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organization representing the 70,000 Oshwals of the whole world. A unanimous decision was made to go ahead and form such a body. An ad-hoc committee was formed.
The ad-hoc committee stayed in close contact with the Oshwal Education and Relief Board East Africa, Oshwal Shikshan ane Rahat Sangh India and Oshwal Association of UK and came up with a rough draft of the constitution. Copies were sent to various centers for review.
During the meeting of the Oshwal Education and Relief Board East Africa at Nairobi on 26 to 28 July 1987, a rough draft of the constitution was put on agenda. After much debate many suggestions put forth by various organizations were accepted.
During the meeting of Oshwal Shikshan ane Rahat Sangh India that met at Jamnagar from December 30, 1988 to January 2, 1989, the revised constitution was put on the agenda for discussion. After making further corrections the constitution was finalized.