Milma

• Kerala Co operative Milk Marketing Federation ( KCMMF ) known as Milma 

• KCMMF established on 21st April 1980 

• Headquarters of KCMMF at Thiruvananthapuram 

• Farmers prosperity through consumer satisfaction , Keralam Kanikandunarunna Nanma are the slogan of KCMMF

• KCMMF established in connection with operation flood 2 

• Kshreera Sandesham is the publication of KCMMF

• The training institute of KCMMF is at Thrissur 

• KCMMF has a 3 tier structure 

• KCMMF at the top level , Regional Co operative Milk Producers Unions (RCMPU)at the middle level and APCOS at the base level

•  KCMMF has 3 RCMPU

               1 TRCMPU
               2 ERCMPU
               3 MRCMPU 

1. TRCMPU 

• Thiruvananthapuram Regional Co operative Milk Union Limited known as TRCMPU 

• Thiruvananthapuram , Kollam , Pathanamthitta , Alappuzha districts are come under TRCMPU 

• TRCMPU registered in 1985

2. ERCMPU

• Ernakulam Regional Co operative Milk Producer's Union Known as ERCMPU 

• Ernakulam , Thrissur , Kottayam , Idukki district are its area of operation 

• ERCMPU registered on 12th September 1985

3. MRCMPU 

• Malabar Regional Co operative Milk Producer's Union Known as MRCMPU 

• Malappuram , Wayanad , Kozhikode , Kannur , Kasaragod district are its area of operation 
• MRCMPU registered on 29 June 1989 

Member of Regional Milk Producer's Union is Apcos

First Milk supply union in Kerala is Calicut Milk Supply Union

Refresh is the brand name of fruit juice Marketed by Milma

Production bonus related to dairy societies

Thirumala Vanitha Ksheera Vyavasaya Co operative Society is the first Milk society in Kerala

Vanithafed

• Kerala Women Co operative Federation Ltd known as Vanithfed

• Vanithfed is the apex federation of primary women co operative Societies in Kerala

• Headquarters of Vanithfed at Thiruvananthapuram

• Vanithfed registered on 20th December 2002

• Vanithfed started functioning on 1st April 2003

• Kera Kanthi virjin coconut oil is the product of Vanithfed

• Chief executive of Vanithfed is Managing Director

• In a primary Vanitha co operative society not less than 10% of net profit shall be set apart to member relief fund

Apex Societies in Kerala and Headquarters

1.Kerala State Co operative Bank ( KSCB ) - Co bank Tower,  Thiruvananthapuram

2.Kerala State Co operative Agricultural and Rural Development Bank ( KSCARDB ) - Thiruvananthapuram

3.Kerala State Co operative Consumer Federation ( Consumerfed ) - Ernakulam 

4.Kerala State Co operative Marketing Federation ( Marketfed ) - Kochi

5.Kerala State Co operative Rubber Marketing Federation ( Rubbermark ) - Kochi

6.Kerala State Co operative Housing Federation ( Housefed ) - Ernakulam 

7.Kerala State Co operative Hospital Federation ( Hospitlfed ) - Kochi

8.Kerala State SC/ST Federation ( SC/ST Fed )  - Thiruvananthapuram

9.Kerala Women Co operative Federation ( Vanithafed ) - Thiruvanthapuram

10.Kerala State Labour Co operative Federation ( Labourfed ) - Thiruvananthapuram

11.Kerala State Co operative Tourism Federation ( Tourfed ) - Thiruvananthapuram

12.Kerala Coconut Farmers Co operative Federation ( Kerafed ) - Thiruvananthapuram

Rubber Mark

• Kerala State Co operative Rubber Marketing Federation known as Rubber Mark

• Rubber Mark is the Apex level special commodity marketing society in Kerala

• Rubber Mark is an apex institution of the primary rubber Co operatives in Kerala

• Rubber Mark founded in 1971

• Headquarters of Rubber Mark in Cochin

• Rubek balloon , Bharat jaiva , Kerala jaiva , Periyar mixture are the products of Rubber Mark 

