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Womens Wing.

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS - Women's Wing

IMA Women’s wing started 3 years back as a new accessory to IMA KSB. It is a National level organization of lady doctors; but in Kerala we include non-medical wives also as honorary members. Apart from dealing with the problem of lady doctors and women in general, IMA Women wing is entrusted with the social service activities of IMA KSB.

Objects:

	To bring together the women member in the Medical Profession under the banner of the IMA and to foster friendship and unity among them.
	To work for the welfare of women doctors and to deal with problems they face in connection with their work.
	To co-operate with similar bodies and work for the upliftment of the community as a social commitment, giving emphasis on women and children's health issues.
	To involve women doctors in all multifaceted activities of IMA.
	To promote and encourage social and cultural activities of IMA
	To deal with such other matters as may be considered necessary for the welfare of the members.

Membership:

A - General

	The women members of the IMA shall become members of the wing on payment of prescribed life membership fee of Rs. 150/- and admission fee of Rs.30/- Out of the fees collected a sum of Rs. 80/- shall be forwarded to the State as its share.
	The membership of the wing shall automatically cease as and when the membership of IMA ceases due to any reason whatsoever.

B - Honorary members

Non-doctor wives of IMA members shall become honorary members of the wing on payment of Life membership fee of Rs.150/- and admission fee of Rs.30/-. Their membership will also cease automatically if the membership of the spouse in IMA ceases.

C - Ex-officio members

The State President shall be the President, State Secretary shall be ex-officio member of the wing. The Branch President shall be the President and Branch Secretary shall be Ex-officio member of the wing at the Branch level.

Lady wing of IMA Cochin started in 2003

Women’s Family Welfare Scheme of IMA Kerala State will be implemented with in a year. The objection of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the eligible members of Women wing in the event of the marriage of her daughter or in the event of a major cardiac or brain surgery or Kidney transplantation to her or her children or her husband subject to the conditions envisaged in the rules

and bye laws of thescheme and also to help her family in the event of her death (just like social security scheme) non doctor wives who are members of IMA women’s wing are also eligible to become members in the scheme.

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