Membership Info

AVARD will have the following categories of membership:

  1. Organisational Member
    • Any voluntary organization or institution actively engaged in any form of rural development or contributing in any manner to the promotion of the aims and objects of AVARD shall be eligible for membership of AVARD subject to the acceptance of the Executive Committee.
    • Specialised institutions in various social and economic fields having bearing on rural development, mainly the institutions engaged in training, research and education, etc shall be eligible for the membership or AVARD subject to the acceptance of the Executive Committee.
  2. Individual Member
    The Executive Committee may on its own motion admit individuals in recognition of their distinguished service in the field of rural development as Individual Member of AVARD.
  3. Associate Institutional Member
    Institutions, which are engaged in related activities not covered by the above clauses and are desirous of being associated with the work of AVARD, shall be eligible for the associate institutional membership of AVARD subject to the acceptance of the Executive Committee.
  4. Donor Member
    Any organization or institution paying a sum of Rs.5000/- or above per annum will be referred to as Donor Member. Such organization or institution will not, however, be entitled to any special rights or privileges other than those of the membership category to which it belongs.

  5. Life Member
    Any institution or organization as defined under clause (i) & (iii) paying a sum of Rs.1000/- or more lump sum shall be eligible for the Life Membership of AVARD subject to the acceptance of the Executive Committee.

Fee for Membership

  1. All members, other than individual members, on enrolment, shall pay an admission fee of Rs.10 besides their annual subscription.
  2. The minimum* annual subscription would be:
i Organisational Member Rs. 100/- per annum
ii Individual Member Nil
iii Associate Institutional Member Rs. 100/- per annum
iv Donor Member Rs. 5000/- per annum
v Life Member Rs. 1000/- or more lump sum.

 

The above are the minimum rates of annual subscription for the membership of AVARD so as to enable the largest number of organizations to become members of AVARD. Members belonging to all categories are, however, expected to pay larger amounts as annual subscription according to their capacity.

State-Wise Members of AVARD
(as on 31st March 2014)
S.No State Members (No.):
Organisations :
Individual Life Ordianary Total
1. Andhra Pradesh 01 09 10
2. Assam – 08 02 10
3. Bihar – 56 02 58
4. Chandigarh – – – –
5. Chhattisgarh – 03 – 03
6. Delhi 04 09 – 13
7. Gujarat 03 21 – 24
8. Haryana – – – –
9. Jammu & Kashmir – – – –
10. Jharkhand – 10 – 10
11. Karnataka – 09 – 09
12. Kerala – 03 – 03
13. Madhya Pradesh – 07 – 07
14. Maharashtra 01 19 01 21
15. Manipur 01 08 – 09
16. Nagaland – 01 – 01
17. Orissa 01 17 01 19
18. Rajasthan – 11 – 11
19. Tamil Nadu – 07 – 07
20. Tripura – – 01 01
21. Uttarakhand – 03 01 04
22. Uttar Pradesh 02 44 03 49
23. West Bengal – 67 05 72
Total     : 13 312 16 341
Details about specific members can be obtained from AVARD. These members together cover the entire gamut of rural development.