Andhra Pradesh Government is planning to conduct elections to Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS), District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCB) and APCOB in September/October this year. Government may release notification in September to conduct polls to these societies. Government already extended their tenure 2 times in the last 10 months.  PACS elections & Reservations:    Total number of PACS in AP: 2,792  Members in each PACS: 9  Reservations: OC General-3, OC Woman -1, BC-1, BC Woman-1, SC-1, SC Woman-1 & ST-1  DCCB Elections & Reservations:  Total number of DCCBs: 22  Total members in each DCCB: 11   Elected members in each DCCB: 9 (OC-2, OC Women-2, BC General-2, BC Woman-1, SC General-1 & ST General-1)  Government nominees: 2  According to RBI rules, there should be at least 3 experts in the managing committee of a DCCB.  Types of Cooperatives:  Apex Cooperatives (Federations):  AP State Cooperative Bank (APCOB)  AP Marketing Cooperative Federation (APMARKFED)  District Cooperative Central Banks and their branches (DCCBs)  Primary Cooperatives:  Primary Agriculture Credit Cooperative Societies (PACs)   Farmers Service Coop Societies (FSCS)   Rural Banks (RBs) & Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs)    A Cooperative Society is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled … [Read more...]