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Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073 dated 05-09-2012 with RNI Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023 മകരള സർകാർ Government of Kerala 2026
മകരള ഗസറ്
KERALA GAZETTE
അസാധാരണം
EXTRAORDINARY
ആധികാരികാേയി ്പസിദറ്റപടുതുനത
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
തിരുവനനപുരം,
2026 ചസപറംബർ 02
02nd September 2026
ബുധന
നർേ
No. 2400 വാലം 15 Vol. XV
1202 ചിങം 17 17th Chingam 1202 Thiruvananthapuram, Wednesday
1948 ഭാ്ദം 11 11th Bhadra 1948
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Co-operation (B) Department
NOTIFICATION
Co-op/B1/62/2026/Co-op
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 02-09-2026 The following Draft Rules, further to amend the Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules, 1969, which the Government of Kerala propose to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 109 of the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969) is hereby published for general information as required under sub-section (1) of section 109 of the said Act;
2A draft Rule was published as Notification No. Co op/B1/62/2026/Co op dated 2nd July, 2026 in Kerala Gazette No.2125 dated 23rd July, 2026 for getting suggestions or objections, if any, from Public. No suggestions or objections were received within the time span allotted by the said notification. Now the Government consider it necessary to publish the Draft Rules again for getting suggestions or objections, if any from Public;
Notice is hereby given that the said Draft Rules will be taken up for consideration on or after fifteen days from the date of publication of this notification and that suggestions or objections, if any, in respect of the said Draft Rules, which may be received from any person before the date specified above, will be considered by the Government. Suggestions or objections, if any, on the Draft Rules shall be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Co-operation Department, Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram district- 695 001.
DRAFT RULES
1 . Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Kerala Co-operative Societies (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2 . Amendment to the Rules.- In the Kerala Co-operative Societies Rules, 1969,-
(1) in rule 185,-
(a) after sub-rule (2c), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
"(2d) At no point of time the number of direct recruits shall exceed twenty five percent of the total strength of the respective posts mentioned in sub-rule (2a), (2b), and (2c) of the above rule." ;
(b) in sub-rule (10),-
(i) for the figures and symbol "1:4" the figures and symbol "1:2" shall be substituted;
(ii) the first proviso shall be omitted.
(iii) for the existing second proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted
3namely:-
"Provided that substantive vacancies in the post of the clerk in all Primary Co-operative Societies/Banks and the Primary Agricultural and Rural Development Bank shall be filled up by promotion and direct recruitment in the ratio of 1:2 and the promotion of candidate shall be made from the feeder category in accordance with the merit and ability to be assessed through a qualifying examination conducted by the Co- operative Service Examination Board."
(2) in sub rule 1 of rule 186, in the entries (v) and (v) a, for the word 'peon', the words 'Office Attendant' shall be substituted;
(3) in Appendix III ,-
(a) in serial number 1, Co-operative Banks, in sub item (ii) of section (a) State Co-operative Agricultural And Rural Development Bank, in column 4, for the word 'Peon' the words "Office Attendant" shall be substituted;
(b) in serial number 1, Co-operative Banks , in item (c) Primary Credit Societies/Banks, the word 'Peon' wherever occurs the words " Office Attendant" shall be substituted;
(c) in Primary Co-operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank for the word 'Peon' wherever occurs the words "Office Attendant" shall be substituted;
(d) in Serial No.4, Consumers Societies, for the word 'Peon' wherever occurs the words "Office Attendant" shall be substituted;
(e) in Serial No.8, Hospital Co-operative Societies, for the word 'Peon' wherever occurs the words "Office Attendant" shall be substituted;
(f) in Serial No.8B Dairy Co-operatives, for the word 'Peon' wherever occurs the words "Office Attendant" shall be substituted.
By order of the Governor,
DR. VEENA N. MADHAVAN,
SECRETARY ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLISHED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2026