Cooperative housing societies to get 3-member board

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Mumbai: Following several complaints regarding the functioning of administrators of cooperative housing societies (CHS), authorities have issued a circular directing registrars to appoint administrators from a panel drafted by divisional joint registrar of cooperative societies or preferably appoint a three-member administrative board...

The circular was issued by commissioner of cooperation and registrar Anil Kawade on May 4 after the government received a letter from the Deputy Lokayukta to devise new guidelines to effectively deal with numerous complaints regarding the working of cooperative housing societies...

In case of complaints and misdemeanour by the managing Committee members, the CHS registrar has power to dissolve the incumbent managing committee office-bearers and appoint an administrator to handle the day-to-day management..

Laying down a grievance redressal process for complaints, the circular mentioned that a complaint must be submitted to the managing committee which will discuss and take a decision with a majority vote..