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ISKCON GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION SOCIETY
Registration Number S/74662 under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961
P.O. Shree Mayapur Dham, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal 741313
https://gbc.iskcon.org
RESOLUTIONS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024
Go to the 2024 Zonal Assignments
Section 200: Governing Body Commission
204.03 GBC Meetings: Annual General Meeting
[Title] — Dates for 2025 GBC Annual General Meeting — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 1, 2024
Resolved that:
The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission Society shall be held from
February 14–23, 2025, at ISKCON Mayapur, WB, India
203.04: GBC Members: Assistant and Acting GBCs
[Title] — Reinstating the positions of Assistant GBC and Acting GBC — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Statutory Regulation
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Whereas the process to become a Global Duty Officer and Zonal Supervisor prior to entering the GBC
Nomination process is effective in training potential nominees for GBC membership.
Whereas there is a provision to circumvent the current Nominations process by a 4/5ths vote of the GBC
under emergency or special circumstances;
Whereas some GBC members have asked the Nominations Committee to build in some further flexibility
and creativity in the current nomination process during the next 5 years of extreme shift in the GBC
membership and the time needed to get quality devotees in the future GBC pipeline.
Whereas the training and engagement of Zonal Supervisors is focused on local and zonal management
and that of Global Duty Officers on specific global functions in ISKCON which do not necessary require
travelling out of the zone unless specifically outlined in the GDO project.
Whereas the training and evaluation of future GBC nominees will be strengthened by their attending and
participating in GBC meetings along with in-service training and supervision.
Whereas the removal of the preliminary intervals of Assistant and Acting GBC deprives the individual and
the group of the advantages of nominees attending and participating in GBC meetings and other GBC
group engagements, sub-committee participation etc.
Therefore, it is resolved that:
The positions of Assistant GBC and Acting GBC are reinstated.
The GBC Nominations Committee will assess the qualifications of each stage and report and recommend
to the GBC.
Before becoming a GBC member with voting rights, one is required to first become an Assistant GBC and
later an Acting GBC under the guidance of a GBC member. This assumes a potential nominee has
completed the existing nomination process as is currently in effect.
After at least one year, or maximum two, an Assistant GBC can become an Acting GBC by a 2/3rds vote of
the GBC Body.
After at least one year, or maximum two, an Acting GBC may become a Full GBC with Voting rights by a
2/3rds vote of the GBC Body.
At either stage of the process, if the candidate is not confirmed to move to the next stage within the two-
year period, the candidate will be dropped from the list. During the same period the candidate may decide
to opt out as well.
Section 400: ISKCON Ministries, Committees, and
Offices
406.02: ISKCON Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture:
Minimum Cow Protection and Agricultural Standards
[Title] — Leasing of Cows Suspended — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Governing law
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Whereas currently according to the current Minimum Cow Protection Standards for ISKCON, section 2.IX.4
“Permitted”:
4. Leasing Cows. Arrangements for leasing cows to others is permitted if it can contribute to the overall
goal of cow protection, and if the lessee is legally bound to abide by all Cow Protection Standards,
ISKCON GBC Law 507 Minimum Cow Protection Standards 14 including, but not limited to,
arrangements made for lifetime protection of both cow and calf.
Whereas the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture believes the above is not currently in the best
interests of cow protection.
Therefore, it is resolved that:
The above Cow Protection standard 2.IX.4 “Permitted”, allowing the leasing of cows, is suspended until
further notice. Exceptional requests to lease cows, calves, bulls, or oxen must be submitted to the regional
representative of the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture for approval.
450:01 ISKCON Central Office of Child Protection (CPO): Child
Protection Policy Manual
[Title] — Child Protection Office Policy Manual Update—2024
[Meeting] — Online General Meeting
[Category] — Statement
[Date passed] — December 13, 2023
Resolved that:
The revised ISKCON Child Protection Office Policy and Operational Guidelines are hereby approved by the
GBC.
450.03: ISKCON Child Protection Office: Other
[Title] — ICPO Year Plan 2024-25 — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Whereas upon completion of the discussions held on 1st and 3rd March 2024 between Kamalesh Krishna
dasa, ICPO Director, and the GBC Body, Kamalesh Krishna dasa acknowledged shortcomings on his part,
and the GBC recognized the need for increased support of the International Child Protection Office, and
upon Kamalesh Krishna dasa’s request to have certainty on his continued role in the ICPO.
Therefore, it is resolved that:
1. For 2024-2025, the GBC has increased the ICPO’s budget to USD 54,000.
2. Kamalesh Krishna dasa is reappointed to serve as the ICPO Director for a period of one (1) year,
until March 1, 2025.
3. An interim Oversight Committee, as deemed necessary by the CPO Review and Working
Committees, shall be appointed by the GBC.
a. The primary and ongoing role of this Committee is to ensure CPO policies and procedures
are properly followed now and into the future.
b. The Oversight Committee shall not participate in any adjudications and/or investigations.
c. The Oversight Committee will report to the GBC EC.
4. During the upcoming year the following will be priorities for the ICPO:
a. The ICPO Director, is to prioritize the finalization of any pending cases, particularly those in
Bangladesh and Mayapur during this year. The GBC will assist in any way it can upon
request.
b. The ICPO shall work forthwith with the Bharat CPO to create a shared list of review panel
members (including several from India) that can be drawn from for any India cases. The
ICPO will work with Regional CPOs, including the Bharat CPO, in a way to share information
for future functioning.
c. The ICPO Director shall support and permit Regional CPOs to establish their own review
panels in their respective regions comprising of trained and qualified members.
d. All new review panel members are to undergo the foundational adjudication training
provided by the Justice Ministry and supplemented by the ICPO.
e. The ICPO Director shall provide detailed quarterly updates on the caseload and progress
reports in a format to be jointly agreed upon between himself and the Oversight Committee.
f. The ICPO Director shall provide the Oversight Committee with a detailed annual account of
CPO expenses and an annual budget request.
g. The ICPO Director undertakes to ensure that he will render his fullest cooperation to the
Oversight Committee in respect of sharing information and documents as and when
necessary, as determined by the Oversight Committee.
The Oversight Committee shall monitor progress in these areas and offer its assistance where
needed.
5. A Co-Director may be appointed by the GBC during this year to serve in the ICPO. This will be done
in consultation with Kamalesh Krishna dasa.
6. During 2024, the GBC will be considering a restructuring of the ICPO, and its processes based on a
review from the Executive Secretariat Office (ESO), as well as the policies adopted from the 2023
Child Protection Review Committee and Working Group. The ICPO Director is directed to serve as
an advisor to those processes.
Section 700: Gurus and disciples
702.02: ISKCON Spiritual masters: Regulations
[Title] — Initiating in the Presence of One’s Diksa-guru — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] – Governing Law
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Premise:
Although the nomenclature of the proposal is “Initiating in the presence of one’s Diksa Guru”, the
proposers are of the opinion that the essence of it, namely: a) Keeping the centrality of the Founder-
Acarya in the lives of the future generations of both gurus and disciples, b) Having gurus with an
appropriate level of training, advancement, maturity and being of high character, and c) Maintaining
the unity of the movement by having gurus and disciples remaining loyal and obedient to ISKCON
and the GBC Body, will be fundamental in any resolution dealing with the guru-disciple relationship.
The present proposal is a revisitation of the 2019 Resolution that took a lot of time and energy and
was passed near-unanimously by the GBC Body; (this Resolution was then abruptly replaced during
COVID through GEM without much discussion by an earlier one that is now current). This revised
edition of the 2019 Resolution we are now proposing is more focused on training, less restrictive, and
actually consistent with Srila Prabhupada’s instructions and exemplary actions.
Whereas the replacement of the 2019 Resolution with an earlier one had taken place through an
insufficient GEM discussion, so much so that many GBC Members hadn’t realized that a change had taken
place,
Whereas ISKCON Law 7.3.2 now reads:
"As taught by Srila Prabhupada, the etiquette of not initiating in the presence of one’s diksa-guru will
be upheld in ISKCON. However, Srila Prabhupada and historical precedents also teach us that
disciples may sometimes initiate in the physical presence of their diksa-gurus, if so directed by them.
In such a case, the disciple should go through the normal procedure for commencing the service of
diksa-guru."
Therefore, it is resolved that:
The 2019 Governing Law “Conditions for second-generation Diksa-gurus” be reintroduced in a modified
form as follows:
ISKCON Law 7.3.2 is amended to read as follows:
As taught by Srila Prabhupada, the etiquette of not initiating in the presence of one’s diksa-guru will
be upheld in ISKCON. However historical precedents also teach us that disciples may sometimes,
in exceptional cases, initiate in the physical presence of their diksa-gurus.
