Resoluções do GBC e atribuições zonais 2023

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

                 MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2023


Go to the 2023 Zonal Assignments



Section 200: Governing Body Commission

204.01 GBC meetings: regulations
[Title] — Protocol for Extending Meetings—2023
[Meeting] – GBC Midterm General Meeting
[Category] – Rule of order (passed on October 28, 2023)

Whereas the following resolution was passed in 1987:

       1. That no GBC meeting shall exceed the scheduled limits of 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (morning
          session) and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (afternoon session), unless the members by a 2/3rds
          majority concur that an emergency exists. In the event of such an emergency, the maximum
          extension per session may be extended for 30 minutes only.

Whereas this resolution no longer serves the needs of the GBC.

Therefore, it is resolved that:

Any GBC meeting may be extended by a 2/3rds majority vote. The meeting may be extended by up to 30
minutes. If a further extension is necessary, then another 2/3rd majority vote will be required.

Any meeting may be extended for a maximum of 1 hour.



[Title] — Quorum for onsite, online, or blended participation meetings—2023
[Meeting] – GBC Midterm General Meeting
[Category] – Rule of order (passed on October 28, 2023)

Whereas the service of a GBC zonal secretary is a solemn responsibility to the ISKCON society, Śrīla
Prabhupāda and the mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Whereas in order to facilitate the GBC meetings more flexibility is required.

Whereas there is a need to increase the quorum to ensure that the decisions made by the GBC are indeed
the will of the majority of GBC members.

Whereas the existing rules of order state:

       No business shall be transacted at any general meeting, except for the adjournment of the meeting,
       unless a quorum of members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business.

       A quorum for any general meeting shall be 51% of the total number of GBC members of the Society
       subsisting as such on the date of notice of the meeting.

Therefore, it is resolved that:

   ●   The chairman must establish that a quorum is present before a meeting can begin.

   ●   Any member can raise a point of order about an apparent lack of quorum.

   ●   If the chair begins the meeting without a quorum present and a member is speaking on an issue,
       that member may not be interrupted for the purpose of stating that a quorum is not present. The
       chair should allow debate to continue and permit a member to raise an announcement about not
       having a quorum when members are not speaking.

   ●   60% of the voting members must be present for a quorum, to vote on a proposal for a Final Vote to
       be considered binding. (Voting members are GBC members who are not on a Leave of Absence or
       are not restricted from voting for disciplinary or other reasons.)

   ●   In the event individual members are not able to participate in meetings onsite, the GBC EC may
       grant leave for the member to participate online,

   ●   In exceptional circumstances, the GBC EC, at their discretion, may also utilize the option of blended
       meetings.

   ●   Members participating online, must do so with their cameras on for their votes to be considered.

   ●   If there is no quorum no decisions can be made other than to:

           o   Adjourn the meeting.
           o   Take a recess.
           o   Fix the time to adjourn to.
           o   Taking measures to establish a quorum.

   ●   Discussion may continue, at the discretion of the GBC EC chair, on a particular topic but no voting is
       allowed.

Participation in meetings

   ●   If a voting member misses more than three consecutive online meetings, or one onsite meeting, the
       GBC EC will seek an explanation from the member to understand why they are not participating in
       meetings.

   ●   Persistent absence without satisfactory explanation (to be determined by GBC EC) from meetings
       may result in a member being censured.

   ●   This rule of order for quorum applies to onsite, online, and blended meetings.

[Title] — Informed Decision-making by GBC Members is a Solemn Duty —
2023
[Meeting] – GBC Annual General Meeting
[Category] – Rule of order (passed on February 11, 2023)

Whereas nearly every resolution passed by the GBC Body has potentially significant ramifications on
ISKCON and its devotees.

Whereas it is the solemn duty of the GBC Body as a whole and of each GBC member individually to make
informed decisions when voting on proposed resolutions.

Whereas each GBC member is expected to assimilate relevant and often vital information contained in
submitted documents, oral presentations, and deliberations prior to voting.

Whereas relevant and often vital documents are frequently not provided to GBC members sufficiently in
advance of GBC meetings thereby impairing the ability of GBC members to attentively read and absorb the
documentation in a timely fashion.

Therefore, it is resolved that:

   1. Sufficient time in advance of each online GBC meeting, but in no case less than 10 (ten) days, shall
      be allocated by the GBC Executive Committee to enable GBC members and Ministers to read and
      assimilate all documentation, in excess of (10) ten pages, provided for that meeting;

   2. Prior to any presentation, discussion or deliberation regarding any agenda item, each GBC member
      shall certify to the GBC Body by means of a “polling sheet” whether he or she has read and
      assimilated the attached documents pertaining to that agenda item;

   3. Only members who have certified on the "polling sheet" that they have read and assimilated the
      attached documents will be allowed to vote on the matter.

   4. If the number of GBC members making said certification to the GBC Body is less than the number
      required to constitute a quorum, then such agenda item shall not be taken up at that meeting but
      shall be postponed to the next meeting of the GBC Body at which time the certification process set
      forth above shall again be required.

   5. If the GBC Body votes by a two-thirds supermajority that an agenda item is urgent, the requirements
      of this resolution may be waived, except for the requirement set forth in Section 2 above.



