Co-operation – Genesis, Principles, Values, Growth and Development

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Co-operation – Genesis, Principles, Values, Growth and Development

1 Genesis of Co-operative Movement in India and Few Selected Countries

  1. Characteristics of Co-operative Enterprise
  2. Objectives of Co-operation
  3. Origin and Development of Co-operative Movement in India
  4. History of the Co-operative Movement in India up to 1947
  5. England (Consumer Co-operative Movement)
  6. Germany (Raiffeisen and Schulze)
  7. Dairy Co-operatives in Denmark
  8. Co-operatives in Israel (Collective Farming)
  9. New Age Co-operatives

2 Development of Co-operative Principles and Values including ICA Restated Principles, 1995

  1. International Co-operative Alliance (ICA)
  2. Rochdale Principles
  3. ICA Statement on Co-operative Identity – 1995
  4. Principles of 1995 Co-operative Statement
  5. Co-operative Values

3 Co-operative Autonomy, Distinctive Features of Democratice Management in Co-operatives vis-a-vis Companies

  1. Nature of Co-operatives
  2. Principles of Co-operatives
  3. Democratic Member Control as a Restated Principle (1995)
  4. Features of a Co-operative
  5. Comparison between a Co-operative and Company

4 Co-operative Policy and Support at Centre and States (After 1990)

  1. Model Co-operative Law
  2. Andhra Pradesh Mutually Aided Co-operative Societies Act 1995
  3. Enactment of Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act 2002
  4. National Co-operative Policy 2002
  5. Vaidyanathan Committee Recommendations

5 Phase-I 1st to 3rd Five Year Plan

  1. First Five Year Plan (1951-1956)
  2. Second Five Year Plan (1956-1961)
  3. Third Five Year Plan (1961-1966)

6 Phase-II 4th to 8th Five Year Plan

  1. Introduction
  2. Fourth Five Year Plan (1969-1974)
  3. Fifth Five Year Plan (1974-1979)
  4. Sixth Five Year Plan (1980-1985)
  5. Seventh Five Year Plan (1985-1990)
  6. Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-1997)

7 Phase-III 9th to 11th Five Year Plan

  1. Ninth Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
  2. Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007)
  3. Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012)

8 Present Status of Co-Operative Movement

  1. Spread of Co-operatives
  2. Share of Co-operatives in National Economy
  3. Significance of Co-operative Movement
  4. Important Sectors of Co-operative Movement
  5. Problems of Co-operative Movement
  6. Issues/Challenges before Co-operative Movement

9 Types of Co-Operatives

  1. Co-operative Marketing
  2. Co-operative Processing
  3. Co-operative Farming
  4. Consumer Co-operative
  5. Industrial Co-operatives
  6. Housing Co-operatives
  7. Dairy Co-operative
  8. Fishery Co-operatives
  9. Transport Co-operatives
  10. Education Societies
  11. Labour Co-operatives
  12. Hospital Co-operatives
  13. Agri-tourism Co-operatives

10 Study of Co-Operative Credit Institutions

  1. Origin
  2. Co-operative Rural Credit Institutions in India
  3. Credit Co-operative Movement after Independence
  4. Long Term Credit
  5. Co-operative Rural Credit Institutions – Issues
  6. Non-Agricultural Co-operative Credit Institutions

11 Study of Marketing, Consumer, Processing Co-Operatives

  1. Marketing Co-operative
  2. Consumer Co-operative
  3. Sugar Co-operative
  4. Dairy Co-operative

12 Study of Co-Operatives for Weaker Section– Labour, Tribal, Fishery, Weavers, Women

  1. Importance of Weaker Section Co-operatives
  2. Different Weaker Section Co-operatives
  3. Fishery Co-operatives
  4. Tribal Co-operatives
  5. Labour Co-operatives
  6. Weavers’ Co-operatives
  7. Women Co-operatives

13 Study of Other Types of Co-Operatives- Housing, Fertilizer

  1. Housing Co-operatives
  2. Fertilizer Co-operatives
  3. Health Co-operatives
  4. Tourism Co-operatives
  5. Tree Growers’ Co-operative Societies

14 Findings and Recommendations of Important Committees (1954- 1989)

  1. All India Rural Credit Survey Committee Report – 1954
  2. Committee on Co-operation – 1965
  3. All India Rural Credit Review Committee (AIRCRC) – 1969
  4. Madhava Das Committee – 1978
  5. Report of the Committee on Co-operative Law for Democratisation and Professionalisation of Management in Co-operatives – 1987
  6. Report of the Agricultural Credit Review Committee – 1989

15 Findings and Recommendations of Important Committees (1991- 2010)

  1. Report of the Committee on Model Co-operative Act – 1991
  2. Report of the Committee on Licensing of New Urban Co-operative Banks
  3. Report of the Task Force on Revival of Rural Co-operative Credit Institutions (2005)
  4. Report of the High Powered Committee on Co-operatives (2009)

16 Role of Regulatory and Development Institutions for Co-operative Movement

  1. Role Functions of Reserve Bank of India
  2. Role Functions of NABARD
  3. Role Functions of NCDC
  4. Role Functions of NDDB
  5. Promotional Role of Registrar of Co-operative Societies in Co-operative Development

17 Co-Operative Training and Education

  1. Evolution of Co-operative Training and Education
  2. Structure of Co-operative Training and Education under NCUI
  3. Co-operative Training and Education Facilities in Junior Training Centres in States
  4. Co-operative Training and Education provided by other Co-operative Organizations