Central Registrar appointment under Multi State Cooperative Societies Act; new Central Registrar named with immediate effect.
The Central Government, under sub-section (i) of Section 4 of the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, appoints Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, IAS, Joint Secretary (Cooperation) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, as Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, superseding the prior Government of India notification and effective immediately until further orders.

Joint operation of cooperative society account now requires shared control by NCUI chief executive and a government finance officer.
The amendment requires that the designated separate account under the Multi State Co operative Societies Rules be operated jointly by the Chief Executive of the National Co operative Union of India Limited and a Central Government officer not below the rank of Director responsible for finance in the Department of Agriculture, Co operation and Farmers Welfare authorized by the Central Government.