ISKCON Law

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MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ISKCON GBC SOCIETY

 

SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, FEBRUARY 7 -19, 2001

 

501. [iSKCON LAW] Mayapur and Vrindavan Goshallas

 

Whereas:

 

- No proper quarterly reports have been sent to the Ministry of Cow Protection

and Agriculture from ISKCON Mayapur and Vrindavan;

 

- GBC members are often overburdened with managerial responsibilities;

 

- The GBC Body wishes to delegate responsibility to responsible devotees; and,

 

- There must be a system of accountability for ensuring that cows in ISKCON are

properly protected.

 

Therefore it is resolved THAT: the following amendment be made to ISKCON Law

concerning the procedure for collecting cow reports and sending them to the

Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture:

 

ISKCON Law 507, Section 3, Standard 14 now reads:

 

"THAT the GBC meet quarterly (or designate a monitor to meet for up to 3 of 4

quarters) with the project's cowherd and submit a cow protection report to the

Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture."

 

ISKCON Law 507, Section 3, Standard 14 shall be amended to read:

 

"THAT Temple Presidents are responsible to see that local Goshalla Managers

send quarterly reports to the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture. The

local GBC Deputy/Deputies shall validate these reports by either personally

visiting or appointing an accountable and reliable representative to do so."

 

502. [ACTION ORDER] Cow Protection in Mayapur and Vrindavana

 

Whereas:

 

- ISKCON is dedicated to cow protection;

 

- The Minister of Cow Protection has not received any quarterly report from the

Vrindavan goshalla, and has received one out of eight from the Mayapur

goshalla, in spite of repeated requests over the past 2 year period;

 

- It is alleged that neither the Vrindavan goshalla nor the Mayapur goshalla

have secured sufficient land for the ever-increasing number of cows;

 

- The Ministry of Cow Protection's quarterly reports are necessary to

accurately assess Vrindavan and Mayapur goshalla's standard of cow protection.

 

Therefore it is resolved THAT: Temple Presidents in Vrndavana and the Chief

Executive Officers in Mayapur shall be responsible to see their local goshalla

managers send quarterly reports to the Minister of Cow Protection and

Agriculture beginning April 30, 2001. It is the responsibility of the local GBC

Deputies to validate these reports by personally visiting or appointing an

accountable and reliable representative to do so.

 

If the Minister of Cow Protection and Agriculture does not receive reports from

either Vrindavan or Mayapur temples regularly during 2001, starting on the

above date, then all breeding, purchasing, and acceptance of donations of cows

shall be stopped for the delinquent temple until proper compliance is met.