Socialist Mazdoor Sabha, Lucknow
formed on 26/10/14 at A-893, Indira Nagar, Lucknow
Working Committee
1. Munnalal (Stone cutter, SC), President
2. Dhanpati (Labourer), Vice President
3. Zeenat (Labourer), Vice President
4. Ziauddin (Labourer), Secretary
5. Babu Pandit (Fruit vendor), Treasurer
6. Asha Valmiki (Sweeper, SC)
7. Khwahish Warsi (Dholak maker)
8. Ashok (Stone cutter, SC)
9. Naseem (Labourer)
10. Mohammed Hussain Ansari (Vendor, Rickshaw puller)
Advisory Committee
1. Shehla Ghanim, Social Activist
2. Naveen Tewari, Entrepreneur (Furniture and building)
3. Sudhakar Reddy, Entrepreneur (Homeopathic medicines and catering)
4. Rohit Gupta, Entrepreneur (Software)
5. Alok Singh, IT expert
6. Mudit Shukla, Indian Oil engineer
Minutes of meeting
1. The working committee will handle the loans which will be given out to people who are to get housing for urban poor from the District Urban Development Agency and Lucknow Development Authority.
2. The committee will also be responsible for repayments. It’ll use collective moral authority to ensure repayments. Written records will be maintained by it.
3. The loans will be interest free.
4. Some fines may be imposed if there is excessive delay in repayment.
5. Working committee will be main decision making body and advisory committee will assist in decision making.
6. The activity will be purely driven by volunteers. There will be no office or staff.
7. Once housing problem is solved then money will be used to give out loans to people associated with Socialist Mazdoor Sabha for other needs, like to enhance business, for medical treatment or to meet marriage expenses, etc.
8. Bank Account will be operated by the President and two Vice Presidents (on 2 out of 3 basis).
