAA Scholarships to Governing Council

    Dear IIMCians,

    The Central Committee met on 1st November, 2020 at IIMC HQ, New Delhi. IIMCAA Awards Co-ordinator Ms. Simrat Gulati presided over the meeting that discussed the possibilities of hosting Connections 2021 and items to continue or do away in next season.

    Minutes of the meeting:-

    1. The Central Committee discussed the IIMCAA Awards and IIMCAA Scholarships in detail. CC underscored the resources IIMCAA Awards consumes and manpower it requires, to conduct it every year, is very huge. 

    Affording such a noble but expensive initiative looks not feasible considering the response it gets in terms of active participation, involvement in IIMCAA activities or even membership. Same is the case with IIMCAA Scholarships.

    CC feels that the alumni and the students look at IIMCAA Awards and IIMCAA Scholarships as a third party event and not as a way of connecting, getting involved and giving back to the association in any manner. 

    An organisation, such as IIMCAA, entirely dependent on man-hours volunteered by willing alumni and sponsors for its activities, cannot sustain one way initiatives. Curtailing the number of chapter level Connections meets every year to retain these initiatives looks futile.

    The Central Committee has unanimously passed a resolution urging the Governing Council to discontinue the IIMCAA Awards from 2021. 

    CC has resolved to recommend GC to not to add any new scholarship and let this initiative lapse when the five year commitments of respective scholarships comes to an end in 2023 and 2024.

    2. CC has resolved to request GC to take up these two items on an urgent basis so that the organising team has clarity on what is on, what is off for Connections 2021.

    3. CC has resolved to utilise the savings in raising the amount of fund it earmarks for IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund, If GC clears the proposal to stop Awards in 2021 and Scholarships in 2024.

    4. CC has decided to host the Annual Alumni Meet- Connections 2021 on 7th February, 2021 in Delhi, if situation and guidelines allow. A detailed plan and date for chapter meets will be decided and communicated in due course.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Ritesh Verma
    Organisation Secretary

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  • Fundraising Appeal for Journalist Prabir Pradhan Family | IIMCAA Contributes 50,000

    Dear Alumni and Well-wishers,

    IIMC Alumni Association appeals all to contribute to a fundraising initiative to help the family of our beloved alumni and journalist Late Prabir Pradhan. Corona has devastated his family. He lost his father last month and this month he could not survive COVID 19.

    IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund Committee has decided to contribute Rs 50,000 to this cause immediately. Our Odisha team is in touch with family and trying to help his wife with a job at the earliest. You may connect us if you have some lead for a job in Bhubaneswar.

    Bank details of his wife are being shared below with an image of the front page of the passbook.

    Account Holder Name– Suchismita Swain
    SBI Bank Account Number– 33105159275
    IFSC Code– SBIN0002135
    Branch– Utkal University Campus, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar

    Team IIMCAA requests everyone to help as much as possible to share the pain of his surviving mother, wife and two year old daughter.

    Regards,
    Kalyan Ranjan
    Chairman, IIMCAA Medical Assistance Fund

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  • MoM | Annual General Meeting – All Hands Meet 2020 | 11 October, 2020

    Dear IIMCians,

    The Annual General Body Meeting- All Hands Meet 2020- of IIMC Alumni Association took place at IIMC HQ, New Delhi on Sunday, 11th October 2020. IIMCAA President Mr. Prasad Sanyal It was presided over the meeting.  

    A farewell was organised for Former IIMC DG and IIMCAA patron Mr. KS Dhatwalia (Principal DG, PIB). Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi, DG IIMC and Patron IIMCAA was also accorded a formal welcome. Prof. Dwivedi exhorted his support to IIMCAA.

    Resolutions of Annual General Meeting 2020

    1. IIMCAA Biennial Elections– The AGM approved the constitutional amendment for delaying elections and extensions to the CC in extraordinary circumstances such as the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic. The current Central Committee has been given an extension of six months till April, 2021 as conducting elections is not feasible at the moment.

    2. IIMCAA Membership Fee– The AGM approved the constitutional amendment to raise the annual membership fee from 500 INR to 1000 INR excluding GST conditional to accidental insurance coverage to subscribing members.

    3. Annual Reports– The AGM adopted the Organisational and Financial reports tabled by Organisation Secretary Mr. Ritesh Verma. AGM approved a formal valedictory meet of Connections 2020 by December this year if the situation and regulations permits. Chapter to host this meet will be decided by the central committee.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Ritesh Verma
    Organisation Secretary

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