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SPECIAL TYPES OF COOPERATIVES
Cooperative
Printing Presses
The 26
cooperative printing presses functioning under the Cooperative Department
are catering to the printing needs of all cooperatives, government, quasi
government agencies, local bodies and the general public in Tamil Nadu .
There are 12,688 members in the cooperative printing presses with a paid up
share capital of Rs.2.05 crores.
Salt
Workers Cooperative Production and Sale
Societies
To uplift the
living condition of the poor salt workers in the state, salt workers
cooperative production and sale societies were formed. At present 11 salt
workers cooperative production and sale societies are functioning.
Other
Special Types of Societies
At present six
barbers' cooperative societies and three washermen
cooperative societies are functioning for the economic upliftment
of these people from the weaker sections. There are also 34 cooperative
canteens functioning in the state.
The system of
communication has entered into a new era with a lot of changes. To cope
with the changes, a new special type of Cooperative society called "Chennai
Thuritha Tappal Pattuvada Cooperative Society" has been
established in Chennai district.
Labour Contract Cooperative Societies
Labour contract
cooperative societies have been formed to eliminate the middlemen between
the management and the labour, so that the
members are able to get their entitlement of benefits from the management.
At present
there are 113 labour contract societies in Tamil Nadu with a total membership of 34,325 labourers.
Development
of Hill Tribes
For the
benefit of hill tribes, 19 Large Sized Multi Purpose (LAMP) Cooperative
Societies are functioning in Tamil Nadu. These
societies have 81650 tribal members and 9841 non-tribal members. These
societies provide interest free loans to the tribal people for cultivation
and other productive purposes. Government provides financial assistance in
the form of subsidy every year under the Tribal Sub Plan to the LAMP
cooperative societies under various schemes, such as, share capital
subsidy, interest subsidy, transport subsidy and subsidy for drivers pay
and maintenance of vehicles.
The details of
services rendered by the Lamp societies upto 30-11-2009
during the year 2009-2010 is furnished below.
1. Loan Issue Rs. 2820.33 Lakhs
2. Purchase of
Agricultural Products Rs.178,69 Lakhs.
3. Supply of
Agricultural inputs Rs.141.81 Lakhs.
4. Collection
of Minor Farmer Products Rs.7.24 Lakhs.
5.
Distribution of Consumer articles Rs.814.68 Lakhs.
6. Subsidy
sanctioned by Govt. Rs. 90 Lakhs (2009-10)
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