Cooperation Dept. orders probe into affairs of three cooperative societies in Tirthahalli

The Department of Cooperation has ordered inquiries into 3 cooperative societies based successful Tirthahalli nether Section 64 of the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, 1959, pursuing allegations of fiscal irregularities. The allegations see accepting blank cheques from indebtedness applicants and compelling them to motion blank stamp papers — documents that were allegedly misused astatine a aboriginal stage.

The 3 societies nether scrutiny are the Sharavathi Credit Cooperative Society, the Samruddhi Horticulture Produce and Sale Cooperative Society, and the Sahyadri Multi-Purpose Arecanut Growers Marketing Cooperative Society. The enquiries person been ordered pursuing directions from the Chief Minister's office.

In an bid dated May 6, the Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies (Urban Banks) appointed the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chitradurga, to probe allegations of irregularities successful indebtedness betterment by the Sharavathi Credit Cooperative Society. The enquiry serviceman has been asked to taxable a study wrong 3 months.

Subsequently, successful orders issued connected May 16, the Registrar of Cooperative Societies appointed abstracted enquiry officers for the remaining 2 societies.

The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Dakshina Kannada, has been tasked with probing the Samruddhi Horticulture Produce and Sale Cooperative Society, portion the Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Bengaluru, has been assigned to analyse the Sahyadri Multi-Purpose Arecanut Growers Marketing Cooperative Society. Both officers are required to taxable their reports wrong 3 months.

The orders database 17 allegations against the societies, the astir superior of which impact accepting blank cheques and obtaining signatures connected blank documents from indebtedness applicants and subsequently misusing them.

The enquiry was acceptable successful question aft respective shareholders of these societies, including Kaneena Kadidal of Bharathipura and Pushpa D. Keerthi, filed complaints earlier the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and besides brought the substance to the attraction of the Chief Minister and different authorities authorities.