In a move aimed at boosting local employment, the Maharashtra government has directed that 70 percent of the jobs in District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) should be reserved for candidates residing in the respective districts.
The government has also decided that all future recruitments at DCCBs across the state will be done only through the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), TCS-iON (Tata Consultancy Services) or Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd (MKCL) to ensure transparency and fairness in the process.
A government resolution (GR) dated October 31 stated that “70 percent of the posts should be reserved for domicile candidates of the respective districts”, while the remaining 30 percent will be open to candidates from outside the district.
If no suitable candidates are available outside the district, these posts can also be filled by local candidates.
According to the GR, the directive is applicable even to the banks that had issued recruitment advertisements before this order.
The HC said online recruitment will ensure transparency and enhance public confidence.
The decision follows complaints received against certain agencies earlier engaged by the Commissioner and Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Pune, for conducting online recruitment for co-operative banks.
Consequently, the state government scrapped the existing panel of seven recognized recruitment agencies.
According to the GR, DCCBs must now conduct their recruitment exclusively through one of the three approved institutions using the online process.
Once a recruitment agency has been selected, the work cannot be outsourced to another organization.
Published on November 3, 2025
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