10. Classification and sub-classification of societies.

SI. No.
Class
Sub-Class
Examples of societies falling in the class or
sub-class, as the case may be
1
2
3
4
1.
Agricultural Marketing Society
–
All Purchase and Sale Unions and Marketing Societies of
Agricultural Produce.
2.
Consumers' Society
Stores and Canteens.
3.
Co-operative Bank
(a) Central Banks
District Central Banks, Land Development Banks having
provision in their bye-laws to advance loans to co-operative
societies
(b) Other Banks
Urban Banks, Salary Earners Societies.
4.
Farming Society
(a) Collective Farming Society
Farming societies where major area of land is acquired from
outside agency for cultivation by members.
(b) Joint Farming Society
Societies where the major area of land brought together for
cultivation is held by members.
5.
Housing Society
(a) Tenant Ownership Hosing Society
Housing Societies where land is held either on lease-hold or
free-hold basis by societies and houses are owned or are to be
owned by members.
(b) Tenant Co-partnership Housing Society
Housing Societies which hold both land and buildings either on
least-hold or free-hold basis and allot them to their members.
(c) Other Housing Societies
House Mortgage Societies and Home Construction Societies.
6.
Processing Society
(a) Agricultural Processing Society
Societies, which process agricultural produce like
Co-operative Sugar Factories and Oil Mills.
(b) Industrial Processing Society
Wool Processing and Tanners' Societies.
7.
Producers' Society
(a) Industrial Producers' Society
Weavers and Carpenters Societies.
(b) Labours Industrial Society
Forest Labourers Societies and Labour Contract Societies.
(c) Agricultural Producers Society'
Cattle breeding and Dairy Farming Societies.
8.
Resource Society
(a) Credit Resource Society
Agricultural Credit. Thrift and Urban Credit Societies.
(b) Non-credit Resource Society
Seeds and Implements and Agricultural Requirements Societies.
(c) Service Resource Society
Service Co-operative and Multipurpose Co-operative Societies.
9.
General Society
(a) Social
Better Living Societies and Education Societies.
(b) Commercial
Insurance and Motor Transport Societies.
(c) Others
Not falling in either of the above sub-classes.