Does a mason who is a member in multiple Lodges need to pay GLI dues from all Lodges?

Under the Grand Lodge of India and its Regional Grand Lodges, statutory per-member annual dues, known as capitation fees, are levied on a lodge for each member appearing on its roll, as an article on the Grand Lodge of India's website notes. This administrative rule means that capitation fees are payable by every lodge to which a Freemason belongs. Consequently, a brother who holds subscribing membership in multiple lodges generates annual Grand Lodge dues through each individual lodge in which he is enrolled.

A similar principle regarding plural membership exists in Craft Masonry under other constitutions. The United Grand Lodge of England states that a brother who is a subscribing member of more than one lodge falls under the jurisdiction and obligations of each such lodge to which he belongs.

The historical library contains no printed rulings or constitutional commentary on the dual-membership capitation rules of the Grand Lodge of India, which was constituted in 1961. Further details regarding fee collection mechanisms or specific administrative exemptions must be sought directly from current lodge bylaws or official Grand Lodge proceedings.