Consumer co-operative

society

Prof. Sagar sir .

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
Society.

 Open Membership.
 Voluntary Association.
 Sources of Finance.
 Service Motive.
 Distribution of Surplus.
Types 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 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 BAZAAR
The word “Apna Bazaar” means “Our
Bazaar” and that is what we have
been ever since our inception.

Benefitsfor the Customers from

Apna Bazaar.
Apna Bazaars are 3 Types

MiniApna Bazaar
Medium Apna Bazaar
Mega 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.
Objectives
The 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.