What does a Regional Grand Lodge do under the Grand Lodge of India?
Regional Grand Lodges under the Grand Lodge of India assist the national governing body in administering Freemasonry across the country. As the Regional Grand Lodge of Western India notes, these bodies administer Masonic activities, Lodges, and Brethren on behalf of the Grand Lodge of India within their respective regional jurisdictions.
Administrative governance and regional planning are maintained through specialized internal structures. The Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India explains that policy making occurs through its Regional Board of General Purposes, which recommends plans and regulations aimed at the welfare, good governance, and administration of the Craft within its assigned region.
To maintain consistency in Masonic practice across member lodges, a Regional Grand Lodge also oversees educational and ritualistic development. The Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India establishes and manages Lodges of Instruction, as well as Roving Lodges of Instruction, to standardize ritual working, masonic procedures, lectures, and seminars throughout its constituent lodges.
How are the four Regions organised?
The Grand Lodge of India divides its jurisdiction into four Regional Grand Lodges based on geographical location: Northern India, Eastern India, Western India, and Southern India.
Headquarters for these regions are established in major urban centres. The Grand Lodge of India places the headquarters of the Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India at New Delhi, the Regional Grand Lodge of Eastern India at Kolkata, the Regional Grand Lodge of Western India at Mumbai, and the Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India at Chennai.
Each Regional Grand Lodge administers specific states and territories. The Grand Lodge of India states that the Regional Grand Lodge of Eastern India covers Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Tripura, West Bengal, East Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim, Mizoram, Jharkhand, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India oversees Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana, Goa, Pondicherry, and Lakshadweep. The Regional Grand Lodge of Western India governs Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The Regional Grand Lodge of Northern India reports coverage across 40 masonic centres in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
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