Section 137: Winding-up of registered societies

Q: What does Section 137 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) deal with?

Section 137 TNREGA pertains to "Winding-up of registered societies". It is part of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 137 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs winding-up of registered societies. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 137 TNREGA still in force?

Yes, Section 137 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 137 TNREGA?

धारा 137 TNREGA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 137 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983. Section 137 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs winding-up of registered societies. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 137 TNREGA?

Dhara 137 TNREGA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 137 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 137 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs winding-up of registered societies. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 137 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983?

Cite as: "Section 137, The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983, § 137 (India).

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(1)

If the Registrar in the course of an audit under section 80 or after an inquiry has been held under section 81 or an inspection or investigation has been made under section 82 or an inspection of books has been made under section 83 or on receipt of an application made by not less than three-fourth of the members of a registered society or on receipt of a resolution of general body of a registered society, is of opinion that the society ought to be wound up, he may issue a notice to the society calling upon it to make its representations to the Registrar within one month from the date of receipt of such notice and the society shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed in this regard. A copy of the notice issued to the society shall be communicated to every member of the society in such manner as may be prescribed. The Registrar may, after considering the representations, if any, received from the society or from any member and on being satisfied that the society ought to be wound up, issue an order to that effect and shall communicate such order to the society by registered post.

(2)

The Registrar may, of his own motion and after giving a registered society an opportunity of making its representation, by order in writing direct the winding-up of a registered society -

(a) where it is a condition of the registration of the society that the society shall consist of at least twenty-five members and the number of members has been reduced to less than twenty-five; or

(b) where the society has not commenced working within the prescribed period or has ceased to work.

(3)

A copy of an order made under sub-section (1) or under sub-section (2) shall be communicated by registered post to the society and to the financing bank, if any, of which the society is a member.