Maharashtra Co‐operative Societies (Amendment) Rules 2025
Proposed Changes

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Comparision of old and new provision     

Rule 106C-7

Co‐operative education and training for members, officers, and employees of housing societies
(1) Every Co-operative Housing Society, Association of Societies, or Co-operative Housing Association shall organize annual education and training programs for its members, officers, and employees through the State Federal Society or the State Apex Training Institutes.
(2) Every co-operative housing society shall contribute rupees ten per member per month to the Co-operative Education and Training Fund, and every Co-operative Housing Association or Associations of societies shall contribute Rs.1000 annually to this fund. Such contributions shall be collected annually and used within the financial year, or the following year, for training programmes.
(3) As far as possible period of education and training shall be,‐
  (a) for member at least one session of three hours, annually,
  (b) for members of committee, office bearer and employees at least two sessions of three hours, annually.
(4) The State Federal Society or the State Apex Training Institute notified by the State Government shall arrange to cater the co-operative education and training to the members, officers and employees of the Co-operative Housing Society, Association of Societies, or Co-operative Housing Association.
(5) The State Federal Society or State Apex Training Institutes to be notified by the State Government shall have,‐
  (a) registration under the provisions of the Act or any other Act;
  (b) a State-wide operational area;
  (c) provisions in their bye-laws for providing co-operative education and training to the members, officers and employees of the society;
  (d) adequate infrastructure to provide co-operative education and training to the societies;
  (e) qualified teaching and non-teaching staff; and
  (f) adequate experience in the field of imparting co-operative education and training.
(6) The societies shall, every year make provision and contribute to Co-operative education and training fund of the notified State Federal Societies or State Apex Training Institutes.
 
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