Cooperative

 

Cooperative movement occupies an important place in the economic life of the people and its activities are diversified in many spheres. At present 68% of families in the rural areas are under cooperative shield. There are 104 cooperative societies in the district out of which 80 are primary agriculture credit societies. The cooperative public distribution items control 75% of consumer business of essential commodities, 100% of fertilizer distribution and 75% of marketing on agriculture produce in the district.

 

The number of various types of societies, membership, capital, structure of the societies etc. are given in this chapter.

 

Number of Cooperative Societies

 

Number of Societies

Member of Societies

Year

Pry. Agri. Societies

Sales and Services

Marketing Societies

Farmer Societies

Transport Societies

Others

Total

No

Memb

No

Memb

No

Memb

No

Memb

No

Memb

No

Memb

No

Memb

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

 1994-95

 70

11288 

 8

 633

 5

 1483

 0

 2

 451

 16

3859

101

17714

 1995-96

 70

11288 

 8

 633

 5

 1483

 0

 0

 2

 451

 16

3859

101

17714

 1996-97

 70

11288  

 8

 633

 5

 1483 

 0

 0

 2

 451

 16

3859

101

17714

 1997-98

 70

11288 

 8

 633

 5

 1483

 0

 0

 2

 451

 16

3859

101

17714

 1998-99

 71

11321

 8

 633

 6

 1978

 0

 0

 2

 451

 16

3859

103

18242

 1999-2k

 71

11321 

 8

 633

 6

 1978

 0

 0

 2

 451

 16

3859

103

18242

 2000-01

 71

11321

 8

 633

 6

 1978

 0

 0

 2

 451

 16

3859

103

18242

 2001-02

 79

12000

 8

 633

 6

 2000

 NA

 NA

 NA

 NA

 17

3870

104

18253

2002-03 79 12050 8  633 6  2203 0 0 0 698 9 2809 104 18293

 

Source: Cooperative Department Leh

 

Handicraft & Handloom Cooperative Societies

 

Year

Handlooms

Handicrafts

Total

Number

Membership

Number

Membership

Number

Membership

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1990-91

0

0

1

119

1

119

1991-92

0

0

1

119

1

119

1992-93

0

0

1

119

1

119

1993-94

0

0

1

119

1

119

1994-95

0

0

1

119

1

119

1995-96

0

0

1

197

1

197

1996-97

0

0

1

197

1

197

1997-98

0

0

1

173

1

173

1998-99

0

0

1

173

1

173

1999-2K

0

0

1

173

1

173

2000-01 0 0 1 216 1 216
2001-02 0 0 1 216 1 216
2002-03 0 0 1 218 1 218

Source: Cooperative Department Leh

 

Financial Structure of Societies

(Rs. in Lacs)

Year

Share Capital

Working Capital

Loans Advanced

Loans Outstanding

Loans Overdue

1

2

3

4

5

6

1990-91

64.19 33.50 0 0.39 0.39

1991-92

46.19 33.50 77 76.58 0.32

1992-93

46.19 40.40 0 0.42 0.25

1993-94

47.99 47.30 0 0.20 0.20

1994-95

49.79 54.40 0 0.20 0.20

1995-96

51.59 66.75 0 3.52 3.52

1996-97

53.39 82.75 0 3.52 3.52

1997-98

54.89 90.25 0 3.52 3.52

1998-99

56.89 103.62 0 3.02 3.02

1999-2K

59.89 115.97 0 3.02 3.02
2000-01 60.39 123.07 0 0 0
2001-02 63.69 149.97 0 0 0
2002-03 66.34 156.87 0 0 0

Source: Cooperative Department Leh