Commissionerate of Cooperatives and Registrar of Cooperative Society, Pune
CC & RCS plays an important role in an agro-industrial economy and particularly so in the sphere of rural credit. The activities of the office of the Commissioner for Cooperation & Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra State, Pune, which is under the Department of Cooperation, Marketing and Textiles, GoM, are associated with the rural finance and Primary Agricultural Cooperative societies, Banking including District Central Cooperative Banks, Industrial Cooperatives, Housing Societies which are governed under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act 1960 and Rules 1961.
The CC & RCS is entrusted with the administration of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960; the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1963; the Bombay Money-Lenders Act, 1946 and the Bombay Warehousing Act, 1959 and the Rules made there under. Cooperation is an activity of the people. It is a self-generated, voluntary, self-sufficient activity. However, considering the economic importance of movement and interests of several people involved in it, the Government has passed legislation to monitor the activities of the cooperatives mainly with the purpose of safeguarding the interests of all the members. The legal framework essentially covers the following aspects covered under The Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960.
- Registration of Cooperative Societies
- Rights of the members
- Privileges of the societies
- Property and Funds of the society
- Management of the society
- Audit, Inquiry and Inspection
- Disputes
- Liquidation of Societies
- Offenses and Penalties
- Appeals, Reviews and Revision
Maharashtra is one of the major States in India where cooperative movement is widespread and has a long history. Cooperation plays an important role in the economy of Maharashtra. There are more than 2.18 lakh cooperative societies in Maharashtra. Registrar being a friend, philosopher and guide of cooperatives has to perform various tasks and monitor whole cooperative movement.