Employees of cooperative societies have not received their salaries for 12 months: Most PACS in the state are economically weak, with one administrator bearing the burden of many.

Jaipur| Although the draft model human resource policy for cooperative societies, issued through NABARD, appears good on paper, the situation of employees in Rajasthan is extremely poor. Most PACS (Primary Agricultural Credit Societies) in the state are economically weak and unable to pay their employees even regular salaries. The Cooperative Credit Society Employees Union Rajasthan says that before implementing the new human resource policy, PACS employees...