204.03 GBC Meetings: Annual General Meeting
[Title] — Dates for 2024 GBC Annual General Meeting — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Midterm General Meeting
[Category] – Action order (passed on October 28, 2023)

Resolved that:

The Annual General Meeting of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission Society shall be held from
February 27–March 9, 2024, at ISKCON Mayapur, WB, India

204.05 GBC Meetings: Mid-term General Meeting
[Title] — Dates for 2023 GBC Midterm General Meeting — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Action order (passed on March 15, 2023)

Resolved that: The Midterm General Meeting of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission Society shall
be held from October 25-30, at ISKCON Pune, India


204.05 GBC Meetings: Mid-term General Meeting
[Title] — Dates for 2024 GBC Midterm General Meeting — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Action order (passed on December 13, 2023)

Resolved that: The Midterm General Meeting of the ISKCON Governing Body Commission Society shall
be held from October 1-7, at ISKCON New Vrindavan, USA.




Section 300: ISKCON

301.05: ISKCON Members: Individual devotees

[Title] — Narahari dasa’s Suspension as an Initiating Guru in ISKCON — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Statement (passed on October 19, 2023)

Whereas considering that the concerns raised by the Hawaii temple board about Narahari prabhu’s
activities and their opinion that he should not be allowed to resume giving initiations, and considering that
Narahari dasa continues to make aspiring disciples despite the GBC’s and the North American RGB’s
decision that he should not do so

Therefore, it is resolved that:

Narahari dasa's suspension as an initiating guru is continued until February 20, 2025. His suspension will
not automatically be lifted, but further considered based on his performance.

During the time of his continued suspension Narahari dasa will continue to follow all the restrictions given to
him by the North American RGB as well as any agreement he works out with the Hawaii temple board
which should include the board's clear expectations of his service, relationships and behavior. Any
agreement worked out with the Hawaii board should also be sent the Guru Services Committee and the
North American RGB.

Also, during his suspension, Narahari dasa will not canvas, promise initiation or give initiation to anyone
anywhere in the world, including the aspiring disciples that he presently has. He will also inform those who
are now aspiring for initiation that he was not and is not now authorized to accept aspiring disciples.

The North American RGB and the Guru Services Committee will work together to reach any future
decisions concerning Narahari dasa’s suspension.

Section 400: ISKCON Ministries, Committees and
Offices

407.02: ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry: Installations

[Title] — Installing Laksmi-Nrsimha and Balaji in Guntur— 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Midterm General Meeting
[Category] – Statement (passed on October 28, 2023)

Whereas ISKCON Guntur, India, has applied to install deities of Laksmi-Nrsimha and Balaji.

Whereas ISKCON Law “Regulation of installations — 2017” states:

       For any applications for deities apart from those given by Srila Prabhupada, i.e., Radha-Krsna;
       Jagannatha, Baladeva, Subhadra; Gaura-Nitai (or Panca-tattva); and salagram silas; the IDWM
       requires executive input. Therefore, for any application that includes Krsna-Balarama or Sita Rama
       Laksmana Hanumana, the IDWM will consult with the GBC Executive Committee for approval. Any
       deities, apart from the aforementioned, must be approved by the GBC Body before the IDWM can
       issue a Certificate of Readiness for installing deities.

Whereas in 2011 ISKCON Guntur was gifted land with the condition of installing deities of Nrsimhadeva
and Balaji.

Whereas ISKCON Guntur installed deities of Jagannatha, Baladeva, and Subhadra and Radha-Krishna in
2014 under the direction of ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry’s India representatives.

Whereas the donor is pressuring the temple to install Laksmi-Nrsimha and Balaji as he feels his business is
suffering because he has not fulfilled his promise to the Lord.

Whereas ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry has expressed concerns about ISKCON submitting to the
pressure of a donor to install deities.

Whereas, understanding the difficultly faced by ISKCON Guntur in this situation and, after communicating
with the India Bureau and their indicating that they would like this installation to go ahead, ISKCON Deity
Worship Ministry is reluctantly willing to support the installation of these deities.

Whereas, ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry’s India representatives have assessed ISKCON Guntur as
having all the necessary brahmanas and other facilities and resources to care for the deities of Laksmi-
Nrsimha and Balaji.

Therefore, it is resolved that:

ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry is hereby given permission to issue a Certificate of Readiness to ISKCON
Guntur for the deities of Laksmi-Nrsimha and Balaji.

445.22: Other Committees: ISKCON Bureau–GBC Relationship
Committee

[Title] — Appointment of the five GBC members to the joint ISKCON Bureau–
GBC Relationship Committee — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Statement (passed on January 18, 2023)

Whereas the ISKCON India Bureau (IB) has requested further consultation and dialogue on Vaishnavi
Diksha Guru (VDG) and Guru Tattva.

Whereas the GBC resolved on 24 October 2022 to engage in further dialogue with the IB.

Whereas the IB has nominated Bhanu Swami, Devakinandan dasa (Convenor), Rasaraja dasa, Bhakti
Vinoda Swami and Shreejeeva dasa as the members of the IB Committee.

Whereas the GBC Committee will as a first duty, seek to create an enabling environment for a productive
dialogue.

