National Co operative Union of India ( NCUI )

• National Co operative Union of India called as NCUI

• NCUI is a national body responsible for Co operative education and training 

• NCUI established in the year 1929

• Headquarters of NCUI located at New delhi 

• Former name of NCUI was All India  Co operative  Institute Association

• NCUI registered under Multi unit  Co operative  Society Act 1942

• NCUI organized co operative week in India 

• The co operative week celebration in India started in the year 1954

• In India co operative week celebrate on November 14 - 20 every year

• The Co operator, is the monthly publication of NCUI

• Gorhan Committee report related with NCUI 

• Ultimate authority of NCUI is general body 

• General body period of NCUI is 3 Year

• Members of NCUI is 

          1 Govt of India
          2 Reserve Bank of India
          3 All state co operative unions
          4 State level and national level                           federations

• The president of NCUI shall be the chairman of NCCT

• Chief executive of NCUI shall be director of NCCT

                         

Logo of NCUI

NATIONAL COUNCILS FOR CO OPERATIVE TRAINING ( NCCT )

• National Council for Co operative Training known as NCCT

• NCCT recommended by Dr M S Swaminathan committee in 1973

• 'An Evergreen Revolution' is the book written by Dr M S Swaminathan

• NCCT established on 1 July 1976

• Headquarters of NCCT in New delhi 

• First chairman of NCCT is D G Karve

• NCCT have a Three tier structure 

• Vamnicom in the apex level

• Regional Institute of Co operative Managementin the middle level 

• ICM at the bottom level

• VAMNICOM  - Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Co operative Management 

• Headquarters of VAMNICOM at Pune

• Co operative prospect is the publication of  VAMNICOM 

• NCCT have five Regional Institute of co operative management 

• Regional Institute of Co operative Management of NCCT are: Banglore, Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Naida, Patna

• NCCT have 19 ICM

National Agricultural Co operative Marketing Federation of India Ltd( NAFED )

• National Agricultural Co operative Marketing Federation of India called  NAFED

• NAFED established on 2nd October 1958

• NAFED is the apex organization of marketing co operatives in India

• NAFED is registered under Multi state co operative Societies Act 1942

• Headquarters of NAFED in New delhi

• NAFED have 4 regional offices New delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

• NAFED have 28 zonal offices across India

• Nodel agency for implementing Price Supporting scheme of Govt is NAFED

• National Spot Exchange related with NAFED

• NAFED registered under multi state co operative societies Act of 1942

• The bio fertilizer plant of NAFED is situated at  Indore 

• NAFED has a foreign terminal in Dubai

• National Horticulture Research Development   Foundation ( NHRDF ) founded by NAFED in 1977
• Govt has no equity participation in the share capital of NAFED 

• Co operative tour is the publication of NAFED

Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co operative Limited ( IFFCO )

• Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co operative Limited known as IFFCO

• IFFCO is world largest fertilizer co operative federation 

• The largest urea producer in the world is IIFCO

• IFFCO founded on 3rd November 1967

• Headquarters of IFFCO is New delhi

• IFFCO registered under Multi Unit Co operative Societies Act

• IFFCO is a multi state co operative society

• KRIBCO is promoted by IFFCO

• Indian Farm Forestry Development Co operative Limited promoted by IIFCO       
• Kissan Seva Trust promoted by IIFCO    

• Farmers Service Centre established by IIFCO

• The first fertilizer plant of IIFCO is at Kalol in Gujarat

• The Kalol plant commissioned in the year 1975

• IFFCO has 5 plant in India

  1. Urea and amonia plant at Kalol in                    Gujarat

  2. Phosphatic fertilizer production unit at 

      Kandla in Gujarat

  3. Amonia and Urea plant at Phulpur at              Uttarpradesh

  4. Amonia and Urea plant at Aonla                      UttarPradesh 

  5. Worlds largest grassroots DAP plant at           Paradeep in Orissa

• Board of directors of IIFCO has 30 members

• CEO of IIFCO is Managing Director

                         

National Co operative Development Corporation (NCDC)

• NCDC means National Co operative Development Corporation

• NCDC is a statutory corporation

• NCDC implemented as per the recommendation of All India Rural Credit Survey Committee

