Membership FAQ

 

 

1. What are the steps in becoming a member?

 

The website guides you through a series of steps before you become a member. First, after you accepts the terms and conditions, you should enter your personal details.

If you are enrolled as an E-Member:

After you submit your personal details, the website will take you to the Paypal Payment page for paying the registration amount. After you successfully pay the registration amount, you should return to the website. You will then be able to login to "My Kinchitkaram". The CDs will also be dispatched to your address through post.

If you are enrolled as a Direct Member:

After you submit your personal details, you can hang up. A volunteer from the trust will contact you and complete the formalities. He / She will also hand over the CDs to you in person.

 

2. What is "My Kinchitkaram"?

 

"My Kinchitkaram" is your personal space in the Kinchitkaram Website. You can keep track of your spiritual questions. You can update your profile through this. Apart from this, you can also view your quarterly contributions and summary. We are also planning to implement other interesting features in the near future in the "My Kinchitkaram" module.

 

3. How do I find out whether I should be a direct member or an E-Member?

 

Whether you should be a direct member or E-Member is decided by the system and you do not have to worry about this. During the registration process, the website displays a list of cities where we have volunteers. All you have to do is, during the registration, you should select the name of your city in this drop down. If you find your city in this list, then you will be enrolled as a Direct Member. If you do not find your city, then you will be enrolled as an E-Member. In other words, if we have a volunteer in your city then you will be enrolled as a Direct Member. If not, then you will be enrolled as an E-Member.

 

4. How do I find out if there are any volunteers in my region?

 

You can browse through the list of volunteers by clicking the "Volunteers" link in the Left Menu

 

5. What is the contribution for becoming a member?

 

The following is the contribution that you have to make as of date:

For Direct Members:

Registration Fees: Rs 26

Quarterly Contribution: Rs 180

For E-Members within India

Registration Fees: US$ 2

Quarterly Contribution: US$ 11

For E-Members outside India

Registration Fees: US$ 2

Quarterly Contribution: US$ 16

 

6. How much do I have to contribute initially when I become a member during registration?

 

During registration you will pay the registration amount plus contribution for the first quarter. For example, if you live in the United States, you will be paying a total of US$ 18 when you register. You will be receiving the CDs for that Quarter as well. Please note that the Registration is one time and subsequent quarters you will be only doing the quarterly contribution.

 

7. When will be my next contribution after my initial contribution?

 

Your contribution should be made during the start of every quarter subsequently. For example, if you become a member on July 15th 2008, you will be initially paying US$ 18 (if you live outside India). Your next contribution will be on October first week for the quarter of Oct - Dec.

 

8. If I am enrolled as a Direct Member, can I still access this website and login to "My Kinchitkaram"?

 

Yes. Whether you are enrolled as a Direct Member or an E-Member, you will have access to login to the Kinchitkaram Website with your own "My Kinchitkaram" section

 

9. I am an E-Member. Will I be receiving the Hundi to provide my daily contribution?

 

Hundi scheme is only for Direct Members. An E-Member will not be provided with the Hundi. You can directly pay the fees once in a Quarter through this website.

 

10. I am a Direct Member. Can I pay my quarterly contribution through the website?

 

No. As of now, only E-members can pay the contribution through this website. However, being a direct member you can view your payment history and other details through "My Kinchitkaram"

 

11. Is my contribution exempt from Income Tax?

 

Your contribution is exempt from Income Tax under section 80G of Indian Income Tax act

 

12. I live outside of India. Will my contribution be exempt from Income Tax in the country where I live?

 

No, if you live outside India, then you do not get any tax benefits.

 

 

 

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