An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 46
46 and such problems and he can only pay one or two paisa per Rupee. I am not saying that a person cannot pay less than an Anna, what I mean is that no one can do so without permission. Permission is necessary so that we should keep the record and he should also bear in mind that he ought to pay at the prescribed rate. Therefore, there is nothing to stop a member who does not pay as per prescribed rate from being included in the list of Chanda -payers. The budget of every Jam a ‘at should be an Anna per Rupee inclusive of all members whether they are payers or non-payers. In this way the budget of income can be raised considerably. Even though the whole budget may not be achieved in the first year, the Jam a ‘ats who prepare a sub-standard budget will be motivated. " 68 Following three basic rules can be inferred from H u du r ’s above directive: First, all men and women who have income in any form must be included in the Budget; Second, true and exact income of every Ahmad i should be entered in the budget; Third, Chanda should be recorded as per prescribed rate except for members who have been granted concession in the rate of payment. However, their true income should be recorded and Chanda be written in accordance with approved reduced rate. Note: a. Requests for concession should be written to Hadrat Khalifatul Mas ih with the recommendation of Majlis-e-‘ A mila and should be submitted to Wak a lat M a l , London. b. This concession in rate is limited to one year only. A new application should be forwarded each year. 68 Report Majlis-e-Mush a war a t 1930.