Arunachal Karate-Do Association
Recognised by Director of Sports & Youth Affairs Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh
Affiliated with Arunachal Olympic Association (AOA)

Arunachal Karate-Do Association (AKA) was formed and established in the year 1994 with its Head Office at Naharlagun, under Papum Pare District of Arunachal Pradesh and thereafter it was Registered under Section 3 of the Societies Registration Act,1860 [As modified by the Societies Registration (Extension to Arunachal Pradesh) Act, 1978. Arunachal Karate-Do Association (AKA) soon got its affiliation as a member of Arunachal Olympic Association (AOA) and also got its recognition and affiliation from the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh and was given financial assistance annually and became the one and only Karate Association of the State of Arunachal Pradesh to manage, control, supervise and carry on all the State Level Karate Championships/Games and/or any other Karate programmes and select and send players for National and International Championships/Games. Pursuant to the same Arunachal Karate-Do Association (AKA) is the only State Body/Association who deserves to be affiliated under the National Sports Federation (NSF) for Karate.

In its tireless journey since the days of its inception, Arunachal Karate-Do Association (AKA) is dedicatedly serving and conducting numerous Karate Programmes, Games, Championships etc. and have sent players from the State of Arunachal in the National Level Championships, who brought laurels for the State.

During the passage of time, numerous developments have been made in Indian Sports from time to time and accordingly the introduction of National Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI) for good governance and transparency of Sports Organization and the adaptation of its basic features by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has made it necessary to amend the Constitution of Arunachal Karate-Do Association (AKA) and for the greater interest of the Karate Sports in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, the Executive Council of AKA has decided and resolved to amend its Constitution and unanimously appointed Mr. Indranil Gogoi, Advocate, Gauhati High Court, as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee and Mr. Ashok Kumar Ray and Ms. Tanushree Das, both are Advocate of Gauhati High Court and Mr. Tai Hipik, Secretary, Arunachal Karate-Do Association (AKA) as Members and Mr. Likha Tara, President of Arunachal Karate- Do Association (AKA) as Convenor of the said drafting Committee.

The Constitution Committee has accordingly drafted and prepared this Amended Constitution in the light of the

Amended Constitution of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) drafted and prepared by the Constitution Committee of IOA, headed by Hon’ble Mr. Justice, L. Nageswara Rao (former Judge of Honorable Supreme Court of India) and presented this Amended Constitution of Arunachal Karate-Do Association (AKA) before its Annual General Body Meeting held on 25/10/2022 at Arunachal Pradesh along with the Election Bye- Laws as a part and parcel of the Amended Constitution of the Association (AKA).

Arunachal Karate-Do Association (AKA), adopts, enacts and gives to themselves this 1 st Amended Constitution in their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on the 25th day of October’2022, which is drafted and prepared by the Constitution Committee of AKA, in the light of the Amended Constitution of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) with a view to achieve its aims and objectives within the purview and parameters of the Amended Constitution. Arunachal Karate-Do Association (AKA) shall henceforth, abide by this Amended Constitution and the rules and regulations framed herein for the wellbeing and betterment of the sports of Karate in the State of Arunachal Pradesh.