Rule Under Article V(A)(a)(iv): Permanent Register for Primary Members.

Permanent Register of Primary Members within their jurisdiction shall be maintained by every Block/Constituency and City/Town Congress Committee. Copy of the Permanent Register shall be sent to the DCC. The register shall contain the following particulars in respect of each member :

(i) Serial Number

(ii) Name

(iii) Male/Female

(iv) SC/ST/OBC/Minority

(v) Father's or Husband's Name

(vi) Permanent Address (vii) Present Address

(viii) Age

(ix) Occupation

(x) Date of enrolment

(xi) Sl.No. and Name of Primary Unit

(xii) Form No.

(xiii) Date of Renewal of Membership

(xiv) Term of Membership

(xv) Date of deposit of Membership form

(xvi) Remarks

Rule Under Article V(A)(a)(v) Renewal of Primary Membership:

Renewal of Primary membership of a person will be deemed to have been completed by depositing triennial subscription of Rs. 3/- as membership fee. The deposit of fee shall be entered in the permanent register in the column specified for this purpose against the name of each member. The member depositing the fee shall be given a separate receipt of payment. Such receipt books shall be printed and supplied by the PCC.

Rule Under Article V (B) - Active Membership

1. The Primary Members who are actively connected with Indian Youth Congress, National Students' Union of India, Mahila Congress, Seva Dal, Labour Unions affiliated to INTUC and Cells as may be recognised by AICC/PCC are eligible to be Active Members for purpose of Article V(B)(ii) of the Constitution.

2. Any person who wishes to enrol himself as an Active Member under Article V(B)(iv) should have been a Primary Member for at least one year i.e. full 365 days prior to the date of his/her enrolment as Active Member.

3. The following shall be the minimum tasks for Active Members under Article V(B)(f) of the Constitution:
(a) Enrolment of Primary and Active members;
(b) Collection of Congress Fund;
(c) Minimum one week's manual labour every year which may include Padyatras, construction of approach roads, digging of canals, tree plantation, cleaning of slums, village sanitation etc.;
(d) Training Programmes of political and ideological study as directed by the Working Committee from time to time shall be applicable to Active Members, Office bearers of the organisational Committees and Party legislators. Failure to participate in the programmes so laid down may attract disqualification for holding office in the organisation;
(e) Enrolment of subscriber to Congress periodicals published by any
Congress Committee or any periodical recognised by the Pradesh Congress Committee concerned;
(f) Work in the field of social reforms, such as work against dowry system, child marriage, and work for family planning etc.;
(g) Active Members should usually use Swadeshi goods or articles;
(h) Active Members shall promote one or more of the following constructive activities:
(i) Education
(ii) Prohibition
(iii) Khadi and Village Industry
(iv) Organisation of Youth and Students
(v) Organisation of Labour
(vi) Organisation of Kisans
(vii) Small Savings Campaign
(viii) Village sanitation, health and hygiene
(ix) Rashtrabhasha Prachar
(x) Promotion of Co-operatives
(xi) Work in the Constituencies
(xii) Seva Dal
(xiii) Leprosy work
(xiv) Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(xv) Removal of untouchability
(xvi) Work for National Integration - work specially among minorities
(xvii) Adult education and library movement
(xviii) Sale of Party Literature
(xix) Any special programme as may be laid down by the Working Committee from time to time.

Rule Under Article V (B) (i) - Subscription to Party Periodical for Active Membership:

Every Active Member shall pay a sum of Rs. 60/- for three years or Rs. 50/- for two years of Rs. 25/- for one year at the time of enrolment as subscription to the periodical approved by the AICC, i.e. "CONGRESS SANDESH". The subscription amount shall have to be deposited along with his/her enrolment/renewal form. However, such of those persons who desire to become Active Members but can not afford to pay subscription for "CONGRESS SANDESH" along with his/her enrolment fee are permitted to pay the same within one year after their enrolment as Active Members. However, for the Active Members who get elected to any of the Committees, it shall be mandatory to enrol themselves as subscribers of the Congress Peridocal i.e. "CONGRESS SANDESH".

In the case of elected representatives like MPs, MLAs, MLCs, Panchayat Raj Members and all party functionaries at Block level and above subscribing to "CONGRESS SANDESH" is compulosry. In cases where there are more than one Active Member in a family they will be granted exemption from subscribing to the "CONGRESS SANDESH" by each of the membrs of the family who are Active Members. Any one Active Member of the same familyu shall subscribe to the "CONGRESS SANDESH". In such cases the BCC/DCC President is authorised to grant exemption for the rest of the members from payiong this subscription.

Rule Under Article V (C) : Training for Active Members:

Under provisions of Article V(C) (1), every Active Member shall receive minimum training as may be prescribed by the Working Committee and organised by the AICC, PCCs and DCCs. :