On the completion of 40 years of its existence, Grand
Lodge of India adopted the 7 star programme for further
development of masonry and also further activation of
Lodges. This is a minimum programme which is to be adopted
and acted upon by all Lodges in addition to their normal
Masonic workings. All Lodges who successfully implement
this programme will be recognized.
i) Minimum net addition of 2 initiate members
A Lodge during a calendar year must add to its membership
roll at least 2 new members by initiation. If there
are any losses during the year by death, cessation
or resignation, these losses must also be similarly
made up, during the calendar year.
ii) One Masonic Education Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year must conduct at least
one programme designed to further educate its brethren
masonically.
iii) One Educational Aid Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year must conduct at least
one programme by which educational skills and or aids
are provided to the community. This can be done in
any manner including scholarships, payment of fees,
purchase of books, conduction of night classes, special
tutorials, vocational guidance, imparting of vocational
skills or through any other programme to achieve similar
objects.
iv) One Medical Aid Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year must conduct at least
one programme by which medical advise and or aid is
provided to the community. This can be done in any
manner including, by providing treatment, surgery
or by the organization of diagnostic camps, detection
drives, eye camps, surgical camps and anything which
provide medical services under proper medical supervision
and necessary hygienic environment.
v) One Non-medical Community Aid Programme
A Lodge during a calendar year must conduct at least
one programme by which information, advise, education,
training is provided to the community. This can be
done in any manner including vocational assistance,
village adoption, community centers, yoga health centers,
traffic island, Rural village upliftment, child care,
vermiculture, solar energy, elder homes, health awareness,
community aid, environment awareness, legal aid, guidance
cells, educational tours and in any other manner assisting
to uplift the living standards of the community around
us.
vi) One programme interacting with Non-Masons
A Lodge during a calendar year must conduct at least
one exclusive programme by which interaction is had
with non-masons, making them aware of masonry and
of its beneficial results, its efforts in improving
manners and raising ethical standards by the appreciation
of its principles and by the culture of rituals and
also making them aware of the multifaceted services
its provides to the needy.
vii) Subscribing to the 'Grand Masters Rupee Club'
and to 'Square and Compasses
A Lodge during a calendar year must ensure that the
new subscriptions to each exceeds 10% of the Lodge
membership and or that the total membership subscription
to each exceeds 50% of the total Lodge membership,
in that year.
The trophy will be awarded at the next Grand Festival
in November, 2007. All Lodges who complete the programme
will be recognized.
Please send all relevant details of the activities undertaken
by the Lodge till 30th September 2007 alongwith photographs
so as to reach Grand Lodge office by 20th October 2007.