Whereas the GBC Committee will draw on the extensive research done, call upon GBC members, engage
with the Vaishnavi Ministry, and with any other party, grouping or person that will advance its efforts to find
a speedy resolution; and

Whereas the GBC should finalize the 5 GBC members to the joint committee.

Therefore, it is resolved that:

       1. Guru Prasad Swami, Dina Sharana devi dasi, Gauranga dasa (RNS), Tapana Misra dasa
          (BVKS) and Govardhana dasa (BCAIS) are appointed as members to the joint ISKCON Bureau
          (IB)-GBC relationship committee; and

       2. The Committee will provide quarterly updates to the GBC body.



450.03 ISKCON Central Office of Child Protection: other
[Title] —Establishing a Committee to Identify CPO Director — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Statement (passed on December 13, 2023)

Resolved that: The GBC hereby forms a committee composed of the Executive Support Office, along with
Navin Krishna Das, Champakalata Devi, Chaitanya Mangala Das, Govinda Lilamrita Devi, the regional
CPO Directors, and the CPO advisor Anuttama Das, to identify qualified candidates for CPO directorship.
The current CPO Director, Kamalesh Krishna Das, will be consulted in this process.

453.03: Sastric Advisory Council: Papers

[Title] — Brahma-gayatri Mantra in ISKCON – Varnasrama, Bhakti, Principle or
Detail — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Governing law (passed on June 28, 2023)

Whereas the GBC Body has been informed that there are instances within ISKCON where systems of
initiation have been instituted that differ significantly from the system followed by Śrīla Prabhupāda in terms
of the eligibility of a devotee for initiation, as well as the vows taken, and the mantras given at the time of
initiation.

And whereas at the request of the GBC Body, its Sastric Advisory Council (SAC) has extensively
researched the matter and presented a paper in their advisory capacity.

Therefore, it is resolved that:

   1. Initiates’ vows at first initiation shall be, as Śrīla Prabhupāda required, to chant a minimum of
      sixteen rounds daily of the maha-mantra:

                       Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare
                       Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare

       as well as giving up intoxication, illicit sex, gambling and the eating of meat, fish, and eggs.

   2. Initiating gurus at second initiation shall give the specific seven mantras that Śrīla Prabhupāda gave
      to all initiates at what we call brahminical initiation or second initiation, and direct them to chant
      them three times a day at three sandhyas (morning, mid-day, and evening).

   3. Gurus and those who recommend initiation candidates shall not make any distinction of birth,
      nationality, race, ethnicity, previous saṁskāra, marital status, gender, or classifications within the
      varṇas (such as occupational livelihood) as to who would be eligible to take those vows and receive
      those mantras in full at first and second initiation.

   4. At the time of initiation, gurus should say, “As a member of ISKCON under the guidance and
      leadership of the GBC Body, I give you initiation in the guru Parampara.”

       Initiates must then take only the vows that Srila Prabhupada gave. Gurus may request, or instruct,
       disciples to accept additional voluntary individual commitments, such as chanting extra rounds on
       Ekadasi, or remaining loyal to ISKCON. However, such should be in the form of instructions or
       guidelines and should not be included as an initiation requirement or vow.


[Footnotes to resolution]

The GBC is hereby publishing the Sastric Advisory Council paper entitled “Brahma-gayatri Mantra in
ISKCON -- Varnashrama, Bhakti, Principle or Detail?”

Section 500: Deputies, Global Duty Officers, Special
Duty Officers, and Zonal Supervisors

501.01: Deputies: Duties

[Title] — Amendment to Deputies Duties — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Annual General Meeting
[Category] – Statement (passed on February 10, 2023)

Whereas the Deputies for decades have given the GBC valuable service in reviewing proposals before they
are presented to the GBC.

Whereas the GBC resolution “Deputies Appointment Procedures — 2005” defines the responsibilities of the
GBC Deputies Committee as:

       All Deputies should attend the annual GBC Meetings in Sridham Mayapur and assist the
       GBC Body in its deliberations. This shall include:

       Meeting as a separate body to consider various proposals or topics referred to it by the GBC
       Executive Committee, as well as proposals from amongst its own members, and to prepare
       draft legislation for consideration and voting by the GBC Body; and

       Participating in various subcommittees and/or attending to other duties as assigned by the
       Executive Committee.

       All Deputies should, where possible, make themselves available to assist the GBC Executive
       Committee and Secretariat during the year in communicating with any ISKCON managers
       that an individual Deputy may be in contact with.

Whereas the Deputies have saved the GBC time by reviewing proposals sent to the GBC.

Whereas the GBC Deputies Committee has proven effective in assisting the GBC to craft relevant
legislation address the needs of ISKCON.

Whereas proposals from different Ministries, Committees and Offices should be treated equally, except for
exceptional circumstances.

Whereas the GBC passed the following resolution in 2021:

       1. That All proposals submitted to the GBC will be processed using GEM except where the
          GBC EC decides a different methodology is required.

       2. All proposals shall be lodged via the Proposals conference and processed by the
          Deputies.

       3. When the GBC Executive Committee decides that a proposal warrants bypassing the
          Deputies, due to considerations such as confidentiality or it being an emergency, etc, the
          proposal will be sent directly to the GBC First Review level on GEM.

