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the establishment of Viyayamshalas (gymnasiums) or out-door Sports Clubs or both, according to local conditions.
(2) To improve economic condition of the Jains, by encouraging the establishment of Co-operative banks and Societies.
(3) To take up such other matters of general importance as may promote the well-being of the community at large.
Every Jain above the age of 21 years and subscribing to the above aims, will be entitled to become a member of the Association or of any particular section of the Association in which he may be interested.
The Association shall have Provincial and District Branches as well.
It shall be binding upon the Provincial and District Branch Associations to accept the aforesaid Constitution of the Central Association, but they shall have full discretion to take up any other work of the Community they may deem necessary.
Memorandum of Reasons.
In revising the Constitution of the All India Jain Association in the manner indicated above, we must first of all make it clear that we have all along kept in view the one main point, that only such items should be included in the Constitution of the Central Association, as are likely to secure complete unanimity of all sects of the Jains, and to discard such items, however, beneficial they may be in themselves, as are likely to bring forth the least antipathy from any section of the Jains but at the same time giving full discretion to the Provincial and District Branch Associations to make any additions of any kinds in adopting the aforesaid Constitution of the Central Association, as they may deem necessary, and this we consider, shall be the basis of all real unity.
From this view point, we shall briefly state our reasons for, the above Constitution.
I. Communal Section.
We do not consider it advisable, at present, for the Association, to concern with the question of the form of Govt; on their Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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