MEMBERSHIP OF THE CLUB
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The Club has the following types of memberships:-

* Stand Membership
* Life Membership
* Club Membership
* Lady Stand Membership
* Service Membership
* Temporary Membership
* Temporary Service Membership
* Local Membership of the Turf Club House at Pune
* Local Corporate Membership of the Turf Club House at Pune.
* Short Term Associates

 
FACILITIES:

Present facilities:

* Entry into Members Enclosure exclusively for Members and their guests only.
* Preference in allocation of private boxes.
* Concession in rates of hiring of lawns – one year after becoming a member.
* Concession in rates at the Turf Club House, Pune.
* Discount at the Gallops Restaurant on cash payment.
* Use of the Mini Club House at the Mumbai Race Course.

 
ELIGIBILITY:

Life & Stand Membership:

Any person, whether directly interested in racing or not, shall subject to the discretion of the Committee of the Club, be eligible for election to Life/Stand Membership of the Club.

 
Club Membership:

Subject to the provisions contained in the Articles of Association, any person, directly interested in racing for atleast five years, and who is a Stand/Life Member of the Club, shall be eligible for election as a Club Member.

 
Temporary Membership:

The Committee may invite any gentleman or lady who is a bonafide visitor to Western India or any other member of the public who the Committee may consider deserving of invitation to join the Club as Temporary Member without ballot, and any gentleman or lady so invited shall, upon payment of the annual subscription payable by a Stand Member, be entitled to all the privileges of a Stand Member for an initial period of two years from the date of such invitation and for a further period of upto two years at the discretion of the Committee.

 
Temporary Service Membership:

The Committee may invite any Officer of the Indian Army, Navy or Air Force or any Officer in Government service or Municipal Corporation of Mumbai who the Committee may consider deserving of such invitation to join the Club as a Temporary Service Member without ballot and any officer so invited shall, upon payment annually in advance of the Annual Subscription payable by a Stand Member, be entitled to all the privileges of a Stand Member for any period not exceeding three years from the date of invitation of the Committee.

 
Service Membership:

The Committee, at its sole discretion, may invite, without ballot, any person in active service of the rank of Secretary and above (General Administrative Department) and equivalent designation in other departments of the State or Central Government, and also at the discretion of the Committee, equivalent rank or position in the Army, Navy and Air Force to be a Service Member of the Club.

 
Local Membership of the Turf Club House at Pune:

Any person, who may be resident in Pune or in any of the surrounding localities in the neighbourhood of Pune or who may be employed by a firm, company, association or other persons functioning in Pune or in any of its said surrounding localities and who shall have completed the age of 18 years and be considered by the Committee fit and deserving to be received in good society, shall, subject to the discretion of the Committee, be eligible for election as a Local Member of the Turf Club House at Pune.

 
Local Corporate Membership of the Turf Club House at Pune:

Any Company registered under the Companies Act, 1956, in India or any Body Corporate or Corporation incorporated outside India under any law or regulation for the time being in force, other than a Co-operative Society or a Partnership firm, having its office or place of business within the Pune Municipal or Cantonment area or in any of its surrounding localities and having PAID-UP Capital and Free Reserves exceeding Rs.10 lacs shall, subject to the discretion of the Committee, be eligible for election as a Local Corporate Member of the Turf Club House at Pune.

 
Short Term Associates:

The Committee may consider applications for Short Term Associates of the Club of such persons as it considers eligible who are domiciled outside India but who reside in India only for the purpose of their service, business, trade, profession or any other purpose of like nature.

The term of Membership of a Short Term Associate shall be one year from the date of payment made by such candidate after his election of the prescribed fees which he may be required to pay after intimation of the same is given to him by the Club. A Short Term Associate may, however, apply to the Committee for a renewal for a further period of one year subject to a maximum of three terms of one year each.

 
PRESENT ENTRANCE FEE:
Club Membership    
1. From Life Membership
to Club Membership
: Rs.50,000/-
2. From Stand Membership Difference of Rs.50,000/- and the entrance to Club Membership
: Difference of Rs.50,000/- and the entrance fee paid when the candidate became a Stand Member.
Stand Membership : Rs.40,000/-
Life Membership : Rs.5,00,000/-
    Rs.1,00,000/-
(for Members’ children as per
Provisions contained in the
Articles of Association)
Lady Stand Membership : Rs.5,000/-
Service Membership : Rs.30,000/-
Local Membership of the
Turf Club House at Pune
: Rs.2,500/-
Local Corporate Membership
of the Turf Club House
at Pune
: Rs.1,00,00/-
Short Term Associate : Rs.15,000/-
(and the same amount would be Payable at the time of renewal of Membership)
     
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION:    
Life Membership : Nil
Club Membership : Rs.100/-
Stand Membership : Rs.100/-
Lady Stand Membership : Rs.80/-
Service Membership : Rs.100/-
Temporary Membership : Rs.100/-
Temporary Service Membership : Rs.100/-
Local Membership of the Turf Club House at Pune : Rs.3,600/-
Corporate Membership of the Turf Club House at Pune : Rs.3,600/-
Short Term Associates : Rs.100/-
 
METHOD OF ELECTION:

* Application on receipt will be placed in the Waiting List.

* Thereafter the candidate will be called for an interview with the Committee of the Club along with his Proposer and/or Seconder.

* After interview by the Committee, the name of the candidate will be placed on ballot for election.

* If a candidate is elected, he will be written and intimated accordingly. He will be given time to remit the entrance fee within one month.

 
PRESENT AVAILABILITY OF MEMBERSHIP:

At present the Life Membership of the Club is open. The application for the same could be collected from the Administration Department of the Club, Race Course, Mahalakshmi, Mumbai – 400 034: Telephone Nos.23071401/07/38/396. Extension – 119 / 117