Pune News: Elections Of Cooperative Societies In Maharashtra Postponed Amid Assembly Poll Preparations
Pune News: Elections Of Cooperative Societies In Maharashtra Postponed Amid Assembly Poll Preparations ( Representational Image )
The Maharashtra government has once again postponed elections for over 35,000 cooperative institutions, pushing the new date to December 31, 2024. This delay is due to the upcoming state assembly elections, which are demanding significant administrative resources and attention.
Originally, elections for 29,443 cooperative societies were scheduled to resume on October 1, 2024, after prior delays. However, with political leaders and officials focusing on assembly poll preparations, the timeline has been further extended.
Cooperative institutions, including sugar cooperatives, spinning mills, and rural banks, play a critical role in the state’s economic and political landscape. The elections for these bodies are governed by the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Election Rules, 2014, with smaller societies holding local-level elections.
Although about 7,000 elections were already underway, the rest will now be postponed. Exemptions include cooperative housing societies with fewer than 250 members and institutions under specific court orders. The state government attributed the postponement to the need for substantial manpower for the assembly elections, marking this the second delay in co-operative elections.
