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Section 154B-17

Investment of funds

Original text (the Act, English)
154B-17. A society shall invest or deposit its funds in one or more of the following :—
(a) in a District Central Co-operative Bank, the State Co-operative Bank, having awarded at least “A” Audit Class in last three consecutive years, if no such Central Co-operative Bank is available in district, then any Nationalised Bank ;
(b) in any of the securities specified in section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 ;
(c) in the shares, or security bonds, or debentures, issued by any other society with limited liability ;
(d) in any other mode permitted by the rules, or by general or special order issued in that behalf by the State Government.

Official source: The Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 – English Edition (Text as on 6th June 2025) – Commissioner for Co-operation & Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Maharashtra

Verification status: In force – current text of the Act (with amendments up to 6 June 2025), checked word for word against the official copy. Chapter XIII-B: Maharashtra Act No. XXIII of 2019.

Last checked: 01-11-2026

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