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7. RULES AND REGULATIONS 1. Name of the Association The Association shall be called as "ALL INDIA BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD EXECUTIVES' ASSOCIATION". 2. Membership I. Membership of the Association shall be open to all serving Officers/Executives of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited II. Admission to and qualifications for membership (a) Every application for admission to the Association shall be addressed to he concerned Branch Secretary of the Association- The Branch Executive Committee shall have powers to admit members. However, readmission of the expelled/suspended members or those removed from the role of membership by the higher body/bodies of the Association shall have to be considered only after obtaining approval of the concerned or higher body. (b) When outstation members are unable to contact any particular branch, they may be enrolled by the General/Circle Secretary direct, who will have such members transferred to the nearest branch at the earliest opportunity. III. Subscription (a) The Subscription shall be Rs.600/- per annum or Rs.50 per men sum per member and shall be payable in advance. (b) An admission fee or Rs.25/- shall be charged when any member first joins the Association or when any member is re-admitted. This shall be retained by the concerned Branch. All payment shall be remitted to the respective Financial Secretaries/Branch Secretaries. (c) As per decision of representative council of 3rd AIC held at Kolkata, Subscription (Union fee) enhanced to Rs 50/- from Rs.30/- per member per month with effect from the month of January 2011. Out of Rs.50/-, Rs.10/- for AIC fee, Rs. 20/- for CHQ quota, Rs.10/- for Circle quota and Rs.10/- for Branch quota. IV. Cessation of Membership and Readmission (a) Members whose subscriptions are in arrears for more than six months are liable to be removed from the rolls of the Association. On their readmission they shall be liable to pay up all arrears to the Association plus admission fee at usual rates. The Branch Committee shall have powers to waive in full or part of the arrears of subscription. (b) The Central Working Committee, Circle Executive Committee and Branch General Body shall have powers to take disciplinary action against any member(s) for anti-Association activities or gross mis - demeanor or violation of any provisions of the constitution. The concerned member(s) shall be given a show-cause notice stating the allegation and with a demand to account for his/her defense within stipulated time. After the expiry of the stipulated time, the defense submitted should be considered by the prescribed disciplinary/appellate authority, as the case may be and decision shall be taken by two thirds majority. If no defense is submitted within the stipulated time, the stipulated disciplinary/ appellate authority shall have the powers to take exparte decision. 6