PONDA: Thirty-eight candidates are trying their luck to fill up the 12-member seats in the Election for Goa Dairy’s Board of Directors (BoD) which is scheduled on June 19, 2022.
The 38 members include some former directors and former chairmen of the Goa Dairy. The Goa Dairy has found itself muddled in controversy and scams for the past three years. After the Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) dissolved the Goa Dairy Board in 2019 its affairs is looked after by Government appointed Administrator for past three and half years.
Earlier 43 candidates had filed their nominations of which five were rejected after scrutiny. Returning Officer Raju Magdum also allotted election symbols to all the candidates.
It is learnt that earlier there were attempts made by politicians to elect the Goa Dairy panel unopposed. However this move failed as some candidates refused to withdraw their nominations on the last date.
The chairmen of 173 Milk supplying Societies to Goa Dairy will take part in voting to elect the 12 BoD members. The Government appoints 3 members to the Goa Dairy BoD.
