Section 154B-21

Reservation for women

Original text (the Act, English)

154B-21. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in the rules made thereunder, or in the by-laws of any society, there shall be two seats reserved for women on the Committee of each society consisting of individuals as Members and having Members from such class or category of persons, to represent the women Members.
(2) Any individual woman Member of the society, or any woman Member of the Committee of a Member-society, whether elected, co-opted or nominated, shall be eligible to contest the election to the seat reserved under sub-section (1).
(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to a Committee of a society exclusively of women Members.

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

Reservation for women

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