The GBC clarifies that an individual devotee taking up the service of diksa-guru in the physical
presence of their guru may be allowed as an exception when the following conditions are met. The
Guru Services Committee will confirm that the candidate for becoming a next generation guru has
met all these conditions:
Mandatory Conditions:
1. The candidate must have been initiated for at least 25 years.
2. The candidate’s diksa-guru has affirmed in writing to the GBC Body that he agrees the candidate is
suitable for this service and that he gives his blessings.
3. A letter of approval for the candidate to take up the role of diksa-guru has been received from the
Regional Council, or if none exists, the National Council, Area Council or, if none of the above
exists, the GBC member of that area where the candidate primarily serves or resides.
4. All standard procedures for commencing the service of diksa-guru according to ISKCON law,
including required training and other conditions as outlined and codified by the Guru Service
Committee, as well as additional appropriate training from diksa- and/or siksa- gurus, have been
met.
5. Final acceptance of the candidate to begin initiating is affirmed by a 2/3 vote of the GBC Body.
Additional Mandatory Condition
(may be waived by a 2/3 vote of the GBC Body):
• The candidate’s own diksa-guru should retire completely from accepting disciples or agrees to
immediately retire upon the guru’s disciple accepting his own disciples. This is true especially if the
currently initiating guru is overburdened with responsibilities and/or is experiencing serious health
problems.
Factors to be considered by the GBC in determining if a waiver may be approved:
• The area in which the candidate will initiate has a substantial number of devotees wanting initiation,
and a shortage of gurus to do this service.
• Language barriers necessitate gurus who speak the local language in specified areas.
Optional conditions that may be applied in an individual case, per a 2/3 vote of the GBC:
• When the candidate takes up the service of diksa-guru he will only be able initiate in a specific
area(s).
• The number of disciples the new diksa-guru may initiate can be limited by the GBC.
The responsibility of ensuring that all conditions for next generation diksa-gurus as listed above rests with
the respective Local Area Councils nominating such candidates and confirmed by the Guru Services
Committee.
Section 800: Appointments
802.01: GBC officers and members: GBC officers
[Title] — GBC officers — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — February 28, 2024
Resolved that:
1. Guru Prasad Swami is elected GBC Chairman
2. Tapana Misra dasa (BVKS) is elected First Vice-Chairman
3. Govardhana dasa (BCAIS) is elected Second Vice-Chairman
4. Gopal Krishna Goswami is elected GBC Secretary
802.02: GBC Officers and members: Individual member
appointments
[Title] — Acyuta Priya dasa appointed as a GBC member — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Statement
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
Acyuta Priya Das (RNS) is appointed as a full GBC member.
802.03: GBC officers and members: Individual member resignations
[Title] —Resignation of Bhakti-bhusana Swami — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC accepts the resignation of Bhakti-bhusana Swami. His resignation is effective at the conclusion of
the 2024 AGM.
[Title] —Resignation of Bhaktimarga Swami — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC accepts the resignation of Bhaktimarga Swami. His resignation is effective at the conclusion of
the 2024 AGM.
[Title] —Resignation of Niranjana Swami — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC accepts the resignation of Niranjana Swami. His resignation is effective at the conclusion of the
2024 AGM.
[Title] —Resignation of Malati devi dasi — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC accepts the resignation of Malati devi dasi. Her resignation is effective on December 31, 2024.
[Title] —Resignation of Radhanath Swami — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC accepts the resignation of Radhanath Swami. His resignation is effective at the conclusion of the
2024 AGM.
802.04: GBC officers and members: Individual members on leave of
absence
[Title] — Romapada Swami’s leave of absence— 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 2, 2024
Resolved that:
The Leave of Absence of Romapada Swami is extended by a further one year to March 2, 2025.
804.01: Sannyasa appointments: Sannyasa waiting list
[Title] — Sannyasa waiting list — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Resolved that:
The following are the candidates for sannyasa along with their respective waiting periods:
Valmiki dasa (CCCD) This year
Vishvavasu dasa (NRS) (Germany/Baltics/Russia) One year
Atmaram dasa (GGS) One year
Savyasachi dasa (BCS) (Swaziland) One year
Govindanandana dasa (BCS) One year
Rukmini Krsna dasa (GKG) North India Sannyasa candidate*
Nanda Kumar dasa (BVG) Russia Sannyasa candidate*
Shanta Narsimha dasa (JPS) Jaipur Sannyasa candidate*
Kamalalochan dasa (GKG) (Mumbai) TBD
*Note: The sannyasa waiting period system is changing and thus new candidates will not have a stipulated
annual waiting period any more.
805.01: Ministry and Standing Committee appointments:
Reaffirmation of Ministries and Standing Committees
[Title] — Reaffirmation of Ministries and Standing Committees —2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
The following are the Ministry and Standing Committees and their membership assignments for 2024-25:
Congregational Development
Minister – Jayapataka Swami
Ministry
Minister – Nrsimha Kavaca dasa (IDS)
ISKCON Deity Worship
Members: Devadeva dasa (BCAIS) (Executive Director), Murli
Ministry
Manohara dasa (SRS), Manohara dasa (SDG), Radha Thakurani dd
(BCAIS), Mahat Sevaka dasa (DAS), Nara-Narayana dasa (KDS)
Shyamapriya dd (SDA), Yogendra dasa (BCAIS)
ISKCON Youth Ministry Minister – Manorama dasa (SNS)
Ministry of Book Distribution Minister – Vaisesika dasa
Ministry of Communications Minister – Anuttama dasa
Minister – Kalakantha dasa (IS)
Ministry of Cow Protection &
Agriculture IMCPA Board of Directors (USA): Niranjana Swami, Sesa dasa,
Vaikuntha dasa, Krishna Kishore dasa (BCS), Kalakantha dasa (IS)
Ministry of Education Minister – Tapana Misra dasa (BVKS)
Minister – Devakinandan dasa (Juhu),
Ministry of Fund Members: Govind Prema dasa (GKG), Mukunda Madhava dasa
Development (BSDS), Madan Gopal dasa (SDG), Nila Madhava dasa (BCS), Vijaya
Gopikesa dasa (JPS)
Ministry of Justice Minister – Champakalata dd (IDS)
ISKCONResolve Co-Directors: Brahmatirtha dasa, Vraj Vihari dasa (BJD)
Prahladananda Swami (Chair), Champakalata dasi (IDS) (Vice-chair),
ISKCON Dispute Resolution Devakinandana dasa (MVG), Hansarupa dasa, Kamalesh Krsna dasa
Department (BCS), Vraja Vihari dasa (BJD), Navina-shyam dasa (BCS),
Candrasekhara Swami
Ministry of Padayatra Minister – Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami (LOK)
Minister – Prahladananda Swami
Ministry of Sannyasa Members: Bhakti Gauravani Goswami, Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Bhakti
Services Caitanya Swami, Hrdaya Caitanya dasa (SDG), Devakinandan dasa
(Juhu)
Vaishnavi Ministry Minister – Radha dasi (MG)
ISKCON General Counsel Devakinandan dasa (MVG)
Members – Tapana Misra dasa (BVKS) (Chair), Bhakti Caitanya
Swami, Praghosa dasa (SDG), Anuttama dasa, Revati Raman dasa
GBC Nominations Committee
(JPS), Radha Krsna dasa (BBGS), Gauranga dasa (RNS), Aniruddha
dasa (BJD), Devakinandan dasa (MVG)
Gauranga dasa (RNS), Govardhana dasa (BCAIS), Aniruddha dasa
(BJD), (Co-Chairs); Anuttama dasa, Bhakti Caitanya Swami,
Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Badrinarayan Swami, Jayapataka Swami,
GBC Organizational
Praghosa dasa (SDG), Revati Raman dasa (JPS), Caitanya Avatari
Development Committee
dasa (JPS), Devakinandan dasa (Juhu), Devakinandan dasa (MVG),
Gaura Krishna dasa (HDG), Praharana dasi, Tapana Misra dasa
(BVKS), Tirtharaj dasa (TKG), Vraja Vihari dasa (BJD)
Ananta Sesa dasa (IDS), Pancharatna dasa, Govinda Priya devi dasi
GBC Strategic Planning
