Membership categories
Fees as set by the Association; the Central Executive Council may revise them from time to time.
Regular Member
Rs. 2,000
per annum
Annual membership for buffalo breeders who meet the eligibility conditions.
- Voting right for district representative
- Membership card
- Performance recording support
- Access to training and competitions
Popular
Life Member
Rs. 15,000
one-time
One-time subscription (or as fixed by the Central Executive Council).
- Lifetime membership
- Membership card
- All regular member benefits
- Annual General Body meetings
Corporate Member
Rs. 3,000
+ Rs. 2,000 annual fee
For organisations in Nili-Ravi breeding, A.I. services or related activities. Term of 3 or 5 years.
- Membership certificate with validity
- Non-voting membership
- Link with the breeders' network
- Collaboration opportunities
Membership application form
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Rules and regulations
Know your membership
Rights, eligibility, enrolment and the membership card: everything a member of BBAP should know.
- All members have a right to know the affairs of the Association.
- All executive members may ask for details of receipts of funds and expenditure / distribution of funds.
- All members have the right to attend the Annual General Body meeting and offer suggestions.
- Executive members vote for the Administrative Council; members of each district vote for their district representative.
- Any Nili-Ravi buffalo breeder resident in Punjab with at least ten milking / pregnant buffaloes, who agrees to maintain performance records as instructed, submit them to the office and act on the advice of the Association's experts.
- Eligibility can be relaxed in suitable cases by a unanimous decision of the President / General Secretary.
- There is no discrimination on the basis of religion, sex or caste.
- Eligible breeders apply through the membership form, submitted together with the subscription to the President of the Association, and agree to abide by its rules and regulations.
- Registration makes a member eligible for facilities provided by the Association or its allied Government and private institutions, but cannot be claimed as a right.
- All facilities and benefits are subject to merit in each case.
- After approval by the Secretary Membership, a card signed by the President or General Secretary is issued to every registered member, used for identification at General Body meetings and elections.
- The registration number must be quoted in all correspondence with the office.
- Keep the card safe. A duplicate is issued on payment of a fee if it is lost.
- The Central Executive Council takes serious notice of social or moral misconduct. Such cases go before a judicial committee of executive members, and the Council may expel a member after giving a reasonable opportunity to explain.
- The Council may disqualify a member by a 2/3 majority for acting against the interests or provisions of the Association.
- Membership ends on the death of a member, or if a member fails to pay dues within three months of them becoming due.