Therefore, it is resolved that:

The resolution defining the responsibilities of the GBC Deputies Committee be amended to:

All Deputies should attend the annual GBC Meetings in Sridham Mayapur and assist the GBC Body in its
deliberations. This shall include:

   1. All proposals submitted to the GBC must first go through the Deputies for their review; exceptions to
      this rule may be made by a unanimous vote of the GBC EC or a majority vote of the GBC body for
      individual proposals.

   2. The GBC Deputies Committee may also consider additional topics referred to it by the GBC
      Executive Committee, as well as proposals from amongst its own members, and to prepare draft
      legislation from these deliberations for consideration and voting by the GBC Body; and

   3. Participating in various subcommittees and/or attending to other duties as assigned by the
      Executive Committee.

   4. All Deputies should, where possible, make themselves available to assist the GBC Executive
      Committee and Secretariat during the year in communicating with any ISKCON managers that an
      individual Deputy may be in contact with.




Section 600: ISKCON Spiritual leadership

604.01: Regional management: Regional Governing Bodies

[Title] — Formation and Recognition of the North American Governing Body
— 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Annual General Meeting
[Category] – Administrative order (passed on February 11, 2023)

Whereas the GBC body has encouraged the establishment of continental committees (GBC Resolution
404/2002. Regional and Continental Governing Bodies)

Whereas North America has been designated as a ’Region’ with 5 ’Zones’ encompassing the United States
and Canada

Whereas the North American GBC members and other leaders have been functioning as a continental
governance group prior to the 2002 resolution but have not formally applied for recognition as an RGB.

Whereas the North American Council has been working on a framework for the past 12 months, including
soliciting and receiving feedback from GBC members active in North America, legal counsel, senior
leaders, and temple presidents.

Therefore, it is resolved that:

The GBC accepts the application of the North American Council, including the accompanying Rules and
Regulations, and officially recognizes the North American Regional Governing Body.

Section 800: Appointments

802:01: GBC officers and members: GBC officers
[Title] — GBC officers — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Annual General Meeting
[Category] – Action order (passed on February 7, 2023)

Resolved that:

    1. Revati Raman dasa (JPS) is elected GBC Chairman
    2. Guru Prasad Swami is elected First Vice-Chairman
    3. Tapana Misra dasa (BVKS) is elected Second Vice-Chairman
    4. Gopal Krishna Goswami is elected GBC Secretary



802.04: GBC officers and members: Individual members on leave of
absence
[Title] — Bhakti-Bhusana Swami’s leave of absence extension — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Action order (passed on January 4, 2023)

Resolved that:

The Leave of Absence of Bhakti-bhusana Swami is extended by a further one year.



[Title] — Radha Krsna dasa’s leave of absence—2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Action order (passed on January 4, 2023)

Resolved that:

Radha Krsna dasa (BBGS) is granted a Leave of Absence for health reasons.



[Title] — Giridhari Swami’s leave of absence— 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Action order (passed on March 15, 2023)

Resolved that:

Giridhari Swami is granted a Leave of Absence for health reasons.

804.01: Sannyasa appointments: Sannyasa waiting list

[Title] — Sannyasa waiting list — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Action order (passed on May 15, 2023)

Resolved that:

The following are the candidates for sannyasa along with their respective waiting periods:

 Adhoksaja dasa (NRS) (Russia)                                   this year

 Gopendra dasa (BCS) (Vrndavana)                                 this year

 Radha Shyamsunder dasa (LOK) (Vrndavana)                        this year

 Trailokyanatha dasa (GGS)                                       this year

 Valmiki dasa (CCCD)                                             One year

 Kamalalochan dasa (GKG) (Mumbai)                                One year

 Savyasachi dasa (JPS)                                           One year

 Vishvavasu dasa (NRS) (Germany/Baltics/Russia)                  One year

 Atmaram dasa (GGS)                                              Two years

 Savyasachi dasa (BCS) (Swaziland)                               Two years

 Govindanandana dasa (BCS)                                       Two years




805.01: Ministry and Standing Committee appointments:
Reaffirmation of Ministries and Standing Committees

[Title] — Reaffirmation of Ministries and Standing Committees —2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Action order (passed on August 23, 2023)

Resolved that: The following are the Ministry and Standing Committees and their membership
assignments for 2023-24:

 Congregational
                              Minister – Jayapataka Swami
 Development Ministry

 ISKCON Deity Worship
                              Minister – Nrsimha Kavaca dasa (IDS)
 Ministry

 ISKCON Youth Ministry        Minister – Manorama dasa (SNS)

Ministry of Book
                             Minister – Vijaya dasa (HDG)
Distribution

Ministry of
                             Minister – Anuttama dasa
Communications

Ministry of Cow Protection
                             Minister – Kalakantha dasa (IS)
& Agriculture

Ministry of Education        Minister – Tapana Misra dasa (BVKS)

Ministry of Fund             Minister – Devakinandan dasa (Juhu),
Development                  Members: Mukunda Madhava dasa (BSDS), Madan Gopal dasa (SDG)

Ministry of Justice          Minister – Champakalata DD (IDS)

ISKCONResolve                Co-Directors: Brahmatirtha dasa, Vraj Vihari dasa (BJD)

