Elections to CHS - Update

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Elections in all Co - operative Societies are on hold till 31/12/2020 and the last date of holding AGM is 31/03/2021. (refer to MCS act 2nd  amendment ordinance issued on 28/10/2020).

As per the amended MCS act which is effective from9/3/2019, for elections in housing societies with less than or equal to 250 members section  73CB  of  the  Maharashtra  Co-operative  Societies  Act,  1960 is amended and  following  proviso is   inserted,  namely :— “Provided  further  that,  in  case  of  housing  society  having  less  than  or up  to  250  Members,  the  elections  of  the  Committee  shall  be  conducted  by the  said  housing  society  "IN THE MANNER AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED" 

Accordingly, The draft election rules for societies with less than or equal to 250 members were published by the government on 25/10/2019 inviting objections/suggestions from public. 

But due to the new Government formation and then the outbreak of covid pandemic, the final rules are not yet gazetted/notified. As a result the elections in these housing societies can be held only after the election rules are finalised and gazetted.

Elections in housing docieties with more than 250 members can be held after 31/12/2020 and after approval from Registrar/SCEA.

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