Membership

  • Eligibility In order to be admitted as a member of the Society, a person: -
    1. Must be of regular commissioned (permanent or short service) officer serving or retired from tri-services of Indian Defence Forces. Widows of such serving and retired officers from tri-services will also be eligible.
    2. Must not have been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude.
    3. Must not be an insolvent and of unsound mind.
    4. Must have deposited the admission fee and annual subscription fee and must not be in arrears of payment of such fee as on the date of annual general meeting for continuing as a member.
    5. Should subscribe to the aims and objects of the Society.
  • Types / Categories of Members- The Society shall consist of four different categories of members as under: -
    1. Founder Members- All members who have been admitted as founder members at the time of registration of the Society and form part of the Governing Body will be ex-officio founder members. The number of founder members shall not exceed 20. The founder members shall have the privilege of being members of the collegium without election. List of founder members is given at Para 27 of Byelaws.
    2. Life Members/Permanent Members- Serving and Retired/ Released Permanent/ Regular Commissioned Officers of the Defence Services, who draw defence service pension, can be admitted as life members on payment of the prescribed fees and such person shall continue to be the member of the society for his/her life.
      Note:- Permanent membership granted to Permanent Commissioned Officers will be withdrawn in case they for any reason become ineligible for grant of pension. Such officers may opt for Associate membership and shall be charged membership fee accordingly.
    3. Ordinary Member. The ordinary types of membership shall consist of institutional Members/Associate Members/Temporary Members/ Casual Members. The Society shall have members who shall continue to enjoy their membership only so long as they are not in arrears of payment of their annual subscription fee. An ordinary member may be admitted as a tenure member, say, for a period of two to five year(s), as the case may be, and he will cease to be a member of the Society on completion of his tenure, unless it is renewed by the Governing body for another tenure. The various type of ordinary members are as follows:-
      1. Institutional Members- All members of Indian Army, Air Force and Naval Officers’ Messes posted in Chandimandir, Panchkula and Chandigarh will be members of the Institute for the duration of their posting. The Permanent Members of DSOI who are also Institutional Members by virtue of they being posted in the Chandigarh Tricity under the territorial jurisdiction of Western Command, will not be charged the Annual/monthly subscription of DSOI as payable by Permanent Members, during the period such member is Institutional Member; instead monthly subscription of Institutional Member will be payable. In such cases, the Permanent Membership Smart Cards (Self, spouse and Dependents) of DSOI Chandigarh will be withdrawn and the Permanent Membership of the individual will remain suspended till such time he/she is an Institutional Member. The Institutional Members who are desirous of getting DSOI Smart Card i.e. ‘Institutional Membership’ card would require to put in a request for the same to the Secretary DSOI with all details requested on the prescribed form. The charges for the cards would be payable. It would be the Institutional Member’s responsibility to inform the Secretary DSOI in writing on his posting out /retirement. The Institutional Membership Card(s) would be handed over prior to obtaining ‘No Dues Certificate’ from Secretary, DSOI. Permanent Members of DSOI, who have surrendered their DSOI Smart cards and opted for Institutional Membership Card(s), would be required to deposit their Institutional Membership Card(s), on posting out / retirement, for reactivation of their DSOI Membership Card(s). The Permanent Membership of the said member will be restored automatically on relinquishing of Institutional Membership.
      2. Associate Members- Commissioned Officers not drawing pension from Ministry of Defence are eligible for Associate Membership. The spouse of a Defence Services Officer who was a permanent/Honorary/Associate member will be eligible for an Associate Membership after the death of the officer. In such cases, no additional Associate Membership fee would be charged from the widow/widower. Spouses of Defence Services Officers who were not members of DSOI Panchkula at the time of their demise will also be considered for Associate Membership on case-to-case basis. Full charges as applicable will be charged. Spouse of Defence Service Officer, unless he or she is/was himself/herself the defence service officer, who remarries a person who is ineligible to become member, will also be ineligible for grant of any kind of membership.
      3. Temporary Members- Any commissioned officer Serving / Retired who is not eligible for Permanent Membership and for Associate Membership can be considered for Temporary Membership on case-tocase basis subject to approval of the President, Governing Body. In addition, desirous officers serving/retired who have applied for permanent/associate membership and which is under consideration would be eligible for grant of Temporary Membership. Temporary Membership will be granted only for a period of six months and shall be extended for an additional six months subject to approval by competent authority. However, officers attached with Station Headquarters Chandimandir/Chandigarh/ local units on account of study leave/medical grounds, may be considered for additional extension on case-to-case basis.
      4. Casual Members- Any Service Officer, serving or retired, in possession on his proof of Identity, may be allowed to use the facilities as a casual member on as required basis. The officer and his family will be charged Rs 100/- per day, per member or as notified by Governing Body from time to time. Casual members would need to buy temporary casual card valid for the day and shall abide by Rules and Bye Laws of DSOI Panchkula.
      5. Honorary Member- Governing Body may admit individuals of distinguished talent and merit or whose association is deemed to be beneficial to the Society or who has rendered services of outstanding merit to the Society or who are distinguished citizens of India or any other country as Honorary Member of the Institute, after obtaining consent of the individual, without payment of any membership or subscription fees. The Honorary members shall be entitled to attend the meetings and contribute to the deliberations but shall have no right to vote. The Executive Committee will offer Honorary Membership of the Institute to the erstwhile Patrons, and President of Governing Body. Also, existing members (after completing five years of membership) who have attained the age of 90 years will be granted honorary membership on receipt of their request in writing. Honorary members shall be entitled to all the privileges of the Institute subject to such restrictions and regulations as may be prescribed in the Rules and Bye-Laws of the Institute. Members granted Honorary membership will not be required to pay Membership Fee, Security Deposit and Annual subscription. They will be entitled all rights and privileges of Permanent Members except the Right to Vote or contest Institute Elections.

