IMPORTANT YEARS IN FOREIGN CO OPERATION

Birth of Robert Owen - 1771
Birth of Charles Fourier - 1772
Birth of William King - 1786
Birth of Schulze - 1808
Birth of F W Reiffesen - 1818
The economist published - 1821
Co operator published - 1828
Rochdale Equitable Pioneer Society - 1844
Schulze bank started - 1850
Industrial Provident Societies Act - 1852
Birth of Horace Plunkett - 1854
Reiffesen Societies started - 1862
Co operative whole sale stores started in England - 1863
Reiffesen union started - 1877
ICA established in Britain - 1895
Co operative flag designed - 1921
Co operative flag adopted - 1923
ICA accepted co operative principles - 1937
Reformulated co operative principles - 1966
ICA headquarters shifted to Geneva - 1982
ICA accepted the 7th co operative principle at Manchester - 1995
ICA new Flag - 2001
International Year of Co operation - 2012
ICA new logo - 2013

TYPES OF CO OPERATIVES IN INDIA

Types of Co operatives in India

1. Consumer Cooperatives
2. Producer Co operatives
3. Marketing Co operatives
4. Housing Co operatives
5. Credit Co operatives
6. Farming Co operatives