Individual

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.

(b) An employee of the Society shall not be entitled to be a member during the period of employment. Thereafter, he / she may apply for membership provided he/she was not dismissed or suspended from service.

If he/she is a persistent defaulter. The Hon. Secretary will certify that the total number of members listed in the Annual Report does not include any such persistent defaulters.

(Note: A Member shall be deemed to be a persistent defaulter if he/she has failed to return books and periodicals despite usual reminders on one annual stock-taking occasion; or a member who has failed to pay his/her annual subscription for one year).

If he/she is convicted for an offence involving moral turpitude.

iii. If he/she is declared insolvent.

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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 subscription for Resident membership is Rs.3,000/- (irrespective of the month in which the membership is sought, renewable every year in April) 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 subscription for Non-Resident membership is Rs.1,000/- (irrespective of the month in which the membership is sought, renewal every year in April) 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 lumpsum 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.

Reader Member: Reader Member shall be an individual who resides or has a place of business or service within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The subscription shall be Rs.1,000/- (irrespective of the month in which the membership is sought, renewable every year in April). 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/her producing Identify card showing that he continues to be a bonafide student as aforesaid.

The subscription shall be Rs.500/- (for U.G. Students) and Rs.1,000/- (for PG / Ph.D. Students) (irrespective of the month in which the membership is sought, renewable every year in April), entrances fee shall be Rs.60/- which shall be credited to the Reserve Fund. He/she 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/she shall be governed by the same Rules as regards return of books and periodicals and fines as a Resident Member. His/her application should be accompanied by a letter recommending his/her 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/her status as student and temporary residence in Mumbai. The subscription shall be Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) (irrespective of the month in which the membership is sought, renewable every year in April). He/she 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/she 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/she shall pay Rs.1,500/- (Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred only) per week and Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) per month. He/she 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/she 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/she shall pay a subscription of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) (irrespective of the month in which the membership is sought, renewable every year in April). He/she will be entitled to borrow 4 books (3 old and 1 new) and 2 periodicals. He/she 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.