How to Start a Cooperative in India: Legal Requirements and Process

How to Start a Cooperative in India: Legal Requirements and Process

India has one of the largest cooperative movements in the world, with over 8.5 lakh registered cooperative societies serving more than 290 million members. If you have ever wondered how ordinary citizens band together to form dairy cooperatives, credit societies, or housing cooperatives that reshape entire communities, the answer lies in a structured but surprisingly … Read more

Your Cooperative Chairman Is Corrupt — Here’s the Legal Way to Remove Him

Your Cooperative Chairman Is Corrupt — Here's the Legal Way to Remove Him

Last monsoon, in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, a dairy farmer named Ramesh Jadhav watched his Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) chairman approve a ₹14 lakh fertiliser contract with his own brother-in-law’s supply firm. Fourteen members knew it was wrong. Not one knew what to do about it. I’ve heard versions of this story from Rajasthan … Read more