GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 57B of the Kerala Co‐
operative Societies Act, 1969 (Act 21 of 1969), the Government of Kerala hereby
Co-operation (D) Department
09
th January, 2026
25thDhanu, 1201.
G.O.(P) No.09/2026/CoOp.
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram,
©
േകരള സർകാർ
Government of Kerala
2026
േ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
വാല്ം 15
Vol. XV
തിരുവനനപുരം,
െവളി
Thiruvananthapuram,
Friday
2026 ജനുവരി 09
09th January 2026
1201 ധനു 25
25th Dhanu 1201
1947 െപൗഷം 19
19th Pousha 1947
നമർ
No.
118
S. R. O. No. 36/2026
This is a digitally signed Gazette.
Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/
make the following scheme to amend the Kerala Co operative
‐
Deposit Guarantee
Scheme, 2018 issued under G.O.(P)No.116/2018/Co Op dated 22
‐
nd September,
2018 and published as S.R.O. No.695/2018 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary
No. 2518 dated 8th October, 2018, namely:‐
SCHEME
1.
Short title and commencement. (1) This scheme may be called the
Kerala Co operative Deposit Guarantee (Amendment) Scheme, 2026.
‐
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the Scheme. In the Kerala Cooperative Deposit
Guarantee Scheme, 2018,
(1)in subparagraph (1) of paragraph 2,
(a) (i) the existing clause “(ea) Assistance” occurred after clause (a)
shall be omitted;
(ii) after clause (e), the following clause shall be inserted namely:
“(ea)
“Financial
Assistance”
means
monetary
assistance
sanctioned as loan to a guaranteed society experiencing liquidity risk to
refund deposits to depositors;”.
(b)for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:
“(c) “Contribution” means the sum of money payable by a
guaranteed society to the fund at the rate specified in clause (a), (c) and (ca)
of subparagraph (2) of paragraph 5;”.
2
This is a digitally signed Gazette.
Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/
(2) for paragraph 3, the following shall be substituted, namely:
“3. Purpose of the scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to provide
guarantee for the deposits made in societies by its members and for creating
confidence among the depositors thereby to attract more deposits and the
Board may also, if necessary, provide financial assistance to a Guaranteed
Society so as to refund the deposits to depositors in case of a crisis or
hardship incurred to a society due to liquidity risk or insufficient cash or such
other reasons.”
(3) in subparagraph (2) of paragraph 5, the following shall be
substituted, namely:
“(2) The corpus of the fund shall be built up by contribution and
unoperated deposit amount, from the societies specified in paragraph 4 of this
Scheme, as follows:
(a) Every society shall make the initial contribution to the fund on
the outstanding amount of deposits at the beginning of the financial year
in which the scheme comes into force or the Society joins the scheme. The
contribution to be made to the fund is at the rate of 0.10% per annum on
deposit amount outstanding at the beginning of the financial year in which
the scheme comes into force or the year in which the Society joins the
scheme, whichever is later.
(b) The initial contribution to the fund payable by the societies
shall be remitted either in lump sum or in two annual installments.
(c) Subsequent contributions shall be made on the incremental
3
This is a digitally signed Gazette.
Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/
amount of deposit outstanding at the end of each financial year at the rate
0.12% per annum.
(ca) The contribution from the depositor for upto Rupees Ten Lakhs
as compensation as in Paragraph 9(1(a)) shall be at the rate 0.10% per
annum on the deposited amount initially and at the rate 0.12% per annum on
the incremental amount of deposit outstanding at the end of each financial
year.
(d) The balance of funds, if any, available with the District Co
operative Banks under the scheme provided as per G.O.(P)No.3/2012/CoOp
dated 11th January, 2012 shall be transferred to the corpus of the fund by the
General Manager of the Bank on request of the Board.
(e) The amount to the credit of any account with a society which has
not been operated upon for a period of ten years or any matured term deposit
or any amount remained unclaimed for more than ten years shall be
credited to the fund within a period of three months from the expiry of the
said period of ten years:
Provided that nothing contained in this subparagraph shall
prevent a depositor or any other claimant to claim his deposit or
unclaimed amount or operate his account or deposit account with the society
after the expiry of the said period of ten years and such society shall be liable
to repay such deposit or amount at such rate of interest as may be specified by
the Registrar of Cooperative Societies:
Provided further that the society which has paid the outstanding
amount referred to in this subparagraph or which has allowed operation
4
This is a digitally signed Gazette.
Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/
of such account or deposit, may apply for refund of such amount from the
Board in such manner as may be specified by the Board.
(f) The contribution shall be remitted in the account of the Board in
the manner as may be provided by regulations framed by the Board.
