Finally, the wait is over. Congress leader Sudhakarrao Bharasakle and Sureshrao Sable were elected as the new Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Amravati District Cooperative Bank on Wednesday respectively.
There were two candidates each from the Sahakar and the Parivartan Panels in the race. The Sahakar Panel was led by Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur (Congress) and the Parivartan Panel by MoS Bacchu Kadu.
While for the Chairman the Sahakar Panel had fielded Bharasakle, the Parviartan Panel had fielded Kadu. Bharasakle bagged 15 votes whereas Kadu got 6 votes.
For the Vice Chairman, the Sahakar Panel fielded Sable, who got 15 votes whereas his rival from the Parivartan panel received only six votes.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur (Congress) lost no time in congratulating both the leaders. She wrote, ” Congratulations to Sudhakarrao Bharasakle and Sureshrao Sable for being elected as the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Amravati District Co-operative Bank”.
Soon after the announcement of their names, the news spread like wildfire on social media. On the occasion, Bharasakle thanked one and all for giving their support and vowed to take the bank to newer heights.
The board consists of 21 elected directors out of which four were earlier elected unopposed and the elections were held for 17 seats. It bears recall that the Sahakar Panel which was led by Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur (Congress) won 12 seats whereas the Parivartan Panel led by MoS Bacchu Kadu won only 4 seats and 1 seat was won by an independent candidate.
The Amravati DCCB has a business mix of Rs 1937 crore and earned a net profit of Rs 4.57 crore in the 2020-21 Financial Year. At present, the bank is rendering services through its 90 branches, 3 Extension Counters, and 5 Regional Offices with its Head Office functioning from Camp Road, Amravati.
