The Government of Maharashtra on February 29, 2024, issued the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to further amend the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960.
The following amendments have been stated:
• After section 69, which states “Contribution to Public Purposes”, the following section 69A shall be inserted:
o "69A. (1) There shall be constituted a Co-operative District Cadre of Secretaries of the Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Societies (hereinafter in this section referred to as "the Co-operative District Cadre") consisting of persons recruited for this purpose by the District Supervision Co-operative Society. The number of persons to be recruited in the Co-operative District Cadre and their conditions of service shall be determined by the District Supervision Co-operative Society in accordance with such general or special guidelines, if any, as may be issued by the State Government, in this behalf, from time to time.
o A District Supervision Co-operative Society may, from time to time, depute any person appointed by it to work under any society referred to in sub-section (1) as it may consider necessary. Where any such person is posted to work under any society, his services shall be taken over by the society on such post, for such period and on such other terms and conditions, as the District Supervision Co-operative Society may determine. The person so posted shall draw his salary and allowances from the Fund established under sub-section (4).
For further details, kindly refer to the document attached.
[Bill No VII of 2024]
