Classification of Cooperative

Shri. P.N. Suresh

Faculty,
R.I.C.M., Bangalore
 Need for classification
• It facilitates the study of principles that govern the
working of different kinds of societies.
• It facilitates a comparative study of the progress made
in regard to different sectors of the cooperative
movement in different regions or countries.
• It help one to understand the scope, the functions and
limitations of different kinds of societies.
• It provides a basic framework for presentation of
statistics.
• It is a tool for planning cooperative societies.
 Classification
Cooperatives
 
 
 
Credit Cooperatives Non Credit Cooperatives
 Credit Cooperative
Credit Cooperative

Agriculture Non Agriculture

Credit Credit
 Agriculture Credit
Agriculture Credit

Short & Medium Term Long Term

State Cooperative Bank (SCB) SCARDB

DCCB PCARDB

PACS / FSS / LAMS

 Non-Agriculture Credit
Non Agriculture Credit Cooperatives

State Cooperative Banks (SCB)

DCCB

Primary Non-Agri. Cooperative

Urban Cooperative Banks(UCBs) Employees Coop. Credit Societier

 Non-Credit Cooperatives
Non-Credit Cooperatives

Agriculture Non-Credit Non Agricultural Non-Credit

1. Agri. Marketing Societies 1. Housing

2. Fishery Society 2. Weavers
3. Milk Supply Society 3. Consumer Stores
4. Poultry Societies 4. Spinning Mills
5. Irrigation Societies 5. General Insurance
6. Farming Societies 6. Transport Cooperative
7. Sugar 7. Storage Societies
8. Agricultural Processing Societies