The state cooperation department is planning to start an online portal to help unregistered housing societies enrol themselves. Currently, there are only 1.25 lakh registered housing societies inMaharashtra.
State cooperation minister Atul Save said the department would simplify the registration process through an online system, which will be operational soon. “This has been the demand of housing societies and their federations. It will help them register without having to visit the office in person. The system is being worked upon,” said Save.
Besides registration, a complaint redressal mechanism would be incorporated into the portal. Housing federations have been demanding a feature that will enable more societies to register themselves with the department.
After the 97th Constitutional amendment of 2011, the formation of a cooperative housing Society is a fundamental right under Article 19, and it is the duty of the state to help form societies under article 43 B of the Constitution.