how does a joining member affiliate with a craft lodge under the grand lodge of india

A candidate for joining or re-joining a lodge must produce a clearance certificate from every lodge of which he is or has been a member, as prescribed under Rule 150 of its Book of Constitutions, as set out by the Grand Lodge of India. This requirement ensures that an applicant has discharged his financial obligations and left his former lodges in good standing before his application for affiliation can proceed.

Further administrative particulars governing affiliation—such as the formal proposition in open lodge, the balloting procedure, or the specific forms and fees required—are not detailed in the available sources.