(RNS), Parijata dasi (RNS), Aradhya Bhagavan dasa (BCS), Tosan
Team
Nimai dasa (RNS)
BBT-GBC Relations Members – Badrinarayan Swami, Gopal Krishna Goswami, Madhu
Committee Sevita dasa, Praghosa dasa (SDG) (Coordinator), Devamrita Swami,
Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Devakinandan dasa (MVG), Tapana Misra
dasa (BVKS), Govardhana dasa (BCAIS) Mathura Manohara dasa
(JPS), BBT Trustees and BBTI Directors
GBC Vaisnava Calendar Members — Bhanu Swami, Gopalapriya dasa (BVS), Sadasivananda
Committee dasa (JPD), Bhaktarupa dasa (Convener)
Badrinarayan Swami (coordinator), Bhanu Swami, Guru Prasad
Guru Daksina Committee Swami, Niranjana Swami, Praghosa dasa (SDG) Prahladananda
Swami, Ramai Swami
Members – Anuttama dasa, Prahladananda Swami (Chairman),
Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Ramai Swami, Bhakti Vijnana Goswami
Guru Services Committee
(RNS), Mahatma dasa, Gopika Radhika dd (JPS), Ananda Tirtha dasa
(PVS)
ISKCON Child Protection
Director – Kamalesh Krishna dasa (BCS)
Office
Minister: Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami (LOK)
ISKCON Kirtan Ministry
Jagannatha Kirtanananda dasa (JPS), Dinanukampa devi dasi (LOK)
GBC Executors Property
Jayapataka Swami, Guru Gauranga dasa, Nrsimhananda dasa,
Oversight Committee
Ramesvara dasa, Loka dd (BTS), Akshay Ramacandra dasa (JPS)
(GEPOC)
Members: Urmila dasi (Chair), Bhakti Prabhava Swami, Hari Parsad
dasa (RGS), Narayani dasi, Adi-purusa dasa (GKG), Sarvajna dasa
(NRS), Kartika Chandra dasa (RNS), Mahendra dasa (SS)
Sastric Advisory Council Associate Members: Giriraja Swami, Krishna Kshetra Swami,
Drutakarma dasa, Radhika Ramana dasa (HPS), Chaitanya Charan
dasa (RNS), Gopinatha-acarya dasa (KKS), Bhakti-Vijnana Goswami
(RNS), Gopal Hari dasa (GKG), Kanai Krishna dasa (RNS)
Leadership Conduct Office Mahavisnupriya dd
Bhanu Swami, Giriraja Swami, Malati dd, Hrdaya Caitanya dasa
Vaisnava Memorial Standing
(SDG) (convenor), Gauranga dasa (RNS), Nrsimha Kavaca dasa
Committee
(IDS)
Executive Director: Nanda Kishor dasa (GRS)
GBC Executive Support Corporate Services: Krishnanam dasa (RNS)
Office GBC Communications: Parijata dd (RNS)
Ministry and Committee Support: Jayalalita dd (KKS)
Ananda Tirtha dasa (PVS) Corresponding Secretary
Radha Sundari dd (RNS) EC Secretary
GBC Secretariat Staff Mahamani Govinda dasa (JPS) Treasurer
Subha Krsna dasa (RNS) GBC Office Manager
Nrsimha Kavaca dasa (IDS) Parliamentarian
807.01: Appointment of auditor
[Title] — Appointment of auditor — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 4, 2024
Resolved that:
Sri Ratnesh Singh Chandel aka Rasa Parayana dasa (GKG), Partner, Kothari Chandel & Co Chartered
Accountants 219/220 Office No. 2, Murlidhar Apartment, Kelkar Road, Narayan Peth, Pune 411030, is
appointed as statutory auditor for the year 2024-25.
810.01: Global Duty Officer appointments: New appointments
[Title] — New Global Duty Officers — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Resolved that:
1. Asitaradhya dasa (VVPS) is appointed as Global Duty Officer for Global Duties Office.
2. Indresa Gaura dasa (BBGS) is appointed as Global Duty Officer for Govinda’s Model.
3. Acyuta Priya dasa (RNS) is appointed as Global Duty Officer for Devotee Care.
4. Trilokatma dasa (BVS) is appointed as Global Duty Officer for Karma Free Club.
810.02: Global Duty Officer appointments: Reappointments
[Title] — Reappointment of Global Duty Officers — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Resolved that:
The following Global Duty Officers are reappointed for a further one-year term:
Caitanya Avatari dasa (JPS) India ISKCON initiated disciples’ database, CDM support
Devakinandan dasa (MVG) Singapore GBC Legal Office
Devakinandan dasa (Juhu) India International Projects’ development, Mayapur, Puri
Devotee Care, Bhaktivedanta Research Centre,
Gauranga dasa (RNS) India GEV 2.0
Krishna Premarupa dasa (BSDS) Switzerland Long Term Guru Training, Ministry of Education
Mukunda Madhava dasa (BSDS) India GBC Finance
Radheshyam dasa (RNS) India Recruiting Full Time Youth Devotees
Samba dasa (JPS) India GBC Funding and Property Office
Shyamananda Krishna dasa (GKG) Australia Environment—Green Temple Initiative
Global Leaders Database, ORGDEV, Endowment
Tirtharaj dasa (TKG) Australia Fund
Vaisesika dasa USA One World Book Distribution Team
Section 900: Financial and legal
901: GBC annual budget
[Title] — GBC Annual Budget — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC Budget for 2024-25 is (in INR):
Dandavats 574,000
Deputies — Travel for Assistant 82,000
Emergency Fund 410,000
Executive Committee Travel 328,000
Finance & Bank Charges 41,000
GBC Annual General Meeting 533,000
GBC Corresponding Secretary 541,200
GBC EC Secretary 541,200
GBC Strategic Planning Team 410,000
ISKCON Child Protection Office 4428,000
ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry 492,000
ISKCON Connection 246,000
ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry 1660,500
ISKCON Global Property Office 410,000
ISKCON Kirtan Ministry 205,000
ISKCON Law Department 820,000
ISKCON News 410,000
ISKCON Resolve 656,000
ISKCON Youth Ministry 164,000
Leadership Conduct Office 410,000
Legal & related expenses 800,000
Mayapur GBC Office & Accounts 492,000
Ministry of Cow Protection & Agriculture 615,000
Ministry of Education 658,000
Ministry of Justice 410,000
Ministry of Padayatra 164,000
Ministry of Sannyasa Services 205,000
SABHA 205,000
Srila Prabhupada Vyasa-puja Book 205,000
Vaisnava Calendar – Android Version 164,000
Vaishnavi Ministry 164,000
TOTAL 16,641,900
Zonal Assignments 2024
Note on GBC Areas: In 2015 the GBC adopted "a view of the deployment of its commissioners, the GBC
Zonal Secretaries . . . to optimize coverage of the planet," with the aim of "offering the world the most
systematic oversight and guidance."
This involved moving from a person-centered approach to dividing the world into territories possessing - as
much as possible - geographical and cultural consistency, allowing them to be "inheritable" by succeeding
GBCs. These are called "GBC Areas" (to distinguish them from the "zones" overseen by Zonal Supervisors).
Starting in 2018, the GBC has been ratifying GBC Areas and appointing "Area GBCs." Since other GBCs
might have been operating in that Area, they may continue to do so (as not to disrupt the existing working
relations) even without becoming the GBC for the whole Area, but remaining as co-GBCs together with the
Area GBC.
The orientation for the near future is that a GBC accepts a single “GBC Area” as his or her *exclusive*
territorial assignment, although the full implementation of this direction may take some time, and Area GBC
shall continue for some time to work together with other GBCs, cooperatively defining their degree of
involvement in the countries or states of the Area.
To optimize oversight, a priority for every Area GBC shall be to populate the Area with Zonal Supervisors.
I. Zonal Assignments according to GBC Area
1. Western Africa
Area GBC: Kavicandra Swami
Countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Equatorial Guinea,
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome &
Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
2. Central & Eastern Africa
Area GBC: Gopal Krsna Goswami
Countries: Burundi, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
3. Southern Africa
Area GBC: Bhakti Caitanya Swami
Countries: Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, Reunion, Seychelles, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia, Zimbabwe
4. Arab League and other Islamic countries:
Area GBC: To be Defined
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya,
Mauritania, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,
Tunisia, UAE, Yemen
5. Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean
Area GBC: Guru Prasad Swami
Countries: Belize, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago (and all other Caribbean countries & territories),
Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guyana, Guyana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Suriname.
6. Andean Countries
Area GBC: To be Defined
Countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.
