Amendment of Section 48

In clause (a) of sub-section (5), the following clause and proviso shall be substituted :- "(i) where the chairman is not elected from amongst persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, persons belonging to these categories and otherwise, by any person; Provided that in case of such resource society other than a Nagrik Co-operative Bank/Co-operative Society or thrift society, operating in a Scheduled Area, the chairman or president shall be elected only from amongst persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes."