Sub: Categorisation of Membership

Dear Sir / Madam,

This has reference to the Council’s Election Procedure for vacant seats in the Committee of Administration.

There are few vacant seats in the Committee of Administration of the Council for which elections will be held.

Eligibility for Voting & to Contest in the election:

To be eligible to vote & to contest in the election, Registered Members (holding valid RCMC with the Council) must have completed two years of membership with the Council. Further, such members should have renewed their Membership for the year 2026-2027 on or before June 30, 2026.

Right to Vote

1. Ordinary members shall have the right to vote.
2. Associate members having completed 3 continuous years, and not fulfilling the eligibility criteria for Ordinary Member, however, having average exports of Rs. 2.5 Lakhs to their credit during the preceding three financial years, shall also have the right to vote.

Eligibility to Contest in Elections

1. Only an Ordinary Member shall be eligible as a candidate for elections to various positions in the Council.
2. The person or the entity represented by the person must have to its credit during the two financial years immediately preceding the election, the average exports of the products of not less than the amount mentioned below:

(i) Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs): Rs.50 Lakh - Rs.2.5 Crore (Micro Enterprises- Rs. 50 Lakhs, Small Enterprises -Rs. 1 crore and Medium Enterprises- Rs. 2.5 crore)

(ii) Others: Above Rs.2.5 Crore.

Ordinary Members:

1. a) right to stand as a candidate, and to vote at the election of the members of the Committee and the right to vote on all matters brought before a meeting of the Council, provided there are no arrears of subscription or other dues or charges payable by them to the Council on 30th June in the year of voting;
2. b) right to requisition a meeting as provided for in these Articles;
3. c) right to receive the annual reports of the Committee, on payment of the prescribed fee;
4. d) right to receive publications of the Council, on the conditions prescribed by the respective Councils; and
5. e) right to use all such facilities as may be made available to such members by the Council from time to time on the conditions prescribed by the respective Councils.

Associate Members:

1. a) right to receive the Annual Reports of the Committee on payment of the prescribed fee;
2. b) right to receive the publications of the Council on conditions prescribed by the respective Councils;
3. c) right to use all such facilities as may be made available from time to time by the Committee on the conditions prescribed by the respective Councils;
4. d) shall have the right to vote at the election of the members of the Committee and also on all matters brought before the General meetings of the Council, provided that Associate Members satisfy the conditions laid down under Article 4.1(b) and provided that there are no arrears of subscription or other dues or charges payable by them to the Council on 30th June in the year of voting.

In this regard, please note the following:

1. Only Authorized Representatives of Ordinary Members, whose names are officially registered with the Council, are eligible to vote. The ordinary members should have the prescribed average exports of Man-Made Fibre & Technical Textile Items during the last two financial years, i.e., 2023-24 & 2024-25.
2. Any change in the Authorized Representative should be notified to the Council on the Company’s letter head. Additionally, a copy of the Authorized Representative’s Pan Card and a Board Resolution from the Association / Company / Society / Corporation, nominating the new Authorized person must be submitted to the Council. This will enable Council to update its records with regard to the change of name of the Authorized Representative. Non-compliance of this requirement will lead to continuation of the Representative as per the Council’s records.

3. Non-compliance of the above criteria /requirements by the members, will make them ineligible to vote and to contest in the forthcoming Election.

We, would request you to please send the Categorisation Form,(Click to Download) duly filled in and signed by the Authorised person, on or before July 16, 2026 (Thursday) by 5:00 pm at the Council’s Head office in Mumbai located at Resham Bhavan, 1st Floor, 78, Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400020.

Thanking You

A.Ravi Kumar
Executive Director

Note:

1. Associate Membership: A person shall be eligible for admission to the Council as an Associate member on receiving the Importer - Exporter Code (IEC) from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Government of India, in respect of the product with which the Council is concerned.
2. Ordinary Membership: (a) The person or the entity represented by the person, must have been an Associate member of the Council for at least two years; and (b) The person or the entity represented by the person must have to its credit during the two immediately preceding financial years average exports in respect of the product of not less than the amount mentioned below: (i) Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs): Rs. 25 Lakh - Rs. 1 Crore (Micro Enterprises- Rs. 25 Lakhs, Small Enterprises -Rs. 50 lakh and Medium Enterprises- Rs. 1 crore) (ii) Others: Above Rs.1 Crore.