7. Brazil
Area GBC: To be Defined
Country: Brazil
8. Southern Latin America
Area GBC: Virabahu Das
Countries: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
9. Northern Europe
Area GBC: To be Defined
Countries: United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway,
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
10. Western Europe
Area GBC: Madhu Sevita Das
Countries: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar, Italy,
Malta
11. Germanic Europe:
Area GBC: Dina Sharana Devi Dasi
Countries: Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland
12. Central Europe and Balkans
Area GBC: To be Defined
Countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia
13. South Eastern Europe:
Area GBC: To be Defined
Countries: Hungary, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel
14. Russian Sphere 1
Area GBC: Acyutatma Das
Regions: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volga Region, Tatarstan, Central Region, Bashkortostan, Northwest
Region
15. Central Asia, Transcaucasia, Ukraine & Moldova
Area GBC: To be Defined
Countries/Regions: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
16. Russian Sphere 3
Area GBC: Caitanya Chandra Charan Das
Regions: Altai Territory, Altai Republic, Bashkortostan, Republic of (North); Chelyabinsk, Kemerovo,
Khanty–Mansi Autonomous District – Yugra, Kirov, Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm Territory,
Yekaterinburg, Tomsk, Tyumen, Udmurt, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District
17. Russian Sphere 4
Area GBC: To be Defined
Regions: Mongolia, Russia: Amur Region, Buryatia, Republic of; Chita region (Zabaykalsky Territory),
Chukotka Autonomous District, Evenk Autonomous District, Irkutsk Region, Jewish Autonomous
Region, Kamchatka Territory, Khabarovsk Territory, Khakassia, Republic of; Krasnoyarsk Territory,
Magadan Region, Primorsky Territory, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Sakhalin Region, Taimyr Dolgano-
Nenets Autonomous, Tuva Republic
18. Japan, South Korea and North Korea
Area GBC: To be Defined
19. China
Area GBC: Giridhari Swami
Countries: China (Mainland), Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan, Philippines
20. South East Asia
Area GBC: To be Defined
Countries: Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
21. Oceania & Indonesia
Area GBC: Ramai Swami
Countries: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the rest of Oceania, Indonesia and
East Timor
22. Canada and Northern USA
Area GBC:
Regions: Canada, Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, North & South Dakota, Wyoming
23. Western USA
Area GBC: Badrinarayan Swami
States: Arizona, California (except Berkeley), Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Utah, Washington (except Seattle)
24. Northeast USA
Area GBC: Anuttama Das
States: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
25. Midwest/South USA
Area GBC: Malati DD
States: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin
26. Southeast USA
Area GBC: Bir Krishna Das Goswami
States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia
Indian Subcontinent
Areas: To be Defined
Area GBCs: To be Defined
Note: For a visual representation of the above, see GBC AREAS
Note: In the interest of enhancing the readability of this document, we have simplified the entries by
omitting the country names "India", "USA", "UK", and "Canada".
II. Zonal Assignments for GBC Members
Acyuta Priya Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Moldova
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktivaibhava Swami for:
Ukraine
Acyutatma Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Russia: Central Region, Bashkortostan, St. Petersburg, Volga Region
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Caitanya Swami for:
Russia: Northwest
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami for:
Russia: Moscow
Belarus
Co-Zonal Secretary with Caitanya Chandra Charan Das for:
Armenia
Anuttama Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Maryland
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North American Festival of India
Rhode Island
Washington DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania, except Gita Nagari & State College
New York
Vermont
Co-Zonal Secretary with Devamrita Swami for:
New Jersey
Pennsylvania: Gita Nagari & State College
Co-Zonal Secretary with Malati DD for: Ohio
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami, Tapana Misra
Das and Hrdaya Caitanya Das for:
West Bengal: Mayapur and its subsidiaries
Badrinarayan Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
Arizona
California (except Berkeley)
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington (except Seattle)
Bhakti Caitanya Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
Estonia
Lithuania
Co-Zonal Secretary with Govardhana Das for:
Botswana
Comoros
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Reunion
South Africa
eSwatini (Swaziland)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Co-Zonal Secretary with Govardhana Das and Jayapataka Swami for:
Seychelles
Co-Zonal Secretary with Acyutatma Das for:
Russia: Northwest
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktivaibhava Swami for:
Russia: Baikal
Russia: Eastern Siberia
Russia: South Siberia
Russia: Western Siberia
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktivaibhava Swami for:
Latvia
Bhakti Purusottama Swami
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami for:
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Nepal
Odisha: North & Puri, except Puri Project
Odisha: West
Sikkim
West Bengal, except Mayapur, Kolkata, Habibpur and their subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktivaibhava Swami for:
North Korea
South Korea
Co-Zonal Secretary with Ekanath Das and Shree Jeeva Das for:
Arunachal Pradesh
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami, Jayapataka Swami, Anuttama Das, Tapana Misra Das and
Hrdaya Caitanya Das for:
West Bengal: Mayapur and its subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Devakinandan Das for:
Bihar
Jharkhand
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Revati Raman Das and Tapana Misra Das for:
Kuwait
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Revati Raman Das for
Bahrain
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Shree Jeeva Das for:
Assam (except Silchar)
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krsna Goswami and Ekanath Das for:
Mizoram
Nagaland
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Gaurava Narayana Swami for:
Odisha: South
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Radhanath Swami for:
West Bengal: Kolkata and its subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami for:
West Bengal: Habibpur and its subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Ekanath Das and Shree Jeeva Das for:
Meghalaya & Tripura
Bhaktivaibhava Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
Mongolia
Russia: Far East
Albania
Czech Republic
Finland
Macedonia
Slovakia
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Caitanya Swami for:
Russia: Baikal
Russia: Eastern Siberia
Russia: South Siberia
Russia: Western Siberia
Latvia
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami for:
North Korea
South Korea
Co-Zonal Secretary with Acyuta Priya Das for:
Ukraine
Co-Zonal Secretary with Prahladananda Swami for:
Bulgaria
Bhanu Swami
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Vinoda Swami for:
Kerala
Tamil Nadu: Western
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Radhanath Swami for:
Karnataka: Belgaum
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Revati Raman Das for:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Shankhadhari Das for:
Tamil Nadu: Madurai, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Theni, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram,
Tuticorin, Virudunagar
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami for:
Brunei
Malaysia
Karnataka, except Belgaum
Lakshadweep
Maldives
Puducherry
Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu: Eastern
Co-Zonal Secretary with Kavicandra Swami for:
Japan
Bir Krishna Das Goswami
Zonal Secretary for:
Alabama
Florida: Northern, including Orlando, Tampa, Gainesville, Alachua & Tallahassee
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee (except Murari Sevaka)
Virginia
Co-Zonal Secretary with Devamrita Swami for:
Georgia (USA)
Co-Zonal Secretary with Radha Krsna Das for:
Israel: Harish
Co-Zonal Secretary with Ramai Swami for:
Fiji
Caitanya Chandra Charan Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Russia: Ural Region
Georgia (CIS)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Co-Zonal Secretary with Acyutatma Das for:
Armenia
Candrasekhar Acarya Das
Co-Zonal Secretary with Giridhari Swami for:
China: Mainland
Macau SAR
Hong Kong SAR
Taiwan
Devamrita Swami
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bir Krishna Goswami for:
Georgia (USA)
Co-Zonal Secretary with Anuttama Das for:
New Jersey
Pennsylvania: Port Royal & State College
Co-Zonal Secretary with Ramai Swami for:
Australia
New Zealand
Dina Sharana Devi Dasi
Zonal Secretary for:
Austria
Germany
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Co-Zonal Secretary with Hrdaya Caitanya Das for:
France: Dole
Giridhari Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
Philippines
Co-Zonal Secretary with Candrasekhar Acarya Das for:
China: Mainland
Macau SAR
Hong Kong SAR
Taiwan
Gopal Krishna Goswami
Zonal Secretary for:
Burundi
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Kenya
Rwanda
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Azerbaijan
Russia: Golden Ring
Russia: South
Delhi & NCR, except Noida
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh: Ujjain
Maharashtra: Kharghar
Myanmar
Pakistan
Canada: British Columbia
Canada: Maritime Provinces
Canada: Prairie Provinces
Canada: The Territories
Canada: Ontario
Co-Zonal Secretary with Kavicandra Swami for:
Central African Republic
Congo – Republic of,
Congo - Kinshasa
Gabon
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhima Das for:
Maharashtra: Mira Road
Co-Zonal Secretary with Devakinandan Das for:
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh, except NCR and Vrindavan
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Ekanath Das for:
Mizoram
Nagaland
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami, Anuttama Das, Tapana Misra
Das and Hrdaya Caitanya Das for:
West Bengal: Mayapur and its subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary with Mahaman Das and Ekanath Das for:
Manipur
Co-Zonal Secretary with Mahaman Das for:
Chattisgarh
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh, except Ujjain
Punjab
Uttaranchal
Co-Zonal Secretary with Acyutatma Das for: Russia: Moscow
Co-Zonal Secretary with Radhanath Swami for:
Goa, Daman and Diu
Maharashtra: Pune
Co-Zonal Secretary with Radhanath Swami, Bhima Das and Devakinandan Das for:
Maharashtra: Mumbai Juhu
Maharashtra: Navi Mumbai and Thane District
Govardhana Das
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Caitanya Swami for:
Botswana
Comoros
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Reunion
South Africa
eSwatini (Swaziland)
Zambia`
Zimbabwe
Mauritius
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Caitanya Swami and Jayapataka Swami for:
Seychelles
Guru Prasad Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
Belize
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Mexico
Nicaragua
Trinidad & Tobago
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Sundar Goswami for: El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Panama
Co-Zonal Secretary with Virabahu Das for:
Caribbean
French Guiana
Guyana
Suriname
Venezuela
Hrdaya Caitanya Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Andorra
Gibraltar
Portugal
Spain
Co-Zonal Secretary with Dina Sharana Devi Dasi for:
France: Dole
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami, Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami,
Tapana Misra Das and Anuttama Das for:
West Bengal: Mayapur and its subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary with Madhu Sevita Das for:
Belgium
France, except Dole
Luxembourg
The Netherlands
Jayapataka Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Gaurava Narayan Swami for:
Odisha: Central, except Puri
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami for:
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Nepal
Odisha: North & Puri, except Puri Project
Odisha: West
Sikkim
West Bengal, except Mayapur, Habibpur, Kolkata, and their subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Bhakti Gaurava Narayan Swami for:
Odisha: South
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Devakinandan Das for:
Bihar
Jharkhand
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami, Revati Raman Das and Tapana Misra Das for:
Kuwait
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Revati Raman Das for:
Bahrain
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Shree Jeeva Das for:
Assam (except Silchar)
Co-Zonal Secretary with Shree Jeeva Das for:
Assam: Silchar
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Radhanath Swami for:
West Bengal: Kolkata and its subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami for:
West Bengal: Habibpur and its subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami, Ekanath Das and Shree Jeeva Das for:
Meghalaya
Tripura
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami and Bhakti Vinoda Swami for:
Kerala
Tamil Nadu: Western
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami and Radhanath Swami for:
Karnataka: Belgaum
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami and Revati Raman Das for:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami and Shankhadhari Das for:
Tamil Nadu: Madurai, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Theni, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram,
Tuticorin, Virudunagar
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami for:
Brunei
Malaysia
Karnataka, except Belgaum
Lakshadweep
Maldives
Puducherry
Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu: Eastern
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami and Bhakti Purusottama Swami, Anuttama Das,
Tapana Misra Das, and Hrdaya Caitanya Das for:
West Bengal: Mayapur and its subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary with Kavicandra Swami for:
Singapore
Thailand
Co-Zonal Secretary with Virabahu Das for:
Chile
Co-Zonal Secretary with Govardhan Das and Bhakti Caitanya Swami for:
Seychelles
Kavicandra Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
Angola
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Chad
Gambia
Laos
Vietnam
Benin
Cameroon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Rio Muni
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krsna Goswami Swami for:
Central African Republic
Congo – Republic of,
Congo - Kinshasa
Gabon
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami for:
Japan
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami for:
Singapore
Thailand
Co-Zonal Secretary with Ramai Swami for:
Indonesia
Co-Zonal Secrtary with Radha Krsna Das for:
Israel: Ariel
Madhu Sevita Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Cyprus
Greece
Italy
Malta
San Marino
Co-Zonal Secretary with Hrdaya Caitanya Das for:
Belgium
France, except Dole
Luxembourg
Portugal
Spain
The Netherlands
Malati Devi Dasi
Zonal Secretary for:
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Pennsylvania: Western
Co-Zonal Secretary with Anuttama Das for:
Ohio
Prahladananda Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
Croatia
Poland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktivaibhava Swami for:
Bulgaria
Radha Krishna Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Hungary
Turkey
Romania
Co-Zonal Secretary with Madhu Sevita Das for:
Greece
Cyprus
Co-Zonal Secretary with Kavicandra Swami and Bir Krsna Das Goswami for:
Israel
Ramai Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
East Timor
Melanesia, except Fiji
Micronesia
Papua New Guinea
Polynesia, except Hawaii and New Zealand
Washington State: Seattle
Co-Zonal Secretary with Devamrita Swami for:
Australia
New Zealand
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bir Krsna Das Goswami for:
Fiji
Co-Zonal Secretary with Kavicandra Swami for:
Indonesia
Revati Raman Das
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami and Jayapataka Swami for:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Tapana Misra Das for:
Kuwait
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Purusottama Swami for:
Bahrain
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Romapada Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
New York: Freeport
Tapana Misra Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Afghanistan
Algeria
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
Yemen
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Revati Raman Das for:
Kuwait
Co-Zonal Secretary with Anuttama Das, Jayapataka Swami, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Bhakti Purusottama
Swami and Hrdaya Caitanya Das for:
West Bengal: Mayapur and its subsidiaries
Virabahu Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Argentina
Falkland Islands
Uruguay
Co-Zonal Secretary with Guru Prasad Swami for:
Caribbean (except Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago)
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Suriname
Venezuela
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami for:
Chile
III. Zonal Assignments for Special Committees
GBC Executive Committee
Zonal Secretary for:
Brazil
North American Executive Committee
Zonal Secretary for:
Alaska
Arkansas
California: Berkeley
Florida: Miami
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Wyoming
Puri Development Committee
Members: Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami, Devakinandan Das (Chairman), Braja Hari Das
(Vice-Chairman), Basu Ghosh Das, Gauranga Das, Gour Nitai Das, Premananda Das and Bhaktarupa Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Odisha: Puri Project
Vrindavan Executive Board
Members: Gopal Krishna Goswami, Bhima Das, Devakinandana Das (chair), Bhakti
Rasamrita Swami, Shankhadhari Das, Bhurijana Das, Guru Prasad Swami, Hrdaya
Caitanya Das
Zonal Secretary for:
Uttar Pradesh: Vrindavan
Mayapur Executive Board
Members: Jayapataka Swami, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami, Anuttama Das, Hrdaya
Caitanya Das, Tapana Misra Das, GBC EC Chairman (ex-officio), Basu Ghosh Das, Devakinandan Das,
Dayaram Das
Zonal Secretary for:
West Bengal: Mayapur, and its subsidiaries
IV. Zonal Assignments for Zonal Supervisors
Adiras Das (SNS) – Russia, South Region
Aniruddha Gopal Das (JPS) – Krsnakatha Desh
Bhakti Ananta Krsna Goswami (GKG) – Russia, Golden Ring Region
Bhakti Anugraha Janardana Swami (GKG) – Philippines
Bhakti Bhagavatamrita Kesava Swami (PVS) – Russia, South Region
Dayananda Swami (RNS) – Scotland & North England
Dayavan Swami (RSD) – Russia, Volga Region, Central Asia
Devakinandan Das (KDS) - Botswana
Devakinandan Das (MVG) - Singapore
Divya priya DD (JPS) - Ecuador
Harideva Das (BCAIS) – Mauritius
Gaudiya Das (TKG) – Fujian & Jiangxi
Gaurananda Das (CCCD) – Latvia
Govinda Vallabha Das (IDS) – Guangdong, Hunan & Hainan
Indresa Gaura dasa (BBGS) – Eastern Canada including Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island,
New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec
Jai Nitai Das (RNS) – London, SE England
Jaya Krsna Das (SNS) – Northern Illinois (excluding Naperville), St. Louis, Washington DC region
Krishna Premarupa Das (BSDS) – Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria
Krsna Smaranam Das (IDS) – Russia, Eastern Siberia Region
Lal Gopal Das (RPS) – Missouri (except St Louis), Southern Illinois
Madan Gopal Das (SDG) – Eastern Pennsylvania (including Philadelphia and Harrisburg), Delaware, Baltimore
Madhupati Das (JAS) – New Jersey (except Central NJ and Parsippany Temple)
Mathuresh Das (JPS) – Bolivia & Peru
Navavrinda DD (DVS)– NE Brazil
Nrsimha Krsna Das (SRS) – Turkey
Paramatma Das (SDG) – Suriname
Prabhupada Priya dd (HDG) – Texas
Prithvi-pati Das (SRS) – Hungary
Radha Govinda dasa (SRS) – Romania
Ramiya Das – Northern Florida, including Tallahassee, Orlando, Tampa, Deland, (not Alachua or Gainesville)
Sandhini Devi Dasi (RPS) – Liaoning, Jilin & Heilongjiang
Srivas Das (BTS) – West Africa
Svayam Bhagavan Kesava Swami (KKS) – England (South Central/Midlands)
Syamananda Krsna Das (GKG) – Pakistan
Tarakanath Das (SRS) – Wales & SW England
Trilokatma Das (BVS) – Slovakia, Albania, Macedonia
Tukarama Das (LOK) – Southern California and Nevada, particularly Long Beach, Escondido Farm, San Diego,
Riverside, and Las Vegas
Vaisesika dasa – Northern California
Vraja Pran Das (JPS) – Oman
Vrinda DD – Canada, Alaska, North & South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming
Yugal Kishore Das (RNS) – New York City
V. Zonal Assignments for Non-GBC Members
Bhakti Gaurava Narayan Swami
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami for:
Odisha: Central, except Puri, Bhubaneswar, and Cuttack
Odisha: Bhubaneswar, and Cuttack
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Purusottama Swami for:
Odisha: South
Bhakti Sundar Goswami
Co-Zonal Secretary with Guru Prasad Swami for: El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Panama
Bhakti Vinoda Swami
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami and Jayapataka Swami for:
Kerala
Tamil Nadu: Western
Bhima Das
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami for:
Maharashtra: Mira Road
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami, Radhanath Swami and Devakinandan Das for:
Maharashtra: Mumbai Juhu, Navi Mumbai and Thane District, except for Mira Road & Kharghar
Devakinandan Das
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami for:
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh, except NCR and Vrindavan
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami, Radhanath Swami and Bhima Das for:
Maharashtra: Mumbai Juhu, Navi Mumbai and Thane District, except for Mira
Road and Kharghar
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Purusottama Swami for:
Bihar
Jharkhand
Ekanath Das
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Shree Jeeva Das for:
Arunachal Pradesh
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami and Mahaman Das for:
Manipur
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami and Bhakti Purusottama Swami for:
Mizoram
Nagaland
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Shree Jeeva Das for:
Meghalaya
Tripura
Mahaman Das
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami and Ekanath Das for:
Manipur
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami for:
Chattisgarh
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh, except Ujjain
Punjab
Uttaranchal
Co-Zonal Secretary with Navayogendra Swami for:
Jammu and Kashmir
Radhanath Swami
Zonal Secretary for:
Maharashtra: Mumbai Chowpatty
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami and Jayapataka Swami for:
Karnataka: Belgaum
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami for:
Goa, Daman and Diu
Maharashtra: Pune
Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami, Bhima Das and Devakinandan Das for:
Maharashtra: Mumbai Juhu
Maharashtra: Navi Mumbai and Thane District
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Purusottama Swami for:
West Bengal: Kolkata and its subsidiaries
Co-Zonal Secretary for:
Maharashtra, except Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane District, and Pune
Navayogendra Swami
Co-Zonal Secretary with Mahaman Das for:
Jammu and Kashmir
Shankhadhari Das
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami and Jayapataka Swami for:
Tamil Nadu: Madurai, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Theni, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram,
Tuticorin, Virudunagar
Shree Jeeva Das
Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Ekanath Das for:
Arunachal Pradesh
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Purusottama Swami for:
Assam (except Silchar)
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami for:
Assam (Silchar)
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Ekanath Das for:
Meghalaya
Tripura
ISKCON GOVERNING BODY COMMISSION SOCIETY
Registration Number S/74662 under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961
P.O. Shree Mayapur Dham, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal 741313
https://gbc.iskcon.org
RESOLUTIONS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024
Go to the 2024 Zonal Assignments
Section 200: Governing Body Commission
204.03 GBC Meetings: Annual General Meeting
[Title] — Dates for 2025 GBC Annual General Meeting — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 1, 2024
Resolved that:
The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission Society shall be held from
February 14–23, 2025, at ISKCON Mayapur, WB, India
203.04: GBC Members: Assistant and Acting GBCs
[Title] — Reinstating the positions of Assistant GBC and Acting GBC — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Statutory Regulation
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Whereas the process to become a Global Duty Officer and Zonal Supervisor prior to entering the GBC
Nomination process is effective in training potential nominees for GBC membership.
Whereas there is a provision to circumvent the current Nominations process by a 4/5ths vote of the GBC
under emergency or special circumstances;
Whereas some GBC members have asked the Nominations Committee to build in some further flexibility
and creativity in the current nomination process during the next 5 years of extreme shift in the GBC
membership and the time needed to get quality devotees in the future GBC pipeline.
Whereas the training and engagement of Zonal Supervisors is focused on local and zonal management
and that of Global Duty Officers on specific global functions in ISKCON which do not necessary require
travelling out of the zone unless specifically outlined in the GDO project.
Whereas the training and evaluation of future GBC nominees will be strengthened by their attending and
participating in GBC meetings along with in-service training and supervision.
Whereas the removal of the preliminary intervals of Assistant and Acting GBC deprives the individual and
the group of the advantages of nominees attending and participating in GBC meetings and other GBC
group engagements, sub-committee participation etc.
Therefore, it is resolved that:
The positions of Assistant GBC and Acting GBC are reinstated.
The GBC Nominations Committee will assess the qualifications of each stage and report and recommend
to the GBC.
Before becoming a GBC member with voting rights, one is required to first become an Assistant GBC and
later an Acting GBC under the guidance of a GBC member. This assumes a potential nominee has
completed the existing nomination process as is currently in effect.
After at least one year, or maximum two, an Assistant GBC can become an Acting GBC by a 2/3rds vote of
the GBC Body.
After at least one year, or maximum two, an Acting GBC may become a Full GBC with Voting rights by a
2/3rds vote of the GBC Body.
At either stage of the process, if the candidate is not confirmed to move to the next stage within the two-
year period, the candidate will be dropped from the list. During the same period the candidate may decide
to opt out as well.
Section 400: ISKCON Ministries, Committees, and
Offices
406.02: ISKCON Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture:
Minimum Cow Protection and Agricultural Standards
[Title] — Leasing of Cows Suspended — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Governing law
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Whereas currently according to the current Minimum Cow Protection Standards for ISKCON, section 2.IX.4
“Permitted”:
4. Leasing Cows. Arrangements for leasing cows to others is permitted if it can contribute to the overall
goal of cow protection, and if the lessee is legally bound to abide by all Cow Protection Standards,
ISKCON GBC Law 507 Minimum Cow Protection Standards 14 including, but not limited to,
arrangements made for lifetime protection of both cow and calf.
Whereas the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture believes the above is not currently in the best
interests of cow protection.
Therefore, it is resolved that:
The above Cow Protection standard 2.IX.4 “Permitted”, allowing the leasing of cows, is suspended until
further notice. Exceptional requests to lease cows, calves, bulls, or oxen must be submitted to the regional
representative of the Ministry of Cow Protection and Agriculture for approval.
450.03: ISKCON Child Protection Office: Other
[Title] — ICPO Year Plan 2024-25 — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Whereas upon completion of the discussions held on 1st and 3rd March 2024 between Kamalesh Krishna
dasa, ICPO Director, and the GBC Body, Kamalesh Krishna dasa acknowledged shortcomings on his part,
and the GBC recognized the need for increased support of the International Child Protection Office, and
upon Kamalesh Krishna dasa’s request to have certainty on his continued role in the ICPO.
Therefore, it is resolved that:
1. For 2024-2025, the GBC has increased the ICPO’s budget to USD 54,000.
2. Kamalesh Krishna dasa is reappointed to serve as the ICPO Director for a period of one (1) year,
until March 1, 2025.
3. An interim Oversight Committee, as deemed necessary by the CPO Review and Working
Committees, shall be appointed by the GBC.
a. The primary and ongoing role of this Committee is to ensure CPO policies and procedures
are properly followed now and into the future.
b. The Oversight Committee shall not participate in any adjudications and/or investigations.
c. The Oversight Committee will report to the GBC EC.
4. During the upcoming year the following will be priorities for the ICPO:
a. The ICPO Director, is to prioritize the finalization of any pending cases, particularly those in
Bangladesh and Mayapur during this year. The GBC will assist in any way it can upon
request.
b. The ICPO shall work forthwith with the Bharat CPO to create a shared list of review panel
members (including several from India) that can be drawn from for any India cases. The
ICPO will work with Regional CPOs, including the Bharat CPO, in a way to share information
for future functioning.
c. The ICPO Director shall support and permit Regional CPOs to establish their own review
panels in their respective regions comprising of trained and qualified members.
d. All new review panel members are to undergo the foundational adjudication training
provided by the Justice Ministry and supplemented by the ICPO.
e. The ICPO Director shall provide detailed quarterly updates on the caseload and progress
reports in a format to be jointly agreed upon between himself and the Oversight Committee.
f. The ICPO Director shall provide the Oversight Committee with a detailed annual account of
CPO expenses and an annual budget request.
g. The ICPO Director undertakes to ensure that he will render his fullest cooperation to the
Oversight Committee in respect of sharing information and documents as and when
necessary, as determined by the Oversight Committee.
The Oversight Committee shall monitor progress in these areas and offer its assistance where
needed.
5. A Co-Director may be appointed by the GBC during this year to serve in the ICPO. This will be done
in consultation with Kamalesh Krishna dasa.