                             Prahladananda Swami (Chair), Champakalata dasi (Vice-chair) (IDS),
ISKCON Dispute               Devakinandana dasa (MVG), Hansarupa dasa, Kamalesh Krsna dasa
Resolution 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         Other members: Bhakti Gauravani Goswami, Bhaktivaibhava Swami,
Services                     Bhakti 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
GBC Nominations              Swami, Praghosa dasa (SDG), Anuttama dasa, Revati Raman dasa
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,
                             Badrinarayan Swami, Jayapataka Swami, Praghosa dasa (SDG),
GBC Organizational
                             Revati Raman dasa (JPS), Caitanya Avatari dasa (JPS), Devakinandan
Development Committee
                             dasa (Juhu), Devakinandan dasa (MVG), Gaura Krishna dasa (HDG),
                             Praharana dasi, Tapana Misra dasa (BVKS), Tirtharaj dasa (TKG),
                             Vraja Vihari dasa (BJD)

                             Vraja Vihari dasa (BJD) Ananta Sesa dasa (IDS), Pancharatna dasa,
GBC Strategic Planning       Vrsabhanu dasa (PSDG), Govinda Priya devi dasi (RNS), Parijata dasi
Team                         (RNS), Aradhya Bhagavan dasa (BCS), Shyama Sakhi devi dasi
                             (RNS), Tosan 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 dasa
Committee
                             (BVKS), Govardhana dasa (BCAIS) Mathura Manohara dasa, 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 Swami,
Guru Daksina Committee     Niranjana Swami, Praghosa dasa (SDG) Prahladananda Swami, Ramai
                           Swami

                           Members – Anuttama dasa, Prahladananda Swami (Chairman), Bhakti
Guru Services Committee    Caitanya Swami, Ramai Swami, Bhakti Vijnana Goswami (RNS),
                           Mahatma dasa, Gopika Radhika DD (JPS)

ISKCON Central Office of
                           Director – Kamalesh Krishna dasa (BCS)
Child Protection

                           Minister: Sri Krishna Chaitanya Swami (LOK)
ISKCON Kirtan Ministry
                           Jagannatha Kirtanananda dasa, Dinanukampa devi dasi

GBC Executors Property
                           Jayapataka Swami, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Guru Gauranga dasa,
Oversight Committee
                           Nrsimhananda dasa, Ramesvara dasa, Loka dd (BTS)
(GEPOC)

                           Members: Urmila dasi (Chair), Bhakti Prabhava Swami (BCS), Hari
                           Parsad dasa (RGS), Narayani dasi, Adi-purusa dasa (GKG), Sarvajna
                           dasa (NRS), Kartika Chandra dasa (RNS)

Sastric Advisory Council
                           Associate Members: Giriraja Swami, Krishna Ksetra Swami,
                           Drutakarma dasa, Radhika Ramana dasa (HPS), Caitanya-caran dasa
                           (RNS), Gopinatha-acarya dasa (KKS), Bhakti-Vijnana Goswami (RNS),
                           Gopal Hari dasa (GKG), Kanai Krishna dasa (RNS)

Prevention of Leadership
                           Mahavisnupriya dd
Misconduct Office

Vaisnava Memorial          Bhanu Swami, Giriraja Swami, Malati DD, Hrdaya Caitanya dasa
Standing Committee         (convenor) (SDG), Gauranga dasa (RNS), Nrsimha Kavaca dasa (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

806.01: Appointment of GBC Deputies

[Title] — Confirmation of GBC Deputy Membership—2023
[Meeting] – GBC Midterm General Meeting
[Category] – Action order (passed on October 25, 2023)

Resolved that: The following devotees are confirmed as GBC Deputies for the next three years:

   1.     Krsnadasa Kaviraja dasa (Chair)
   2.     Sri Krsna Caitanya Swami (LOK) (Vice Chair)
   3.     Aniruddha dasa (BJD) (Secretary)
   4.     Acintya Rupa dasi (BJD)
   5.     Acyuta Priya dasa (RNS)
   6.     Akrura dasa (GKG)
   7.     Aravindaksa Govinda dasa (JPS)
   8.     Bhaktarupa dasa
   9.     Bharata Candra dasa (BDDS)
   10.    Brajsundar dasa (RDGS)
   11.    Devakinandana dasa (KDS) (Botswana)
   12.    Jagarini dasi
   13.    Jaya Gaura dasa
   14.    Kalasamvara dasa
   15.    Madana-mohana dasa (MG)
   16.    Nagapatni devi dasi
   17.    Namacarya dasa (BCAIS)
   18.    Prasanta dasi (LOK)
   19.    Rasaraja dasa (BSDS)
   20.    Srivasa dasa (BTS)
   21.    Vedavyasapriya Swami



807.01: Appointment of auditor
[Title] — Appointment of auditor — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Annual General Meeting
[Category] – Action order (passed on February 7, 2023)

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 2023-24.

