Interviewed – Gurudas Kamat(M.P.

) ( General
Secretary- All India Congress Committee )

A PROJECT SUBMITTED ON THE SUBJECT

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOR
FOR SEMESTER II OF 2017-18
ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP & STRUCTURE
SUBMITTED TO:
PROFESSOR NAFISA KATTARWALA
SUBMITTED BY:
YASH BAJORIYA– A061
ADITYA TANWAR – A047
ANIRUDH KAMATH – A066
BBA LLB (HONS.)
FIRST YEAR
 LEADERSHIP

The individuals who are the leaders in an organisation, regarded collectively.

The activity of leading a group of people or an organisation or the ability to do
this.
A leader steps up in times of crisis, and is able to think and act creatively in
difficult situations.
Unlike management, leadership cannot be taught, although it may be learned
and enhanced through coaching or mentoring. Someone with great leadership
skills today is Bill Gates who, despite early failures, with continued passion
and innovation has driven Microsoft and the software industry to success.
The act of inspiring subordinates to perform and engage in achieving a goal.
Leadership involves:

establishing a clear vision,

sharing that vision with others so that they will follow

willingly,

providing the information, knowledge and methods to realise

that vision, and

coordinating and balancing the conflicting interests of all

members and stakeholders.
 History of Indian National Congress

Founded in 1885

Objective-Obtain greater share in government for educated Indians.

First President-Comes Chandra Bannerjee

First Session-28-31 December 1885

Actively involved with the independence movement.

Post independence ,Indian National Congress remained in power for thirty continuous years(1947-1977).

Nehru(1947-1962) embraced secularism ,socialist economic policies and a non-aligned foreign policy.

Indira Gandhi(1966-1977, 1980-1984)

State of Emergency (1975-1977)

Operation Blue Star (1982)

Ideology

populism, social liberalism, secularism, and free enterprise system with government
regulations

believes in eradicating poverty, illiteracy

supports the weaker section of the society.

Social Policy

Sarvodaya-upliftment of all sections of the society.

Reservations for weaker sections of the society in education and employment , emphasis
on employment generation for rural population.

The party supports family planning

Economic policy

Free market policies.

Foreign policy

Non alignment.
 Organisation Structure
Subordinate Committees District Congress Committee

Village committee A Panchayat

Area committee or
A Mandal Panchayat area
Neighbourhood Committee

Treasurer and General A division within a

Secretaries Municipality

Executive Members
 Interaction with Party-
Organisation Structure
All India congress Committee Pradesh Congress Committees District Congress
(Primary Committee) (State Wise) Committee

Municipal
The President The President
Corporations
Municipalities and
Vice President Vice President District Boards

Zila Parishads or Janpads

Treasurer Treasurer and in the District,

General Secretaries General Secretaries

Executive Members Executive Members

 ORGANISATIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS
• Organisational effectiveness is defined as the
degree to which an organisation realises its goals
• Four Crucial Functions to be effective
• First, political parties develop policies and
programmes
• Second, parties pick up demands from society
and bundle them into packages.
• Third, parties are the main vehicles for
recruiting.
• Fourth, parties either oversee or control
 THE QUESTIONNAIRE

What style of communication do you use in General

meetings to influence the people towards your goals for
the party ?
An Interactive style is generally preferred in the
meetings so that we get to know the problems of the
people and according to it, we try to make promise in
the direction of the capability to fulfil it. Mostly this
type of communication is accepted by people, as they
get a personal attachment and belief towards the party
is raised.
 How often do you feel it is necessary to meet with the
members of the team?

I feel that I should meet with my team at least once a week on

a set time and day of the week. Communication among team
members is critical, and this will give the team an opportunity to
get together on a regular basis and talk about their challenges
and best practices. Also, when our team reaches a milestone, a
new project begins, an award or promotion is given, or when
there is a challenging situation, I would want to bring the team
together. Everyone will get the same message that way, and we
can celebrate successes or come together in challenging times.
 Describe a time you took a leadership position when you did not
have the title of a leader?

In 1982, I got the chance to represent the Indian Youth Congress at International
Convention in Bucharest, Romania. In 1986,

I represented International Youth Festival in Moscow and USSR.

In 2003, I was one of the four member delegation representing India at the United
Nations in New York City along with Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Dr. Inder Kumar Gujral
and Dr. Farooq Abdullah.

Mr. Kamat also represented the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, at
the UN Convention at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

This where some of the opportunities that I grabbed and was able to fulfill the
expectation’s of the people.
Being the General Secretary of AICC,How do you manage to raise funds
at such a large scale and what is the process to distribute the same?

Each member shall contribute to the Party Fund as follows-

Re 1.00 per month for net monthly income up to Rs 500/-

1% of net monthly income above Rs 500/-

Funds distributed as under:

Reserved for Central Election Fund :50%

All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.) : 25%

Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.) :12.5%

District Congress Committee (D.C.C.) :12.5%

 Have you faced any internal political conflicts and
how did you deal with that?

Yes there are many situations where people stoop

down to such a extent for the power and that create
some conflicts.One of the many conflicts was when i
was opposed by the more experienced members of my
own party who thought that just because of my young
age i was unfit to hold the office but i kept going on
and proved them wrong.
 CASE STUDY
Congress is a civic nationalist party that follows a form of nationalism
that supports the values of freedom, tolerance, equality, and individual
rights.

Congress is a secular party whose social liberal platform is generally

considered to be on the centre-left of Indian politics.Congress' social
policy is based upon the Gandhian principle of Sarvodaya—the lifting up
of all sections of society—which involves the improvement of the lives
of economically underprivileged and socially marginalised people.The
party primarily endorses social liberalism—seeking to balance individual
liberty and social justice, and secularism—asserting the right to be free
from religious rule and teachings.