BAI
Members
Since its founding five decades
ago, Builders Association of India has steadily grown in Membership. BAI Membership
is classified into Honorary,
Patron, Member, and Affiliated
Association. Today there are about 8000 Patron members, nearly 30,000
Ordinary members through various Regional Associations affiliated to it. . At
present there are Six Hon. Members. They are Sh. Raj Pal Arora, Sh. Ram Bhatia,
Sh. B. Chakraborty, Sh. R. Murugan, Sh. H. Viswanath Rao, Sh. Kalyani Kar Roy
& Sh. M.J. Satyanarayanan. This honour is conferred on persons with distinction
in recognition of their signal service to the construction industry.
It is a True Spokesman of Indian Construction
Industry
Organisation
The Builders Association of India operates mainly
through :
- The General Council,
which is the policy making body. It consists of the office bearers, the Chairman
of all BAI Centres, the Trustees of the Association, representatives of the
patron members and affiliated association members, all subscribing past presidents
of Builders Association of India and the representatives of BAI Centres in
the manner set out in the Rules and Regulations of the Association. The General
Council meets at least three times in a year.
- The Managing Committee
which manages the affairs of Builders Association of India concurrently consists,
besides office bearers and immediate past Presidents, members elected by the
elected members of the General Council, representatives of trustees, affiliated
associations, patron members and the members co-opted. The Managing Committee
meets more often, once in 6 to 8 weeks, and reviews the problems faced by
the construction sector and decides about the course of action to be adopted.
The General Council and the Managing Committee are assisted by various Advisory
Commissions, principal among them being :
- Banking
& Finance
- CIDC Co-ordination
Committee
- CPWD Co-ordination
Committee
- Exhibitions
- Grievances
- Housing
& Real Estate
- Human Resources
Development
- Indian Construction Journal
- Infrastructure Development
- ISO & Environment
- Taxation Committee
- Research Development & New Technology
- Training Committee
- IFAWPCA Committee
- Provident Fund
- Law and Arbitration
- Project Export Promotion Council of India
Co-ordination
- Membership Development
- Labour Welfare
- Public Relations & Corporate Communications
- Seminars and Conferences
- VAT
- W.T.O. & ADB
Builders Association of India publishes
the monthly journal Indian Construction. The periodical is devoted to
familiarise members with inhouse news and contemporary technical and administrative
information like taxation matters, arbitration, labour laws, etc. The journals
editorial policy is flexible enough to enable the members express their views
or to suggest reforms. The periodical has been regularly published since 1968.