Re-organisation of Cooperative auditing by February

The process of re-organisation of the co-operative auditing will be completed by February 2013, Dr S Raveendran, Special officer, Audit Re- organisation, said.

The Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACS) have been complaining of impediments in availing of the NABARD assistance as the government is yet to comply with the provisions of the Constitutional (97th Amendment) Act, 2011, passed by the Lok Sabha. The State Government had to comply with the provisions of the Act and it had appointed Ravindran as the Special Officer, who had also been a former Co-operative Registrar. Speaking to ‘Express’, he said that all stake holders, co-operators, officials and all others concerned had been asked to submit their proposals.

“The initial steps in this direction have already been taken. But it is the co-operative congress, scheduled to be held in November this year in Thrissur, which will be discussing all the issues related to the sector including, the re-organisation of the auditing. After finalising it in the congress, the government will either issue the ordinance or pass the Bill before February, 2013, as it is mandatory,“ he said.