809.01: Zonal Supervisor appointments: New supervisors

[Title] — Appointment of Zonal Supervisors — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Midterm General Meeting
[Category] – Action order (passed on October 28, 2023)

Resolved that: The following devotees are appointed as Zonal Supervisors:

 Indresa Gaura dasa (BBGS)     Eastern Canada including Nova Scotia, Newfoundland,
                               Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, and
                               Quebec

 Madhupati dasa (JAS)          New Jersey (except Central NJ and Parsippany Temple)

 Yugal Kishore dasa (RNS)      New York City

 Ramiya dasa                   Northern Florida, including Tallahassee, Orlando, Tampa,
                               Deland, (not Alachua or Gainesville)

 Prabhupada Priya dd (HDG)     Texas

 Vaisesika dasa                Northern California

 Tukarama dasa, (LOK)          Southern California and Nevada, particularly Long Beach,
                               Escondido Farm, San Diego, Riverside, and Las Vegas

 Radha Govinda dasa (SRS)      Romania




810.01: Global Duty Officer appointments: Appointments
[Title] — Pundarikaksa Govinda dasa appointed as Global Duty Officer for
Temple Construction advice — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Action order (passed on February 1, 2023)

Resolved that:

Pundarikaksa Govinda dasa (JPS) is appointed as a Global Duty Officer for Temple construction advice.

810.02: Global Duty Officer appointments: Reappointments

[Title] — Reappointment of Global Duty Officers — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Virtual Meetings
[Category] – Action order (passed on February 1, 2023)

Resolved that: The following Global Duty Officers are reappointed for a further one-year term:

                                               ISKCON initiated disciples’ database, CDM
 Caitanya Avatari dasa (JPS)     India
                                               support

 Devakinandan dasa (MVG)         Singapore     GBC Legal Office

                                               International Projects’ development,
 Devakinandan dasa (Juhu)        India
                                               Mayapur, Puri

                                               Devotee Care, Bhaktivedanta Research
 Gauranga dasa (RNS)             India
                                               Centre, GEV 2.0

 Krishna Premarupa dasa                        Long Term Guru Training, Ministry of
                                 Switzerland
 (BSDS)                                        Education

 Mukunda Madhava dasa
                                 India         GBC Finance
 (BSDS)

 Radheshyam dasa (RNS)           India         Recruiting Full Time Youth Devotees

 Samba dasa (JPS)                India         GBC Funding and Property Office

 Shyamananda Krishna dasa
                                 Australia     Environment—Green Temple Initiative
 (GKG)

                                               Global Leaders Database, ORGDEV,
 Tirtharaj dasa (TKG)            Australia
                                               Endowment Fund

 Vaisesika dasa                  USA           One World Book Distribution Team




Section 900: Financial and legal

901: GBC annual budget

[Title] — GBC Annual Budget — 2023
[Meeting] – GBC Annual General Meeting
[Category] – Action order (passed on February 7, 2023)

Resolved that:

The GBC Budget for 2023-24 is (in INR):

Annual General Meetings                        520,000

Cow Protection & Agriculture                   555,000

Child Protection Office                       1,600,000

GBC Org Dev Committee — Constitution Work      240,000

Dandavats                                      560,000

Deputies — Travel for Assistant                 80,000

ISKCON Deity Worship Ministry                  800,000

Emergency Fund                                 320,000

Legal & related expenses                       800,000

Executive Committee Travel                     240,000

Finance & Bank Charges                          40,000

GBC Strategic Planning Team                    400,000

GBC Corresponding Secretary                    528,000

GBC EC Secretary                               528,000

GBC Organizational Development Committee       240,000

ISKCON Congregational Development Ministry     480,000

ISKCON Connection                              240,000

ISKCON Global Property Office                  800,000

ISKCON News                                    400,000

ISKCON Resolve                                 400,000

ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry                       200,000

Mayapur GBC Office & Accounts                  400,000

Ministry of Education                          640,000

Ministry of Justice                            400,000

Prevention of Leadership Misconduct Office     400,000

SABHA                                          200,000

Vaishnavi Ministry                             160,000

Srila Prabhupada Vyasa-puja Book               400,000

TOTAL                                        13,176,000


Zonal Assignments 2023
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, 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: Bhaktimarga Swami
         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:
         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:
         States: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas,
         Wisconsin

     26. Southeast USA
         Area GBC: Bir Krishna Das Goswami
         States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 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
 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

  Co-Zonal Secretary with Caitanya Chandra Charan Das for:
    Armenia

 Anuttama Das
  Zonal Secretary for:
    Delaware
    Florida: Northern Florida, including Alachua & Tallahassee
    Illinois
    Iowa
    Kansas
    Maryland
    Missouri
    Nebraska
    Washington DC
    West Virginia
    Wisconsin
  Co-Zonal Secretary with Devamrita Swami for:
    Pennsylvania: Eastern
Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami 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
  Co-Zonal Secretary with Govardhana Das for:
    Botswana
    Lesotho
    Malawi
    Mozambique
    Namibia
    South Africa
    eSwatini (Swaziland)
    Zambia
    Zimbabwe
    Mauritius
  Co-Zonal Secretary with Govardhana Das for:
    Comoros
    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
Co-Zonal Secretary with Niranjana Swami for: Lithuania

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 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

Bhakti-bhusana Swami
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Virabahu Das for:
   Paraguay
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Guru Prasad Swami and Bhakti Sundar Goswami for:
   El Salvador
   Guatemala
   Honduras

   Panama
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Guru Prasad Swami for:
   Costa Rica
   Nicaragua
   Colombia

