II. MEMBERSHIP
3. The Society shall consist of the following categories of members :
(A) Individual :
(a) Resident (Annual & Life)
(b) Non-resident (Annual & Life)
(c) Patron Life Member
(d) Donor Life member
(e) Reader Member
(f) Indian Student member
(g) Foreign Student member
(h) Visiting Foreign Scholar Member
(i) Diplomat Member
(j) Honorary fellow
4(A) Individual :
(a) Resident (Annual Or Life): Resident member shall be an individual who resides or has a place of business or service within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The annual subscription for Resident membership is Rs.3,000/- (irrespective of the month in which the membership is sought); and that of Resident Life Membership is Rs.20,000/-.
(b) Non Resident (Annual or Life): Non Resident member shall be an individual other than covered by 4(a) above. Non Resident member shall be entitled to attend the General Body Meetings of the Society and be entitled to vote, but shall not be eligible to become a member of the Managing Committee or become an office bearer of the Society. The annual subscription for Non-Resident membership is Rs.1,000/- and that of Non-Resident Life Membership is Rs.10,000/-.
(c) Patron Life Member: Patron Life member shall be an individual who donates Rs.1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lac Fifty Thousand only) to the Society in a lump sum and applies for a Patron Membership of the society. A patron member shall be entitled to all the right and privileges enjoyed by a Resident Life member. An application for Patron Membership may be approved by the Managing Committee.
(d) Donor Life Member: Donor Life member shall be an individual who donates Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lacs only) to the Society in a lump sum and applies for a Donor membership of the society. A donor member shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges enjoyed by a Resident Life Member. An application for donor membership may be approved by the Managing Committee.
The amounts realized from Institutional and Resident and non Resident life membership shall be part of the Reserve Fund. Those realized from Patron and Donor Life Membership shall be credited to the Corpus Fund.
(e) Reader Member: Reader Member shall be an individual who resides or has a place of business or service within the municipal limits of Greater Bombay, Thane, Kalyan, Karjat, Virar and Navi Mumbai. The annual subscription shall be 1,000/- renewable every year. The entrance fee shall be Rs.60/- which shall be credited to the reserve Fund. He/she shall be entitled to borrow not more than 4 books (3 old and one new) and 1 periodical. He/she shall not be entitled to any other rights, privileges and facilities available to other categories (i.e. Rule 4(a), (b) & (c) however he/she shall be governed by the same Rules as regards return of books and periodicals and fines as the Resident member. His / her application shall be proposed and seconded by two members of the Society of at least two years standing.
(f) Indian Student Member shall be a bonafide student of an affiliated or autonomous University or College or Constituent college or a recognized Institute as designated by the University above 18 years and shall produce his/her Identity Card of such college, university or recognized institute as designated by the University. Membership may be renewed every year subject to his producing Identify card showing that he continues to be a bonafide student as aforesaid. The annual subscription shall be Rs.500/- (for U.G. Students) and Rs.1,000/- (for PG / Ph.D. students). The entrances fee shall be Rs.60/- which shall be credited to the Reserve Fund. He shall be entitled to borrow not more than four books (three old and one new) and one periodical. He shall not be entitled to any other rights, privileges and facilities available to other categories of members. However, he shall be governed by the same Rules as regards return of books and periodicals and fines as a Resident Member. His application shall be proposed and seconded by two members of the Society of at least two years standing or it should be accompanied by a letter recommending his name by the Head of the Institution as per the proforma prescribed in the application form for admission.
(g) Foreign Student Member : Foreign Student Member shall be a bonafide student / research scholar, certified as such by a competent authority acceptable to the members of the Managing Committee, who is a foreign national temporarily staying in Mumbai and shall produce his passport and documents showing his status as student and temporary residence in Mumbai. The annual subscription shall be Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) renewable from year to year. He shall not be entitled to borrow any books or periodicals but shall be permitted to refer the books and periodicals in the designated part of the Society’s premises. He shall not be entitled to any other rights, privileges, and facilities available to other categories of members.
(h) Visiting Foreign Scholar Member : Visiting Foreign Scholar member shall be a scholar certified by foreign college or university, recognized as such in India, who wants to refer to the books and periodicals. The subscription will be on a weekly or monthly basis. He shall pay Rs.1,500/- (Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred only) per week and Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) per month. He shall not be entitled to borrow any books or periodicals but shall be permitted to refer the books and periodicals in the designated part of the Society’s premises. He shall not be entitled to any other rights, privileges and facilities available to other categories of members.
