Cooperative Societies District Bandipora

A Cooperative Department is a Government body that organizes, promotes and strengthens the Cooperative Movement by providing an administrative framework for member-owned democratically controlled businesses. The Union Ministry of Cooperation, established in 2021, revitalized the movement with a vision of “Sahakar-se- Samriddhi” (“Prosperity through Cooperation”).

Functions of the Department

Registration and Regulation: The department registers new cooperative societies and ensures they function according to the relevant Cooperative Societies Act and its rules.

Promotion and Development: It guides and assists cooperatives, helping them organize and expand into various sectors like agriculture, consumer goods, housing, banking, and fisheries.
Supervision and Audit: The department oversees the proper functioning of societies, conducts regular audits of their accounts, and holds elections for boards of directors.
Dispute Resolution: It resolves disputes related to the constitution, management, and working of cooperative societies, and performs statutory and quasi-judicial functions.
Education and Training: It organizes training and capacity-building programs for cooperative members and officials to improve their management skills and promote good governance.
Rural Development: In many regions, the department focuses on strengthening cooperative institutions at the village level, such as Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), to serve farmers and rural residents.

S. No	Name of the Scheme	Component and brief description	Eligibility	Procedure	Where/How to apply for the scheme	Beneficiaries benefitted under the scheme	Remarks
01	Establishment of Food Processing Units	Cooperative Society/Cooperative approved by the District level Committee shall be extended Credit for setting up Processing Unit.	Cooperative Society/Cooperative with turnover of Rs. 75 Lakh or less shall be eligible under the scheme in order to avoid overlapping of the scheme with HADP of the Agriculture Production Department.	District Cooperative Development Committee Approval	The Cooperative Society/Cooperative willing to avail the benefit shall approach the Concerned Assistant Registrar Block Offices	Two Cooperative Societies
02	Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras (PMJAK)	To make Generic medicines available to the rural citizens at affordable rates, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies have been encouraged to operate as PMJAK	A candidate with Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharma) is eligible to operate the PMJAK on the name of Cooperative Society	The management of the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) is responsible to appoint the eligible License Holder B.Pharma candidate for the operation of PMJAK	Concerned Block Office, Sumbal/Hajin/Bandipora/ Gurez	Two Cooperative Societies
03	Pradhan Mantri Kissan Samriddhi Kendras	To ensure availability of Chemical Fertilizers to the Farmers at the Village level, Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) have been made eligible to act as fertilizer retailers	10^th pass	The candidate willing to apply had to go through Short Term Training Programme conducted by SKUAST for Setting up Fertilizer/Pesticide Sale points/units	Approach concerned Block offices for further information about the scheme	5500
4	Yuva Sahakar	Yuva Sahakar Scheme aims at enabling Start-Ups in the Cooperative sector covering all types of activities	· The Cooperative Society should be in operation for a minimum of three months · The Cooperative Society should have positive net-worth · The Cooperative Society should not have incurred cash loss	NCDC assisted Scheme aimed at young entrepreneurs with new and innovative ideas has been rolled out to link COOPERATIVE start-Ups	Approach concerned Block offices for further	—
5	PACS as FPOs	NCDC assisted scheme	A Cooperative/Cooperative Society with 100 members with innovative ideas will be prioritized for establishment of Cooperative Start-Ups	—	Approach concerned Block offices for further	06 Cooperative/ Cooperative Societies