History
Established in 1974 by prominent personalities from various areas of expertise, functioning began in a small office in Somwar Peth, Pune Courtsey : Shri Shrikrishna Vaidya
Pune District Co-operative Housing Federation has been rendering various services in promoting co-operative housing in the city of Pune and roundabout. Gradually its field of services is extending in several sections.
The Pune District Co Op Hsg Federation Ltd. was established on 23/8/1974 under registration no. 1044.
Late Mr. Shreekrishna Vaidya, the then Dy Mayor of PMC Pune, Late Mr. Taherbhai Haidari, Dr. Bhaskar Date and others were instrumental in promoting the Federation. Mr. suresh shidid (Manager) helped them a lot in this activity.
Mainly Tenant ownership (Bunglow type) Housing Societies were being registered in thos years. Forming Housing Society and then running it as per model bye-laws (it was callued “U format” then) was not known to society. Office bearers, society members used to raise various queries and these needed to be attended.
The federation took this as a task and in consultation with Co Op. officers, tried to satisfy the queries of housing society.
Soon, people used to consult the federation to solve their problems. The merge 50 societies initially grew to 500 and more. Initially the federation functioned through, the office of vaidya classes. Soon a small office at 208, Somwar Peth, Samarth bridge (Daruwala Pool) was hired.
Directors from rural areas also were adopted and the field of federation slowly windened, to meet the requirement of the societies like:

  • Arranging Sahakar Darbar – a free consultation activity for societies.
  • Extending this activity to various places in Pune City, to suit the conveyance of member societies.
  • Arranging Housing Seminar in consultation with Co Op officers of Co Op Department. The question-answer activity feature in these seminars has become very popular. A a lot of problems are being resolved thro such seminars

 Founder Members

Shrikrishna Vaidya

Sanskrit Scholar running classes and also Deputy Mayor of Pune Municipal Corporation

Dr.Bhaskar B.

Date practicing Ayurveda (Director(ex) of Ayurveda Rasashala Pune, PHD in Ayurveda) He has been rendering services to 5 villages (Parvati pachgaon) of flood affected rehabilated villages.

Taherbhai Haidari

Director of Muslim Cooperative Bank.

 Present Directors

     Mr. Suhas PatwardhanChairman

     Mr. Subhash KarnikVice Chairman

    Mrs. Maneesha KoshtiSecretary

    Mr. Charuhas KulkarniTreasurer

    Mr. Subhash DhavaleDirector

    Mr. Anil AsgekarDirector

    Adv. Mrudgandha JoshiDirector

   Mr. Juzer HaideriDirector

   Mr. Shivaji UradeDirector

   Mr. Ajit ChauguleDirector

   Mr. Manohar DespandeDirector

  Mr. Rajan PrasadeDirector

  Mr. Sambhaji GhundreDirector

  Mr. Sanjay SuryavanshiDirector

  Mr. Avelino NoronhaDirector


 Expert Directors

Adv. Vasantrao Karjatkar

Ar. Vishwas Kulkarni


 Office Administration

Mrs. Snehal DevannawarExecutive Manager

Mr. Bhim BalkawadeTechnical Manager

Mr. Rahul HadaseOffice Assistant

Mr. Santosh NirgudeSpecial Recovery & Sales Officer

Mr. Shrikant PawarSpecial Recovery & Sales Officer