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MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday decided to allow all co-operative socities, including housing societies. The state government had postponed elections in all co-operative institutions since May and as per the latest order issued in January the elections were postponed till March 31.
According to the government order issues on Tuesday, the January order that postponed elections till March 31 stands cancelled and all elections in all co-operative societies like banks, housing socities can be held.
However experts say socities with up to 250 members will not be able to hold elections despite being allowed to as the rules for their elections haven t been notified by the government since the last two years. Only housing socities with more than 250 members will be able to hold elections, smaller societies will not able to as their rules are yet to be notified, said Ramesh Prabhu, Maharashtra Societies Welfare Association.