• NCDC implement scheme for co operative development

• NCDC Act passed in the year 1962

• NCDC formed on 13 March 1963

• Headquarters of NCDC New delhi

• The chief executive of NCDC was Managing Director

• Managing Director of NCDC appointed by Government of India

• The supreme body of NCDC is General Council 

• NCDC general council include  51 members 

• Managing committee of NCDC has 12 members

• Executive body of NCDC is Managing Committee

• Managing committee of NCDC appointed by Government of India

• President of NCDC is the Union minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

• Vice President of NCDC is the  secretary of ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

• NCDC has 18 regional state directories 

• Co operative spinning mills are governed and controlled under NCDC

• NCDC give financial assistance to state government and not to the co operative organizations directly 

• NCDC Act first amendmented in 1975

• Rural consumer schemes was introduced by NCDC 

• Rural Consumer Scheme also known as Lead Link Scheme

• Lead Link Scheme implemented in 1976

• National co operative development fund now administrated by NCDC

• Hantex gets assistance from NCDC for the construction  of godowns

• Integrated Co operative Development Programme (ICDP ) implemented by NCDC in 1985

• ICDP first implemented at Nadiya district in West Bengal

• ICDP is being implemented in the state with the financial support of NCDC

• Minimum Support Price ( MSP ) is scheme of NCDC

• NCDC set up it's own training center in 1985 

• Govt of India in February 2018 renamed it as LINAC

• LINAC - Luxmanrao Inamdar National Academy for Co operative research and development 

• The training institute under the control of NCDC is LINAC

• Headquarter of LINAC situvated at Gurugram Hariyana  

                     

CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1912

• The co operative societies Act came into force on 01-03-1912

• Main objectives of 1912 Act is, Non credit co operative  societies were formed

• This Act include 50 Sections

• As per 1912 Act, Minimum number of persons required to form co operative society was 10

• Societies were classified on the basis of liability, that is  limited and Unlimited 

• Member should hold shares more than Rupees 1000

• 25 Percentage of the profit transferred to Reserve fund

• 75 percentage of the profit distributed to members 

   

                               

National Co operative Consumer Federation ( NCCF )

• First consumer co operative society was set in Madras

• Triplicane urban co operative Society  was the first consumer co operative society in India 

• Consumer co operatives in India have a federal structure 

• The spokesman of consumer co operative movement in India is NCCF

• The National Co operative Consumer Federation of India Ltd ( NCCF ) is apex level consumer co operatives in India

• NCCF established in 16  October 1965

• NCCF start functioning from 1966

• NCCF established at the time of fourth five year plan

• NCCF is under the control of Ministry of consumer affairs

• NCCF started it's first departmental store in Delhi

• The first departmental store of NCCF in  Delhi ( Nehru palace ) 

• Price Supporting Scheme ( PSS ) is related with NCCF

                       

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  

FATHER OF CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENTS

India               -   Federic Nicholson

England          -   Robert Owen 

Germany        -  F W Reiffesen 

USA                 -  Hudson Kelly

France            -  Charles Fourier 

Denmark       -   H C Soune

Israel              -   Bon Edmound

Ireland           -   Horace Plunket

China              -   Sun Yat Sen

       

CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN INDIA

• Co operative movement in India is a Government sponsored movement 

• Deccan Agricultural Relief Act 1879

• Land Improvement Loan Act 1883

• Agricultural Loan Act 1884

• Land Improvement Loan Act 1883 and Agricultural Loan Act 1884 together called Taccavi Loans

• During 1892 Madras Government appoint Federic Nicholson to Study the village bank in Europe 

• Father of co operative movement in India  Sir Federic Nicholson 

• Sir Federic Nicholson submitted the report in 1895

• The name of the report was" Find Reiffesen"

• The report suggested to establish co operative societies for rural credit 

• In 1901 Famine commission was established 

• In 1904 the co operative credit society  Act was passed 

• The Co operative Credit Societies Act passed on 25 March 1904

• First co operative law in India is Co operative Credit Society Act 1904

• Lord Curzon was the viceroy in 1904

 The main features of the Act 1904 were

1. The Act has 29 sections
2. Minimum number of person required to start a co operative societies were 10 person 
3. Societies were classified on Rural and Urban
4. Rural societies were to be organized on Reiffesen model 
5. Liability of the societies were Unlimited 
6. Loans provided for members, only for productive purpose
7. Urban societies were organized on Schulze Delitzsch Model 
8. Liability of urban socities were Limited 
9. Registrar was supported to be organized and control the society 
10. One man one vote was specified in this Act  
11. Non credit societies are not allowed to register as per this Act
12. No member could hold shares worth more than Rs 1000