(i) Diplomat Member: Diplomat Member shall be stationed in Mumbai and recommended by his Embassy /Consulate. He shall pay an annual subscription of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only). He will be entitled to borrow 4 books (3 old and 1 new) and 2 periodicals. He shall not be entitled to any other rights, privileges and facilities available to other categories of members and the Embassy or the Consulate would also provide guarantee that the books borrowed from the library would be returned by the Consulate. The application in case of (f) and (g) shall be considered by the sub-committee of the Managing Committee, so appointed.
(j) Honorary Fellows:
(i) Any three members may propose to the Managing Committee the name of any person who may have contributed to promote the objects of the Society, for election by the members of the Society as an Honorary Fellow of the Society and on such a proposal the Managing Committee may, at its discretion, submit such a name or names for election at a General Body Meeting of the Society.
(ii) An Honorary Fellow, not being a member at the time of his/her election, shall not hold office but he/she shall be entitled to receive a copy of the Society’s journal and the Annual Report of the Society on the same terms as may individual member of the Society.
4(B) Institutional Membership:
(i) An Institutional Membership of the Society may be available to Educational and Research Institutions recognized by the UGC, ICSSR and ICCR or any Institution recognized as a Cultural Institution by the Government of Maharashtra or the Government of India or any Institution recognized by a statutory or notified university.
(ii) Applications for Institutional Membership shall be subject to the approval of the Managing Committee.
(iii) The subscription for Institutional Membership of the Society shall be Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lac only) and the Admission fee (non – refundable) shall be Rs.1,000/- (Rupees one thousand only) for a period of 10 years.
(iv) The Head of the member institution may operate the Institution’s Book Borrowing Account personally or by issuing authorization to a staff member for this purpose. He/she may, however, if he/she so desires, nominate one or two persons belonging to his/her Institution to borrow on his/her behalf. Such nominations may be made only once in a year.
(v) The Managing Committee may, from time to time, frame rules governing the procedure for the use of the Library facilities by Institutional Members in addition to the matters already provided for in these Rules and Regulations.
(vi) The head of the Institution which is enrolled as a member will be held responsible for lost or unreturned books, periodicals etc. and all reminders for return of books, etc. will be addressed to him/her.
(vii) The Head of the Institution will be eligible to attend the General Body Meeting of the Society and vote but he/she will not be eligible for any elective office including membership of the Managing Committee.
(viii) The Institution applying for membership shall submit a copy of its Constitution, if any, and the names of its Office Bearers or Trustees.
(ix) Any scholarly contributions forwarded by the Head of the Institution, authored by himself/herself or by any of the members of the Institutions, will be eligible for consideration of publication in the Society’s Journal.
4(C) Corporate Life Member:
(i) The Corporate Member shall be a body incorporated under the Indian Law. The subscription for Corporate membership shall be Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lacs only) for a period of 10 years. They shall be entitled to nominate two persons as members. The application for Corporate Life Membership shall be considered by the Managing Committee. The membership subscription shall be credited to the Corpus Fund.
(ii) Corporate Membership shall be accorded tio such corporate bodies acceptable to the Managing Committee. The nomination of members of such corporate bodies shall be subject to the approval of the Managing Committee.
(iii) They shall have the privilege of borrowing books new and old and periodicals available to the Resident members. The nominee members shall not be entitled to any other rights, privileges and facilities available to Resident Life Members and other categories of members.
(iv) The member of such Corporate body would be continued as long as it maintains its independent identity as entered in the Memorandum of Association.
4(D) Consulate Membership:
Consulate Membership shall be foreign Consulate having office in Mumbai. The Consulate can nominate in writing one person as a member. The yearly subscription shall be Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten Thousand only). The Consulate shall be responsible for payment of subscription and return of books and periodicals. The nominee shall be entitled to borrow four books (three old and one new) and one periodical. These members shall not be entitled to any other rights, privileges and facilities available to other categories of members.
5. (a) The Applicant for any category of individual membership should be granted Provisional Membership of that category on production of Aadhaar Card or Indian Passport and payment of necessary subscription. The membership will be confirmed after approval by the Scrutinizing Committee. Till then, the ‘Provisional Member’ will be treated as a Daily Member without having to pay the fee per day. If the Scrutinizing Committee does not approve the applicant then he/she will cease to be a member and the amount will be refunded.