1.

Every application for membership shall be accompanied by the subscription for the year the year. The governing body who may accept or reject or otherwise deal with the same shall consider such application and its decision shall be final. These applications should reach the office two months prior to the meeting of the governing body.

2.

The one time subscription for a Life Member shall be Rs.1500 [or US $200]. All Founder Members are expected pay the same one time subscription of Rs.1500 or US $200.

3.

The annual subscription for an Ordinary Member shall be Rs.250 and for Associate Member shall be Rs.150. Subscription for members from outside India will be US $20. The Honorary Members and Founder Members shall not be required to pay any annual fees.

4.

The annual subscription for a Student Member shall be Rs.50.

5.

The annual subscription shall be payable before the 10th January of each year except in cases of applications for membership made subsequently. Subscription remaining unpaid beyond March 25, of the subscription year shall be considered to be arrears.
Life Member Rs.1500
Full Member Rs. 250 [annual]
Associate Member Rs. 150 [annual]
Student Member Rs. 50 [annual]

Amendments

1.

WEF 1997 the following amendments have been affected 

a.

The Life membership fees for the physicians is Rs.1500/- [Rupees one thousand and five hundred only]. The corresponding amount for the members from outside India is US $200

b.

The Life membership fees for the nonphysicians - allied health scientists - nutritionists, dietitians, pharmacists, nurses, etc is Rs 750/- [Rupees seven hundred and fifty only]. The corresponding amount for the members from outside India is US $100

2.

A category titled "Corporate Membership" was created and accepted immediate subsequent to the inception of The Society. This category would accept pharmaceutical/nutraceutical companies as members of The Society. Besides an ad hoc payment as fixed by the Governing Body the Corporate Member would nominate a member to represent the corporate company. An annual fees of Rs.1500/- was payable by the corporate member.

3.

The Corporate Membership clause was amended in 1998 as follows:
The new corporate member shall pay Rs.50, 000/- [Rupees Fifty thousand only] as one time joining in grant.

a.

Corporate members since inception do not pay enhanced fees and also do not pay the annual fees of Rs.1500/-

b.

Corporate members paying one time joining in grant also do not pay the annual fees of Rs. 1500/-