G.O. Ms. No. 04, Constitution of Recruitment Bureaus for Co-operative Societies, 2016

What the notifications do

The Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department issued two notifications under G.O. Ms. No. 04 dated 5th January 2016. Acting under Section 74 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 1983, the Governor of Tamil Nadu constituted recruitment bureaus for direct recruitment to registered co-operative societies under the control of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies.

The stated subject is recruitment to co-operative societies. The notifications do not set out provisions governing land ownership, property registration, planning or development.

State Recruitment Bureau

The State Recruitment Bureau handles direct recruitment of paid officers and servants in all categories of registered Apex Co-operative Societies specified in rules 150 and 151 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Rules, 1988.

Its membership consists of:

• The Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Chennai, as Chairman.
• The Managing Director or Administrator of the Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank, Chennai, as Member-Secretary.
• The Managing Director or Administrator of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Union Limited.
• The Managing Director or Administrator of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation Limited.
• A Co-operative Department officer not below the rank of Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes and nominated by the Registrar.

This notification supersedes Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department Notification No. II(2)/CFCP/730/2012, published on 31st October 2012.

District Recruitment Bureaus

A Recruitment Bureau is constituted for every revenue district to recruit paid officers and servants in all categories of registered societies specified in rules 150 and 151 and controlled by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies.

Each district bureau includes:

• The regional Additional Registrar or Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies as Chairman.
• The Managing Director or Administrator of the relevant Central Co-operative Bank as Member-Secretary.
• The specified Public Distribution System officer for the district.
• The circle Deputy Registrar at district headquarters, with a separate Chennai arrangement.
• A Co-operative Department officer not below Deputy Registrar rank, belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes and nominated by the Registrar.

The district notification supersedes Notification Nos. II(2)/CFCP/2511/90 and II(2)/CFCP/2512/90, published on 23rd May 1990.

Who is affected

The notifications directly concern registered co-operative societies, recruitment candidates, officers administering recruitment and the named co-operative institutions. Property buyers or owners are affected only if they are involved with these societies or recruitment processes.