GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

ORDER

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WHEREAS, under the provisions of Rule 188 of the Kerala Cooperative Societies

Rules, 1969, every society shall adopt the staff pattern indicated in Appendix III to

these rules, according to the type and class to which it belongs. Provided that where

any society cannot adopt such staff pattern due to its financial position, the members of

the committee may work in an honorary capacity in lieu of appointing any paid

Co-operation (C) Department

^th December

, 2025

02^nd Dhanu, 1201

G.O.(P)No.170/2025/Coop.

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram,

േകരള സർകാർ

Government of Kerala

2025

േകരള ഗസറ്

KERALA GAZETTE

അസാധാരണം

EXTRAORDINARY

ആധികാരികമായി ്പസിദെപടുതുനത

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073

dated 05-09-2012 with RNI

Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023

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Vol. XIV

തിരുവനനപുരം,

െചാവ

Thiruvananthapuram,

Tuesday

2025 ഡിസംബർ 23

23rd December 2025

1201 ധനു 8

8th Dhanu 1201

1947 അ്ഗഹായനം 2

2nd Agrahayana 1947

നമർ

No.

4300

S. R. O. No. 1390/2025

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employee. Provided further that where any society is in need of any change in the

pattern of staff including the scale of pay under special circumstances the same may be

made by the society with the prior approval of the Registrar of Cooperative societies;

AND WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Pullukulangara Service Co

operative Bank Limited No. 2992 in Alappuzha District, has resolved to request the

Government to exempt the said bank from the provisions of rule 188 of the Kerala Co

operative Societies Rules, 1969, for the purpose of regularising the appointments made

through promotion to the unsanctioned Branch Manager post in the said Bank during

the period from 01^st April, 2009 to 31^st March, 2016 ;

AND WHEREAS, the Registrar of Cooperative Societies has forward the

resolution of the Board of Directors of the said Bank to the Government and has

recommended to exempt the said Bank from the provisions of Rule 188 of the Kerala

Cooperative Societies Rules,1969, for the purpose of enabling the said bank to

regularise the appointments made through promotion to the unsanctioned Branch

Manager post in the said bank during the period from 1^st April, 2009 to 31^st March,

2016;

AND WHEREAS, the Government have examined the matter in detail and are

satisfied that it is necessary to exempt the Pullukulangara Service Cooperative Bank

Limited No.2992 in Alappuzha District from the provisions of rule 188 of the Kerala Co

operative Societies Rules, 1969, so as to enable the said Bank to regularise the

appointments made through promotion to the unsanctioned Branch Manager post in

the said Bank during the period from 01^st April, 2009 to 31^st March, 2016 ;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by rule 181 of the Kerala

Cooperative Societies Rules, 1969, the Government of Kerala hereby exempt the

Pullukulangara Service Cooperative Bank Limited No.2992 in Alappuzha District from

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the provisions of Rule 188 of the said Rules, so as to enable the said Bank to regularise

the appointments made through promotion to the unsanctioned Branch Manager post

in the said Bank during the period from 01^st April, 2009 to 31^st March, 2016.

By order of the Governor,

DR VEENA N MADHAVAN

SPECIAL SECRETARY

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general

purport.)

As per rule 188 of the Kerala Cooperative Societies Rules, 1969, every society

shall adopt the staff pattern indicated in Appendix III to these rules, according to the

type and class to which it belongs. Provided that where any society cannot adopt such

staff pattern due to its financial position, the members of the committee may work in

an honorary capacity in lieu of appointing any paid employee. Provided further that

where any society is in need of any change in the pattern of staff including the scale of

pay under special circumstances the same may be made by the society with the prior

approval of the Registrar of Cooperative societies. As per the order No.

JRGALP/215/2021CRP(1) dated 19/02/2021 of the Joint Registrar of Cooperative

Societies (General), Alappuzha, three Branch Manager posts were sanctioned to the

Pullukulangara Service Cooperative Bank Limited No. 2992 in Alappuzha District with

effect from 01^st April, 2016. However, the bank had granted promotions from the post

of Accountant to the post of Branch Manager from 01^st April, 2009, onwards without

obtaining the prior approval of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies. The Board of

Directors of the Pullukulangara Service Cooperative Bank Limited No. 2992 in

Alappuzha District has resolved to request the Government to exempt the said Bank

from the provisions of Rule 188 of the Kerala Cooperative Societies Rules, 1969, so as

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to enable the said Bank to regularise the appointments made through promotion to the

unsanctioned Branch Manager post in the said Bank during the period from 01 ^st April,

2009 to 31^st March, 2016 . The Government have considered the matter in detail and

have decided to exempt the said bank from the above provisions of rule 188 of the

Kerala Cooperative Societies Rules, 1969, so as to enable the said Bank to regularise

the appointments made through promotion to the unsanctioned Branch Manager post

in the said Bank during the period from 01^st April, 2009 to 31^st March, 2016.

This order is intended to achieve the above object.

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