Red Cross State Branch Protection Committee convenor Dillip Dashsharma has urged Indian Red Cross Society- Odisha State Branch (IRCS-OSB) President and Governor Prof Geneshi Lal to look into all issues of the society and resolve them as he has time during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.
In a letter, Dashsharma mentioned that annual general meeting of the IRCS-OSB has not been held for over 10 years. Financial Statement has not been passed in the executive body meeting since 2008-09. The executive meeting, which should be held thrice a year, has not been held since January 2010.
An executive meeting had only been held in February 2019 and it was decided that the name and logo of the Red Cross would be written at all 55 blood banks in the State. However, the decision has not been implemented yet.
The monthly meetings of lifetime members have also been stopped altogether.
"The Red Cross Society in the State is running without annual and executive meetings. Many issues have to be resolved. His Excellency might have time now. Kindly look into all the issues and resolve them soon," urged Dashsharma.