Question

What is the main responsibility of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies?

• A. To collect taxes from Co-operative Societies.
• B. To provide financial loans to Co-operative Societies.
• C. To regulate and guide Co-operative Societies as a Friend, Philosopher, and Guide
• D. To audit the accounts of Co-operative Societies only.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. To regulate and guide Co-operative Societies as a Friend, Philosopher, and Guide

Sec 3 - Registrar

Defines Sec 2(p): Registrar

• Means the Registrar of Co-operative Societies appointed under Sec 3 (1) and includes any officers(person) on whom all or any of the powers of the Registrar under this Act are conferred.

• SEC 3(1) - A government may appoint an officer of the state government to be registrar of cooperative society for the state.

• SEC 3(2)-The government may by general or special order confer on any officer of the state government all or any of the powers of the registrar under this act.

• Registrar is the competent authority to register a Co-operative Society in the State.

Registrar

• Administrative head

• Official head of the Co- operative Department.

• Technical head of Co- operative Department.

• Political Head - Ministry of cooperation

• Registrar is the Friend, Philosopher and Guide of Co-operative Societies.

• Regulate the Co-operative Societies not control.

• Has Statutory, Executive, Regulatory, and Judicial Function

  "Although various societies in different departments operate under the administrative control of Functional Registrars, the responsibility for auditing these societies lies with the Cooperative Department.“