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

CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN SWEDEN

• Marketing co operatives are very strong in Sweden

• Swedish co operative union and wholesale society is known as Kooperative Forbundet ( KF )

• The Kooperative Forbundet ( KF ) was established in the year 1899

• WE is the publication of KF

• VAR GARD is the college started by KF

• Burial co operatives were founded in Sweden

• The first burial co operative society was Stockholm burial society 

• Stockholm burial society founded in the year 1954

• The golden rule Cash Trading followed by the co operatives in Sweden is the main reason for the success of co operatives in Sweden

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.

                                   

Kerala co operative societies Act sections 101 - 110

101 - Power to exempt societies

102 - Register of members

103 - Proof of entries in society's book

104 - Service of notice

105 - Acts of societies not to be invalidated by certain defects

106 - Immunity for Acts done or purporting to be done in good faith

107 - Companies Act, 1956, not to apply

108 - Duties of police officer

109 - Power to make rules

110 -  Repeal and savings

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Kerala co operative societies Act sections 91 -100

91 - Functions of state co operative union
92 - Assets, liabilities etc. of regional union
93 - Assets, liabilities etc. of state unions
94 - Offences
95 - Cognizance of offences
95A - Offences by companies
96 - Address of society
97 - Copy of Act, rules and bye-laws to be open to inspection
98 - Tribunal, Registrar etc. To have certain powers of civil court
99 - Orders to be pronounced
100 - Bar of jurisdiction of courts