'Citizen-friendly tweaks to Societies Act'

Pune | Tuesday | 27th November, 2018

Summary:

The housing federation has expressed its concern about several issues. One of them is the Rs 25,000 fine on committee members for not providing details. PUNE: Maharashtra’s cooperation minister Subhash Deshmukh has said the amendments to the State Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 will be “citizen friendly”.A high-powered committee will ensure that the changes are in agreement with the Maharashtra Housing Federation’s views, he added. The other is the provisional membership in the society to the nominee after the death of a member. The bill, put up in the ongoing winter session last week, will come up for discussions in the assembly on Tuesday.“The amendments will make the functioning of housing societies easier..