• Bharat jaiva , Kerala jaiva , Periyar mixture are fertilizers

• Chief executive of Rubber Mark is Managing Director

Kerafed

• Kerala Kerakarshaka Sahakarana Federation Ltd known as Kerafed

• Kerafed is the apex co operative federation of coconut farmers in Kerala

• Kerafed founded on 1987

• Headquarters of Kerafed in Thiruvananthapuram

• Chief executive of Kerafed is Managing        Director

• 'Kera' is the brand name of coconut oil produced by Kerafed

• 'Keragem Kesamrith' is the herbal hair oil produced by Kerafed

• Commodity Grand related with Kerafed

• Kerafed has two expeller oil extraction they are;

      1. Karunagappally in Kollam District
      2. Neduvannur in Kozhikode District

Marketfed

• Kerala State Co operative Marketing Federation known as Marketfed

• Marketfed began as a district wholesale co operative store on 24 December 1942

• Area of operation at the initial stage was through out erstwhile Malabar District 

• It start business on 14 January 1943

• In 1958 the store was bought under plan scheme and converted into a marketing society

• On 10th August 1960 this society converted into an apex federation of marketing societies in Kerala

• The ultimate authority of Marketfed is general body

• Chief executive of Marketfed is Managing Director

• The first headquarters of Marketfed was Calicutt

• Present headquarters is Ernakulam

• In 1978 the headquarters of Marketfed transferred from calicutt to Ernakulam

• Kerajam is the coconut oil produced by Marketfed

Consumerfed

• The kerala state co operative consumer federation limited known as Consumerfed

• Consumerfed is the apex body of the consumer co operatives in the state of kerala 

• Consumerfed registered on 04 september 1965

• Consumerfed start functioning on 07 october 1965

• Headquarters of consumerfed is at Eranakulam

• Consumerfed 3 tier in nature

• Primary co operative consumer store at the base level 

• District wholesale store at the middle level 

• Consumerfed at the top level 

• Super market of considered is Triveni

• Note book of consumerfed is known as Triveni

KERALA STATE CO OPERATIVE BANK ( KSCB )

• State co operative bank is the federation of central co operative bank ( District co operative Bank )

• Kerala State Co operative Bank ( KSCB ) is the apex bank for short term credit in Kerala

• The headquarters of KSCB is co bank tower at Palayam in Thiruvananthapuram

• The first scheduled apex co operative Bank in India was KSCB

• KSCB is the only one scheduled co operative Bank in Kerala

• The principle State partnership maintained by KSCB

• The KSCB was formed in 1956 November 1

• RBI declared KSCB as a scheduled bank in 1966

• In 1972 RBI issued license to KSCB

• KSCB's Board of Directors include 21 members and it have a 9 member included exicutive committee

• KSCB has Three Regional offices ie Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Kozhikode

• KSCB have 20 branches

• The Managing Director is the Chief exicutive of KSCB

• Present MD of KSCB is Ms Rani George

• Main function of KSCB is to provide agricultural finance to District Co operative Banks

• The credit card issued by KSCB are Samridhi card and Co bank card

• The training institute of KSCB is ACSTI

• ACSTI known as Agricultural Credit Staff Training Institute

• ACSTI formed in the year 1992

• Headquarters of ACSTI is at Manvila in Thiruvananthapuram

• The first central bank affiliated to KSCB was Malabar Central Co operative Bank

• The maharaja of Travancore His Highness The Moolam Thirunal Ramavarma by his proclamation introduced the Travancore  Co operative Regulation Act in 1914

•  As per the Act the first co operative society, The Trivandrum Central  Co operative Bank registered in the year 1915

• The bank started functioning on 18 January 1916

• The initial working capital was one lakh

• In 1943 the bank was change in nature into The Travancore Central Co operative Bank

• In the year 1949 Travancore Cochin state was formed

• In 1954 the bank renamed as Travancore Cochin Co operative Bank

• On linguistic basis The Kerala State formed in the year 1956. Then the bank was also raised above the ground of State Co operative Bank and further it become The Kerala State Co operative Bank Ltd.