Consumer co-operative Consumer co-operative society society

Prof. Sagar sir .

COOPERATIVE DEFINITION COOPERATIVE DEFINITION

A Cooperatives comprises of legal entity owned and democratically controlled by its members, with no passive shareholder.

Cooperation is voluntary association of people who have come together to achieve a common goal.

Characteristics of Co-operative Characteristics of Co-operative Society.Society.

Open Membership. Voluntary Association. Sources of Finance. Service Motive. Distribution of Surplus.

Types of Co-operative SocietiesTypes of Co-operative Societies

Consumers’ Co-operative Society.

Producers’ Co-operative Society. Co-operative Marketing Society. Co-operative Credit Society. Co-operative Farming Society. Housing Co-operative Society.

what is a consumer's cooperative society:A consumers' cooperative is a

business owned by its customers for their mutual gain.

These societies are formed to protect the interest of general consumers.

Kendriya Bhandar, Apna Bazar and Sahkari Bhandar are examples of consumers’ co-operative society.

Kendriya BhandarKendriya Bhandar

Central Govt. Employees Consumer Cooperative Society Ltd. popularly known as Kendriya Bhandar was set up in 1963.

Business Activities

Kendriya Bhandar is into the following business activities:

a) Sales of Grocery and Consumer products

b) Sales of Stationery and office equipment

c) Sales of Medicines

APNA BAZAARThe word “Apna Bazaar” means

“Our Bazaar” and that is what we have been ever since our inception.

Benefits for the Customers from Apna Bazaar.

Apna Bazaars are 3 Types

Mini Apna BazaarMedium Apna BazaarMega Apna Bazaar

Sahakari Bhandar

They buy goods directly from the producers or manufacturers and thereby eliminate the middlemen in the process of distribution.

National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited (NCCF) 

The National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited (NCCF) is the apex Federation of the consumer cooperatives in the country.

The present membership of the NCCF is 136 comprising of Primary Co-op. Stores, Wholesale Societies.

ObjectivesThe main objectives of the NCCF are to provide supply support to the consumer cooperatives and other distributing agencies for distribution of consumer goods at reasonable and affordable rates besides rendering technical guidance and assistance to the consumer cooperatives through its R & D division. NCCF is the spokesman of the consumer cooperative movement in the country.