India, Aug. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S. No.
State/UT
Audit Status
Total Functional Societies
Audited Societies
Non-Audited Societies
1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1,217
1,160
57
2
Andhra Pradesh
12,408
11,970
438
3
Arunachal Pradesh
1,034
542
492
4
Assam
8,071
5,114
2,957
5
Bihar
22,243
19,896
2,347
6
Chandigarh
195
183
12
7
Chhattisgarh
10,380
9,261
1,119
8
Delhi
1,827
1,782
45
9
Goa
3,165
2,506
659
10
Gujarat
79,823
73,340
6,483
11
Haryana
15,447
13,228
2,219
12
Himachal Pradesh
5,055
4,725
330
13
Jammu & Kashmir
9,132
3,994
5,138
14
Jharkhand
8,144
7,220
924
15
Karnataka
40,440
37,732
2,708
16
Kerala
15,106
14,624
482
17
Ladakh
166
158
8
18
Lakshadweep
53
22
31
19
Madhya Pradesh
27,041
25,479
1,562
20
Maharashtra
2,19,775
2,11,329
8,446
21
Manipur
5,330
3,992
1,338
22
Meghalaya
3,100
2,439
661
23
Mizoram
1,274
1,237
37
24
Nagaland
1,943
1,491
452
25
Odisha
8,063
4,864
3,198
26
Puducherry
400
399
1
27
Punjab
12,666
11,715
951
28
Rajasthan
27,172
23,497
3,675
29
Sikkim
1,398
1,012
386
30
Tamil Nadu
21,090
19,384
1,706
31
Telangana
46,672
43,478
3,194
32
DNH & DD
379
170
209
33
Tripura
2,237
1,744
493
34
Uttarakhand
4,450
2,599
1,851
35
Uttar Pradesh
22,888
15,528
7,360
36
West Bengal
23,028
16,977
6,051
Total
6,62,812
5,94,791
68,020
S.No.
State / UT
No. of MSCS-under liquidation
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
2
Bihar
1
3
Chandigarh
1
4
Delhi
16
5
Goa
1
6
Gujarat
4
7
Jharkhand
1
8
Karnataka
1
9
Maharashtra
23
10
Odisha
12
11
Punjab
1
12
Rajasthan
26
13
Tamil Nadu
3
14
Telangana
2
15
DNH & DD
1
16
Uttar Pradesh
14
17
West Bengal
6
Total
115
As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD), out of a total 8.53 lakh Cooperative Societies across the country, 6.63 lakh are functional, 1.41 lakh are non-functional and 49,177 are under liquidation. Among 6.63 lakh functional cooperative societies, 5.95 lakh societies are audited and 0.68 lakh societies are not audited. The State-wise details of functional and audited cooperatives societies are attached as Annexure-1. The details of cooperative societies lying dormant due to financial irregularities, weak management and lack of timely audits is maintained by respective State / UTs.
Further, Cooperative Societies registered under the provisions of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 function as autonomous cooperative organisations and accountable to their members. In case of irregularities including financial embezzlement, winding up proceeding u/s 86 of the MSCS Act, 2002 are initiated against such MSCSs and liquidator is appointed under the provisions of Section 89 of MSCS Act, 2002 to liquidate the assets of Society and to ensure payment to investors/members under the provisions of section 90 of the Act. So far, 115 Multi-State Cooperative Societies are put under liquidation. The State-wise number of such societies is attached as Annexure-2.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