6. During 2024, the GBC will be considering a restructuring of the ICPO, and its processes based on a
review from the Executive Secretariat Office (ESO), as well as the policies adopted from the 2023
Child Protection Review Committee and Working Group. The ICPO Director is directed to serve as
an advisor to those processes.
Section 700: Gurus and disciples
702.02: ISKCON Spiritual masters: Regulations
[Title] — Initiating in the Presence of One’s Diksa-guru — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] – Governing Law
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Premise:
Although the nomenclature of the proposal is “Initiating in the presence of one’s Diksa Guru”, the
proposers are of the opinion that the essence of it, namely: a) Keeping the centrality of the Founder-
Acarya in the lives of the future generations of both gurus and disciples, b) Having gurus with an
appropriate level of training, advancement, maturity and being of high character, and c) Maintaining
the unity of the movement by having gurus and disciples remaining loyal and obedient to ISKCON
and the GBC Body, will be fundamental in any resolution dealing with the guru-disciple relationship.
The present proposal is a revisitation of the 2019 Resolution that took a lot of time and energy and
was passed near-unanimously by the GBC Body; (this Resolution was then abruptly replaced during
COVID through GEM without much discussion by an earlier one that is now current). This revised
edition of the 2019 Resolution we are now proposing is more focused on training, less restrictive, and
actually consistent with Srila Prabhupada’s instructions and exemplary actions.
Whereas the replacement of the 2019 Resolution with an earlier one had taken place through an
insufficient GEM discussion, so much so that many GBC Members hadn’t realized that a change had taken
place,
Whereas ISKCON Law 7.3.2 now reads:
"As taught by Srila Prabhupada, the etiquette of not initiating in the presence of one’s diksa-guru will
be upheld in ISKCON. However, Srila Prabhupada and historical precedents also teach us that
disciples may sometimes initiate in the physical presence of their diksa-gurus, if so directed by them.
In such a case, the disciple should go through the normal procedure for commencing the service of
diksa-guru."
Therefore, it is resolved that:
The 2019 Governing Law “Conditions for second-generation Diksa-gurus” be reintroduced in a modified
form as follows:
ISKCON Law 7.3.2 is amended to read as follows:
As taught by Srila Prabhupada, the etiquette of not initiating in the presence of one’s diksa-guru will
be upheld in ISKCON. However historical precedents also teach us that disciples may sometimes,
in exceptional cases, initiate in the physical presence of their diksa-gurus.
The GBC clarifies that an individual devotee taking up the service of diksa-guru in the physical
presence of their guru may be allowed as an exception when the following conditions are met. The
Guru Services Committee will confirm that the candidate for becoming a next generation guru has
met all these conditions:
Mandatory Conditions:
1. The candidate must have been initiated for at least 25 years.
2. The candidate’s diksa-guru has affirmed in writing to the GBC Body that he agrees the candidate is
suitable for this service and that he gives his blessings.
3. A letter of approval for the candidate to take up the role of diksa-guru has been received from the
Regional Council, or if none exists, the National Council, Area Council or, if none of the above
exists, the GBC member of that area where the candidate primarily serves or resides.
4. All standard procedures for commencing the service of diksa-guru according to ISKCON law,
including required training and other conditions as outlined and codified by the Guru Service
Committee, as well as additional appropriate training from diksa- and/or siksa- gurus, have been
met.
5. Final acceptance of the candidate to begin initiating is affirmed by a 2/3 vote of the GBC Body.
Additional Mandatory Condition
(may be waived by a 2/3 vote of the GBC Body):
• The candidate’s own diksa-guru should retire completely from accepting disciples or agrees to
immediately retire upon the guru’s disciple accepting his own disciples. This is true especially if the
currently initiating guru is overburdened with responsibilities and/or is experiencing serious health
problems.
Factors to be considered by the GBC in determining if a waiver may be approved:
• The area in which the candidate will initiate has a substantial number of devotees wanting initiation,
and a shortage of gurus to do this service.
• Language barriers necessitate gurus who speak the local language in specified areas.
Optional conditions that may be applied in an individual case, per a 2/3 vote of the GBC:
• When the candidate takes up the service of diksa-guru he will only be able initiate in a specific
area(s).
• The number of disciples the new diksa-guru may initiate can be limited by the GBC.
The responsibility of ensuring that all conditions for next generation diksa-gurus as listed above rests with
the respective Local Area Councils nominating such candidates and confirmed by the Guru Services
Committee.
Section 800: Appointments
802.01: GBC officers and members: GBC officers
[Title] — GBC officers — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — February 28, 2024
Resolved that:
1. Guru Prasad Swami is elected GBC Chairman
2. Tapana Misra dasa (BVKS) is elected First Vice-Chairman
3. Govardhana dasa (BCAIS) is elected Second Vice-Chairman
4. Gopal Krishna Goswami is elected GBC Secretary
802.02: GBC Officers and members: Individual member
appointments
[Title] — Acyuta Priya dasa appointed as a GBC member — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Statement
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
Acyuta Priya Das (RNS) is appointed as a full GBC member.
802.03: GBC officers and members: Individual member resignations
[Title] —Resignation of Bhakti-bhusana Swami — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC accepts the resignation of Bhakti-bhusana Swami. His resignation is effective at the conclusion of
the 2024 AGM.
[Title] —Resignation of Bhaktimarga Swami — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC accepts the resignation of Bhaktimarga Swami. His resignation is effective at the conclusion of
the 2024 AGM.
[Title] —Resignation of Niranjana Swami — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC accepts the resignation of Niranjana Swami. His resignation is effective at the conclusion of the
2024 AGM.
[Title] —Resignation of Malati devi dasi — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC accepts the resignation of Malati devi dasi. Her resignation is effective on December 31, 2024.
[Title] —Resignation of Radhanath Swami — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 8, 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC accepts the resignation of Radhanath Swami. His resignation is effective at the conclusion of the
2024 AGM.
802.04: GBC officers and members: Individual members on leave of
absence
[Title] — Romapada Swami’s leave of absence— 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action order
[Date passed] — March 2, 2024
Resolved that:
The Leave of Absence of Romapada Swami is extended by a further one year to March 2, 2025.
804.01: Sannyasa appointments: Sannyasa waiting list
[Title] — Sannyasa waiting list — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Resolved that:
The following are the candidates for sannyasa along with their respective waiting periods:
Valmiki dasa (CCCD) This year
Vishvavasu dasa (NRS) (Germany/Baltics/Russia) One year
Atmaram dasa (GGS) One year
Savyasachi dasa (BCS) (Swaziland) One year
Govindanandana dasa (BCS) One year
Rukmini Krsna dasa (GKG) North India Sannyasa candidate*
Nanda Kumar dasa (BVG) Russia Sannyasa candidate*
Shanta Narsimha dasa (JPS) Jaipur Sannyasa candidate*
Kamalalochan dasa (GKG) (Mumbai) TBD
*Note: The sannyasa waiting period system is changing and thus new candidates will not have a stipulated
annual waiting period any more.
805.01: Ministry and Standing Committee appointments:
Reaffirmation of Ministries and Standing Committees
[Title] — Reaffirmation of Ministries and Standing Committees —2023
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
The following are the Ministry and Standing Committees and their membership assignments for 2024-25:
Congregational Development
Minister – Jayapataka Swami
Ministry
Minister – Nrsimha Kavaca dasa (IDS)
ISKCON Deity Worship Members: Devadeva dasa (BCAIS) (Executive Director), Murli
Ministry Manohara dasa (SRS), Manohara dasa (SDG), Radha Thakurani dd
(BCAIS), Mahat Sevaka dasa (DAS), Nara-Narayana dasa (KDS)
Shyamapriya dd (SDA), Yogendra dasa (BCAIS)
ISKCON Youth Ministry Minister – Manorama dasa (SNS)
Ministry of Book Distribution Minister – Vaisesika dasa
Ministry of Communications Minister – Anuttama dasa
Minister – Kalakantha dasa (IS)
Ministry of Cow Protection &
Agriculture IMCPA Board of Directors (USA): Niranjana Swami, Sesa dasa,
Vaikuntha dasa, Krishna Kishore dasa (BCS), Kalakantha dasa (IS)
Ministry of Education Minister – Tapana Misra dasa (BVKS)
Minister – Devakinandan dasa (Juhu),
Ministry of Fund Members: Govind Prema dasa (GKG), Mukunda Madhava dasa
Development (BSDS), Madan Gopal dasa (SDG), Nila Madhava dasa (BCS), Vijaya
Gopikesa dasa (JPS)
Ministry of Justice Minister – Champakalata dd (IDS)
ISKCONResolve Co-Directors: Brahmatirtha dasa, Vraj Vihari dasa (BJD)
Prahladananda Swami (Chair), Champakalata dasi (IDS) (Vice-chair),
ISKCON Dispute Resolution Devakinandana dasa (MVG), Hansarupa dasa, Kamalesh Krsna dasa
Department (BCS), Vraja Vihari dasa (BJD), Navina-shyam dasa (BCS),
Candrasekhara Swami
Ministry of Padayatra Minister – Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami (LOK)
Minister – Prahladananda Swami
Ministry of Sannyasa Members: Bhakti Gauravani Goswami, Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Bhakti
Services Caitanya Swami, Hrdaya Caitanya dasa (SDG), Devakinandan dasa
(Juhu)
Vaishnavi Ministry Minister – Radha dasi (MG)
ISKCON General Counsel Devakinandan dasa (MVG)
Members – Tapana Misra dasa (BVKS) (Chair), Bhakti Caitanya
Swami, Praghosa dasa (SDG), Anuttama dasa, Revati Raman dasa
GBC Nominations Committee
(JPS), Radha Krsna dasa (BBGS), Gauranga dasa (RNS), Aniruddha
dasa (BJD), Devakinandan dasa (MVG)
Gauranga dasa (RNS), Govardhana dasa (BCAIS), Aniruddha dasa
(BJD), (Co-Chairs); Anuttama dasa, Bhakti Caitanya Swami,
Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Badrinarayan Swami, Jayapataka Swami,
GBC Organizational
Praghosa dasa (SDG), Revati Raman dasa (JPS), Caitanya Avatari
Development Committee
dasa (JPS), Devakinandan dasa (Juhu), Devakinandan dasa (MVG),
Gaura Krishna dasa (HDG), Praharana dasi, Tapana Misra dasa
(BVKS), Tirtharaj dasa (TKG), Vraja Vihari dasa (BJD)
Ananta Sesa dasa (IDS), Pancharatna dasa, Govinda Priya devi dasi
GBC Strategic Planning
(RNS), Parijata dasi (RNS), Aradhya Bhagavan dasa (BCS), Tosan
Team
Nimai dasa (RNS)
Members – Badrinarayan Swami, Gopal Krishna Goswami, Madhu
Sevita dasa, Praghosa dasa (SDG) (Coordinator), Devamrita Swami,
BBT-GBC Relations
Bhaktivaibhava Swami, Devakinandan dasa (MVG), Tapana Misra
Committee
dasa (BVKS), Govardhana dasa (BCAIS) Mathura Manohara dasa
(JPS), BBT Trustees and BBTI Directors
GBC Vaisnava Calendar Members — Bhanu Swami, Gopalapriya dasa (BVS), Sadasivananda
Committee dasa (JPD), Bhaktarupa dasa (Convener)
Badrinarayan Swami (coordinator), Bhanu Swami, Guru Prasad
Guru Daksina Committee Swami, Niranjana Swami, Praghosa dasa (SDG) Prahladananda
Swami, Ramai Swami
Members – Anuttama dasa, Prahladananda Swami (Chairman),
Guru Services Committee Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Ramai Swami, Bhakti Vijnana Goswami
(RNS), Mahatma dasa, Gopika Radhika dd (JPS), Ananda Tirtha dasa
(PVS)
ISKCON Child Protection
Director – Kamalesh Krishna dasa (BCS)
Office
Minister: Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami (LOK)
ISKCON Kirtan Ministry
Jagannatha Kirtanananda dasa (JPS), Dinanukampa devi dasi (LOK)
GBC Executors Property
Jayapataka Swami, Guru Gauranga dasa, Nrsimhananda dasa,
Oversight Committee
Ramesvara dasa, Loka dd (BTS), Akshay Ramacandra dasa (JPS)
(GEPOC)
Members: Urmila dasi (Chair), Bhakti Prabhava Swami, Hari Parsad
dasa (RGS), Narayani dasi, Adi-purusa dasa (GKG), Sarvajna dasa
(NRS), Kartika Chandra dasa (RNS), Mahendra dasa (SS)
Sastric Advisory Council Associate Members: Giriraja Swami, Krishna Kshetra Swami,
Drutakarma dasa, Radhika Ramana dasa (HPS), Chaitanya Charan
dasa (RNS), Gopinatha-acarya dasa (KKS), Bhakti-Vijnana Goswami
(RNS), Gopal Hari dasa (GKG), Kanai Krishna dasa (RNS)
Leadership Conduct Office Mahavisnupriya dd
Bhanu Swami, Giriraja Swami, Malati dd, Hrdaya Caitanya dasa
Vaisnava Memorial Standing
(SDG) (convenor), Gauranga dasa (RNS), Nrsimha Kavaca dasa
Committee
(IDS)
Executive Director: Nanda Kishor dasa (GRS)
GBC Executive Support Corporate Services: Krishnanam dasa (RNS)
Office GBC Communications: Parijata dd (RNS)
Ministry and Committee Support: Jayalalita dd (KKS)
Ananda Tirtha dasa (PVS) Corresponding Secretary
Radha Sundari dd (RNS) EC Secretary
GBC Secretariat Staff Mahamani Govinda dasa (JPS) Treasurer
Subha Krsna dasa (RNS) GBC Office Manager
Nrsimha Kavaca dasa (IDS) Parliamentarian
807.01: Appointment of auditor
[Title] — Appointment of auditor — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 4, 2024
Resolved that:
Sri Ratnesh Singh Chandel aka Rasa Parayana dasa (GKG), Partner, Kothari Chandel & Co Chartered
Accountants 219/220 Office No. 2, Murlidhar Apartment, Kelkar Road, Narayan Peth, Pune 411030, is
appointed as statutory auditor for the year 2024-25.
810.01: Global Duty Officer appointments: New appointments
[Title] — New Global Duty Officers — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Resolved that:
1. Asitaradhya dasa (VVPS) is appointed as Global Duty Officer for Global Duties Office.
2. Indresa Gaura dasa (BBGS) is appointed as Global Duty Officer for Govinda’s Model.
3. Acyuta Priya dasa (RNS) is appointed as Global Duty Officer for Devotee Care.
4. Trilokatma dasa (BVS) is appointed as Global Duty Officer for Karma Free Club.
810.02: Global Duty Officer appointments: Reappointments
[Title] — Reappointment of Global Duty Officers — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 9, 2024
Resolved that:
The following Global Duty Officers are reappointed for a further one-year term:
Caitanya Avatari dasa (JPS) India ISKCON initiated disciples’ database, CDM support
Devakinandan dasa (MVG) Singapore GBC Legal Office
Devakinandan dasa (Juhu) India International Projects’ development, Mayapur, Puri
Devotee Care, Bhaktivedanta Research Centre,
Gauranga dasa (RNS) India GEV 2.0
Krishna Premarupa dasa (BSDS) Switzerland Long Term Guru Training, Ministry of Education
Mukunda Madhava dasa (BSDS) India GBC Finance
Radheshyam dasa (RNS) India Recruiting Full Time Youth Devotees
Samba dasa (JPS) India GBC Funding and Property Office
Shyamananda Krishna dasa (GKG) Australia Environment—Green Temple Initiative
Global Leaders Database, ORGDEV, Endowment
Tirtharaj dasa (TKG) Australia Fund
Vaisesika dasa USA One World Book Distribution Team
Section 900: Financial and legal
901: GBC annual budget
[Title] — GBC Annual Budget — 2024
[Meeting] — Annual General Meeting
[Category] — Action Order
[Date passed] — March 2024
Resolved that:
The GBC Budget for 2024-25 is (in INR):
Dandavats 574,000
Deputies — Travel for Assistant 82,000
Emergency Fund 410,000
Executive Committee Travel 328,000
Finance & Bank Charges 41,000
GBC Annual General Meeting 533,000
GBC Corresponding Secretary 541,200
GBC EC Secretary 541,200
GBC Strategic Planning Team 410,000
ISKCON Child Protection Office 4428,000
ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry 492,000
ISKCON Connection 246,000
ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry 1660,500
ISKCON Global Property Office 410,000
ISKCON Kirtan Ministry 205,000
ISKCON Law Department 820,000
ISKCON News 410,000
ISKCON Resolve 656,000
ISKCON Youth Ministry 164,000
Leadership Conduct Office 410,000
Legal & related expenses 800,000
Mayapur GBC Office & Accounts 492,000
Ministry of Cow Protection & Agriculture 615,000
Ministry of Education 658,000
Ministry of Justice 410,000
Ministry of Padayatra 164,000
Ministry of Sannyasa Services 205,000
SABHA 205,000
Srila Prabhupada Vyasa-puja Book 205,000
Vaisnava Calendar – Android Version 164,000
Vaishnavi Ministry 164,000
TOTAL 16,641,900যেখানে উদ্ধৃত
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