Membership Fee & Annual Subscription.

  • The rates for membership of the Society and the annual subscription shall be as under:

  • S/No Type of member Admission Fee(in ₹) Annual Subscription(in ₹)
    (i) Founder Member Nil Nil
    (i) Life/Permanent Member 10,000/-(Non Refundable)
    5,000/- (Refundable Security)
    8200/-
    (iii) Ordinary Member 8,000/-(Non Refundable from Associate Members only)
    5,000/- (Refundable Security)
    8200/-
    (iv) Honorary Member Nil Nil

    (GST will be charged separately as applicable)

  • The breakdown of the subscription, charges for hiring of facilities and periodic review are explained in the explanatory notes attached to Byelaws.
  • The payment of annual subscription of a member shall become due as on the 1st of April of every year, which may be paid latest by the 30th of June of such year. The membership of a defaulting member shall be deemed to be under suspension after the due date (30th June) and such member shall not be entitled to cast his vote during the elections of the Society held after 1st July of the said year.
  • The suspension of membership on account of default in payment of the annual subscription may be revoked after he has cleared the default amount along with 18% interest on the amount payable. However, he shall not be eligible to cast his vote in any election held during the remainder of the financial year.

Admission Procedure - Apply Now

  • All those eligible for membership under Rules can become members of the Society/Institute subject to the approval of the President Governing Body/Chairman of Executive Committee. Applicants will pay Membership Fee, Security (Refundable) & Subscriptions as applicable along with the application form through local/multicity cheque/draft or Electronic Transfer of Funds to DSOI Panchkula Bank Account. On approval of the membership, the individual will be intimated to collect his membership card at the earliest. In case, any application is rejected, the cheque/draft/fee paid will be returned to the officer.
  • Serving officer’s application form for permanent membership will be countersigned by their Commanding Officers /Heads of Department, as the case may be. All other categories will have to be proposed and seconded by active members of the Institute. An active member can propose and second three individuals during a calendar year. Applications of serving officers will be approved by the Vice President (Operations) and that of retired officers will be approved by the President, Governing Body.
  • Officers under disciplinary cases involving moral turpitude and financial irregularities or fraud etc or whose services are terminated for such disciplinary reasons, will not be considered for membership.
  • All officers applying for membership will render a certificate to the effect that there is no disciplinary/ criminal case involving moral turpitude and financial irregularities of fraud etc pending against him or he has not been previously convicted by Court Martial or Criminal Court for such offences or services administratively terminated on that account. If at any later stage it is found that the certificate rendered is incorrect the officer’s membership will be terminated.
  • The admission of a person as a member of the Society/Institute shall be decided based on procedure laid down by Governing Body from time to time. The Governing Body will decide on maximum number of members in each category and its decision on admission of new members will be final.
  • An individual willing to be a member of the Society/ Institute has to submit an application on prescribed form, and along with supporting documents to the Secretary duly filled in and signed.
  • The Secretary shall examine the application and place the same before the Governing Body for a decision. The Governing Body may accept or reject the application and the decision of the Governing Body in this regard shall be final. It shall not be bound to assign any reason for its decision.
  • The approval of the Governing Body shall be intimated to the member, his name shall be entered in the register of members, to be maintained in such manner & form as prescribed under the Haryana Societies Registration and Regulation Rules, 2012 and he/she will be issued an Identity Card of the Society/Institute.