Gone are the days when registration of cooperative societies was a tedious process requiring multiple visits to the office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and extensive documentation work.

In a progressive step towards digital governance and citizen-centric administration, Maharashtra has operationalised an online mechanism for the registration of cooperative societies through the ‘Aaple Sarkar’ portal, which will allow online registration of cooperative societies. Interestingly, a women's self-help group from Gorai in Borivili West has become the first to get itself registered online.