Bhaktimarga Swami
 Zonal Secretary for:
   Canada: Quebec
   Alaska
   Montana
   Wyoming
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Anuttama Das for:
   North & South Dakota
   Minnesota
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami for:
    Canada: British Columbia, Maritime Provinces, Prairie Provinces, The Territories, Ontario
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Guru Prasad Swami for:
    Cuba

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 Niranjana Swami 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: Orlando & Gainesville
    Louisiana
    Mississippi
    North Carolina
    South Carolina
    Virginia
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
 Zonal Secretary for:
   Georgia (USA)
   New Jersey
   Pennsylvania: Port Royal
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Radhanath Swami for:
   New York, except Freeport
 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
Co-Zonal Secretary with Kavicandra Swami for:
    Central African Republic
    Congo – Republic of,
    Congo - Kinshasa
    Gabon
  Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktimarga Swami for:
    Canada: British Columbia
    Canada: Maritime Provinces
    Canada: Prairie Provinces
    Canada: The Territories
    Canada: Ontario
  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 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
    Lesotho
    Madagascar
    Malawi
    Mozambique
    Namibia
    South Africa
    eSwatini (Swaziland)
    Zambia
    Zimbabwe
    Mauritius
  Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Caitanya Swami for:
    Comoros
    Seychelles

 Guru Prasad Swami
  Zonal Secretary for:
    Mexico
    Trinidad & Tobago
  Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti-bhusana Swami and Bhakti Sundar Goswami for:
    El Salvador
    Guatemala
    Honduras
    Panama
  Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti-bhusana Swami for:
    Costa Rica
    Belize
    Nicaragua
    Colombia
  Co-Zonal Secretary with Virabahu Das for:
    Caribbean
    French Guiana
    Guyana
    Suriname
    Venezuela

Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktimarga Swami for:
  Cuba

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
   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
   Seychelles
 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 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

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, except Villa Vrindavana, Firenze Area, Centro Studio Bhaktivedanta, Bologna Area, and Venice Area
  Malta
  San Marino
  Co-Zonal Secretary with Radhanath Swami for:
  Italy, Villa Vrindavana, Firenze Area, Bologna Area, and Venice Area
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
   Ohio
   Pennsylvania: Western

Niranjana Swami
 Zonal Secretary for:
   Moldova
   Connecticut
   Maine
   Massachusetts
   New Hampshire
   North American Festival of India
   Rhode Island
   Vermont
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Caitanya Swami for: Lithuania
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktivaibhava Swami for:
   Ukraine

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

Radhanath Swami
 Zonal Secretary for:
   Maharashtra: Mumbai Chowpatty
   Italy: Centro Studio Bhaktivedanta
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Madhu Sevita Das for:
    Italy: Villa Vrindavana, Firenze Area, Centro Studio Bhaktivedanta, Bologna Area, and Venice Area
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhanu Swami and Jayapataka Swami for:
   Karnataka: Belgaum
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Devamrita Swami for:
   New York, except Freeport
 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

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

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
    Suriname
    Venezuela
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami for:
    Chile
 Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti-bhusana Swami for:
    Paraguay

                       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
    Oklahoma
    Tennessee
    Texas

 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, 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

 Acyuta Priya Das - Ukraine & Moldova
 Adiras Das, (ex-Aditi Duhka-ha Das) – Russia, South Region
 Aniruddha Gopal Das – Krsnakatha Desh
 Bhakti Ananta Krsna Goswami – Russia, Golden Ring Region
 Bhakti Anugraha Janardana Swami – Philippines
 Bhakti Bhagavatamrita Kesava Swami – Russia, South Region
 Dayananda Swami - Scotland & North England
 Dayavan Swami – Russia, Volga Region, Central Asia
 Devakinandan Das (KDS) - Botswana
 Devakinandan Das (MVG) - Singapore
 Divya priya DD - Ecuador
 Doyal Govinda Das – Germany, Austria
 Harideva Das – Mauritius
 Gaudiya Das – Fujian & Jiangxi
 Gaurananda Das – Latvia
 Govinda Vallabha Das – Guangdong, Hunan & Hainan

Jai Nitai Das – London, SE England
Jaya Krsna Das – Northern Illinois (excluding Naperville), St. Louis, Washington DC region
Krishna Premarupa Das – Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Krsna Smaranam Das – Russia, Eastern Siberia Region
Lal Gopal Das – Missouri (except St Louis), Southern Illinois
Madan Gopal Das – Eastern Pennsylvania (including Philadelphia and Harrisburg), Delaware, Baltimore
Mathuresh Das - Bolivia & Peru
Navavrinda DD – NE Brazil
Nrsimha Krsna Das - Turkey
Paramatma Das – Suriname
Prithvi-pati Das – Hungary
Sandhini Devi Dasi -- Liaoning, Jilin & Heilongjiang
Srivas Das - West Africa
Svayam Bhagavan Kesava Swami - England (South Central/Midlands)
Syamananda Krsna Das – Pakistan
Tarakanath Das – Wales & SW England
Trilokatma Das – Slovakia, Albania, Macedonia
Vraja Pran Das – Oman
Vrinda DD -- Canada, Alaska, North & South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming


                         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 Bhakti-bhusana Swami and 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
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


[Title] –— Amendment to Deputies Duties 2023

[Meeting] – GBC Annual General Meeting (passed on February 10, 2023)
[Category] – Statement

Whereas the Deputies for decades have given the GBC valuable service in
reviewing proposals before they are presented to the GBC;

Whereas the GBC resolution “Deputies Appointment Procedures — 2005” defines
the responsibilities of the GBC Deputies Committee as:

      All Deputies should attend the annual GBC Meetings in Sridham
      Mayapur and assist the GBC Body in its deliberations. This shall
      include:

      Meeting as a separate body to consider various proposals or topics
      referred to it by the GBC Executive Committee, as well as proposals
      from amongst its own members, and to prepare draft legislation for
      consideration and voting by the GBC Body; and

      Participating in various subcommittees and/or attending to other duties
      as assigned by the Executive Committee.

