Section 19A(1) in The Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act, 1997
(1)A member of a cooperative may execute an agreement in favour of the cooperative providing that his employer shall be competent to deduct from the salary or wages payable to him by the employer, such amount as may be specified in the agreement, and to pay the amount so deducted to the cooperative in satisfaction of any debt or other demand owing by the member to the cooperative.Provided that the employee shall obtain prior concurrence in writing of the employer agreeing to deduct from his salary or wages such an amount as specified in such agreement.Provided further that the liability of the employer shall be limited to the extent of deduction of an amount which if included makes the total of all the deductions from the salary not to exceed fifty percent of the salary of the employee.Provided also that the board of the cooperative shall determine the amount of loan and the number of installments to be granted to the employee in such a manner that the total of all deductions including the deduction on account of the loan installment along with interest thereon shall not exceed fifty percent of the salary of the employee.
