Expectations from Khuddamul Ahmadiyya — Page 8
‑ 8 ‑ The costs and expenses for [such initia- tives] will be covered [through contributions] from the khuddam. All [administrative and clerical] employees, businessmen and land- lords will have to pay, one paya 7 for every rupee. Primary level school students will contribute a total of two paisas ; middle school children one anna ; high school students one and a half annas ; and college students will give four annas a month. Piety must be the main criteria when considering a person for office. All voters will at the time of casting their vote have to testify that the individual they have nominated for selection is regular in their five daily prayers, honest, tends to the needs of the poor, is not a liar and is loyal to the system. 7 Paya was just another name for paisa which along with the anna was a unit of currency formerly used in the Indian sub-continent. There were one hundred paisas in the rupee and one anna equaled 1/16 of a rupee. [Publishers]