      All Deputies should, where possible, make themselves available to
      assist the GBC Executive Committee and Secretariat during the year in
      communicating with any ISKCON managers that an individual Deputy
      may be in contact with.

Whereas the Deputies have saved the GBC time by reviewing proposals sent to the
GBC;

Whereas the GBC Deputies Committee has proven effective in assisting the GBC to
craft relevant legislation address the needs of ISKCON;

Whereas proposals from different Ministries, Committees and Offices should be
treated equally, except for exceptional circumstances;

Whereas the GBC passed the following resolution in 2021:

      1. That All proposals submitted to the GBC will be processed using
      GEM except where the GBC EC decides a different methodology is
      required.

      2. All proposals shall be lodged via the Proposals conference and
      processed by the Deputies.

      3. When the GBC Executive Committee decides that a proposal
      warrants bypassing the Deputies, due to considerations such as
      confidentiality or it being an emergency, etc, the proposal will be sent
      directly to the GBC First Review level on GEM.

Therefore, it is resolved that:
The resolution defining the responsibilities of the GBC Deputies Committee be
amended to:

All Deputies should attend the annual GBC Meetings in Sridham Mayapur and assist
the GBC Body in its deliberations. This shall include:

1. All proposals submitted to the GBC must first go through the Deputies for their
review; exceptions to this rule may be made by a unanimous vote of the GBC EC or
a majority vote of the GBC body for individual proposals.

2. The GBC Deputies Committee may also consider additional topics referred to it by
the GBC Executive Committee, as well as proposals from amongst its own
members, and to prepare draft legislation from these deliberations for consideration
and voting by the GBC Body; and

3. Participating in various subcommittees and/or attending to other duties as
assigned by the Executive Committee.

4. All Deputies should, where possible, make themselves available to assist the GBC
Executive Committee and Secretariat during the year in communicating with any
ISKCON managers that an individual Deputy may be in contact with.



[Title] –— Informed Decision-making by GBC Members is a Solemn
Duty

[Meeting] – GBC Annual General Meeting (passed on February 11, 2023)
[Category] – Rule of Order

Whereas nearly every resolution passed by the GBC Body has potentially significant
ramifications on ISKCON and its devotees;

Whereas it is the solemn duty of the GBC Body as a whole and of each GBC
member individually to make informed decisions when voting on proposed
resolutions;

Whereas each GBC member is expected to assimilate relevant and often vital
information contained in submitted documents, oral presentations, and deliberations
prior to voting;

Whereas, relevant and often vital documents are frequently not provided to GBC
members sufficiently in advance of GBC meetings thereby impairing the ability of
GBC members to attentively read and absorb the documentation in a timely fashion;

Therefore, it is resolved that:

1. Sufficient time in advance of each online GBC meeting, but in no case less than
10 (ten) days, shall be allocated by the GBC Executive Committee to enable GBC
members and Ministers to read and assimilate all documentation, in excess of (10)
ten pages, provided for that meeting;

2. Prior to any presentation, discussion or deliberation regarding any agenda item,
each GBC member shall certify to the GBC Body by means of a “polling sheet”
whether he or she has read and assimilated the attached documents pertaining to
that agenda item;

3. Only members who have certified on the "polling sheet" that they have read and
assimilated the attached documents will be allowed to vote on the matter.

4. If the number of GBC members making said certification to the GBC Body is less
than the number required to constitute a quorum, then such agenda item shall not be
taken up at that meeting but shall be postponed to the next meeting of the GBC
Body at which time the certification process set forth above shall again be required.

5. If the GBC Body votes by a two-thirds supermajority that an agenda item is urgent,
the requirements of this resolution may be waived, except for the requirement set
forth in Section 2 above.



[Title] –— Formation and Recognition of the North American
Governing Body

[Meeting] – GBC Annual General Meeting (passed on February 11, 2023)
[Category] – Administrative Order

Whereas the GBC body has encouraged the establishment of continental
committees (GBC Resolution 404/2002. Regional and Continental Governing
Bodies)

Whereas North America has been designated as a ’Region’ with 5 ’Zones’
encompassing the United States and Canada

Whereas the North American GBC members and other leaders have been
functioning as a continental governance group prior to the 2002 resolution but have
not formally applied for recognition as an RGB

Whereas the NAC has been working on a framework for the past 12 months,
including soliciting and receiving feedback from GBC members active in North
America, legal counsel, senior leaders, and temple presidents

Therefore, it is resolved that:

The GBC accept the application of the NAC, including the accompanying Rules and
Regulations, to form the officially recognized North American Regional Governing
Body.