The Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh became a full-fledged State with effect from 20th February, 1987.
The Cooperative Movement was launched in the erstwhile Union Territory of NEFA way back in the year, 1957 with registration of Pasighat Cooperative General Stores Ltd., Pasighat in Siang District (Re-christened East Siang District) for the upliftment of the weaker Sections of the society and more particularly to cater to the consumers need of the tribal population and Government employees because they could not avail the benefits of the marketing facilities due to non-access to the nearby markets of neighbouring State of Assam owing to communication snags.Soon, it spread over different aspects and sectors such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Poultry, Fisheries, Transport, Handloom and Handicraft,Industrial, Marketing and Processing, Tea, Housing and Credit etc
Initially, the State had adopted the Cooperative Societies Act, 1912. Subsequently, State enacted its own Law "The Arunachal Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1978 and Arunachal Pradesh Cooperative Societies Rules, 1982". At present all the cooperative societies are registered in the State of Arunachal Pradesh under the said Act and are governed under the provisions of the Arunachal Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1978 and Arunachal Pradesh Cooperative Societies Rules,1982 made thereunder.
AIM
To empower isolated individuals who are individually weak, to come together in a democratic manner on the basis of equality to achieve the common economic interest through cooperation.
OBJECTIVES
The primary object of the Department of Cooperation is to see that the Cooperative Societies are organized and managed on the lines of basic cooperative principles for the promotion of the economic interests and welfare of the people and to render guidance and assistance for development of cooperative movement in the State.
MISSION
1. To promote, expand and to strengthen all walks of life in the State.
2. To facilitate formation of new cooperative societies to meet the economic needs of their members.
3. To facilitate successful working of cooperative institutions in tune with the Internationally recognized principles of cooperation keeping in
view the needs of the members; and
4. To be friend, philosopher and guide to the cooperative institution in managing their affairs on sound and professional lines.
VISION
To build a sustained, self reliant and successful cooperative for the promotion of economic interest and welfare of the members of the cooperative societies.
PRINCIPLES
1. Voluntary and open membership
2. Democratic Member control
3. Member economic participation
4. Autonomy and Independence
5. Education, Training and Information
6. Cooperation among Cooperatives
7. Concern for Community
JURISDICTION
In order to provide efficient services to the local population and have better control over the functioning of the societies, the department has set up offices and placed the officers in the cadre of DRCS/ARCS in the district.
COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES CONCEPT AND IDENTITY
Cooperative Societies are institutions/organizations for promoting socio-economic development of the masses. The Cooperative being having socio-economic character involve a large number of weak and marginalized section of people under its fold, take up common issues which affect the majority and in the process enable the people to generate better-employment opportunities and avenues. The multidimensional activities of the Cooperative Societies include Agricultural Credit, marketing, dairying, Industrial activities, Consumers Provisions, handloom & Handicrafts etc.
“COOPERATION” is a state subject as enumerated in the Constitution of India. The Cooperative Societies in Arunachal Pradesh are registered under Section 9 of the Arunachal Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act 1978 Act 3 of 1979) as autonomous bodies which have their own Board of Management constituted under the provisions of their Bye-laws. The requisite for registration is that there should be at least ten persons from different families and the objects should be the promotion of the economic interests or general welfare of its members or of the public in accordance with Cooperative Principles. These Cooperative organizations are neither Government/ Semi-Government bodies nor Government Undertakings rpt are neither Government/ Semi-Government bodies not Government Undertakings. The Government assists the various types of Cooperative Societies viz. Large Sized Multipurpose Cooperative Societies (LAMPS in short), marketing & processing Cooperatives, Handloom & Handicrafts, dairy, Poultry, Fishery, Piggery Cooperatives, Transport Cooperative Multipurpose through financial assistances in the form of Loan, Share Capital and Subsidy which are earmarked in the State Annual Developmental Agenda (SADA) of the Department of Cooperation, Arunachal Pradesh. This apart, the Cooperative Societies have access to the various schemes of Development Departments under State and Central for pursuing the activities as enumerated in Bye-laws.
In the perspective of Arunachal Pradesh, we have 2-tier system of Cooperative set up viz. Primary and Federal Cooperative Societies. While the members of Primary Level Cooperatives are individual members of different families, the members of Federal Cooperative Societies are primary Cooperative Societies.
1. A WHEEL REPRESENTING THE TYPES OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
2. PYRAMID OF SHORT TERM COOPERATIVE CREDIT STRUCTURE
