Bhubaneswar, April 4: The Odisha Government on Monday announced the dates for first-phase election of members to committees of Primary Co-operative Societies (PACS).
According to a notification issued by the Department of Co-Operation, the election of members to the committees of these societies will be held on June 19 and 22.
Odisha has over 6,400 primary, 127 central and 19 apex cooperative societies. Elections to these societies were last held in 2015.
The tenure of 1,926 PACS had ended in January 2020.
The State has over 2,700 PACS and Large Area Multi-Purpose Cooperative Societies (LAMPS), which are affiliated with 17 central cooperative banks. Elections have also been due to weavers, fishermen and milkmen societies and their apex bodies Boyanika, Fishfed and Omfed.