(g) The Societies shall remit the contribution and deposit amount to
the fund within three months after the completion of a financial year
calculated at the prescribed rate specified under clause (a), (c), (ca) and (e)
of subparagraph (2) of paragraph 5 failing which the Chief Executive of the
society shall be made liable to pay an interest for the defaulted contributions
at the rate of twelve percent per annum, till the payment made and the
amount so paid will form part of the fund. If the annual contribution due is
not paid within three months as mentioned above, the deposits of such
society shall be excluded from the guarantee and insurance cover for the
period of such delay.
(h) No portion of the contribution remitted shall be refunded to any
society for any reason.
(i) The Government may, at their option, make contribution to the
corpus of the fund, maximum to an extent of the total amount contributed by
the member societies.
(j) All moneys belonging to the fund shall be deposited in the
accounts opened in the joint names of the SecretaryTreasurer and Vice
Chairman of the Board in the branches of the Kerala State Cooperative Bank
or District Cooperative Banks concerned or in the Government Treasury.
5
This is a digitally signed Gazette.
Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/
(k) The contribution paid by the Guaranteed Societies to the Board is
required to be absorbed by the banks/societies themselves so that the benefit
of the Deposit Guarantee Protection is made available to all the depositors. A
guaranteed society/bank is required to remit contribution not later than the
last day of June each year. If it does not pay on or before the stipulated date,
the contribution payable by it or any portion thereof, it is liable to pay interest
at the rate of 12% per annum on the amount of such contribution or on the
unpaid portion thereof as the case may be from the beginning of July of that
year till the date of payment. Interest is calculated on the basis of actual
number of days of default taking one year as 365 days.”.
(4) In paragraph 9:
(i) for clause (a) of sub paragraph (1) the following shall be
substituted namely:
(a) Settlements of claims in respect of the deposits which are
guaranteed. The amount guaranteed per depositor per Bank/Society shall not
exceed Rupees Five lakhs if the contributions as para 5(2(c)) and shall not
exceed Rupees Ten lakhs if the contribution is as per para 5(2(ca));
(ii) for clause (aa) of sub paragraph (1) the following shall be
substituted namely:
(aa) to provide financial assistance to a Guaranteed Society to
refund the deposits to depositors subject to conditions and procedures specified in
subregulation (2) of regulation 7 of the Deposit Guarantee Fund Board
(Registration of Societies as Guaranteed Societies) Regulations, 2025;
6
This is a digitally signed Gazette.
Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/
(5) In sub paragraph (1) of paragraph 10,
the symbol and words "/Insured amount" shall be deleted.
(6) for Paragraph 11, the following shall be substituted namely:
“11. Accounts and Audit.(1) The Board shall adopt and maintain a
formal Accounting Policy consistent with applicable statutory provisions and
generally accepted accounting principles for nonprofit entities, to govern the
recording and maintenance of all financial transactions.
(2) The Secretarytreasurer of the Board shall prepare the final accounts,
comprising the Receipts and Payments Account, Income and Expenditure
Account, Balance Sheet, and all relevant schedules, annexures, and
explanatory notes, in accordance with the approved Accounting Policy, and
shall submit the same for audit within two months from the close of each
financial year.
(3) The final accounts shall be audited by a team of auditors appointed by the
Director of Cooperative Audit.
(4) The Secretarytreasurer shall ensure that the Audit Certificate and Audit
Report are placed before the Board within one month of their receipt for
consideration and record.
(5) The Secretarytreasurer shall maintain all books of account, vouchers, and
supporting documents properly, and bring all audit observations, objections, or
recommendations to the notice of the Board, taking necessary action to comply
with such observations in accordance with applicable rules and regulations; and
7
This is a digitally signed Gazette.
Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/
(6) The Secretarytreasurer shall ensure that all financial transactions and
accounts preparation comply with all applicable statutes, government
financial rules, and directions or guidelines issued by the Government.”
(7) In paragraph 13.
(i) in sub paragraph (1) after the word "except" the word and symbol
"chitty", shall be deleted;
(ii) in sub paragraph (4) "clause (xiiiA)" shall be omitted.
By order of the Governor,
N
Dr. Veena N. Madhavan
Secretary to Government
Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its
general purport.)
As per notification issued under G.O.(P) No.116/2018/CoOp dated 22nd
September, 2018 and published as S.R.O. No.695/2018 in the Kerala Gazette
Extraordinary No. 2518 dated 8th October, 2018, Government have issued the
Kerala Cooperative Deposit Guarantee Scheme, 2018. It has come to the notice
of the Government that certain amendments are essential in certain provisions
of the said Scheme in the light of the recommendations submitted by the
subcommittee formed as per the decision taken by the Administrative Board
Committee of the Kerala Cooperative Deposit Guarantee Fund Board on 7th July
2025. To achieve the above object, the Government have decided to amend the
said scheme.
This notification is intended to achieve the above object.
8
This is a digitally signed Gazette.
Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PUBLISHED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES
AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2026